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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 2

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jan 19Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 278 vs last sale 0▲ 172 vs year ago 106 · +162.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 13 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 1.00 -3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs. sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 - 11.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Today, was a herd sell out with some replacements selling at a premium, with much buyer interest.

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 $134.02/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$134.02

128 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$17.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	137.86	675	81
Medium and Large 2	473	129.38	612	37
Medium and Large 3	458	120.09	550	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $125 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

134.02

—

AR average7 barns · 985 hd

133.43

+0.59

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	1,645	75.66	1,245	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	56.42	621	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	735	32.00	235	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	173.88/cwt	168.00–180.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	170.34/cwt	166.00–175.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	159.48/cwt	155.00–167.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	492	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	779	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	139.79/cwt	138.00–141.00	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	135.13/cwt	134.00–136.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	156.24/cwt	155.00–162.00	514	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	143.93/cwt	136.00–151.00	482	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	140.12/cwt	131.00–145.00	504	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	149.68/cwt	144.00–154.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	125.47/cwt	121.00–130.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	131.01/cwt	124.00–137.00	561	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	147.56/cwt	138.00–153.00	637	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	137.05/cwt	131.00–142.00	650	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	128.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	612	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	119.64/cwt	118.00–121.00	571	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.27/cwt	126.00–135.50	680	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.26/cwt	116.00–128.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	129.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	743	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	126.11/cwt	123.00–130.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	120.30/cwt	117.00–122.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	839	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	158.50/cwt	151.00–164.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	140.27/cwt	135.00–146.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	163.79/cwt	161.00–167.00	627	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	148.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	616	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	166.68/cwt	163.00–171.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	156.90/cwt	149.00–164.00	742	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	137.04/cwt	134.00–143.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	145.79/cwt	139.00–154.00	767	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	136.51/cwt	133.00–142.50	725	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	136.07/cwt	131.00–143.00	788	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	98.42/cwt	92.00–105.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	935	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	75.48/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	83.54/cwt	81.50–86.50	1,605	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	735	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	235	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	795	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	322	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	45.78/cwt	43.50–48.00	478	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	57.08/cwt	51.00–60.00	614	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	63.74/cwt	60.50–67.50	774	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,232.56/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	13,916	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,713.42/cwt	1,700.00–1,725.00	21,555	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	797.93/cwt	600.00–950.00	5,785	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	594	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,171.02/cwt	950.00–1,410.00	12,003	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	63.88/cwt	55.00–70.00	662	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	1,046.75/cwt	720.00–1,310.00	10,928	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,063.77/cwt	800.00–1,275.00	11,436	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	73.11/cwt	72.50–74.00	854	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	813.07/cwt	670.00–950.00	9,521	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	16,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	876.61/cwt	650.00–1,020.00	9,231	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,153.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,891	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	1,312.41/cwt	950.00–1,550.00	15,132	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	813.64/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,625	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	83.28/cwt	77.50–93.00	607	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	62.24/cwt	59.00–65.00	607	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 0Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 13

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,171	670.00–950.00	813.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	67.50	67.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	950.00–1,410.00	1,171.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,037	55.00–70.00	63.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	72.50–74.00	73.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	600.00–950.00	797.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,075	800.00–1,275.00	1,063.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,044	720.00–1,310.00	1,046.75

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	—	1,045	1,610.00	1,610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	650.00–1,020.00	876.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	950.00–1,550.00	1,312.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	735.00–900.00	813.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,153.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	980.00	980.00

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	3	—	975	59.00–65.00	62.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	729	77.50–93.00	83.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,129	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,232.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,258	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	123.00–130.00	126.11
17	—	432	138.00–153.00	147.56
5	—	369	144.00–154.00	149.68
8	—	329	155.00–162.00	156.24
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	883	94.00–96.00	94.99
16	—	474	131.00–142.00	137.05
8	—	572	125.00–136.00	129.81
14	—	518	126.00–135.50	131.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	107.50	107.50
4	—	520	116.00–128.00	121.26
4	—	574	123.00–126.00	124.50
6	—	477	126.00–135.00	128.22
9	—	428	124.00–137.00	131.01
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
5	—	360	131.00–145.00	140.12
3	—	633	117.00–122.00	120.30
3	—	335	136.00–151.00	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	121.00–130.00	125.47
2	—	310	139.00–140.00	139.51
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
3	—	477	118.00–121.00	119.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	138.00–141.00	139.79
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
3	—	478	155.00–167.00	159.48
2	—	415	166.00–175.00	170.34
4	—	613	134.00–136.00	135.13
2	—	363	168.00–180.00	173.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–144.00	142.00
1	—	570	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
13	—	473	149.00–164.00	156.90
2	—	343	174.00–175.00	174.50
4	—	383	161.00–167.00	163.79
2	—	623	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
10	—	526	139.00–154.00	145.79
2	—	708	118.00–120.00	119.00
7	—	579	131.00–143.00	136.07
6	—	428	163.00–171.00	166.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	140.00–155.00	148.79
6	—	531	133.00–142.50	136.51
3	—	330	151.00–164.00	158.50
3	—	478	134.00–143.00	137.04
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
2	—	770	92.00–105.00	98.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–146.00	140.27
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,921	81.50–86.50	83.54
2	—	1,448	70.00–79.50	75.48
1	—	935	44.50	44.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	40.50	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	60.50–67.50	63.74
11	—	1,075	51.00–60.00	57.08
4	—	1,045	43.50–48.00	45.78

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.