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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 3

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 164▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 3 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 lower. Feeder heifers sold on average 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 lower. 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 $130.57/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$130.57

44 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	134.30	565	21
Medium and Large 2	376	129.47	487	14thin
Medium and Large 3	358	123.56	442	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $123 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 sale44 hd

130.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,736 hd

130.55

+0.02

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	1,743	52.86	922	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	44.56	478	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	40.00	584	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	14.00	128	3thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	139.25/cwt	135.00–143.50	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	156.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.67/cwt	152.00–153.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	136.24/cwt	130.50–140.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	144.94/cwt	141.00–148.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	123.88/cwt	113.00–133.00	403	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	125.37/cwt	119.00–131.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	139.24/cwt	131.00–146.00	514	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	136.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	119.73/cwt	118.50–121.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	111.35/cwt	106.00–117.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	162.87/cwt	159.00–166.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	148.35/cwt	137.00–161.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	151.52/cwt	151.00–152.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	127.87/cwt	115.00–142.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.28/cwt	141.00–146.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	136.23/cwt	133.00–141.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	143.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	132.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	883	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	729	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	46.79/cwt	45.00–50.00	821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	11.00/cwt	11.00–11.00	91	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	15.50/cwt	15.50–15.50	148	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	35.23/cwt	33.50–36.50	363	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	45.73/cwt	41.00–49.00	493	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	584	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	519	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	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 Apr 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 164Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	115.00–142.00	127.87
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	133.00–141.00	136.23
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
4	—	510	125.00–137.00	132.01
2	—	323	137.00–161.00	148.35
7	—	425	141.00–146.00	142.28
2	—	378	151.00–152.00	151.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	80.00–85.00	82.52
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
4	—	319	159.00–166.00	162.87
1	—	720	81.00	81.00
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
4	—	478	142.00–147.00	143.71
2	—	568	129.00–132.00	130.51
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.50	116.50
3	—	363	119.00–131.00	125.37
5	—	325	113.00–133.00	123.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	90.50	90.50
2	—	488	118.50–121.00	119.73
1	—	395	125.50	125.50
9	—	320	130.50–140.00	136.24
1	—	445	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	131.00–146.00	139.24
3	—	323	141.00–148.00	144.94
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
3	—	408	136.00–140.00	138.04
4	—	457	133.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	565	106.00–117.00	111.35
1	—	500	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	135.00–143.50	139.25
1	—	510	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	155.00	155.00
5	—	421	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00–159.00	156.04
2	—	363	170.00–171.00	170.51
3	—	505	152.00–153.00	152.67
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	565	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	45.00–50.00	46.79
1	—	1,720	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	15.50	15.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	33.50–36.50	35.23
16	—	1,079	41.00–49.00	45.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	11.00	11.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	40.00	40.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	83.00	83.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00

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.