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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 30

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 263▲ 42 vs year ago 138 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 26 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 3▲ 25 vs year ago 3 · +833.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 450 and less sold 3.00 higher, however feeder heifers weighing between 450 and 575 sold steady to 10.00 lower on equivalent offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested, due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium today. Cattle was fair to average with with some attractive 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 $136.42/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$136.42

64 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	141.05	667	41
Medium and Large 2	466	128.71	599	21
Medium and Large 3	393	122.50	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $186 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 sale64 hd

136.42

—

AR average10 barns · 1,910 hd

139.20

−2.78

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	—	Low	1,471	76.65	1,127	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	951	53.78	512	14

Every lot

82 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	324	185.16/cwt	179.00–198.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	188.16/cwt	179.00–196.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	172.61/cwt	170.00–176.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	165.99/cwt	159.00–170.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Value Added	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	145.53/cwt	141.00–147.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	148.67/cwt	147.00–154.00	843	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	618	146.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	831	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	150.20/cwt	143.00–157.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	149.52/cwt	144.00–157.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	123.73/cwt	121.00–126.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	135.82/cwt	131.00–140.00	651	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	136.68/cwt	129.00–140.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	132.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	752	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	185.03/cwt	183.00–187.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.08/cwt	141.00–145.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	171.29/cwt	167.00–175.00	656	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	148.32/cwt	141.00–156.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	167.61/cwt	164.00–171.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	140.57/cwt	135.00–144.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	164.70/cwt	163.00–168.00	789	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.92/cwt	141.00–149.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	121.60/cwt	118.00–126.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	809	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	69.18/cwt	65.50–73.50	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	81.63/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,313	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	48.07/cwt	46.00–50.00	392	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	45.55/cwt	45.00–46.50	430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	959	56.52/cwt	54.50–59.00	542	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	62.26/cwt	62.00–62.50	666	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	589	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,463	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	846.66/cwt	610.00–1,055.00	9,567	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	72.03/cwt	69.50–74.00	832	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	70.25/cwt	70.00–70.50	815	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	70.67/cwt	60.50–74.00	828	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	973.43/cwt	660.00–1,175.00	11,876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	891	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	96.61/cwt	93.00–100.00	642	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	423	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	73.59/cwt	62.50–93.00	704	6

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 263Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
4	—	534	120.00–130.00	124.24
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
4	—	478	121.00–126.00	123.73
3	—	327	137.00–142.00	140.05
4	—	388	130.00–140.00	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
1	—	370	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	153.00–157.00	155.00
6	—	569	128.00–139.00	132.49
5	—	527	129.00–140.00	136.68
5	—	414	144.00–157.00	149.52
6	—	479	131.00–140.00	135.82
6	—	372	143.00–157.00	150.20
6	—	618	125.00–137.00	129.10
4	—	329	147.00–157.00	152.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	170.00–176.00	172.61
4	—	369	179.00–196.00	188.16
2	—	503	164.00	164.00
3	—	472	159.00–170.00	165.99
5	—	324	179.00–198.00	185.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	166.00	166.00
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
5	—	567	147.00–154.00	148.67
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
3	—	618	141.00–154.00	146.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	141.00–147.00	145.53
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	618	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	355	149.00–155.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
2	—	365	141.00–145.00	143.08
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
2	—	525	141.00–149.00	144.92
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
8	—	479	163.00–168.00	164.70
6	—	383	167.00–175.00	171.29
1	—	280	193.00	193.00
3	—	722	110.00–115.00	112.00
3	—	425	164.00–171.00	167.61
2	—	315	183.00–187.00	185.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	164.00	164.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
3	—	612	118.00–126.00	121.60
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	410	141.00–156.00	148.32
1	—	560	133.00	133.00
3	—	468	135.00–144.00	140.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	660.00–1,175.00	973.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	69.50–74.00	72.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,172	60.50–74.00	70.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	70.00–70.50	70.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	610.00–1,055.00	846.66

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	6	—	957	62.50–93.00	73.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	93.00–100.00	96.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	58.00	58.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	65.50–73.50	69.18
3	—	1,608	79.00–83.00	81.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	46.00–50.00	48.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	45.00–46.50	45.55
2	—	1,070	62.00–62.50	62.26
7	—	959	54.50–59.00	56.52

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.