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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 168▲ 280 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 36▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 22 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 2.00 - 10.00 higher, in addition, steers averaging 575 sold on average 20.00 higher on a light test. Some value added feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. No trend for slaughter bulls 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 $128.90/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$128.90

116 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.26

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	436	134.50	586	29
Medium and Large 1	465	129.02	600	47
Medium and Large 2	416	125.00	520	32
Medium and Large 3	371	123.50	458	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $129 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 sale116 hd

128.90

—

AR average9 barns · 990 hd

125.64

+3.26

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	—	Low	1,474	73.28	1,080	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	65.50	1,051	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	53.01	603	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	33.67	298	3thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	140.05/cwt	137.00–144.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	159.73/cwt	159.50–162.00	599	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	388	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	619	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	151.64/cwt	150.00–154.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	134.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	455	150.70/cwt	145.00–152.00	686	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.96/cwt	133.00–137.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	142.20/cwt	142.00–143.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	138.69/cwt	137.00–142.00	730	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.29/cwt	133.00–138.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	133.62/cwt	128.00–137.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	128.48/cwt	125.00–133.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	143.06/cwt	141.00–143.50	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	129.21/cwt	122.00–140.00	434	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	137.20/cwt	135.00–139.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	124.63/cwt	123.00–126.50	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.02/cwt	119.50–128.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	128.11/cwt	125.00–132.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	114.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	575	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	436	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	586	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	123.32/cwt	122.00–126.00	580	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.04/cwt	113.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	120.88/cwt	117.00–128.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	115.24/cwt	113.00–118.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	160.20/cwt	157.00–167.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	136.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	716	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	70.55/cwt	70.00–71.00	871	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	879	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	35.26/cwt	35.00–35.50	327	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	38.69/cwt	38.00–39.50	412	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	51.33/cwt	47.00–55.00	555	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	320	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	61.21/cwt	60.00–63.50	746	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,051	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,444	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,162	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	660.02/cwt	560.00–710.00	5,953	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	695.65/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,736	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,538	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	561.84/cwt	425.00–630.00	3,691	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	724.47/cwt	550.00–850.00	6,882	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,660	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	595	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

Tue May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 0

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	615	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	600.00–800.00	695.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	902	560.00–710.00	660.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	580.00	580.00

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	—	1,150	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	550.00–850.00	724.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	657	425.00–630.00	561.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	590.00	590.00

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	1	—	930	64.00	64.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	495	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	35.00–35.50	35.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	30.50	30.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	29.50	29.50
2	—	1,065	38.00–39.50	38.69
8	—	1,218	60.00–63.50	61.21
8	—	1,081	47.00–55.00	51.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,960	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,235	70.00–71.00	70.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	137.00–142.00	138.69
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
13	—	375	159.50–162.00	159.73
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
3	—	417	150.00–154.00	151.64
3	—	628	128.00–137.00	133.62
5	—	489	142.00–143.00	142.20
6	—	575	133.00–138.00	136.29
1	—	340	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	585	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	430	132.00–137.00	134.59
2	—	655	127.00–128.00	127.50
3	—	370	137.00–144.00	140.05
3	—	475	133.00–137.00	134.96
1	—	520	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	388	159.50	159.50
14	—	596	140.00	140.00
22	—	455	145.00–152.00	150.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	113.00–118.00	115.24
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
5	—	376	135.00–139.00	137.20
5	—	423	125.00–132.00	128.11
5	—	470	122.00–126.00	123.32
5	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.14
5	—	577	117.00–128.00	120.88
6	—	328	141.00–143.50	143.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	122.00–140.00	129.21
8	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.11
2	—	585	114.00–115.00	114.50
4	—	473	116.00–120.00	118.00
4	—	515	113.00–120.00	116.04
6	—	418	119.50–128.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	436	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–119.00	114.34
3	—	327	125.00–133.00	128.48
3	—	378	123.00–126.50	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	350	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	505	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	420	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	470	135.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	563	114.00–120.00	116.96
4	—	511	125.00–131.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
2	—	573	130.00–134.00	131.94
3	—	370	157.00–167.00	160.20
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
3	—	420	150.00–152.00	151.33
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
5	—	526	134.00–138.00	136.19
1	—	610	127.00	127.00

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.