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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 1

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 320▼ 120 vs year ago 437 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 21▲ 8 vs year ago 35 · +22.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 13▲ 19 vs year ago 7 · +271.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher on a limited comparable test.

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 $137.43/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$137.43

128 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$27.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.64

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	148.00	756	67
Medium and Large 2	534	128.77	687	40
Medium and Large 3	478	120.16	575	21

One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $181 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 sale128 hd

137.43

—

AR average4 barns · 252 hd

128.79

+8.64

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	—	High	1,575	66.93	1,054	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	50.00	743	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	43.88	495	35

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	148.36/cwt	143.00–156.00	549	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	150.75/cwt	147.00–154.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	119.68/cwt	111.00–123.00	560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	155.88/cwt	149.00–161.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	145.17/cwt	141.00–150.00	753	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	113.43/cwt	108.00–119.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	131.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	126.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	758	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	118.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	144.12/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	139.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	132.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	499	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	379	116.91/cwt	110.00–121.00	443	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	123.12/cwt	119.00–129.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	113.41/cwt	111.00–116.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	133.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	119.72/cwt	116.00–122.00	567	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	128.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	611	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	124.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	654	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	118.52/cwt	116.00–124.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	109.61/cwt	104.00–114.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	119.82/cwt	115.00–127.00	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	174.47/cwt	168.00–194.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	343	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	377	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	141.55/cwt	131.00–149.00	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	166.71/cwt	153.00–177.00	617	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	168.50/cwt	162.00–178.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	133.03/cwt	128.00–142.00	568	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	153.64/cwt	149.00–159.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	153.91/cwt	147.00–162.00	720	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	132.08/cwt	128.00–142.00	630	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	131.64/cwt	126.00–136.00	682	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	115.72/cwt	108.00–120.00	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.83/cwt	143.00–152.00	772	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	137.91/cwt	134.00–141.00	798	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	130.32/cwt	123.00–136.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	120.66/cwt	119.00–123.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	836	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	63.65/cwt	62.50–65.00	934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	753	34.02/cwt	30.50–37.00	256	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	36.12/cwt	33.50–39.50	379	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	43.81/cwt	39.00–48.50	496	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	52.62/cwt	50.00–56.00	680	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	743	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	490.78/cwt	350.00–610.00	3,966	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	767.45/cwt	750.00–785.00	6,431	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	56.73/cwt	52.50–60.00	624	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	51.74/cwt	49.50–53.50	572	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	46.97/cwt	38.50–54.50	524	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	56.84/cwt	55.50–59.50	684	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	753	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	13,039	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	669.80/cwt	650.00–690.00	5,010	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,942	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	396	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	90.99/cwt	86.00–93.00	681	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	614	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 320Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	115.00–127.00	119.82
12	—	526	120.00–129.00	124.30
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
6	—	325	140.00–146.00	144.12
16	—	477	120.00–132.00	128.15
9	—	431	127.00–138.00	133.19
5	—	370	134.00–144.00	139.88
2	—	665	116.00–118.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	116.00–122.00	119.72
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
6	—	376	126.00–137.00	132.68
3	—	528	116.00–124.00	118.52
5	—	412	119.00–129.00	123.12
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	111.00–116.00	113.41
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
3	—	538	104.00–114.00	109.61
5	—	379	110.00–121.00	116.91
3	—	318	115.00–121.00	118.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
2	—	668	122.00–132.00	126.94
1	—	310	182.00	182.00
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
7	—	519	141.00–150.00	145.17
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
4	—	474	149.00–161.00	155.88
3	—	420	150.00–162.00	157.53
2	—	730	120.00–121.00	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.58
4	—	415	147.00–154.00	150.75
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
5	—	370	143.00–156.00	148.36
2	—	478	143.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
5	—	569	125.00–138.00	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	144.00–146.00	145.00
1	—	525	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	108.00–119.00	113.43
4	—	513	115.00–125.00	119.72
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
5	—	468	111.00–123.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	96.00	96.00
3	—	658	119.00–123.00	120.66
5	—	327	168.00–194.00	174.47
6	—	626	123.00–136.00	130.32
8	—	370	153.00–177.00	166.71
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
15	—	526	143.00–152.00	146.83
12	—	579	134.00–141.00	137.91
12	—	468	147.00–162.00	153.91
4	—	413	162.00–178.00	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	102.00	102.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
2	—	675	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
8	—	518	126.00–136.00	131.64
5	—	361	131.00–149.00	141.55
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
13	—	477	128.00–142.00	132.08
3	—	435	149.00–159.00	153.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
8	—	427	128.00–142.00	133.03
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
3	—	518	108.00–120.00	115.72
2	—	390	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	343	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	109.00–111.00	109.99

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,204	55.50–59.50	56.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	49.50–53.50	51.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	52.50–60.00	56.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	915.00	915.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	750.00–785.00	767.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	38.50–54.50	46.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	350.00–610.00	490.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	650.00–690.00	669.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	780.00	780.00

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	1	—	1,170	52.50	52.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	748	86.00–93.00	90.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	33.50–39.50	36.12
6	—	1,292	50.00–56.00	52.62
23	—	1,132	39.00–48.50	43.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	30.50–37.00	34.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	73.50	73.50
2	—	1,468	62.50–65.00	63.65

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.