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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 1

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 260▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 26▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 18 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 - 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 - 13.00 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.33/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$145.33

72 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	149.26	777	48
Medium and Large 1-2	544	144.50	786	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	132.66	691	13thin
Medium and Large 3	505	129.50	654	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $123 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 sale72 hd

145.33

—

AR average7 barns · 1,702 hd

147.27

−1.94

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	1,508	72.13	1,088	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	60.00	756	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	49.08	555	25

Every lot

61 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	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	165.46/cwt	159.00–172.00	642	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	399	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.01/cwt	151.00–165.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	141.75/cwt	141.50–142.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	150.89/cwt	144.00–160.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	147.23/cwt	141.00–155.00	758	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	135.15/cwt	131.00–137.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	786	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	811	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	913	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	146.88/cwt	140.00–156.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	135.27/cwt	133.00–140.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	133.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	625	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	119.13/cwt	115.00–122.50	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	121.20/cwt	119.50–123.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	146.91/cwt	139.00–159.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	171.26/cwt	166.00–175.00	647	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	168.63/cwt	166.00–174.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	145.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.45/cwt	119.00–122.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	72.13/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,088	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	973	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	292	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	46.42/cwt	40.50–50.50	501	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	55.46/cwt	52.00–60.00	673	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	756	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	1,124.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	10,142	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,099.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,045	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,120	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,568	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	622	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	64.59/cwt	62.00–70.00	736	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	794	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	74.75/cwt	70.00–80.00	662	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	777	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	159.00–172.00	165.46
3	—	592	135.00–139.00	137.01
3	—	602	136.00–138.00	136.67
6	—	425	151.00–165.00	159.01
1	—	770	118.50	118.50
8	—	477	144.00–160.00	150.89
1	—	800	127.00	127.00
13	—	515	141.00–155.00	147.23
1	—	900	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
2	—	365	145.00–146.00	145.48
2	—	438	141.50–142.00	141.75
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
4	—	534	131.00–137.00	135.15
1	—	575	127.50	127.50
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	173.50	173.50
4	—	679	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	544	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
2	—	433	150.00–153.00	151.49
2	—	523	119.00–122.00	120.45
3	—	377	139.00–159.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	194.00	194.00
3	—	378	166.00–175.00	171.26
3	—	415	166.00–174.00	168.63
3	—	478	143.00–148.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	108.50	108.50
3	—	377	140.00–156.00	146.88
3	—	577	119.50–123.00	121.20
4	—	420	133.00–140.00	135.27
7	—	469	129.00–137.00	133.19
8	—	523	125.00–133.00	128.81
1	—	745	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	133.00	133.00
1	—	355	133.00	133.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
5	—	477	115.00–122.50	119.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00

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	2	—	1,260	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,124.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,099.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	62.50	62.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	62.00–70.00	64.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	860.00	860.00

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	1	—	1,195	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	70.00–80.00	74.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	70.00–76.00	72.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	30.00	30.00
11	—	1,214	52.00–60.00	55.46
12	—	1,080	40.50–50.50	46.42

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.