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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 225▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 19▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 12 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 mostly 1.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady - 4.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold on average 15.00 higher on like kinds and weight averages. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, 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 $119.65/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$119.65

57 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$22.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	125.79	583	32
Medium and Large 2	472	112.94	533	22
Medium and Large 3	543	103.32	561	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $22 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 sale57 hd

119.65

—

AR average7 barns · 1,121 hd

127.82

−8.17

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	1,760	77.00	1,355	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	61.51	883	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	53.50	655	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	37.00	316	1thin

Every lot

69 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	343	174.99/cwt	173.00–177.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	155.76/cwt	150.00–169.00	575	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	132.00/cwt	127.00–137.00	546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	143.07/cwt	134.00–148.00	604	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	434	156.98/cwt	154.00–159.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	132.15/cwt	131.00–135.00	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	138.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	427	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	129.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	480	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	114.61/cwt	110.00–122.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	128.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	119.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	111.65/cwt	109.00–116.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	120.23/cwt	114.00–124.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	312	174.70/cwt	154.00–188.00	545	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	141.70/cwt	135.00–147.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	152.04/cwt	130.00–169.00	560	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	125.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	521	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	123.27/cwt	121.00–127.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	121.24/cwt	116.00–125.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	108.57/cwt	105.00–115.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	111.67/cwt	109.00–113.00	711	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	123.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,355	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	45.63/cwt	42.00–48.00	512	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	55.13/cwt	52.00–58.50	696	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	60.39/cwt	60.00–61.50	765	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	61.18/cwt	59.50–62.00	860	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	953	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	63.06/cwt	60.00–66.00	489	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	753	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,386	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	777.58/cwt	700.00–830.00	10,396	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	789	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	842.27/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,859	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

Tue May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	143.00–145.00	144.00
7	—	368	130.00–169.00	152.04
3	—	530	116.00–125.00	121.24
3	—	312	154.00–188.00	174.70
2	—	640	118.00–128.00	123.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	135.00–147.00	141.70
2	—	528	111.00	111.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
5	—	566	105.00–115.00	108.57
4	—	414	120.00–129.00	125.79
3	—	637	109.00–113.00	111.67
3	—	463	121.00–127.00	123.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	127.00–137.00	132.00
4	—	369	150.00–169.00	155.76
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	154.00–159.00	156.98
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	134.00–148.00	143.07
7	—	490	131.00–135.00	132.15
3	—	570	115.00–117.00	115.65
2	—	343	173.00–177.00	174.99
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	100.00–105.00	102.48
1	—	420	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	105.00–115.00	113.13
5	—	385	110.00–122.00	114.61
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	568	110.00–115.00	111.98
3	—	533	109.00–116.00	111.65
1	—	615	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	120.00–127.00	123.00
6	—	370	125.00–135.00	129.81
4	—	518	116.00–121.00	119.45
4	—	309	130.00–142.00	138.15
3	—	562	114.00–124.00	120.23
3	—	425	123.00–133.00	128.76
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	62.50	62.50
3	—	1,405	59.50–62.00	61.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	52.00–58.50	55.13
6	—	1,122	42.00–48.00	45.63
4	—	1,266	60.00–61.50	60.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	77.00	77.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	60.00–66.00	63.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	62.50	62.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	800.00–900.00	842.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,337	700.00–830.00	777.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	57.00	57.00

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.