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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 29

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 397▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 88▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 69▲ 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 under 600 lbs., sold mostly 4.00 - 11.00 higher, while feeder steers over 600 lbs., mostly sold 1.00 - 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower.

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 $129.11/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$129.11

218 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	134.36	627	132
Medium and Large 2	450	125.33	563	57
Medium and Large 3	442	112.65	497	29

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $129 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 sale218 hd

129.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,542 hd

128.25

+0.87

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	1,616	70.17	1,134	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	40.00	662	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	38.39	443	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	21.67	179	3thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	191.48/cwt	188.00–196.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	140.32/cwt	133.00–144.00	474	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	153.50/cwt	143.00–164.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	175.11/cwt	171.00–184.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	130.89/cwt	125.00–137.00	483	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	370	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	126.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	529	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	169.23/cwt	162.00–178.00	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	428	157.96/cwt	157.00–159.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	440	139.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	133.96/cwt	127.00–141.00	636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	117.64/cwt	112.00–124.00	560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	156.45/cwt	150.00–163.00	754	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	129.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	146.81/cwt	143.00–153.00	782	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	147.12/cwt	140.00–148.00	819	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	109.09/cwt	105.00–113.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.18/cwt	138.00–149.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.81/cwt	124.00–127.50	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	580	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	127.99/cwt	124.00–137.00	804	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	291	145.75/cwt	142.00–151.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	314	117.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	369	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	121.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	145.66/cwt	135.00–159.00	473	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	146.53/cwt	138.00–152.00	547	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	123.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	151.13/cwt	151.00–152.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	142.75/cwt	139.00–154.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	115.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	487	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	129.57/cwt	124.00–137.00	553	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	111.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	131.58/cwt	127.00–137.00	620	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.09/cwt	121.00–131.00	594	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	123.05/cwt	117.00–127.00	629	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	105.42/cwt	100.00–111.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	126.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	656	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	122.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	689	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	121.32/cwt	118.00–124.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	110.25/cwt	110.00–110.50	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	169.52/cwt	167.00–172.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	321	132.21/cwt	122.00–143.00	424	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	188.82/cwt	178.00–195.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	153.90/cwt	149.00–163.00	517	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	173.89/cwt	157.00–187.00	640	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	159.12/cwt	143.00–169.00	589	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	126.68/cwt	115.00–136.00	473	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	167.63/cwt	163.00–179.00	694	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	150.47/cwt	144.00–158.00	626	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	133.76/cwt	128.00–142.00	567	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	459	147.99/cwt	143.00–157.00	679	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	134.43/cwt	129.00–141.00	639	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	120.46/cwt	114.00–126.00	575	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	131.74/cwt	127.00–140.00	675	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	111.79/cwt	110.00–118.00	579	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	120.79/cwt	117.00–125.00	629	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	110.56/cwt	106.00–115.00	627	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	98.45/cwt	96.00–101.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	120.13/cwt	115.00–125.00	705	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	92.47/cwt	91.00–94.00	567	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	103.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	114.50/cwt	113.00–117.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	727	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	62.79/cwt	60.00–65.00	879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,213	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	118	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	35.25/cwt	35.00–35.50	286	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	227	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	28.66/cwt	25.00–32.50	293	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	139	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	39.77/cwt	34.50–44.00	470	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	48.01/cwt	45.00–51.50	617	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	662	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	79.85/cwt	58.00–108.50	549	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	46.03/cwt	40.00–50.00	424	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	54.35/cwt	45.50–70.00	538	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	53.30/cwt	45.00–62.00	500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	439	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	448	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	557	140.00–148.00	147.12
2	—	705	121.00	121.00
6	—	628	124.00–137.00	127.99
1	—	370	187.00	187.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
1	—	485	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	126.00–133.00	129.28
5	—	475	127.00–141.00	133.96
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
2	—	360	143.00–164.00	153.50
1	—	290	156.00	156.00
2	—	575	124.00–127.50	125.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	121.00–132.00	126.32
5	—	476	112.00–124.00	117.64
2	—	563	105.00–113.00	109.09
3	—	338	133.00–144.00	140.32
5	—	369	125.00–137.00	130.89
2	—	618	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	157.00–159.00	157.96
2	—	580	133.00–134.00	133.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	136.00–143.00	139.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	96.00	96.00
5	—	368	171.00–184.00	175.11
7	—	421	162.00–178.00	169.23
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
10	—	482	150.00–163.00	156.45
4	—	314	188.00–196.00	191.48
4	—	614	120.00–125.00	122.47
5	—	571	138.00–149.00	144.18
6	—	533	143.00–153.00	146.81
1	—	870	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	167.00–172.00	169.52
1	—	775	85.00	85.00
9	—	521	117.00–125.00	120.79
11	—	475	129.00–141.00	134.43
9	—	370	143.00–169.00	159.12
10	—	416	144.00–158.00	150.47
6	—	618	100.00–108.00	103.27
4	—	336	149.00–163.00	153.90
7	—	567	106.00–115.00	110.56
2	—	660	92.00–95.00	93.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	91.00–94.00	92.47
9	—	424	128.00–142.00	133.76
7	—	518	110.00–118.00	111.79
9	—	477	114.00–126.00	120.46
4	—	321	122.00–143.00	132.21
7	—	373	115.00–136.00	126.68
2	—	573	96.00–101.00	98.45
1	—	690	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	113.00–117.00	114.50
1	—	790	92.00	92.00
1	—	295	188.00	188.00
9	—	414	163.00–179.00	167.63
4	—	323	178.00–195.00	188.82
7	—	587	115.00–125.00	120.13
10	—	512	127.00–140.00	131.74
9	—	459	143.00–157.00	147.99
10	—	368	157.00–187.00	173.89
2	—	658	112.00	112.00
2	—	730	101.00–104.00	102.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
18	—	475	121.00–131.00	125.09
9	—	511	117.00–127.00	123.05
16	—	427	124.00–137.00	129.57
5	—	378	120.00–128.00	123.87
2	—	285	130.00–139.00	134.58
4	—	321	120.00–125.00	121.42
2	—	623	110.00–110.50	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	124.50	124.50
10	—	558	128.00	128.00
7	—	393	151.00–152.00	151.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	135.00–159.00	145.66
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
7	—	617	118.00–124.00	121.32
9	—	422	139.00–154.00	142.75
19	—	519	121.00–130.00	126.34
18	—	471	127.00–137.00	131.58
18	—	373	138.00–152.00	146.53
19	—	563	118.00–126.00	122.40
2	—	663	119.00	119.00
4	—	291	142.00–151.00	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
3	—	518	100.00–111.00	105.42
3	—	370	115.00–117.50	115.81
2	—	578	105.00	105.00
9	—	422	110.00–121.00	115.35
4	—	314	110.00–125.00	117.58
7	—	470	105.00–115.00	111.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,182	34.50–44.00	39.77
6	—	1,022	25.00–32.50	28.66
4	—	1,286	45.00–51.50	48.01
1	—	1,030	13.50	13.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	35.00–35.50	35.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	27.00	27.00
1	—	785	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	23.00	23.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	60.00–65.00	62.79
3	—	1,637	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,709	70.00–72.00	70.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	922	40.00–50.00	46.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	989	45.50–70.00	54.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	688	58.00–108.50	79.85

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	—	1,080	600.00	600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	45.00–62.00	53.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	46.00	46.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	45.00	45.00

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.