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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 13

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 245 vs last sale 541▼ 185 vs year ago 481 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 78▼ 87 vs year ago 106 · −82.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 39 vs year ago 49 · −79.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs., sold mostly steady to 11.00 lower, while feeder steers over 500 lbs., sold mostly steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 - 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No trend on slaughter bulls due to limited comparable offerings.

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 $122.49/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$122.49

105 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$30.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	134.76	719	38
Medium and Large 2	495	120.80	598	45
Medium and Large 3	534	104.74	559	22

One grade step is worth $30.02/cwt here — about $160 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 sale105 hd

122.49

—

AR average8 barns · 1,091 hd

125.06

−2.57

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	1,328	61.50	816	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	45.00	691	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	37.59	457	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	675	24.50	165	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	141.49/cwt	139.00–144.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.62/cwt	138.00–141.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	749	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	846	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	813	95.04/cwt	91.00–99.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	133.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	123.84/cwt	121.00–129.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	128.39/cwt	122.00–137.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	540	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	123.11/cwt	118.00–127.50	572	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	117.13/cwt	116.00–118.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	602	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	110.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	113.10/cwt	112.50–118.50	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	113.37/cwt	109.00–119.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	440	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	173.60/cwt	167.00–180.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	171.32/cwt	166.00–176.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	389	131.72/cwt	129.00–139.00	512	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	129.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	543	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	133.86/cwt	129.00–141.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	122.48/cwt	116.00–128.00	583	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	108.88/cwt	105.00–115.00	526	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.77/cwt	111.00–121.00	595	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	514	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	124.75/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	585	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	125.50/cwt	118.00–129.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	617	100.69/cwt	100.00–102.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	111.87/cwt	110.00–116.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	102.69/cwt	98.00–110.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	678	87.38/cwt	85.00–90.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	682	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	675	24.50/cwt	24.50–24.50	165	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	201	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	27.11/cwt	22.00–32.00	323	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	41.10/cwt	37.50–46.50	509	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	691	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	335	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,771	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	681	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,322	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	50.93/cwt	46.00–55.00	497	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 541Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 78Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	139.00–140.00	139.80
1	—	835	121.00	121.00
2	—	438	139.00–144.00	141.49
2	—	553	135.00–136.00	135.50
8	—	519	138.00–141.00	138.62
5	—	683	120.00–125.00	123.84
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
2	—	643	122.00–127.00	124.51
1	—	305	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	123.00	123.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	335	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
3	—	435	132.50	132.50
2	—	813	91.00–99.00	95.04
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
1	—	840	96.00	96.00
3	—	567	118.00–125.00	121.43
4	—	524	121.00–129.00	124.75
6	—	376	166.00–176.00	171.32
1	—	895	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
8	—	469	129.00–141.00	133.86
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
3	—	337	167.00–180.00	173.60
8	—	612	118.00–129.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
10	—	476	116.00–128.00	122.48
10	—	514	111.00–121.00	115.77
3	—	668	98.00–110.00	102.69
4	—	419	125.00–135.00	129.59
7	—	389	129.00–139.00	131.72
3	—	312	140.00–142.00	140.99
7	—	618	110.00–116.00	111.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	103.00	103.00
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
3	—	678	85.00–90.00	87.38
3	—	617	100.00–102.00	100.69
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
8	—	483	105.00–115.00	108.88
4	—	514	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
17	—	465	118.00–127.50	123.11
3	—	675	109.00–119.00	113.37
4	—	344	130.00–138.00	133.22
11	—	426	124.00–130.00	126.66
1	—	885	89.00	89.00
10	—	622	112.50–118.50	113.10
9	—	376	122.00–137.00	128.39
7	—	526	116.00–118.00	117.13
1	—	565	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
1	—	655	89.00	89.00
2	—	568	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
1	—	515	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	115.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	436	117.00–121.00	119.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
4	—	368	121.00–129.00	123.84
2	—	300	130.00	130.00
6	—	562	105.00–114.00	110.70
3	—	530	113.00–114.00	113.67
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	720	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,005	50.00	50.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	54.50	54.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	610.00	610.00

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	1	—	1,095	760.00	760.00

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	4	—	975	46.00–55.00	50.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,240	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,239	37.50–46.50	41.10
1	—	1,005	20.00	20.00
2	—	1,190	22.00–32.00	27.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	24.50	24.50

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.