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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 214▲ 7 vs year ago 205 · +3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 - 18.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 18.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher. Quality was mostly good to attractive, with good demand.

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 $137.45/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$137.45

82 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	138.82	619	60
Medium and Large 2	381	134.39	511	21
Medium and Large 3	365	120.00	438	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.82/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 sale82 hd

137.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,782 hd

131.22

+6.23

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	1,715	76.36	1,310	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	56.24	876	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	51.99	540	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	815	38.50	314	1thin

Every lot

69 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	313	188.52/cwt	186.00–191.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	187.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	170.41/cwt	165.00–176.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	151.88/cwt	147.00–157.00	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	153.47/cwt	144.00–160.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	146.09/cwt	139.00–151.00	822	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	138.90/cwt	133.00–145.00	447	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	147.38/cwt	144.00–153.00	478	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	142.66/cwt	137.00–150.00	535	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	133.65/cwt	127.00–140.00	511	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	140.99/cwt	138.00–144.00	587	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	128.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	137.60/cwt	133.00–142.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	132.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	131.55/cwt	128.00–134.00	749	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	194.58/cwt	186.00–200.00	615	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	177.53/cwt	172.00–184.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	176.03/cwt	170.00–186.00	657	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	457	168.01/cwt	155.00–171.00	768	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	157.88/cwt	152.00–164.00	731	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.35/cwt	131.00–145.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	135.25/cwt	131.00–138.00	772	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	128.99/cwt	127.00–131.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,641	75.11/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,233	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,511	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	395	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	314	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	933	43.34/cwt	41.50–45.00	404	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	54.04/cwt	51.00–57.00	572	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	817	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.50	876	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	551	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	920	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	561	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	61.17/cwt	59.00–64.00	606	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	657	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	63.25/cwt	61.50–66.00	715	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,777	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	70.79/cwt	66.00–77.00	591	3

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 214Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
5	—	476	147.00–157.00	151.88
1	—	500	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	165.00–176.00	170.41
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
5	—	517	144.00–160.00	153.47
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
7	—	563	139.00–151.00	146.09
2	—	313	186.00–191.00	188.52
2	—	725	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	630	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	405	174.00	174.00
2	—	358	184.00–190.00	187.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	187.00	187.00
1	—	660	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
2	—	410	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	555	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	172.00–184.00	177.53
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	155.00–165.00	159.86
1	—	780	111.00	111.00
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
4	—	463	152.00–164.00	157.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	127.00–131.00	128.99
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
5	—	520	131.00–145.00	140.35
9	—	316	186.00–200.00	194.58
4	—	571	131.00–138.00	135.25
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
8	—	457	155.00–171.00	168.01
7	—	373	170.00–186.00	176.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	140.00–147.00	144.34
1	—	310	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	137.00–150.00	142.66
9	—	469	133.00–142.00	137.60
1	—	625	131.00	131.00
14	—	416	138.00–144.00	140.99
6	—	512	128.00–135.00	132.52
11	—	569	128.00–134.00	131.55
7	—	324	144.00–153.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	148.00	148.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	126.00	126.00
7	—	322	133.00–145.00	138.90
3	—	427	122.00–132.00	128.23
8	—	382	127.00–140.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	59.00–64.00	61.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	61.50–66.00	63.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	3	—	835	66.00–77.00	70.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	41.50–45.00	43.34
1	—	1,350	60.50	60.50
6	—	1,058	51.00–57.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	38.50	38.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	55.00–57.50	56.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	79.50	79.50
5	—	1,641	73.00–78.00	75.11

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.