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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 8

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 160▲ 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 22 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 mostly 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 9.00 higher. 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 $127.44/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$127.44

100 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	132.39	701	57
Medium and Large 2	481	122.67	590	36
Medium and Large 3	413	111.71	461	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $239 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 sale100 hd

127.44

—

AR average5 barns · 449 hd

126.42

+1.03

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	1,280	57.00	730	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	59.96	851	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	48.46	525	20

Every lot

81 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	174.24/cwt	165.00–184.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	163.33/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	155.59/cwt	149.00–161.00	734	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	144.14/cwt	141.00–148.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	133.28/cwt	131.00–135.50	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.86/cwt	136.00–144.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	132.76/cwt	131.00–134.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	135.08/cwt	133.00–139.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	145.25/cwt	142.00–150.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	129.85/cwt	125.00–137.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	143.35/cwt	136.00–148.50	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	132.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	439	111.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	644	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	121.60/cwt	115.00–127.00	576	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	132.46/cwt	127.00–135.50	686	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	129.88/cwt	127.00–134.50	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	115.32/cwt	112.00–117.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	114.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	120.82/cwt	119.00–124.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	113.03/cwt	109.00–117.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	155.55/cwt	144.00–163.00	493	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	171.08/cwt	166.00–181.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	139.49/cwt	138.00–141.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	141.64/cwt	138.00–147.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	154.04/cwt	147.00–161.00	653	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	145.04/cwt	142.00–155.00	677	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	135.59/cwt	132.00–139.00	643	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	119.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	126.69/cwt	121.00–131.00	728	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	121.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	121.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	898	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	353	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	930	26.76/cwt	25.00–28.50	249	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	44.83/cwt	40.00–50.00	451	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	56.38/cwt	52.00–60.00	666	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	59.96/cwt	59.00–61.00	851	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	790	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,639	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	68.73/cwt	63.00–73.50	818	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	922.88/cwt	850.00–990.00	12,320	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,603	61.99/cwt	61.50–62.50	994	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	61.01/cwt	55.00–65.00	564	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	59.85/cwt	57.50–63.00	591	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,059	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	105.00–107.00	106.01
5	—	429	129.00–136.00	132.58
11	—	474	115.00–127.00	121.60
5	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	633	110.00–118.00	114.05
3	—	332	133.00–139.00	135.08
3	—	585	112.00–117.00	115.32
5	—	376	125.00–137.00	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	142.00–150.00	145.25
5	—	560	127.00–134.50	129.88
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
6	—	667	119.00–124.00	120.82
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
7	—	473	132.00–142.00	136.05
1	—	845	107.00	107.00
10	—	423	136.00–148.50	143.35
2	—	620	120.00–121.00	120.50
16	—	518	127.00–135.50	132.46
2	—	765	109.00–117.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
4	—	439	105.00–115.00	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	131.00–138.00	134.42
8	—	424	147.00–161.00	154.04
2	—	700	119.00–123.00	121.00
12	—	575	121.00–131.00	126.69
2	—	795	111.00–115.00	113.00
3	—	370	166.00–181.00	171.08
3	—	602	119.00–125.00	121.68
7	—	467	142.00–155.00	145.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
2	—	358	125.00–131.00	128.06
2	—	468	118.00–123.00	120.54
2	—	530	110.00–113.00	111.46
1	—	420	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	105.00–115.00	110.00
3	—	317	144.00–163.00	155.55
3	—	418	138.00–147.00	141.64
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
3	—	513	115.00–123.00	119.32
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
4	—	571	117.00–122.00	119.48
2	—	383	138.00–141.00	139.49
9	—	474	132.00–139.00	135.59
2	—	608	118.00–119.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	165.00–184.00	174.24
3	—	408	160.00–165.00	163.33
5	—	570	136.00–144.00	141.86
7	—	524	141.00–148.00	144.14
10	—	472	149.00–161.00	155.59
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
1	—	870	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	463	136.00–139.00	137.46
2	—	533	131.00–135.50	133.28
4	—	580	131.00–134.00	132.76
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	630	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	132.00	132.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	73.50	73.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	850.00–990.00	922.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,190	63.00–73.50	68.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,603	61.50–62.50	61.99

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	1	—	990	107.00	107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	924	55.00–65.00	61.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	57.50–63.00	59.85

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	—	675	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	40.00–50.00	44.83
10	—	1,182	52.00–60.00	56.38
1	—	930	38.00	38.00
2	—	930	25.00–28.50	26.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	59.00–61.00	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,350	69.00	69.00

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.