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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 5

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 24May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 397▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 17▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower, however feeder steers 600 to 700 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher on a limited offering test. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, but heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

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 $120.68/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$120.68

74 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	127.70	595	45
Medium and Large 2	509	112.73	574	21
Medium and Large 3	539	102.05	550	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $45 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 sale74 hd

120.68

—

AR average9 barns · 1,417 hd

125.72

−5.04

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	1,374	77.88	1,070	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	50.79	641	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	50.00	638	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	172.95/cwt	162.00–179.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	165.23/cwt	164.00–167.00	593	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	133.94/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.86/cwt	123.00–128.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	130.10/cwt	126.50–136.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	105.38/cwt	100.00–111.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	126.31/cwt	125.00–128.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	114.44/cwt	109.50–118.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	120.52/cwt	114.00–122.50	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	492	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	116.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	135.28/cwt	121.00–146.00	505	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	119.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	128.84/cwt	123.00–136.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	134.78/cwt	132.00–138.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	109.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	122.39/cwt	119.00–131.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	114.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	121.51/cwt	118.00–129.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	113.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	93.56/cwt	90.00–97.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	406	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	141.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	158.84/cwt	153.00–163.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	145.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	453	126.05/cwt	120.00–133.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	134.99/cwt	129.00–140.00	640	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.80/cwt	122.00–127.00	653	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	116.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	111.38/cwt	105.00–116.00	640	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	77.03/cwt	71.50–81.00	1,051	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,412	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	790	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	411	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	53.83/cwt	52.50–55.00	677	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	49.15/cwt	42.00–51.00	644	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	657.82/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,940	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,721	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	60.88/cwt	60.00–62.00	626	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	723.98/cwt	700.00–760.00	7,457	3

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

Tue May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	105.00–109.00	107.00
4	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.01
3	—	332	147.00–151.00	148.96
7	—	575	105.00–116.00	111.38
3	—	453	120.00–133.00	126.05
4	—	368	135.00–147.00	141.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	144.00–149.00	145.98
2	—	340	169.00–170.00	169.50
8	—	523	122.00–127.00	124.80
3	—	377	153.00–163.00	158.84
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
9	—	474	129.00–140.00	134.99
3	—	560	110.00–120.00	116.31
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	121.00–125.00	123.69
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	121.00–125.00	123.03
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	120.00–126.00	122.88
3	—	618	100.00–111.00	105.38
1	—	385	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	109.50–118.00	114.44
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
4	—	570	123.00–128.00	124.86
1	—	840	88.50	88.50
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
2	—	513	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	720	115.50	115.50
1	—	380	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	114.00–122.50	120.52
5	—	327	162.00–179.00	172.95
3	—	628	125.00–128.00	126.31
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
5	—	476	130.00–137.00	133.94
4	—	359	164.00–167.00	165.23
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
6	—	571	126.50–136.00	130.10
4	—	683	120.00–127.00	123.23
3	—	518	132.00–135.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	132.00–138.00	134.78
1	—	400	143.00	143.00
2	—	383	144.00–147.00	145.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	429	123.00–136.00	128.84
5	—	373	121.00–146.00	135.28
2	—	338	144.00–147.00	145.51
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
5	—	519	118.00–129.00	121.51
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
9	—	471	119.00–131.00	122.39
2	—	730	107.00	107.00
1	—	775	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	105.00–115.00	109.81
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	85.00	85.00
2	—	620	90.00–97.00	93.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	116.00–122.00	119.36
2	—	338	114.00–119.00	116.44
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
4	—	478	110.00–118.00	114.75
2	—	553	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
5	—	530	110.00–115.00	113.08
2	—	705	97.00–100.00	98.50
1	—	665	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,311	42.00–51.00	49.15
5	—	1,258	52.50–55.00	53.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	71.50–81.00	77.03
1	—	1,535	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,260	68.00	68.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	600.00–700.00	657.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	610.00	610.00

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	—	1,028	60.00–62.00	60.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	700.00–760.00	723.98

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.