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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 2

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

519 head

▲ 377 vs last sale 142▲ 519 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 24▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 7▲ 45 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 - 13.00 higher with good supply. Better grade heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, while lesser grade heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.13/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$144.13

245 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.51	779	43
Medium and Large 1	554	147.35	816	144
Medium and Large 2	525	138.23	725	40
Medium and Large 3	503	123.51	621	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $158 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 sale245 hd

144.13

—

AR average8 barns · 1,206 hd

144.08

+0.06

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	—	Average	1,579	79.50	1,255	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	58.75	784	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,052	50.21	528	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	26.25	227	2thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	178.84/cwt	169.00–184.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	162.53/cwt	153.00–173.00	606	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	555	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	158.24/cwt	151.00–163.00	688	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	148.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	648	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	139.58/cwt	135.00–147.00	655	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	158.06/cwt	151.00–165.00	748	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	123.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	154.79/cwt	154.00–156.00	763	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	156.52/cwt	150.00–166.00	809	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	125.44/cwt	121.00–132.00	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	142.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	738	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	134.06/cwt	128.00–136.00	747	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	142.91/cwt	135.00–148.00	809	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	566	117.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	135.49/cwt	131.00–139.00	833	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	642	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	889	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	125.41/cwt	121.50–128.00	844	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	128.64/cwt	126.00–131.00	927	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	130.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	414	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	137.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	510	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	131.78/cwt	125.50–135.00	499	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	121.75/cwt	117.00–127.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	136.50/cwt	131.00–142.00	584	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	119.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.09/cwt	128.00–140.00	644	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	105.57/cwt	102.00–110.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	122.83/cwt	121.00–125.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	130.72/cwt	121.00–134.00	694	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	124.04/cwt	119.00–128.00	705	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	110.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	95.88/cwt	92.00–100.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	629	89.88/cwt	88.00–91.50	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.50	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	111.69/cwt	108.00–115.50	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	107.62/cwt	100.00–115.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	144.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	476	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.36/cwt	141.00–153.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	138.95/cwt	131.00–144.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	154.27/cwt	149.00–158.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	433	128.75/cwt	128.50–129.00	557	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	624	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	130.63/cwt	125.00–136.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	618	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	139.52/cwt	133.00–146.00	724	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	122.25/cwt	117.00–129.00	692	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	763	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	128.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.21/cwt	105.00–112.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	778	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,363	70.92/cwt	66.00–75.00	967	6
Bulls	—	—	1,721	82.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,428	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	88.06/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,520	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	200	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	830	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	328	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	256	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	933	39.36/cwt	34.00–44.00	367	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	48.88/cwt	44.50–54.50	494	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	59.13/cwt	55.00–65.00	704	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	685	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	891	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	58.44/cwt	54.00–60.50	520	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	774.07/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,276	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	760.57/cwt	585.00–840.00	7,340	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	839.54/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,328	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	810.00/cwt	790.00–830.00	8,465	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,745	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	890	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,643	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	844.72/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	5,998	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	5,967	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	853.86/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	7,523	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	733.97/cwt	550.00–1,000.00	6,503	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	957.57/cwt	880.00–1,025.00	9,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	79.69/cwt	74.00–90.00	664	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	628	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 7Year 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	—	778	109.00–111.00	109.98
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
4	—	431	149.00–158.00	154.27
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	710	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	577	130.00–134.00	132.21
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
5	—	612	124.00–134.00	128.62
2	—	375	163.00	163.00
6	—	519	133.00–146.00	139.52
2	—	665	123.00–125.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	140.00–149.00	144.66
16	—	463	130.00–138.00	134.87
4	—	625	119.00–123.00	121.01
2	—	373	141.00–153.00	147.36
5	—	429	131.00–144.00	138.95
5	—	675	105.00–112.00	108.21
6	—	510	125.00–136.00	130.63
8	—	566	117.00–129.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	433	128.50–129.00	128.75
2	—	470	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	513	119.00–122.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	119.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	728	108.00–115.50	111.69
11	—	477	128.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	773	100.00–115.00	107.62
16	—	428	131.00–142.00	136.50
3	—	328	133.00–135.00	134.01
26	—	531	121.00–134.00	130.72
4	—	631	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	800	111.00	111.00
5	—	672	110.00–119.50	115.00
5	—	371	132.00–140.00	137.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
10	—	475	115.00–125.00	119.78
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
2	—	643	112.00–117.00	114.51
2	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	576	110.00–113.00	110.98
5	—	515	121.00–125.00	122.83
7	—	424	117.00–127.00	121.75
5	—	317	125.00–134.00	130.66
7	—	379	125.50–135.00	131.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
2	—	393	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	92.00–100.00	95.88
4	—	629	88.00–91.50	89.88
3	—	478	102.00–110.00	105.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	140.00–145.00	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	153.00–173.00	162.53
3	—	725	114.00–117.00	115.68
4	—	435	140.00–154.00	148.91
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
12	—	557	128.00–136.00	134.06
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
8	—	519	134.00–148.00	142.25
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
8	—	469	135.00–147.00	139.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	141.00	141.00
13	—	595	136.00	136.00
25	—	493	154.00–156.00	154.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	151.00–163.00	158.24
4	—	329	169.00–184.00	178.84
18	—	473	151.00–165.00	158.06
4	—	721	126.00–131.00	128.64
21	—	566	135.00–148.00	142.91
2	—	760	124.00	124.00
37	—	517	150.00–166.00	156.52
23	—	615	131.00–139.00	135.49
6	—	673	121.50–128.00	125.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	114.00–120.00	117.53
5	—	517	121.00–132.00	125.44
2	—	425	130.00–131.00	130.49
7	—	478	120.00–125.00	123.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	642	138.50	138.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,721	80.00–85.00	82.95
4	—	1,726	85.50–90.00	88.06
6	—	1,363	66.00–75.00	70.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,191	55.00–65.00	59.13
9	—	933	34.00–44.00	39.36
19	—	1,010	44.50–54.50	48.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	27.50	27.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,245	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	39.50	39.50

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	—	1,340	62.00	62.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	790.00–830.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	585.00–840.00	760.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	992	800.00–875.00	839.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	890	54.00–60.50	58.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	940	700.00–875.00	774.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	545	485.00	485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	881	725.00–1,075.00	853.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	886	550.00–1,000.00	733.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	880.00–1,025.00	957.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	600.00–1,100.00	844.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	780.00	780.00

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	4	—	833	74.00–90.00	79.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	73.00	73.00

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.