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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 20

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 71▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 15 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 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls, no trend due to no 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 $119.48/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$119.48

20 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.10

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	123.15	609	10thin
Medium and Large 2	471	117.38	553	8thin
Medium and Large 3	450	109.50	493	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $116 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 sale20 hd

119.48

—

AR average7 barns · 235 hd

124.58

−5.10

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	—	Low	1,535	70.00	1,075	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	70.00	921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	993	58.81	584	12

Every lot

29 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 · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.50	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	124.98/cwt	124.50–125.50	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	119.76/cwt	118.50–121.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.72/cwt	136.50–145.50	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	969	57.88/cwt	53.00–62.00	561	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	45.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	446	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,039	66.75/cwt	64.00–69.00	694	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	921	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 Mar 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	133.50	133.50
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
1	—	305	135.50	135.50
3	—	472	124.50–125.50	124.98
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	120.00–125.50	122.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	124.50	124.50
1	—	510	114.00	114.00
2	—	488	118.50–121.00	119.76
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	121.50	121.50
1	—	560	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	136.50–145.50	141.72
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
1	—	380	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	64.00–69.00	66.75
2	—	975	42.00–49.00	45.73
6	—	969	53.00–62.00	57.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,770	80.00	80.00

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.