Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-04-27

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 27
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 154▲ 429 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 28▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 16▲ 79 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 5.00 - 10.00 lower on limited comparable offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold on average 14.00 lower on a meager test. Cattle was average with both single and groupings of attractive offerings. In addition to the regular sale, there were some herd sale outs, offering replacements of cows, cow calf pairs, and bulls. Buyer activity was good, especially for the nice replacement offerings that sold today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.20/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$135.20
166 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489138.05675113
Medium and Large 2455130.3059348
Medium and Large 3456117.995385thin
One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $137 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 sale166 hd
135.20
—
AR average10 barns · 1,608 hd
133.64
+1.57
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,49180.351,19814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44862.169002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10459.0165165
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low73631.252304thin

Every lot

116 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2345173.00/cwt173.00–173.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1358175.34/cwt170.00–179.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 2358165.01/cwt163.00–167.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 3393143.52/cwt141.00–146.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1418172.52/cwt169.00–179.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2425147.59/cwt145.00–150.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1460166.04/cwt154.00–171.0076414
Steers—Medium and Large 2478146.34/cwt141.00–150.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 3478128.00/cwt128.00–128.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488168.14/cwt159.00–171.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1519154.12/cwt148.00–163.0080011
Steers—Medium and Large 2528143.72/cwt139.00–146.007596
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540156.82/cwt155.00–157.0084711
Steers—Medium and Large 1570148.05/cwt142.00–154.0084430
Steers—Medium and Large 2571134.35/cwt131.00–138.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 3595114.00/cwt114.00–114.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1605131.00/cwt131.00–131.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615147.00/cwt147.00–147.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1679130.88/cwt130.00–137.008898
Steers—Medium and Large 3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 286093.00/cwt93.00–93.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 197591.00/cwt91.00–91.008871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290154.00/cwt154.00–154.004471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1294157.28/cwt157.00–159.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329152.91/cwt148.00–158.005035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330139.30/cwt136.00–142.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370148.87/cwt143.00–158.005517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377137.07/cwt133.00–142.005177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy378154.00/cwt154.00–154.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385126.97/cwt126.00–128.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422140.72/cwt137.00–152.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422133.73/cwt129.00–136.5056414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455116.00/cwt116.00–116.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466137.65/cwt133.00–146.0064127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471125.66/cwt118.00–131.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514137.59/cwt129.00–142.0070722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526124.01/cwt117.00–126.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580122.17/cwt120.00–125.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593129.21/cwt128.00–139.0076614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600117.00/cwt117.00–117.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619127.00/cwt121.00–130.0078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733113.97/cwt111.00–117.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy765107.00/cwt107.00–107.008191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300166.00/cwt166.00–166.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320179.50/cwt170.00–187.0057415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330140.00/cwt135.00–145.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372172.41/cwt161.00–176.0064114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388135.41/cwt131.00–140.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421163.94/cwt160.00–167.006907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460133.00/cwt133.00–133.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481154.85/cwt150.00–160.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490132.47/cwt130.00–135.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513130.03/cwt125.00–134.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516147.08/cwt140.00–154.007598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565139.26/cwt135.00–142.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573128.60/cwt126.00–131.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605139.00/cwt139.00–139.008411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605124.98/cwt119.00–127.007566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678118.95/cwt115.00–121.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785114.00/cwt111.00–116.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818108.98/cwt108.00–110.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 285092.00/cwt92.00–92.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 292579.00/cwt79.00–79.007311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14068.00/cwt68.00–68.007751
Bulls——1,24171.34/cwt68.00–75.508854
Bulls——1,64185.72/cwt81.00–90.001,4079
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71023.00/cwt23.00–23.001631
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74534.00/cwt31.00–38.002533
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80640.09/cwt36.00–43.003235
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81851.98/cwt48.00–56.004258
Cows—Boner 80-85%91548.98/cwt47.50–50.504482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03537.00/cwt37.00–37.003831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10058.97/cwt53.00–63.0064925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28467.10/cwt63.50–72.0086224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44862.16/cwt61.00–63.509002
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,301.67/cwt1,250.00–1,350.0013,6682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,15089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,975.52/cwt1,050.00–2,450.0025,5047
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,071.14/cwt600.00–1,390.008,8902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0011,1881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,010850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,095.00/cwt1,095.00–1,095.0011,3331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,075.94/cwt975.00–1,250.0011,4913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29261,071.17/cwt400.00–1,425.009,9195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293065.00/cwt65.00–65.006051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942700.92/cwt420.00–940.006,6035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,022.77/cwt975.00–1,075.0010,3302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05564.00/cwt64.00–64.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07870.23/cwt66.00–73.507572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08366.65/cwt64.50–68.507222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,124.20/cwt600.00–1,425.0012,7489
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13563.55/cwt63.00–64.007212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163925.29/cwt625.00–1,050.0010,7618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,287892.94/cwt825.00–1,010.0011,49210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,475985.00/cwt985.00–985.0014,5291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278072.61/cwt67.00–77.005662
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280663.20/cwt46.00–82.005098
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298566.00/cwt66.00–66.006501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,5391
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,9951

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.