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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, May 25

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 380▲ 350 vs year ago 142 · +246.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 103▲ 30 vs year ago 24 · +125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 103▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 8.00 higher, except for in a few instances in which they sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Some value added cattle sold at a premium. Cattle that have been giving two sets of preconditioning shots and are weaned forty five plus days qualify to be labeled as value added.

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 $132.73/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$132.73

187 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	443	136.00	602	6thin
Medium and Large 1	504	135.70	684	100
Medium and Large 2	458	129.84	595	73
Medium and Large 3	427	119.61	511	8thin

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about $92 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 sale187 hd

132.73

—

AR average10 barns · 1,605 hd

134.71

−1.98

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	1,315	84.72	1,114	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	63.00	936	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,078	61.27	661	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	776	29.29	227	4thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	160.14/cwt	154.00–166.00	520	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	164.81/cwt	161.00–167.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	154.20/cwt	148.00–159.00	581	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	153.98/cwt	145.00–159.00	645	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	135.50/cwt	127.00–141.00	576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	168.81/cwt	163.00–175.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	446	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	468	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	159.79/cwt	153.00–166.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	131.60/cwt	129.00–135.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.76/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	149.71/cwt	148.00–151.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.00/cwt	147.00–159.00	803	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	137.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	150.33/cwt	143.00–155.00	855	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	581	150.92/cwt	149.50–151.00	877	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	146.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	148.93/cwt	142.00–151.00	931	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	135.52/cwt	131.00–141.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	147.92/cwt	139.00–154.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	134.46/cwt	126.00–139.00	489	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	121.64/cwt	121.00–123.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	147.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	552	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	144.19/cwt	139.00–152.00	607	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	140.05/cwt	131.00–143.00	674	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	129.71/cwt	120.00–133.00	628	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	124.54/cwt	119.00–130.00	641	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	131.40/cwt	126.00–139.00	698	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	129.35/cwt	125.00–137.00	736	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.56/cwt	121.00–127.00	699	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	124.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	129.89/cwt	127.00–133.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	119.93/cwt	116.00–126.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	278	157.08/cwt	154.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	309	161.93/cwt	158.00–166.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	168.79/cwt	164.00–173.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	141.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	161.56/cwt	154.00–169.00	593	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	134.95/cwt	131.00–139.00	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	159.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	681	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	149.39/cwt	143.00–156.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	156.49/cwt	151.00–162.00	731	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.13/cwt	148.00–157.00	789	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	148.65/cwt	146.00–153.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.91/cwt	136.00–147.00	810	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	134.28/cwt	126.00–139.00	827	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	124.54/cwt	121.00–128.00	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	88.33/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,035	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	266	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	778	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	350	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	785	52.03/cwt	48.00–56.00	408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	788	27.05/cwt	25.00–28.00	213	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	906	48.42/cwt	44.00–53.50	439	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	62.80/cwt	55.50–65.50	694	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	67.38/cwt	66.50–69.50	805	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	936	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,385	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	531	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	691.77/cwt	650.00–730.00	7,021	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	69.75/cwt	68.00–71.00	787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	821	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	71.03/cwt	69.00–72.00	900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	69.78/cwt	69.00–70.50	972	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	89.32/cwt	76.00–114.00	645	8

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 380Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 103Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 103Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	154.00–169.00	162.76
2	—	728	132.00–139.00	135.44
2	—	410	160.00–165.00	162.44
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
1	—	965	105.00	105.00
17	—	569	143.00–155.00	150.33
1	—	300	181.00	181.00
5	—	364	161.00–167.00	164.81
2	—	623	143.00–150.00	146.46
24	—	525	147.00–159.00	153.00
3	—	778	120.00–125.00	123.31
1	—	660	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	142.00–151.00	148.93
2	—	468	165.00–170.00	167.41
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
4	—	428	163.00–175.00	168.81
17	—	581	149.50–151.00	150.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	148.00–159.00	154.20
6	—	579	135.00–145.00	138.46
3	—	535	135.00–141.00	137.00
14	—	419	145.00–159.00	153.98
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
3	—	482	148.00–151.00	149.71
3	—	663	125.00–130.00	127.66
5	—	325	154.00–166.00	160.14
2	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	855	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
3	—	472	129.00–135.00	131.60
4	—	425	127.00–141.00	135.50
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	137.00	137.00
6	—	446	157.00	157.00
2	—	505	151.00–153.00	151.99
3	—	470	153.00–166.00	159.79
1	—	665	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	563	136.00–147.00	143.91
10	—	467	151.00–162.00	156.49
6	—	367	154.00–169.00	161.56
7	—	427	150.00–164.00	159.48
12	—	522	148.00–157.00	151.13
1	—	855	95.00	95.00
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	173.00	173.00
6	—	616	126.00–139.00	134.28
2	—	733	121.00–128.00	124.54
3	—	322	164.00–173.00	168.79
1	—	760	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
2	—	590	125.00–131.00	127.97
2	—	458	143.00–156.00	149.39
3	—	523	146.00–153.00	148.65
4	—	309	158.00–166.00	161.93
2	—	278	154.00–160.00	157.08
2	—	655	110.00–118.00	114.03
1	—	395	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	131.00–139.00	134.95
2	—	335	136.00–147.00	141.50
1	—	485	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	125.00–137.00	129.35
8	—	374	140.00–154.00	147.48
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
3	—	663	116.00–126.00	119.93
11	—	421	139.00–152.00	144.19
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
5	—	330	139.00–154.00	147.92
5	—	621	120.00–130.00	124.40
25	—	531	126.00–139.00	131.40
23	—	481	131.00–143.00	140.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	127.00–133.00	129.89
5	—	528	135.00–138.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	364	126.00–139.00	134.46
3	—	310	131.00–141.00	135.52
7	—	570	121.00–127.00	122.56
2	—	680	105.00–110.00	107.48
11	—	515	119.00–130.00	124.54
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	147.00	147.00
16	—	421	125.00–135.00	131.53
15	—	484	120.00–133.00	129.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	121.00–123.00	121.98
2	—	515	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
3	—	365	121.00–123.00	121.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
7	—	400	139.50	139.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	69.00–72.00	71.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	650.00–730.00	691.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,393	69.00–70.50	69.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	68.00–71.00	69.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	95.50	95.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	722	76.00–114.00	89.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	25.00–28.00	27.05
1	—	740	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	45.00	45.00
2	—	785	48.00–56.00	52.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	66.50–69.50	67.38
27	—	1,105	55.50–65.50	62.80
4	—	906	44.00–53.50	48.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,305	87.50–89.00	88.33

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.