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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 380▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 22▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 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 traded mostly 2.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a limited comparable test.

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 $121.32/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$121.32

93 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	125.11	615	50
Medium and Large 2	445	119.44	531	32
Medium and Large 3	459	109.56	503	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $112 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 sale93 hd

121.32

—

AR average9 barns · 2,130 hd

125.61

−4.29

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	1,623	84.51	1,372	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	64.00	954	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	60.93	713	26

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	132.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	149.40/cwt	143.00–155.00	689	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	133.98/cwt	126.00–139.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	137.02/cwt	135.50–138.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	135.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	121.49/cwt	119.00–124.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	133.86/cwt	131.00–135.00	821	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	118.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	125.74/cwt	120.50–130.50	841	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	874	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	126.44/cwt	119.00–134.00	400	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	131.04/cwt	128.00–137.00	484	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.17/cwt	115.50–125.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	119.48/cwt	114.00–125.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	130.78/cwt	127.00–141.00	564	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	127.58/cwt	121.00–130.50	597	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	111.26/cwt	110.50–112.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	124.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	639	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	107.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	119.01/cwt	114.00–125.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	113.89/cwt	108.00–119.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	119.77/cwt	114.00–126.00	685	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	110.23/cwt	104.00–115.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	145.18/cwt	141.00–149.50	457	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	161.91/cwt	159.00–167.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	142.37/cwt	137.00–147.00	528	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	459	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	137.85/cwt	133.00–146.00	576	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	123.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	148.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.74/cwt	134.00–148.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	130.21/cwt	126.00–133.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	686	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.56/cwt	119.00–124.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	130.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	588	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	120.86/cwt	117.00–127.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	102.98/cwt	98.00–108.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	83.14/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	880	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	409	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,014	55.31/cwt	49.00–59.00	561	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	63.92/cwt	60.00–66.50	798	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	954	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,733	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	70.46/cwt	60.00–90.00	670	4

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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	133.00–146.00	137.85
2	—	315	141.00–149.50	145.18
2	—	563	119.00–124.00	121.56
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.01
4	—	371	137.00–147.00	142.37
4	—	481	126.00–133.00	130.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	145.00–155.00	148.98
2	—	473	134.00–148.00	140.74
2	—	773	98.00–108.00	102.98
3	—	365	159.00–167.00	161.91
4	—	513	132.00–137.00	133.73
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
4	—	574	127.00–134.00	130.69
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
5	—	628	117.00–127.00	120.86
1	—	800	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	418	121.00–125.00	123.08
2	—	588	110.00–114.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	103.50	103.50
2	—	410	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	475	110.50–112.00	111.26
3	—	385	110.00–114.00	112.03
3	—	515	105.00–110.00	107.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	115.50–125.00	120.17
3	—	472	115.00–120.00	117.33
3	—	565	108.00–119.00	113.89
6	—	525	114.00–125.00	119.01
7	—	316	119.00–134.00	126.44
8	—	417	114.00–125.00	119.48
2	—	625	106.00–107.00	106.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	120.00–129.00	124.62
7	—	369	128.00–137.00	131.04
8	—	572	114.00–126.00	119.77
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
9	—	468	121.00–130.50	127.58
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
12	—	431	127.00–141.00	130.78
2	—	608	113.00–119.00	115.96
4	—	666	104.00–115.00	110.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	113.50	113.50
4	—	614	116.00–124.00	118.97
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	117.50	117.50
2	—	413	129.00–135.00	132.05
2	—	588	119.00–124.00	121.49
5	—	481	126.00–139.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	120.50–130.50	125.74
1	—	370	177.00	177.00
7	—	613	131.00–135.00	133.86
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
4	—	461	143.00–155.00	149.40
5	—	534	135.50–138.00	137.02
5	—	569	133.00–140.00	135.72
5	—	750	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
1	—	470	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,589	79.00–87.00	83.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	46.50	46.50
7	—	1,014	49.00–59.00	55.31
18	—	1,248	60.00–66.50	63.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	710.00	710.00

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	—	951	60.00–90.00	70.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00

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.