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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 13

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 117 vs last sale 307▲ 0 vs year ago 190 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 35 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 40▼ 69 vs year ago 87 · −79.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded in most instances 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 to 500 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, however 500 to 600 lbs. sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 10.00 higher. Cattle was plain to average, with good buyer activity.

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 $141.90/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$141.90

74 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	148.13	654	42
Medium and Large 3	379	135.66	515	10thin
Medium and Large 2	467	132.84	620	22

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $34 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 sale74 hd

141.90

—

AR average10 barns · 1,827 hd

143.65

−1.75

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	—	Low	1,827	90.02	1,645	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	63.50	984	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	62.68	695	27

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	201.52/cwt	201.00–202.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	196.79/cwt	187.00–200.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	181.16/cwt	177.00–189.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	174.02/cwt	173.00–175.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	162.51/cwt	161.00–164.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	140.31/cwt	133.00–145.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	166.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	349	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	156.21/cwt	149.00–165.00	584	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	138.12/cwt	134.50–145.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.64/cwt	138.00–151.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	136.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	139.48/cwt	139.00–141.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	122.96/cwt	121.00–125.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	125.76/cwt	121.00–130.00	648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	135.14/cwt	131.00–137.00	701	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	116.45/cwt	113.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.63/cwt	124.00–131.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	114.55/cwt	111.00–118.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	545	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	184.01/cwt	182.00–186.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	160.86/cwt	157.00–165.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	180.88/cwt	177.00–187.00	774	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	167.69/cwt	164.00–177.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	154.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	149.62/cwt	145.00–155.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	140.91/cwt	136.00–146.00	807	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	131.10/cwt	125.00–137.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	813	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	87.51/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,561	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	102.05/cwt	97.50–105.00	2,153	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	730	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	394	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	56.05/cwt	50.00–58.50	552	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	64.19/cwt	60.50–69.00	739	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	71.16/cwt	70.00–72.00	927	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	984	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,204	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,630	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	3,973	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	3,979	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	67.14/cwt	63.00–72.00	569	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	65.53/cwt	63.50–68.00	665	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	616	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	70.16/cwt	66.00–72.00	695	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 307Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
2	—	610	127.00–130.00	128.48
4	—	473	139.00–141.00	139.48
5	—	519	131.00–137.00	135.14
8	—	428	138.00–151.00	145.64
7	—	374	149.00–165.00	156.21
1	—	285	169.00	169.00
6	—	333	160.00–170.00	166.72
3	—	570	124.00–131.00	126.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	121.00–125.00	122.96
3	—	317	133.00–145.00	140.31
2	—	288	140.00–148.00	143.90
3	—	432	131.00–137.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	113.00–120.00	116.45
4	—	515	121.00–130.00	125.76
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
5	—	380	134.50–145.00	138.12
2	—	735	111.00–118.00	114.55
2	—	328	148.00–150.00	148.99
6	—	459	134.00–140.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	145.00–155.00	149.62
2	—	610	125.00–137.00	131.10
2	—	813	113.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
4	—	380	182.00–186.00	184.01
5	—	573	136.00–146.00	140.91
5	—	470	164.00–177.00	167.69
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
10	—	428	177.00–187.00	180.88
5	—	278	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	148.00	148.00
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
3	—	483	151.00–157.00	154.01
1	—	340	163.00	163.00
2	—	415	157.00–165.00	160.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	177.00–189.00	181.16
2	—	508	161.00–164.00	162.51
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
2	—	318	201.00–202.00	201.52
2	—	478	173.00–175.00	174.02
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
8	—	373	187.00–200.00	196.79
1	—	650	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	158.00	158.00
2	—	525	134.00–135.00	134.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	168.00	168.00
1	—	630	135.00	135.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	900.00	900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	63.00–72.00	67.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	63.50–68.00	65.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	545.00	545.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	580.00	580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	708	87.00	87.00

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	3	—	990	66.00–72.00	70.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	70.00–72.00	71.16
15	—	1,151	60.50–69.00	64.19
6	—	985	50.00–58.50	56.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	54.00	54.00
1	—	835	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	76.00	76.00
2	—	2,110	97.50–105.00	102.05
4	—	1,784	85.50–90.50	87.51

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.