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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 267▲ 106 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 16.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.56/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$128.56

41 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	131.37	687	24
Medium and Large 2	413	125.33	518	14thin
Medium and Large 3	412	121.17	499	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.20/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

128.56

—

AR average8 barns · 1,357 hd

133.40

−4.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,710	73.55	1,258	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	54.44	619	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	670	12.50	84	2thin

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	182.03/cwt	174.00–191.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	143.01/cwt	139.00–148.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	146.98/cwt	146.00–148.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	141.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	418	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	128.25/cwt	128.00–128.50	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	121.49/cwt	120.00–123.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	137.17/cwt	136.00–138.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	136.33/cwt	133.00–140.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	120.00/cwt	116.00–124.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	130.71/cwt	125.00–134.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	122.30/cwt	119.00–128.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	170.95/cwt	163.00–174.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.56/cwt	145.00–157.00	645	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	150.15/cwt	145.00–153.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	146.41/cwt	141.00–149.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	73.55/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,258	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	640	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	64	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	700	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	105	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	48.62/cwt	45.00–52.00	510	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	59.71/cwt	56.00–64.00	703	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,283	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,340	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	69.09/cwt	55.00–81.00	649	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	753.17/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,236	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,169	1

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ouachita Livestock Auction - Ola, AR

Fri Feb 7, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 267Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	125.00–134.00	130.71
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
4	—	463	133.00–140.00	136.33
3	—	613	119.00–128.00	122.30
2	—	513	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
6	—	428	136.00–138.00	137.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	128.50	128.50
1	—	560	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.83
2	—	385	128.00–128.50	128.25
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
3	—	473	116.00–124.00	120.00
2	—	418	120.00–123.00	121.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
4	—	463	139.00–148.00	143.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
3	—	623	135.00–149.00	141.58
2	—	565	146.00–148.00	146.98
2	—	468	162.00–163.00	162.51
2	—	318	174.00–191.00	182.03
4	—	658	134.00–137.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
1	—	800	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	163.00–174.00	170.95
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
1	—	345	189.00	189.00
6	—	468	145.00–153.00	150.15
5	—	507	141.00–149.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
3	—	423	145.00–157.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	125.00–133.00	128.89
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	55.00–81.00	69.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	700.00–800.00	753.17
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	15.00	15.00
1	—	640	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	25.00	25.00
10	—	1,177	56.00–64.00	59.71
4	—	1,049	45.00–52.00	48.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	73.00–74.00	73.55

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.