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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 519▲ 501 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 69▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 45▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeders steers sold 3.00 - 14.00 lower. However, feeder steers over 650 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Better grade feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower and heifers over 600 sold steady to 4.00 higher. Lesser grade heifers sold 3.00 -7.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady on 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 $127.89/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$127.89

225 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

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	516	134.50	694	20
Medium and Large 1	515	130.17	670	127
Medium and Large 2	436	124.32	542	55
Medium and Large 3	456	118.06	538	23

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $156 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 sale225 hd

127.89

—

AR average9 barns · 2,019 hd

128.96

−1.08

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	—	High	1,798	85.92	1,545	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	62.84	960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	57.31	696	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	30.00	225	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	156.93/cwt	152.00–162.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	154.81/cwt	147.00–163.00	646	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	138.11/cwt	129.00–142.50	579	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	144.87/cwt	138.00–153.00	684	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	131.23/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	153.34/cwt	150.00–156.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	142.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	737	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	130.13/cwt	124.00–136.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	133.58/cwt	127.00–140.50	757	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	123.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	128.38/cwt	123.00–135.00	788	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	126.30/cwt	123.00–128.00	844	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	884	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	130.36/cwt	123.00–133.50	948	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	124.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	146.33/cwt	143.00–151.00	395	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	286	136.25/cwt	133.00–139.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	133.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	127.38/cwt	123.00–134.00	464	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	139.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	136.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	584	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	128.42/cwt	121.00–134.00	552	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	123.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	571	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	117.35/cwt	114.00–120.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	133.78/cwt	130.00–139.00	647	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	504	114.88/cwt	112.00–117.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	119.55/cwt	115.00–127.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	694	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	130.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	676	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.16/cwt	115.00–115.50	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	123.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	717	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	583	106.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	111.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	121.33/cwt	117.50–124.50	755	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	149.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	140.28/cwt	138.00–142.00	459	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	155.50/cwt	153.00–158.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	139.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	505	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	135.02/cwt	130.00–141.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.51/cwt	142.00–156.00	638	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.96/cwt	127.00–139.00	640	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	142.50/cwt	134.00–148.00	683	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	481	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	133.36/cwt	126.00–139.00	688	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	112.92/cwt	111.00–115.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	119.98/cwt	117.00–124.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	129.65/cwt	125.00–135.50	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	606	121.20/cwt	118.00–125.00	734	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	111.32/cwt	107.00–116.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	753	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	702	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	103.84/cwt	96.00–111.50	919	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	82.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	46.92/cwt	41.00–50.00	485	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	59.51/cwt	54.00–64.00	737	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	65.89/cwt	64.50–67.50	917	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	62.84/cwt	60.00–66.50	960	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	705	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	578	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,266	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	634	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	458	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	488	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 519Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	142.00–156.00	149.51
8	—	563	125.00–135.50	129.65
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
4	—	315	145.00–155.00	149.24
2	—	885	96.00–111.50	103.84
13	—	606	118.00–125.00	121.20
1	—	1,015	80.00	80.00
11	—	516	126.00–139.00	133.36
2	—	360	153.00–158.00	155.50
2	—	665	117.00–118.00	117.51
13	—	479	134.00–148.00	142.50
2	—	702	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	107.00–116.00	111.32
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
5	—	422	130.00–141.00	135.02
6	—	362	135.00–145.00	139.60
1	—	915	79.00	79.00
8	—	478	127.00–139.00	133.96
2	—	675	110.00–113.00	111.52
8	—	579	110.00–120.00	116.87
3	—	327	138.00–142.00	140.28
4	—	521	117.00–124.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
2	—	435	120.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	520	111.00–115.00	112.92
5	—	481	120.00–128.00	122.95
1	—	330	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	138.00–145.00	142.26
2	—	823	113.00–115.00	113.98
8	—	472	138.00–153.00	144.87
2	—	375	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	910	105.00	105.00
12	—	417	147.00–163.00	154.81
3	—	668	123.00–128.00	126.30
16	—	614	123.00–135.00	128.38
4	—	768	121.00–131.00	124.19
1	—	865	113.00	113.00
23	—	567	127.00–140.50	133.58
6	—	727	123.00–133.50	130.36
2	—	335	152.00–162.00	156.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	126.00–137.00	131.23
6	—	522	124.00–136.00	130.13
5	—	570	119.00–126.00	123.01
12	—	419	129.00–142.50	138.11
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	138.00–139.00	138.51
3	—	333	140.00–147.00	144.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	131.50	131.50
3	—	507	150.00–156.00	153.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	127.00	127.00
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	130.00–139.00	133.78
2	—	345	125.00–141.00	133.00
21	—	428	135.00–141.00	136.45
3	—	270	143.00–151.00	146.33
23	—	580	121.00–130.00	123.66
7	—	383	136.00–143.00	139.00
38	—	519	127.00–135.00	130.33
8	—	622	117.50–124.50	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	120.00–125.00	121.80
4	—	504	112.00–117.00	114.88
5	—	480	114.00–120.00	117.35
7	—	376	120.00–126.00	123.12
3	—	583	105.00–110.00	106.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	110.00–118.00	111.97
6	—	430	121.00–134.00	128.42
8	—	464	120.00–129.00	123.15
10	—	513	115.00–127.00	119.55
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
19	—	364	123.00–134.00	127.38
3	—	570	115.00–115.50	115.16
4	—	286	133.00–139.00	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	128.00	128.00
7	—	658	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	92.50	92.50
2	—	1,700	80.00–85.00	82.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	60.00–66.50	62.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	64.50–67.50	65.89
5	—	1,033	41.00–50.00	46.92
8	—	1,239	54.00–64.00	59.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	82.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	72.00	72.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	71.00	71.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	66.00	66.00

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.