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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

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

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 366 vs last sale 689▲ 90 vs year ago 233 · +38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 64▲ 9 vs year ago 35 · +25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 72▲ 31 vs year ago 6 · +516.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 - 2.00 higher in most instances. However feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited comparison. Cattle was plain to average with some attractive offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

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 $133.94/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$133.94

135 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	136.32	747	107
Medium and Large 2	520	127.83	664	20
Medium and Large 3	464	117.49	546	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $201 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 sale135 hd

133.94

—

AR average8 barns · 1,647 hd

138.90

−4.96

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	1,631	85.40	1,393	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	65.50	956	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	61.14	673	43

Every lot

89 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	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	191.83/cwt	188.00–193.00	616	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	173.98/cwt	166.00–175.00	677	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	152.98/cwt	146.00–162.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	149.78/cwt	141.00–156.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	166.36/cwt	159.00–175.00	782	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	164.09/cwt	156.00–171.00	850	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	552	128.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	156.15/cwt	149.00–162.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	153.78/cwt	153.00–158.00	941	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	942	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	147.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	126.62/cwt	121.00–134.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.97/cwt	139.00–150.00	613	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	134.44/cwt	133.00–136.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	133.21/cwt	131.00–136.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	143.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	689	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	140.73/cwt	131.00–143.00	719	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.75/cwt	120.00–133.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	129.73/cwt	124.00–135.50	737	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	123.52/cwt	118.00–128.00	765	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	133.64/cwt	133.50–135.00	875	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	115.00/cwt	111.00–121.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	154.68/cwt	154.00–155.00	500	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	173.86/cwt	168.00–185.00	638	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	140.43/cwt	135.00–149.00	531	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	164.67/cwt	164.00–166.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	160.55/cwt	152.00–168.00	669	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	153.91/cwt	151.00–157.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	138.99/cwt	134.00–141.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	155.91/cwt	151.00–162.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.03/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.44/cwt	142.00–157.00	770	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	137.19/cwt	129.00–143.00	722	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	141.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	818	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	618	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	119.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	130.21/cwt	125.00–137.00	876	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	907	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	85.26/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	91.99/cwt	90.50–93.50	1,743	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	755	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	276	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	907	46.47/cwt	44.00–50.00	421	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,059	60.70/cwt	54.50–64.00	643	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	68.31/cwt	65.50–70.50	855	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	956	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	66.62/cwt	60.00–70.00	580	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	65.14/cwt	60.00–69.00	582	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	730	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	65.52/cwt	60.00–68.50	742	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.50	823	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	103.64/cwt	75.00–115.00	829	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	70.99/cwt	67.00–77.00	676	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	63.82/cwt	62.50–65.00	653	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	844	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	841.42/cwt	825.00–865.00	9,171	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 689Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 64Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 72Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	144.00–155.00	147.63
12	—	511	131.00–143.00	140.73
4	—	761	111.00–121.00	115.00
2	—	338	165.00	165.00
9	—	619	118.00–128.00	123.52
6	—	665	116.00–126.00	120.14
12	—	480	140.00–152.00	143.49
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
13	—	568	124.00–135.50	129.73
2	—	703	117.00–120.00	118.51
12	—	420	139.00–150.00	145.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	132.00	132.00
5	—	440	146.50	146.50
11	—	655	133.50–135.00	133.64
14	—	544	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
3	—	378	121.00–134.00	126.62
2	—	463	115.00–118.00	116.51
1	—	420	116.00	116.00
1	—	685	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	120.00–133.00	128.75
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
2	—	683	110.00–111.00	110.51
4	—	466	131.00–136.00	133.21
1	—	350	149.00	149.00
3	—	585	118.00–120.00	119.34
2	—	428	133.00–136.00	134.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	149.00–162.00	156.15
3	—	620	148.00–155.00	151.93
5	—	518	156.00–171.00	164.09
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
5	—	470	159.00–175.00	166.36
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
4	—	321	188.00–193.00	191.83
9	—	389	166.00–175.00	173.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
1	—	575	157.00	157.00
19	—	612	153.00–158.00	153.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	125.00–130.00	128.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	141.00–156.00	149.78
3	—	540	145.00–147.00	146.00
4	—	575	137.00–145.00	141.00
4	—	425	146.00–162.00	152.98
1	—	715	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	121.00–129.00	125.11
9	—	367	168.00–185.00	173.86
11	—	526	142.00–157.00	146.44
5	—	417	152.00–168.00	160.55
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
6	—	577	137.00–145.00	141.79
6	—	479	151.00–162.00	155.91
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
3	—	673	125.00–137.00	130.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	129.00–143.00	137.19
3	—	390	164.00–166.00	164.67
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
4	—	468	134.00–141.00	138.99
2	—	433	151.00–157.00	153.91
3	—	323	154.00–155.00	154.68
2	—	573	136.00–139.00	137.51
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
3	—	623	119.00–121.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	119.00–121.00	120.03
6	—	378	135.00–149.00	140.43
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
2	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.43

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)	1	—	1,065	68.50	68.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	70.00–72.50	71.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	871	60.00–70.00	66.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,132	60.00–68.50	65.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	894	60.00–69.00	65.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	69.50	69.50

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	11	—	800	75.00–115.00	103.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	62.50–65.00	63.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	67.00–77.00	70.99

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	2	—	1,090	825.00–865.00	841.42

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)	1	—	695	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,252	65.50–70.50	68.31
22	—	1,059	54.50–64.00	60.70
5	—	907	44.00–50.00	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	36.50	36.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,895	90.50–93.50	91.99
2	—	1,568	84.50–86.00	85.26

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.