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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 16

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 1,173 vs last sale 1,428▲ 220 vs year ago 35 · +628.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 1.00 - 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 15.00 lower on a minimum test.

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 $132.31/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$132.31

89 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	137.39	620	41
Medium and Large 2	449	129.48	581	29
Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.00	639	4thin
Medium and Large 3	400	124.76	499	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $121 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 sale89 hd

132.31

—

AR average9 barns · 2,136 hd

138.06

−5.75

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	1,358	61.99	841	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	63.00	841	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,257	55.94	703	8thin

Every lot

72 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 3	335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	185.73/cwt	184.00–187.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	151.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	183.71/cwt	179.00–189.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	131.27/cwt	125.00–138.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	157.09/cwt	150.00–161.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	155.37/cwt	153.00–158.00	792	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	128.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	121.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,025	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	133.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	414	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	153.63/cwt	145.00–159.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	150.58/cwt	145.00–156.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	151.76/cwt	143.00–157.00	568	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	134.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	506	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	148.63/cwt	141.00–156.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	133.39/cwt	126.00–140.00	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	122.52/cwt	117.00–129.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	119.23/cwt	115.00–123.00	554	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	129.86/cwt	127.00–133.00	622	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	123.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	122.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	126.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	176.87/cwt	171.00–189.00	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	157.77/cwt	149.00–163.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	561	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	164.68/cwt	159.00–172.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.40/cwt	135.00–149.00	602	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	152.79/cwt	148.00–153.50	707	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	139.74/cwt	135.00–143.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	493	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	145.38/cwt	142.00–151.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	144.99/cwt	136.00–148.00	812	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	129.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	51.01/cwt	49.00–53.00	627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	72.96/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,083	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	265	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	689	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	841	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	61.23/cwt	60.00–63.50	818	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,316	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	59.30/cwt	57.00–61.00	528	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	60.02/cwt	54.00–64.00	594	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,654	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 1,428Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	141.00–156.00	148.63
11	—	518	121.00–129.00	126.95
3	—	562	120.00–125.00	122.61
10	—	374	143.00–157.00	151.76
1	—	630	117.00	117.00
9	—	479	127.00–133.00	129.86
5	—	319	145.00–159.00	153.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
11	—	418	126.00–140.00	133.39
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
4	—	375	130.00–137.00	134.96
6	—	516	120.00–127.00	122.79
4	—	481	121.00–128.00	123.70
2	—	340	145.00–156.00	150.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	124.00–129.00	125.99
3	—	310	130.00–140.00	133.56
6	—	418	117.00–129.00	122.52
3	—	465	115.00–123.00	119.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	140.00–152.00	145.63
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
3	—	467	135.00–143.00	139.74
3	—	573	126.00–132.00	129.70
4	—	423	135.00–149.00	142.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	149.00–163.00	157.77
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
3	—	317	171.00–189.00	176.87
2	—	683	114.00–116.00	115.00
8	—	463	148.00–153.50	152.79
11	—	560	136.00–148.00	144.99
3	—	522	142.00–151.00	145.38
3	—	420	159.00–172.00	164.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
4	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	150.00–161.00	157.09
2	—	580	131.00–139.00	135.10
3	—	510	153.00–158.00	155.37
4	—	421	179.00–189.00	183.71
4	—	374	184.00–187.00	185.73
1	—	720	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	117.00	117.00
18	—	878	116.75	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	144.00	144.00
1	—	335	138.00	138.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.59
2	—	430	125.00–138.00	131.27
1	—	625	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	118.00–126.00	121.93
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	420	148.00–155.00	151.63
3	—	537	125.00–133.00	128.99
1	—	350	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	920	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	840.00	840.00

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	2	—	890	57.00–61.00	59.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	990	54.00–64.00	60.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	570.00	570.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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	—	630	580.00	580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	28.00	28.00
5	—	1,336	60.00–63.50	61.23
2	—	1,215	55.00–58.00	56.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	68.00–77.50	72.96
2	—	1,230	49.00–53.00	51.01

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.