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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Feb 28

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 14Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 151▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 15▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 16▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to reporter absence.

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 $135.44/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$135.44

105 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	411	148.00	608	7thin
Medium and Large 1	462	137.72	637	68
Medium and Large 2	463	128.97	598	25
Medium and Large 3	378	119.07	451	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.93/cwt here — about $158 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 sale105 hd

135.44

—

AR average10 barns · 1,086 hd

133.56

+1.88

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	1,481	76.53	1,134	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	57.00	673	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	51.26	538	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	30.05	254	4thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	618	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.73/cwt	169.00–170.00	721	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	722	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	119.68/cwt	111.50–127.00	381	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	153.09/cwt	146.00–169.00	494	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	147.11/cwt	141.00–158.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	149.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	560	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	135.24/cwt	129.00–145.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	145.56/cwt	138.00–153.00	614	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	136.37/cwt	131.00–142.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.38/cwt	123.00–134.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	87.43/cwt	84.00–91.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	309	171.37/cwt	158.00–181.00	530	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	138.39/cwt	131.00–145.00	437	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	183.22/cwt	159.00–203.00	588	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	134.62/cwt	131.00–139.00	495	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	156.95/cwt	151.00–163.00	579	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	170.32/cwt	163.00–183.00	635	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	151.49/cwt	147.00–158.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	164.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	695	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	132.04/cwt	128.00–136.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.96/cwt	144.00–151.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	152.94/cwt	151.00–155.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	139.64/cwt	133.00–145.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	144.66/cwt	141.00–148.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	129.34/cwt	127.00–132.00	851	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,328	69.54/cwt	67.00–72.00	923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	59.40/cwt	57.00–62.50	805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	84.70/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,327	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	675	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	142	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	139	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	41.60/cwt	40.00–43.00	383	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	956	42.05/cwt	40.00–43.50	402	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	50.39/cwt	45.00–55.00	523	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	58.94/cwt	54.00–64.00	653	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	283	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	673	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,663	88.11/cwt	86.50–89.50	1,465	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	7,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	1,196.94/cwt	760.00–1,500.00	11,024	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	1,243.32/cwt	1,010.00–1,360.00	11,824	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	794.51/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,731	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	1,170.12/cwt	885.00–1,385.00	11,537	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	1,152.60/cwt	970.00–1,340.00	11,514	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,244.69/cwt	1,130.00–1,350.00	13,131	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,113.75/cwt	990.00–1,230.00	12,474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	931.09/cwt	900.00–980.00	10,624	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	586	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	95.88/cwt	92.00–101.00	780	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	73.12/cwt	62.50–86.00	613	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	63.15/cwt	52.50–80.00	539	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	614	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	651	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	699.74/cwt	600.00–790.00	5,969	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	825.34/cwt	750.00–920.00	7,412	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	997	908.21/cwt	500.00–1,150.00	9,055	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	64.66/cwt	60.00–70.00	645	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	689.68/cwt	615.00–730.00	6,904	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	959.95/cwt	775.00–1,170.00	9,619	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	58.39/cwt	54.00–62.00	601	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	813.37/cwt	580.00–1,000.00	8,500	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	636	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	64.87/cwt	62.00–70.50	734	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	688.61/cwt	650.00–730.00	7,919	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	647	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	9,929	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	758.20/cwt	635.00–930.00	8,947	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	781	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend available due to reporter absence.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,055	1,130.00–1,350.00	1,244.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	921	760.00–1,500.00	1,196.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,141	900.00–980.00	931.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	999	970.00–1,340.00	1,152.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	951	1,010.00–1,360.00	1,243.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	750.00–850.00	794.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	986	885.00–1,385.00	1,170.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	990.00–1,230.00	1,113.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	64.00	64.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	92.00–101.00	95.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	839	62.50–86.00	73.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	854	52.50–80.00	63.15

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	—	1,165	55.50	55.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	62.00–70.50	64.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	600.00–790.00	699.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	78.00	78.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,180	635.00–930.00	758.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	60.00–70.00	64.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	54.00–62.00	58.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,002	775.00–1,170.00	959.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	997	500.00–1,150.00	908.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	650.00–730.00	688.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	61.50	61.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	845.00	845.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,001	615.00–730.00	689.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,045	580.00–1,000.00	813.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	898	750.00–920.00	825.34

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	—	1,250	76.00	76.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,663	86.50–89.50	88.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	123.00–124.00	123.66
2	—	461	131.00–142.00	136.37
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
13	—	323	146.00–169.00	153.09
3	—	717	104.50	104.50
2	—	780	84.00–91.00	87.43
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
21	—	374	147.00–155.00	149.81
8	—	519	125.00–132.00	128.98
2	—	840	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
11	—	422	138.00–153.00	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	111.50–127.00	119.68
2	—	403	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	450	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	141.00–158.00	147.11
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
10	—	475	123.00–134.00	128.38
3	—	377	129.00–145.00	135.24
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
3	—	437	129.00–133.00	131.02
1	—	675	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	153.00	153.00
7	—	300	206.00	206.00
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
2	—	520	145.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	450	160.00–161.00	160.50
14	—	425	169.00–170.00	169.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	455	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	159.00–203.00	183.22
12	—	373	163.00–183.00	170.32
2	—	520	151.00–155.00	152.94
3	—	565	141.00–148.00	144.66
3	—	477	152.00–153.00	152.67
3	—	755	112.00	112.00
2	—	623	131.00–133.00	131.99
3	—	658	127.00–132.00	129.34
11	—	422	160.00–169.00	164.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	147.00–158.00	151.49
6	—	369	151.00–163.00	156.95
6	—	309	158.00–181.00	171.37
4	—	520	133.00–145.00	139.64
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
5	—	470	144.00–151.00	146.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	128.00–136.00	132.04
5	—	368	131.00–139.00	134.62
5	—	316	131.00–145.00	138.39
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
2	—	523	136.00–138.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	67.00–72.00	69.54
3	—	1,355	57.00–62.50	59.40
8	—	1,567	80.00–89.00	84.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	956	40.00–43.50	42.05
13	—	1,108	54.00–64.00	58.94
1	—	1,130	25.00	25.00
21	—	1,038	45.00–55.00	50.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	16.00	16.00
2	—	920	40.00–43.00	41.60

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.