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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 9

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 278▼ 85 vs year ago 151 · −56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 29▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 65▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 -6.00 lower on a slight test. Feeder heifers sold 9,00 - 11.00 lower on a meager test. Slaughter cows sold on average 4.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.15/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$129.15

30 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$23.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	133.77	603	22
Medium and Large 2	506	118.50	600	6thin
Medium and Large 3	423	110.21	466	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.56/cwt here — about $137 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 sale30 hd

129.15

—

AR average7 barns · 1,264 hd

136.09

−6.95

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%	Average	1,605	55.00	883	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	52.95	609	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	177.81/cwt	170.00–186.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	153.41/cwt	149.00–158.00	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	162.00/cwt	159.00–165.00	632	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	154.01/cwt	150.00–158.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	472	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	136.87/cwt	132.00–145.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	153.09/cwt	145.00–156.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	141.80/cwt	135.00–147.00	747	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	52.95/cwt	50.00–54.50	609	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	883	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,408	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	651	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,876	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	58.05/cwt	53.00–62.00	575	2

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 278Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 65Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	50.00–54.50	52.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
6	—	467	145.00–156.00	153.09
5	—	527	135.00–147.00	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	138.00	138.00
1	—	555	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	125.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	383	135.00–139.00	137.01
2	—	580	121.00–122.00	121.51
2	—	518	129.00	129.00
8	—	427	132.00–145.00	136.87
1	—	320	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
2	—	520	115.00–118.00	116.50
2	—	428	125.00–129.00	127.01
1	—	665	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00–115.00	110.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	643	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	466	150.00–158.00	154.01
2	—	323	170.00–186.00	177.81
2	—	390	159.00–165.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
1	—	425	154.00	154.00
2	—	388	149.00–158.00	153.41
1	—	560	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	51.50	51.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	870.00	870.00

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	—	975	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	53.00–62.00	58.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,760	80.00	80.00

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.