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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 6

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

541 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 594▲ 541 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 79▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 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 under 600 lbs. sold mostly 1.00 - 11.00 lower, while feeder steers over 600 lbs. sold mostly 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls on average sold 12.00 lower.

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 $123.74/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$123.74

183 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$19.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	131.95	698	82
Medium and Large 2	510	121.06	618	52
Medium and Large 3	472	112.83	533	49

One grade step is worth $19.12/cwt here — about $166 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 sale183 hd

123.74

—

AR average9 barns · 1,144 hd

123.90

−0.16

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	1,535	62.43	958	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	47.38	667	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	37.71	426	54

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	178.52/cwt	178.00–179.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	136.61/cwt	134.00–139.00	451	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	129.72/cwt	126.00–138.00	489	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	119.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	504	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	144.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	145.83/cwt	142.00–148.00	639	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	594	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	146.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	707	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	145.91/cwt	140.00–149.50	751	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	129.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.45/cwt	129.00–139.00	779	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	118.32/cwt	114.00–122.50	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	120.98/cwt	119.00–122.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	127.79/cwt	123.50–133.00	790	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	701	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	887	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	122.30/cwt	119.50–125.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	808	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,034	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	129.07/cwt	117.00–142.00	421	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	109.62/cwt	105.80–115.00	361	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	141.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	466	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	119.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	435	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	142.46/cwt	130.00–154.00	530	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	134.39/cwt	129.00–143.00	567	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	120.33/cwt	116.00–127.00	509	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	110.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	473	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	115.74/cwt	110.00–121.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	130.63/cwt	127.00–135.50	632	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	125.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	123.40/cwt	119.00–125.00	713	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	111.47/cwt	106.00–114.50	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	119.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	111.65/cwt	109.00–114.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	116.75/cwt	116.50–117.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	112.73/cwt	111.00–114.50	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	316	131.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	416	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	174.07/cwt	166.00–188.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	140.73/cwt	133.00–147.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	154.68/cwt	141.00–165.00	591	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	384	123.86/cwt	114.00–131.00	476	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	133.25/cwt	126.00–139.00	554	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	119.86/cwt	114.00–125.00	506	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	146.45/cwt	138.50–149.50	627	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	144.39/cwt	137.00–150.00	670	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	112.86/cwt	108.00–120.00	528	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	128.95/cwt	121.00–134.00	609	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	125.54/cwt	119.00–132.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	104.46/cwt	101.00–108.00	543	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	113.87/cwt	109.00–121.00	599	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	101.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	118.52/cwt	111.00–121.00	687	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	106.31/cwt	103.00–111.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	116.44/cwt	113.00–119.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	616	95.28/cwt	92.00–100.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	113.39/cwt	108.00–117.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	96.06/cwt	92.00–102.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	751	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	852	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	950	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	42.88/cwt	40.00–44.50	578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	54.90/cwt	50.00–60.00	793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	75.96/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,271	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	790	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	316	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	32.23/cwt	25.00–35.00	335	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	19.41/cwt	18.00–20.00	203	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	41.84/cwt	37.00–46.50	495	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	51.38/cwt	47.50–56.00	720	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	46.07/cwt	44.00–48.50	686	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	623	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	429	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	564	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	532	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	45.46/cwt	44.00–47.00	466	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	731.13/cwt	620.00–810.00	7,735	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	53.34/cwt	42.00–70.00	511	7

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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	101.00–108.00	104.46
7	—	616	92.00–100.00	95.28
3	—	575	100.00–105.00	101.97
4	—	316	125.00–135.00	131.77
9	—	422	114.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
9	—	384	114.00–131.00	123.86
10	—	468	108.00–120.00	112.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
1	—	950	81.00	81.00
5	—	372	133.00–147.00	140.73
8	—	416	126.00–139.00	133.25
13	—	472	121.00–134.00	128.95
3	—	682	92.00–102.00	96.06
15	—	526	109.00–121.00	113.87
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
3	—	610	103.00–111.00	106.31
1	—	345	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	108.00–117.00	113.39
8	—	464	137.00–150.00	144.39
4	—	613	113.00–119.00	116.44
6	—	751	113.50	113.50
1	—	820	104.50	104.50
14	—	428	138.50–149.50	146.45
6	—	382	141.00–165.00	154.68
19	—	580	111.00–121.00	118.52
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
10	—	515	119.00–132.00	125.54
6	—	318	166.00–188.00	174.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	117.00–142.00	129.07
1	—	525	116.50	116.50
8	—	363	115.00–125.00	119.85
9	—	423	116.00–127.00	120.33
1	—	815	80.00	80.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
3	—	578	106.00–114.50	111.47
3	—	662	109.00–114.00	111.65
7	—	459	110.00–121.00	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	484	127.00–135.50	130.63
13	—	372	130.00–154.00	142.46
10	—	578	119.00–125.00	123.40
5	—	330	137.00–145.00	141.20
1	—	765	101.50	101.50
5	—	620	115.00–122.00	119.19
19	—	422	129.00–143.00	134.39
2	—	723	111.00–114.50	112.73
2	—	663	116.50–117.00	116.75
1	—	295	147.00	147.00
13	—	525	120.00–132.00	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	105.00–115.00	110.97
1	—	465	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
5	—	329	105.80–115.00	109.62
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	114.00–122.50	118.32
5	—	470	120.00–131.00	126.36
3	—	615	119.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
5	—	528	125.00–135.00	129.73
3	—	423	143.00–146.00	144.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
5	—	422	115.00–127.00	119.35
3	—	377	126.00–138.00	129.72
2	—	330	134.00–139.00	136.61
1	—	455	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	142.00–148.00	145.83
2	—	318	178.00–179.00	178.52
8	—	483	145.00–150.00	146.34
9	—	618	123.50–133.00	127.79
2	—	728	119.50–125.00	122.30
29	—	575	129.00–139.00	135.45
3	—	658	120.00–127.50	124.11
7	—	515	140.00–149.50	145.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
8	—	701	126.50	126.50
5	—	660	133.00	133.00
2	—	808	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	44.00–48.50	46.07
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,183	37.00–46.50	41.84
3	—	1,048	18.00–20.00	19.41
19	—	1,038	25.00–35.00	32.23
3	—	1,402	47.50–56.00	51.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	50.00–60.00	54.90
2	—	1,348	40.00–44.50	42.88
4	—	1,673	73.00–80.00	75.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	44.00–47.00	45.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	54.00	54.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,058	620.00–810.00	731.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	48.50	48.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	49.00	49.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	958	42.00–70.00	53.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	60.50	60.50

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.