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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 23

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Feb 9Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 0▼ 230 vs year ago 341 · −67.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▼ 55 vs year ago 72 · −76.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 172 vs year ago 176 · −97.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. All trends recorded are based on 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 $127.38/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$127.38

46 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	129.94	687	36
Medium and Large 3	318	121.50	386	2thin
Medium and Large 2	517	117.30	606	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $81 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 sale46 hd

127.38

—

AR average2 barns · 121 hd

126.70

+0.68

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	—	Average	1,828	74.50	1,361	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	63.50	921	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	53.63	564	15

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	164.53/cwt	157.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	404	155.40/cwt	155.00–157.00	628	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	161.30/cwt	159.00–166.00	777	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	160.13/cwt	156.00–164.00	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.39/cwt	129.00–142.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	137.71/cwt	136.00–139.50	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	917	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	985	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,003	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	153.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.41/cwt	139.00–146.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	140.18/cwt	138.00–145.00	583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	123.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	136.59/cwt	131.00–145.00	646	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	122.71/cwt	118.00–129.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	121.66/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	116.50/cwt	113.00–122.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	192.49/cwt	191.00–194.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	172.86/cwt	167.00–179.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	144.64/cwt	144.00–146.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	154.88/cwt	149.00–161.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	132.66/cwt	126.00–139.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,270	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	54.48/cwt	50.00–57.50	543	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	35.85/cwt	30.00–38.00	358	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	70.37/cwt	70.00–71.00	942	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	921	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	364	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	528	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	64.24/cwt	64.00–64.50	693	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 176

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
5	—	404	155.00–157.00	155.40
3	—	378	157.00–170.00	164.53
2	—	288	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	482	159.00–166.00	161.30
2	—	523	156.00–164.00	160.13
1	—	770	128.00	128.00
2	—	725	125.00–128.00	126.50
2	—	623	136.00–139.50	137.71
2	—	570	129.00–142.00	135.39
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
2	—	838	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	665	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	170.00–171.00	170.49
1	—	500	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	518	126.00–139.00	132.66
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
3	—	468	144.00–146.00	144.64
1	—	390	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	186.00	186.00
2	—	338	191.00–194.00	192.49
2	—	420	167.00–179.00	172.86
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	192.00	192.00
2	—	485	149.00–161.00	154.88
1	—	840	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
3	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.80
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
2	—	625	112.00–114.00	113.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
4	—	663	113.00–122.00	116.50
4	—	416	138.00–145.00	140.18
6	—	625	119.00–125.00	121.66
4	—	570	118.00–129.00	122.71
2	—	370	139.00–146.00	142.41
2	—	325	150.00–157.00	153.28
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
2	—	505	133.00–135.00	134.01
10	—	473	131.00–145.00	136.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	126.00	126.00
1	—	340	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	70.00–71.00	70.37
8	—	997	50.00–57.50	54.48
3	—	998	30.00–38.00	35.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,815	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	775	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	62.50	62.50

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)	2	—	1,078	64.00–64.50	64.24

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.