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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 26

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 280▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 29▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold mostly steady. Feeders steers over 500 lbs. sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $124.52/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$124.52

66 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$13.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	125.63	652	29
Medium and Large 2	457	123.96	566	36
Medium and Large 3	525	112.50	591	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.13/cwt here — about $62 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 sale66 hd

124.52

—

AR average9 barns · 1,759 hd

130.58

−6.06

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	1,490	80.46	1,199	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	68.00	1,054	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	58.33	615	15

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	178.51/cwt	170.00–183.00	562	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.85/cwt	136.00–144.00	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	144.40/cwt	139.00–148.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.38/cwt	142.50–149.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	116.32/cwt	112.00–121.00	951	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	137.75/cwt	131.00–142.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	136.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	511	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	530	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	127.32/cwt	121.00–131.00	535	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	133.81/cwt	131.00–137.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	129.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	600	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	123.92/cwt	117.00–128.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.06/cwt	112.50–117.50	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	120.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	684	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	90.76/cwt	90.00–91.50	783	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	464	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	139.74/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	158.39/cwt	153.00–167.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	146.05/cwt	140.00–153.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	138.98/cwt	131.00–144.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	134.15/cwt	130.00–138.50	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	129.96/cwt	125.00–134.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	136.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.68/cwt	117.00–127.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.77/cwt	114.50–117.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	774	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	79.38/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	90.84/cwt	88.50–92.50	1,574	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	828	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	351	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	56.87/cwt	52.00–61.50	608	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	66.67/cwt	62.50–68.50	776	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,054	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	792.39/cwt	600.00–950.00	6,379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	733.91/cwt	510.00–875.00	6,554	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	89.00	89.00
5	—	463	117.00–128.00	123.92
7	—	374	135.00–141.00	136.66
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
11	—	420	121.00–131.00	127.32
1	—	780	81.00	81.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
2	—	518	112.50–117.50	115.06
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
5	—	322	131.00–142.00	137.75
1	—	615	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
4	—	521	127.00–129.00	127.99
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
2	—	320	147.00	147.00
5	—	569	115.00–125.00	120.20
2	—	380	139.00–140.00	139.50
8	—	463	125.00–134.00	129.57
2	—	863	90.00–91.50	90.76
4	—	434	131.00–137.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	113.00–115.00	113.99
7	—	521	130.00–144.00	136.34
1	—	820	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
4	—	429	140.00–153.00	146.05
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
4	—	385	153.00–167.00	158.39
4	—	466	131.00–144.00	138.98
1	—	690	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
4	—	523	117.00–127.00	120.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	405	134.00–137.00	135.50
3	—	510	125.00–134.00	129.96
2	—	570	114.50–117.00	115.77
4	—	369	135.00–145.00	139.74
5	—	470	130.00–138.50	134.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	142.00	142.00
3	—	818	112.00–121.00	116.32
3	—	315	170.00–183.00	178.51
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
5	—	481	139.00–148.00	144.40
6	—	528	142.50–149.00	146.38
1	—	920	111.00	111.00
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	149.00	149.00
2	—	675	124.00–128.00	126.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	139.00–140.00	139.49
2	—	473	134.00–135.00	134.51
5	—	418	136.00–144.00	139.85
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	132.50	132.50
1	—	840	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,733	88.50–92.50	90.84
4	—	1,438	72.00–82.00	79.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	52.00–61.50	56.87
5	—	1,164	62.50–68.50	66.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	41.50	41.50
2	—	828	50.00–52.00	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	805	600.00–950.00	792.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	510.00–875.00	733.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	840.00	840.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	80.00	80.00

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.