Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2020-09-15

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 15
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▲ 282 vs last sale 249▲ 531 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 26▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 22▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers between 500 and 675 lbs. sold 5.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings from the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.93/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$132.93
174 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508142.3672391
Medium and Large 2538125.5567651
Medium and Large 3486117.8557332
One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $150 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 sale174 hd
132.93
—
AR average9 barns · 925 hd
129.48
+3.45
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,60684.521,35810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53751.317895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11547.5953151

Every lot

125 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320144.00/cwt144.00–144.004611
Steers—Medium and Large 1342175.00/cwt175.00–175.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 2365136.00/cwt136.00–136.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1404156.97/cwt149.00–159.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 2415132.12/cwt127.00–137.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added447157.61/cwt154.00–158.0070510
Steers—Medium and Large 3455122.53/cwt120.00–125.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458152.12/cwt150.50–156.006975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465151.50/cwt151.50–151.507047
Steers—Medium and Large 2468134.12/cwt131.50–139.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1477142.71/cwt137.00–147.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added480134.38/cwt132.00–135.506453
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515153.50/cwt153.50–153.507911
Steers—Medium and Large 2518125.97/cwt124.00–130.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1528143.66/cwt139.50–147.0075913
Steers—Medium and Large 3568121.02/cwt117.00–125.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added572134.33/cwt134.00–135.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 2576131.48/cwt128.50–135.507576
Steers—Medium and Large 1586138.76/cwt137.00–145.5081313
Steers—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1620138.26/cwt137.50–139.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 2625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1672132.05/cwt128.00–136.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680139.01/cwt138.00–140.009453
Steers—Medium and Large 2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2700130.50/cwt130.50–130.509141
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added723135.98/cwt134.00–138.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1730128.29/cwt125.00–132.009373
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added745136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added755132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0172
Steers—Medium and Large 1845114.50/cwt114.50–114.509681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328122.05/cwt120.00–125.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335136.63/cwt134.00–139.004583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377132.71/cwt130.00–135.505005
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378121.72/cwt120.00–125.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386142.47/cwt136.00–145.0055018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416122.70/cwt117.00–125.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422139.00/cwt131.00–142.5058715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426133.09/cwt125.00–138.005677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473134.79/cwt131.00–139.0063816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476128.05/cwt124.50–132.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480142.50/cwt142.50–142.506841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482112.01/cwt105.00–115.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added512133.50/cwt133.50–133.506842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524133.48/cwt127.00–136.0069928
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529123.69/cwt120.00–130.506544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3531114.19/cwt110.00–118.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560124.71/cwt123.00–127.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573125.23/cwt124.00–126.507182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573109.28/cwt105.00–113.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585129.50/cwt129.50–129.507582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618110.00/cwt110.00–110.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619121.10/cwt115.00–127.0075010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623105.71/cwt104.00–108.006593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 274095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 275592.00/cwt92.00–92.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 176592.00/cwt92.00–92.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 180090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322181.25/cwt175.00–194.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323155.23/cwt145.00–167.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330136.65/cwt125.00–157.004516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367168.87/cwt161.00–178.006209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370141.69/cwt131.00–150.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385130.96/cwt126.00–139.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416138.05/cwt131.00–144.0057416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420120.66/cwt115.00–125.005078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425152.61/cwt145.00–161.0064911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460134.05/cwt126.00–138.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468116.07/cwt113.00–120.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478142.62/cwt138.00–148.0068213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3509119.39/cwt115.00–123.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513139.73/cwt134.00–144.5071726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519132.01/cwt126.50–137.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567135.36/cwt130.00–136.5076712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573126.33/cwt122.00–130.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2601114.74/cwt111.00–119.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613105.00/cwt105.00–105.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618126.82/cwt122.00–134.0078412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650111.00/cwt111.00–111.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660106.49/cwt105.00–108.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675118.37/cwt116.00–121.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723109.50/cwt109.00–110.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785106.00/cwt106.00–106.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 280593.32/cwt90.00–95.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 381982.48/cwt81.00–84.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 292575.00/cwt75.00–75.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 393560.00/cwt60.00–60.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 296580.79/cwt76.50–85.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,02057.50/cwt57.50–57.505871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20871.18/cwt70.00–72.008602
Bulls——1,63383.24/cwt82.50–84.001,3592
Bulls——1,73089.40/cwt86.00–93.001,5476
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%88830.78/cwt30.00–31.502732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06047.41/cwt42.00–52.0050324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07037.66/cwt34.00–41.004038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24154.48/cwt52.00–57.0067617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49753.43/cwt51.00–55.008003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59848.14/cwt45.00–52.007692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2640385.00/cwt360.00–410.002,4642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808634.52/cwt460.00–860.005,1275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870472.15/cwt310.00–600.004,1085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893649.38/cwt360.00–950.005,7993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900505.92/cwt450.00–572.004,5532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917571.13/cwt400.00–750.005,23710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018710.49/cwt670.00–750.007,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04555.00/cwt55.00–55.005751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2772576.13/cwt450.00–750.004,4483
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2813561.15/cwt500.00–625.004,5622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850820.00/cwt820.00–820.006,9701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-283573.00/cwt73.00–73.006101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2728128.40/cwt105.00–151.009352
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290063.00/cwt63.00–63.005671
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292557.45/cwt54.00–61.505312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035570.00/cwt570.00–570.005,9001

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.