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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Mar 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 35▲ 164 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 15▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 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 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls had no trend 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 $131.84/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.84

66 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$5.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	134.01	542	31
Medium and Large 1	497	130.01	646	33
Medium and Large 3	313	128.23	401	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.78/cwt here — about $140 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 sale66 hd

131.84

—

AR average7 barns · 656 hd

139.16

−7.32

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	1,597	81.10	1,295	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	62.32	935	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	53.02	585	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	36.40	343	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	157.71/cwt	143.00–167.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	566	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	155.05/cwt	149.00–163.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	562	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	155.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	161.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	141.62/cwt	138.00–147.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	126.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	797	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	146.13/cwt	127.00–158.00	457	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	128.23/cwt	125.50–131.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.64/cwt	149.00–158.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	136.30/cwt	131.00–142.00	497	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	147.26/cwt	135.00–158.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	134.56/cwt	129.00–137.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	144.41/cwt	140.00–153.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	125.00/cwt	123.50–126.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	133.47/cwt	129.00–139.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	130.03/cwt	127.00–133.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	111.56/cwt	110.00–119.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	118.03/cwt	111.00–122.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	161.74/cwt	156.00–167.00	514	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	170.63/cwt	164.00–180.00	625	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	150.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	147.72/cwt	141.00–155.00	644	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	140.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	148.35/cwt	143.00–154.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.90/cwt	133.00–143.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	68.96/cwt	68.00–70.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	83.58/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	90.77/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,841	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	790	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	316	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	36.40/cwt	34.50–39.50	343	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	42.60/cwt	40.00–45.00	436	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	53.61/cwt	50.00–58.00	592	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	62.00/cwt	60.00–65.50	764	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	62.32/cwt	61.00–63.50	935	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	710.83/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,713	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	895.23/cwt	755.00–1,000.00	10,170	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,797	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,018.33/cwt	700.00–1,160.00	12,831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,210	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	68.89/cwt	66.50–73.00	572	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	69.17/cwt	65.50–72.50	768	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	715.13/cwt	690.00–735.00	6,436	2

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	34.50–39.50	36.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,105	50.00–58.00	53.61
3	—	1,023	40.00–45.00	42.60
4	—	1,233	60.00–65.50	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	61.00–63.50	62.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	82.00–85.00	83.58
2	—	2,028	88.00–93.00	90.77
2	—	1,155	68.00–70.00	68.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	104.00	104.00
4	—	415	140.00–153.00	144.41
2	—	325	149.00–158.00	153.64
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
6	—	375	135.00–158.00	147.26
2	—	510	127.00–133.00	130.03
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
6	—	477	129.00–139.00	133.47
3	—	632	111.00–122.00	118.03
7	—	562	110.00–119.00	111.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	131.00–142.00	136.30
4	—	413	129.00–137.00	134.56
1	—	630	108.00	108.00
5	—	473	123.50–126.00	125.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
9	—	313	127.00–158.00	146.13
1	—	750	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	125.50–131.00	128.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	300	169.00	169.00
7	—	366	164.00–180.00	170.63
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
2	—	473	143.00–154.00	148.35
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	525	133.00–143.00	137.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
1	—	375	130.50	130.50
1	—	480	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–147.00	140.84
4	—	436	141.00–155.00	147.72
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
5	—	318	156.00–167.00	161.74
2	—	383	145.00–157.00	150.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	395	142.00–142.50	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	137.00	137.00
1	—	425	179.00	179.00
6	—	516	138.00–147.00	141.62
2	—	453	157.00–167.00	161.97
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
3	—	628	122.00–132.00	126.95
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	155.00–157.00	155.50
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
3	—	360	149.00–163.00	155.05
1	—	480	146.00	146.00
3	—	337	143.00–167.00	157.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	700.00–1,160.00	1,018.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	700.00–720.00	710.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,136	755.00–1,000.00	895.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00

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	2	—	830	66.50–73.00	68.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	65.50–72.50	69.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	690.00–735.00	715.13

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.