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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Fri, Apr 10

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 138▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 3▲ 24 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 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and slaughter cows, no trend due to limited comparable offerings. Slaughter bulls sold 26.00 higher on 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 $122.40/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$122.40

94 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$32.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

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	363	134.50	488	3thin
Medium and Large 1	515	125.18	645	40
Medium and Large 2	474	120.59	571	48
Medium and Large 3	557	102.33	570	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.17/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale94 hd

122.40

—

AR average7 barns · 728 hd

128.89

−6.48

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	1,624	72.91	1,184	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	44.84	492	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	765	20.00	153	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	181.31/cwt	168.00–194.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	447	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	609	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	138.10/cwt	133.00–143.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.67/cwt	142.00–156.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	871	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	144.28/cwt	139.00–150.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	135.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	127.66/cwt	121.00–138.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	123.46/cwt	119.00–127.00	523	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	130.83/cwt	128.00–133.00	556	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	123.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	577	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	126.87/cwt	123.50–130.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	114.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	128.12/cwt	122.50–134.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	119.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	112.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	113.82/cwt	112.00–115.50	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	173.03/cwt	145.00–192.00	569	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	173.98/cwt	173.00–176.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	126.58/cwt	124.00–129.50	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	374	146.06/cwt	140.00–162.00	546	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.00/cwt	154.00–165.00	673	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	156.28/cwt	149.00–161.00	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	126.73/cwt	125.00–128.50	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	141.40/cwt	135.00–146.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.92/cwt	146.00–154.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	128.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	138.55/cwt	135.00–146.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	72.91/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,184	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	153	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	955	27.02/cwt	23.50–30.00	258	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	208	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	45.55/cwt	42.00–49.00	489	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	54.54/cwt	50.00–58.50	680	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	395	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	658	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	347	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	782.84/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,711	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	589.55/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	706.30/cwt	595.00–780.00	8,603	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,053.40/cwt	780.00–1,275.00	9,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,294.95/cwt	1,000.00–1,430.00	13,442	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,262.54/cwt	1,260.00–1,265.00	16,161	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	16,294	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,255.00/cwt	1,255.00–1,255.00	17,382	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,073	42.00–49.00	45.55
5	—	1,247	50.00–58.50	54.54
2	—	955	23.50–30.00	27.02
1	—	1,040	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	70.00–77.00	72.91

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	1	—	775	51.00	51.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	55.50	55.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	575.00–600.00	589.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	52.50	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	670.00–860.00	782.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	595.00–780.00	706.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,038	1,000.00–1,430.00	1,294.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	780.00–1,275.00	1,053.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,260.00–1,265.00	1,262.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,255.00	1,255.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	600.00	600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00–128.50	126.73
2	—	373	124.00–129.50	126.58
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	122.00	122.00
1	—	325	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	140.00–162.00	146.06
4	—	474	135.00–146.00	141.40
3	—	525	127.00–130.00	128.66
2	—	440	139.00–145.00	142.03
1	—	870	75.00	75.00
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	320	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	149.00–161.00	156.28
9	—	426	154.00–165.00	158.00
7	—	329	145.00–192.00	173.03
5	—	577	135.00–146.00	138.55
4	—	523	146.00–154.00	149.92
3	—	358	173.00–176.00	173.98
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–143.00	138.10
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
1	—	340	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	142.00–156.00	148.67
2	—	762	119.50	119.50
2	—	660	124.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	518	159.00–160.00	159.48
2	—	415	161.00–162.00	161.51
2	—	318	168.00–194.00	181.31
1	—	990	88.00	88.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	102.00–105.00	103.49
1	—	530	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	120.00–128.00	123.10
11	—	524	110.00–119.00	114.32
8	—	424	119.00–127.00	123.46
8	—	376	121.00–138.00	127.66
2	—	680	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	560	110.00–121.00	115.50
2	—	323	131.00–140.00	135.33
1	—	735	101.00	101.00
1	—	620	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	128.00–133.00	130.83
7	—	482	123.50–130.00	126.87
6	—	574	117.00–122.00	119.00
5	—	611	111.00–116.00	112.82
4	—	526	122.50–134.00	128.12
3	—	665	112.00–115.50	113.82
2	—	318	139.00–150.00	144.28
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	133.00	133.00

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.