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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 30

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 254▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 25▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 42▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Better grade feeder steers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Lesser grade feeder steers sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 - 11.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Feeder cattle were mostly plain today. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. 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 $111.99/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$111.99

85 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.56

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	119.35	614	34
Medium and Large 2	470	109.88	516	35
Medium and Large 3	480	101.00	485	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.35/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 sale85 hd

111.99

—

AR average8 barns · 1,944 hd

123.56

−11.56

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	1,570	86.59	1,359	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	68.00	1,081	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,032	49.47	511	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	640	39.00	250	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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	143.54/cwt	138.00–153.00	461	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	163.10/cwt	147.00–173.00	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	153.81/cwt	147.00–167.00	566	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	147.71/cwt	145.00–149.00	619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	131.34/cwt	126.00–137.00	550	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	111.40/cwt	107.00–115.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	145.37/cwt	141.00–149.00	683	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	122.33/cwt	119.00–124.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	142.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	739	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	575	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	113.74/cwt	110.00–119.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	127.40/cwt	121.00–134.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	134.17/cwt	125.00–148.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	129.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	399	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	114.99/cwt	114.50–115.50	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	110.45/cwt	105.00–115.00	457	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	122.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	103.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	115.70/cwt	113.50–118.00	540	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	100.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	124.83/cwt	123.00–128.00	598	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	121.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	627	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	110.96/cwt	106.00–117.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	98.68/cwt	95.00–105.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	103.82/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	117.58/cwt	114.00–124.50	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	529	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	105.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	98.71/cwt	96.50–101.00	709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	656	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	138.05/cwt	126.00–145.00	456	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	158.66/cwt	149.00–169.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.01/cwt	118.50–141.00	494	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	145.74/cwt	142.00–152.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	416	110.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	461	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	131.43/cwt	124.00–135.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	125.71/cwt	119.00–132.00	590	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	140.94/cwt	134.00–147.00	669	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.61/cwt	119.00–128.50	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	137.76/cwt	132.00–145.00	712	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	129.45/cwt	126.00–134.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	97.62/cwt	95.00–99.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	111.27/cwt	109.00–116.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	93.99/cwt	92.00–96.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	75.17/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	87.46/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,367	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	96.27/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,536	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	640	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	250	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	820	25.50/cwt	25.50–25.50	209	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	917	35.53/cwt	34.00–38.00	326	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	981	45.14/cwt	40.00–50.00	443	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	57.42/cwt	51.50–60.00	639	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,081	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	672.17/cwt	590.00–740.00	5,801	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	630.76/cwt	550.00–710.00	5,519	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,857	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	864	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	812.48/cwt	805.00–820.00	6,443	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	812.38/cwt	770.00–855.00	6,970	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	759.74/cwt	705.00–800.00	6,860	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	779.53/cwt	705.00–835.00	7,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	905.00/cwt	905.00–905.00	9,457	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	95.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	575	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	554	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	67.07/cwt	59.50–90.00	533	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	128.00–129.00	128.52
3	—	368	132.00–135.00	133.02
3	—	503	119.00–124.00	122.33
3	—	580	110.00–119.00	113.74
4	—	321	138.00–153.00	143.54
6	—	419	126.00–137.00	131.34
1	—	790	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	147.00–167.00	153.81
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
9	—	470	141.00–149.00	145.37
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
2	—	680	121.00–134.00	127.40
4	—	333	147.00–173.00	163.10
6	—	518	135.00–147.00	142.68
7	—	419	145.00–149.00	147.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00	110.00
4	—	463	107.00–115.00	111.40
2	—	375	120.00–121.00	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	156.00	156.00
1	—	450	157.00	157.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	119.00–132.00	125.71
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	119.00–128.50	123.61
2	—	708	92.00–96.00	93.99
3	—	330	126.00–145.00	138.05
3	—	422	124.00–135.00	131.43
7	—	377	118.50–141.00	131.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	149.00–169.00	158.66
3	—	405	142.00–152.00	145.74
4	—	569	126.00–134.00	129.45
4	—	665	109.00–116.00	111.27
1	—	295	179.00	179.00
8	—	475	134.00–147.00	140.94
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
10	—	517	132.00–145.00	137.76
1	—	750	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	123.50	123.50
1	—	350	131.00	131.00
2	—	463	105.00–110.00	107.51
3	—	522	100.00–109.00	104.65
3	—	625	95.00–99.00	97.62
5	—	416	105.00–115.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	95.00–105.00	98.68
1	—	345	118.00	118.00
1	—	615	86.00	86.00
2	—	378	105.00–106.00	105.52
2	—	473	96.00–105.00	100.29
3	—	435	100.00–105.00	103.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	414	105.00–115.00	110.45
1	—	880	74.50	74.50
2	—	340	122.00	122.00
3	—	383	114.50–115.50	114.99
3	—	522	106.00–117.00	110.96
5	—	467	113.50–118.00	115.70
5	—	573	100.00–108.00	103.82
1	—	760	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	104.00–107.00	105.00
4	—	584	114.00–124.50	117.58
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
5	—	429	118.00–129.00	122.47
1	—	805	96.00	96.00
6	—	479	123.00–128.00	124.83
2	—	370	125.00–134.00	129.68
7	—	516	118.00–125.00	121.42
2	—	718	96.50–101.00	98.71
3	—	325	125.00–148.00	134.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	875	550.00–710.00	630.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	640.00	640.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	590.00–740.00	672.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	67.50	67.50

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	—	1,045	905.00	905.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	705.00–835.00	779.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	705.00–800.00	759.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	770.00–855.00	812.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	805.00–820.00	812.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	90.00–100.00	95.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	795	59.50–90.00	67.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	615	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	34.00–38.00	35.53
16	—	981	40.00–50.00	45.14
17	—	1,113	51.50–60.00	57.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	25.50	25.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	93.00–100.00	96.27
4	—	1,563	84.00–89.50	87.46
2	—	1,558	70.00–79.00	75.17

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.