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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 21

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 235▲ 233 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 6 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 3.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. Cattle today was mostly fair to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.13/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$138.13

85 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$28.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	146.47	706	49
Medium and Large 2	515	129.19	665	28
Medium and Large 3	492	118.37	582	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about $125 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

138.13

—

AR average9 barns · 734 hd

129.48

+8.66

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	1,595	88.32	1,409	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	65.64	1,002	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,095	60.61	663	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	47.92	426	13

Every lot

84 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	133.37/cwt	125.00–142.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	159.97/cwt	159.00–161.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	145.69/cwt	140.00–151.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	129.64/cwt	127.00–132.50	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	153.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	135.81/cwt	131.00–141.50	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	146.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	850	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	137.29/cwt	131.00–144.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	129.78/cwt	129.00–132.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,011	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	141.96/cwt	135.00–146.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	139.98/cwt	138.00–144.00	521	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	141.14/cwt	134.00–146.50	583	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	123.95/cwt	121.00–131.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.50	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	135.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	124.84/cwt	124.50–125.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	135.32/cwt	131.00–139.50	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	122.54/cwt	119.00–126.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	108.66/cwt	104.50–113.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	191.13/cwt	188.00–195.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	179.08/cwt	160.00–190.00	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	473	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	416	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	159.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	142.70/cwt	134.00–146.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	133.94/cwt	131.00–137.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	152.71/cwt	145.00–158.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.78/cwt	131.00–145.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	148.80/cwt	143.00–156.00	695	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	136.07/cwt	132.00–139.00	713	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	124.26/cwt	121.00–126.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.00	746	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	116.42/cwt	113.00–120.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	123.03/cwt	120.00–129.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	658	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	108.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	812	93.31/cwt	90.00–97.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	89.76/cwt	88.50–92.50	1,544	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	37.55/cwt	35.50–40.50	291	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	45.03/cwt	42.50–47.50	378	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	55.04/cwt	51.50–59.00	532	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	62.55/cwt	58.00–65.00	669	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	56.11/cwt	55.50–56.50	639	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	960	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	64.76/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,043	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,083	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	687	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	66.23/cwt	61.50–70.00	805	3

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 235Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	113.00–115.00	113.99
3	—	332	135.00–146.00	141.96
5	—	566	119.00–126.00	122.54
7	—	475	130.00–143.00	135.37
2	—	625	117.00–122.00	119.44
8	—	372	138.00–144.00	139.98
10	—	413	134.00–146.50	141.14
10	—	521	131.00–139.50	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
2	—	338	128.00–132.00	129.99
2	—	613	104.50–113.00	108.66
3	—	518	124.50–125.00	124.84
5	—	472	125.00–128.50	126.69
8	—	419	121.00–131.00	123.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	387	121.00–125.00	123.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	131.00–137.00	133.94
2	—	658	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
2	—	320	129.00–131.00	130.03
1	—	425	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
3	—	265	188.00–195.00	191.13
3	—	633	120.00–129.00	123.03
4	—	313	160.00–190.00	179.08
4	—	368	155.00–167.00	159.29
4	—	573	128.00–132.00	130.26
5	—	422	145.00–158.00	152.71
11	—	467	143.00–156.00	148.80
11	—	524	132.00–139.00	136.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	177.00	177.00
2	—	313	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	540	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	625	113.00–120.00	116.42
2	—	705	104.00–112.00	108.00
3	—	428	131.00–145.00	137.78
3	—	812	90.00–97.00	93.31
4	—	478	130.00–136.00	133.67
4	—	568	121.00–126.00	124.26
5	—	371	134.00–146.00	142.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	107.00	107.00
2	—	365	159.00–161.00	159.97
2	—	408	152.00–155.00	153.51
2	—	513	147.50–148.00	147.75
2	—	625	131.00–144.00	137.29
2	—	822	123.00	123.00
5	—	581	143.00–147.00	146.23
5	—	685	129.00–132.00	129.78
6	—	465	148.00–157.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	138.00	138.00
3	—	545	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	148.00	148.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	440	146.00	146.00
2	—	465	146.00	146.00
3	—	388	140.00–151.00	145.69
3	—	532	131.00–141.50	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	125.00–142.00	133.37
2	—	473	126.00–128.00	127.03
4	—	419	127.00–132.50	129.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,720	88.50–92.50	89.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	55.50–56.50	56.11
1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00
6	—	1,070	58.00–65.00	62.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	66.00–67.00	66.51
2	—	1,610	64.50–65.00	64.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	49.50	49.50
1	—	905	40.50	40.50
6	—	966	51.50–59.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	42.50–47.50	45.03
3	—	775	35.50–40.50	37.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	67.00	67.00

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	3	—	1,215	61.50–70.00	66.23

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.