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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 18

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

380 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 251▲ 100 vs year ago 280 · +35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 34▲ 74 vs year ago 29 · +255.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 19▲ 81 vs year ago 22 · +368.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 10.00 higher. Cattle was fair to average with some groupings of feeder cattle that sold above average. Today, in conjunction with the regular sale a few herd sale outs were offered. The market was strong with good buyer activity for feeder, replacement and slaughter offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.33/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$166.33

98 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	168.37	832	88
Medium and Large 2	415	153.83	638	6thin
Medium and Large 3	380	140.26	533	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $299 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 sale98 hd

166.33

—

AR average10 barns · 1,394 hd

157.67

+8.66

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	1,515	88.69	1,344	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	64.27	950	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	59.20	639	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	725	34.00	247	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	145.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	161.76/cwt	156.00–166.00	671	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	173.32/cwt	163.00–173.50	830	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	159.82/cwt	159.50–167.00	873	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	131.23/cwt	125.00–138.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	148.97/cwt	144.00–154.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	129.44/cwt	125.00–133.00	544	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	141.45/cwt	135.00–147.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	438	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	135.72/cwt	129.00–141.00	634	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	113.63/cwt	111.00–115.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	123.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	585	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	122.32/cwt	119.00–125.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	129.13/cwt	125.00–133.00	675	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	111.44/cwt	109.00–114.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	126.85/cwt	121.00–131.00	712	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.86/cwt	115.00–125.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	115.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	163.45/cwt	158.00–169.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	168.98/cwt	166.00–172.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	160.06/cwt	158.00–162.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	160.43/cwt	151.00–167.00	590	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	133.95/cwt	127.00–141.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	142.10/cwt	134.00–145.00	600	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	156.11/cwt	149.00–159.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.52/cwt	149.00–161.00	722	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	143.36/cwt	141.00–147.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	148.53/cwt	142.00–153.00	774	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.25/cwt	131.00–142.00	781	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,177	74.78/cwt	70.00–78.50	880	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	88.11/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,282	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	96.03/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,657	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	725	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	247	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	795	50.92/cwt	46.00–55.00	405	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	285	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	934	49.69/cwt	46.00–52.00	464	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	59.64/cwt	54.00–63.50	643	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	65.17/cwt	63.50–69.50	786	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	69.90/cwt	68.00–71.50	998	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	837	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	20,069	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	1,178.79/cwt	890.00–1,400.00	10,043	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	920.47/cwt	900.00–940.00	8,818	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	935.11/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,151.27/cwt	750.00–1,600.00	12,434	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	883.63/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,338	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,336	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	998.93/cwt	710.00–1,310.00	10,729	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,256	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	75.16/cwt	71.50–79.00	840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,014.57/cwt	760.00–1,275.00	11,607	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	64.24/cwt	59.50–71.00	739	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	67.96/cwt	62.00–69.50	792	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	70.14/cwt	64.50–78.00	870	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,251	69.14/cwt	58.00–72.50	865	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,412	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,144	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	921	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	73.46/cwt	56.00–90.00	689	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	69.24/cwt	62.00–90.00	685	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,654	2

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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 251Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 34Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 19Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	166.00–172.00	168.98
11	—	573	131.00–142.00	136.25
2	—	623	130.00–134.00	131.96
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
19	—	470	149.00–161.00	153.52
6	—	433	149.00–159.00	156.11
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
23	—	521	142.00–153.00	148.53
8	—	368	151.00–167.00	160.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	158.00–162.00	160.06
2	—	363	156.00–159.00	157.47
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
3	—	478	141.00–147.00	143.36
5	—	422	134.00–145.00	142.10
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
2	—	293	158.00–169.00	163.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
1	—	275	144.00	144.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
2	—	378	127.00–141.00	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	152.00–154.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
4	—	415	156.00–166.00	161.76
22	—	546	159.50–167.00	159.82
58	—	479	163.00–173.50	173.32
2	—	378	164.00–166.00	164.97
1	—	605	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
3	—	365	140.00–155.00	145.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	125.00–133.00	129.13
8	—	561	121.00–131.00	126.85
2	—	700	111.00–119.00	115.00
2	—	678	116.00–117.00	116.49
27	—	467	129.00–141.00	135.72
2	—	383	144.00–154.00	148.97
2	—	628	115.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
6	—	422	135.00–147.00	141.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	111.00–115.00	113.63
2	—	368	122.00–123.00	122.51
2	—	528	109.00–114.00	111.44
2	—	438	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	119.00–125.00	123.17
2	—	565	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	379	125.00–138.00	131.23
6	—	420	125.00–133.00	129.44
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
3	—	507	119.00–125.00	122.32
1	—	700	105.00	105.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,080	750.00–1,600.00	1,151.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	852	890.00–1,400.00	1,178.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	800.00–960.00	883.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,048	900.00–975.00	935.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	900.00–940.00	920.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,166	62.00–69.50	67.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,251	58.00–72.50	69.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	665.00	665.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	760.00–1,275.00	1,014.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,074	710.00–1,310.00	998.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,241	64.50–78.00	70.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,150	59.50–71.00	64.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	71.50–79.00	75.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	675.00	675.00

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	4	—	938	56.00–90.00	73.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	990	62.00–90.00	69.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	68.00–71.50	69.90
1	—	1,580	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,078	54.00–63.50	59.64
18	—	1,206	63.50–69.50	65.17
1	—	890	32.00	32.00
8	—	934	46.00–52.00	49.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	46.00–55.00	50.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	70.00–78.50	74.78
6	—	1,725	93.50–99.00	96.03
4	—	1,455	85.00–90.00	88.11

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.