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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 190▼ 243 vs year ago 397 · −61.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 36▲ 11 vs year ago 17 · +64.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 475 lbs. average sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. However, feeder steers averaging between 500 lbs. and 530 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers averaging 500 lbs. and under sold steady to 5.00 lower. However, feeder heifers averaging 550 - 650 lbs. sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was 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 $137.26/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$137.26

65 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$2.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	325	138.00	449	1thin
Medium and Large 1	490	137.97	676	47
Medium and Large 2	432	135.24	584	17thin

One grade step is worth $2.76/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale65 hd

137.26

—

AR average11 barns · 1,984 hd

137.41

−0.16

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	1,585	78.84	1,250	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	61.55	689	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	740	55.00	407	1thin

Every lot

68 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	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	169.34/cwt	167.00–172.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	157.00/cwt	155.00–159.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	104.53/cwt	100.00–109.00	815	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	151.33/cwt	147.00–156.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	138.25/cwt	131.00–143.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	154.98/cwt	145.00–161.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.45/cwt	135.00–148.00	607	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	138.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	667	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	134.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	697	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	132.21/cwt	128.00–134.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	130.97/cwt	128.00–135.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	186.72/cwt	181.00–194.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	177.50/cwt	174.00–181.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	175.59/cwt	170.00–181.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	137.71/cwt	131.00–145.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	173.55/cwt	166.00–183.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	158.79/cwt	154.00–168.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	160.51/cwt	156.00–165.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	153.97/cwt	149.00–159.00	804	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	144.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	758	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	129.05/cwt	126.00–132.00	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	85.76/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,569	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	407	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	860	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	301	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	61.96/cwt	57.50–67.00	677	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	880	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	10,422	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	960.56/cwt	810.00–1,100.00	10,643	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	69.31/cwt	65.50–73.00	837	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	834	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	61.57/cwt	54.00–70.00	462	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	64.92/cwt	59.00–70.00	567	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 190Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
3	—	477	167.00–172.00	169.34
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	920	97.00	97.00
2	—	570	155.00–159.00	157.00
1	—	670	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	129.50	129.50
2	—	600	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	100.00–109.00	104.53
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
7	—	427	166.00–183.00	173.55
3	—	323	181.00–194.00	186.72
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	187.00	187.00
2	—	625	126.00–132.00	129.05
6	—	522	149.00–159.00	153.97
4	—	466	156.00–165.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
4	—	371	170.00–181.00	175.59
2	—	525	141.00–148.00	144.40
3	—	435	154.00–168.00	158.79
2	—	335	174.00–181.00	177.50
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	423	131.00–145.00	137.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	145.00–161.00	154.98
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	562	128.00–134.00	132.21
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
9	—	480	135.00–149.00	138.90
17	—	432	135.00–148.00	140.45
4	—	615	128.00–135.00	130.97
6	—	518	132.00–138.00	134.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	374	131.00–143.00	138.25
2	—	328	147.00–156.00	151.33
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
2	—	620	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	138.00	138.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,080.00	1,080.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	740.00	740.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	62.50	62.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	65.50–73.00	69.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	810.00–1,100.00	960.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	70.50	70.50

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	3	—	873	59.00–70.00	64.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	54.00–70.00	61.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	35.00	35.00
5	—	1,314	66.00–68.00	66.96
15	—	1,093	57.50–67.00	61.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,830	84.00–88.50	85.76

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.