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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 106▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 16 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 steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $135.79/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.79

74 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.00

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	138.49	665	50
Medium and Large 2	412	130.15	536	24

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $129 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 sale74 hd

135.79

—

AR average6 barns · 1,788 hd

142.78

−7.00

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	—	Average	1,567	72.45	1,135	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	43.40	506	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	22.49	188	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	174.36/cwt	170.00–183.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	184.05/cwt	179.00–195.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	155.50/cwt	152.00–159.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	143.03/cwt	142.00–144.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	147.01/cwt	141.00–150.00	709	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	157.83/cwt	153.00–163.00	818	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	135.97/cwt	135.00–137.00	789	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	143.00/cwt	140.00–145.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	136.26/cwt	129.00–145.00	435	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	153.44/cwt	146.00–165.00	494	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	133.74/cwt	129.00–140.00	488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	147.70/cwt	142.00–156.00	555	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	145.47/cwt	140.00–153.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	132.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	136.19/cwt	133.00–144.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	133.84/cwt	126.00–136.00	705	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	171.43/cwt	163.00–179.00	559	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	125.11/cwt	121.50–129.00	410	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	174.77/cwt	137.00–202.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	182.84/cwt	177.00–187.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	170.83/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	156.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	69.98/cwt	67.00–72.00	987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	76.16/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,373	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	690	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	166	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	21.74/cwt	21.50–22.00	198	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	40.76/cwt	35.00–45.00	448	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	668	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,202	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	56.69/cwt	45.00–63.00	531	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	57.69/cwt	52.00–65.50	555	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,406	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,488	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	740.00/cwt	650.00–830.00	6,956	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,314	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	589.14/cwt	455.00–685.00	6,587	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,050	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	177.00–187.00	182.84
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
4	—	335	137.00–202.00	174.77
2	—	418	167.00–175.00	170.83
2	—	488	154.00–159.00	156.51
1	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	127.00	127.00
2	—	328	121.50–129.00	125.11
1	—	380	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	146.00–147.00	146.50
6	—	326	163.00–179.00	171.43
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	400	130.00–131.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	170.00–183.00	174.36
2	—	385	152.00–159.00	155.50
2	—	580	135.00–137.00	135.97
3	—	482	141.00–150.00	147.01
2	—	425	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	182.00	182.00
1	—	720	141.00	141.00
1	—	695	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	179.00–180.00	179.66
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
5	—	586	140.00–145.00	143.00
2	—	518	153.00–163.00	157.83
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
3	—	370	179.00–195.00	184.05
1	—	1,010	92.00	92.00
1	—	405	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
2	—	413	142.00–144.00	143.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	140.00–153.00	145.47
2	—	563	131.00–134.00	132.51
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
15	—	527	126.00–136.00	133.84
2	—	603	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
8	—	322	146.00–165.00	153.44
4	—	486	133.00–144.00	136.19
1	—	985	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
9	—	376	142.00–156.00	147.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	129.00–145.00	136.26
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
8	—	365	129.00–140.00	133.74
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
6	—	422	125.00–138.00	132.32
1	—	615	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	21.50–22.00	21.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	24.00	24.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,099	35.00–45.00	40.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	67.00–72.00	69.98
2	—	1,803	75.00–77.50	76.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	937	45.00–63.00	56.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	52.00–65.50	57.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	860.00	860.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	650.00–830.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	455.00–685.00	589.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	610.00	610.00

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	—	1,305	935.00	935.00

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.