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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 15

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 1,103 vs last sale 1,344▲ 99 vs year ago 142 · +69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 70▼ 23 vs year ago 39 · −59.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 21▼ 37 vs year ago 62 · −59.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower. However, feeder steers between 500 and 600 lbs., sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested 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 $133.60/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$133.60

83 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$23.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	138.15	759	51
Medium and Large 2	510	128.50	656	27
Medium and Large 3	528	114.78	606	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.37/cwt here — about $152 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 sale83 hd

133.60

—

AR average9 barns · 972 hd

133.55

+0.05

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	49.86	799	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	47.53	608	13

Every lot

87 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	162.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	145.11/cwt	139.00–151.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	731	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	149.21/cwt	143.00–157.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	138.32/cwt	134.00–144.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	126.69/cwt	121.00–134.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.15/cwt	129.00–139.00	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	988	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	138.13/cwt	132.00–143.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	145.55/cwt	137.00–160.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	129.50/cwt	115.00–146.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	104.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	121.17/cwt	114.00–125.00	520	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	130.29/cwt	123.00–136.00	563	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	127.44/cwt	121.00–133.00	604	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	126.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	647	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	112.46/cwt	107.00–118.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	123.66/cwt	118.00–127.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	109.68/cwt	104.00–114.00	784	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	149.92/cwt	145.00–158.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	136.43/cwt	127.00–149.00	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	165.07/cwt	157.00–174.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	161.68/cwt	158.00–165.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	143.91/cwt	135.00–147.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	154.51/cwt	148.00–164.00	729	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	124.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	126.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	140.66/cwt	133.00–145.00	736	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	133.91/cwt	129.00–141.00	762	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	113.66/cwt	109.00–117.00	705	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	124.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	115.53/cwt	112.00–121.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	111.64/cwt	106.00–117.00	818	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	778	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	817	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	40.67/cwt	37.50–46.00	461	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	51.82/cwt	50.00–54.00	709	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	803	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	48.54/cwt	47.00–50.00	796	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	23,355	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	598	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	55.86/cwt	54.00–57.50	560	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,541	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,517	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	803.49/cwt	730.00–920.00	8,453	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	836.51/cwt	710.00–890.00	9,478	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	651	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	55.18/cwt	53.00–57.00	710	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	955.00/cwt	955.00–955.00	10,839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,823	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 1,344Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 70Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 21Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	155.00–168.00	162.73
1	—	710	131.00	131.00
5	—	483	145.00–156.00	151.37
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
5	—	623	129.00–139.00	133.15
2	—	803	120.00–126.00	122.99
8	—	574	134.00–144.00	138.32
2	—	370	171.00–172.00	171.51
7	—	519	143.00–157.00	149.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	120.00–128.00	123.97
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	360	130.00–140.00	134.93
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
4	—	613	121.00–134.00	126.69
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
2	—	428	139.00–151.00	145.11
1	—	320	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	106.00	106.00
1	—	415	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	148.00–164.00	154.51
6	—	418	158.00–165.00	161.68
14	—	523	133.00–145.00	140.66
6	—	569	129.00–141.00	133.91
3	—	368	157.00–174.00	165.07
2	—	778	102.00–108.00	105.03
4	—	621	122.00–128.00	124.69
1	—	875	94.00	94.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
5	—	675	112.00–121.00	115.53
3	—	733	106.00–117.00	111.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	135.00–147.00	143.91
3	—	322	145.00–158.00	149.92
2	—	665	105.00–109.00	107.05
2	—	740	100.00–106.00	102.98
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
5	—	512	120.00–132.00	126.87
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
4	—	366	127.00–149.00	136.43
3	—	620	109.00–117.00	113.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
3	—	477	120.00–132.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	118.00–127.00	123.66
10	—	376	137.00–160.00	145.55
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
3	—	715	104.00–114.00	109.68
11	—	512	124.00–133.00	126.42
7	—	474	121.00–133.00	127.44
6	—	432	123.00–136.00	130.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	100.00–107.00	104.30
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	105.00	105.00
3	—	318	132.00–143.00	138.13
2	—	465	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
4	—	381	115.00–146.00	129.50
3	—	518	107.00–118.00	112.46
4	—	429	114.00–125.00	121.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,133	710.00–890.00	836.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	54.00–57.50	55.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	730.00–920.00	803.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	835.00	835.00

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	1	—	935	90.00	90.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	74.00	74.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	53.00–57.00	55.18

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	—	1,730	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	955.00	955.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	940.00	940.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	52.50	52.50
2	—	1,640	47.00–50.00	48.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	50.00–54.00	51.82
5	—	1,134	37.50–46.00	40.67

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.