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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 3

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

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Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 313▼ 117 vs year ago 472 · −24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 27 vs year ago 60 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 23▼ 36 vs year ago 40 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers in most instances sold 1.00 - 4.00 higher. However, there was a notable difference in feeder bulls, feeder bulls sold mostly 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on average 3.00 lower. Today, cattle was plain 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 $133.02/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$133.02

150 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$21.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	137.44	708	105
Medium and Large 2	520	123.79	644	39
Medium and Large 3	429	115.67	497	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.77/cwt here — about $211 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 sale150 hd

133.02

—

AR average10 barns · 1,563 hd

139.74

−6.72

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	1,704	81.52	1,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	72.50	1,124	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	67.84	794	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	31.00	290	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	151.80/cwt	147.00–157.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	187.27/cwt	179.00–193.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	144.78/cwt	139.00–151.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	154.78/cwt	151.00–159.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	150.95/cwt	140.00–153.00	869	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	153.82/cwt	144.00–156.00	931	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	164.48/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,012	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	140.63/cwt	134.00–146.00	948	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	139.30/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	137.73/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,052	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	161.97/cwt	159.00–165.00	475	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	159.29/cwt	155.00–164.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	147.46/cwt	143.00–157.00	549	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	137.47/cwt	137.00–138.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	129.66/cwt	125.00–137.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	140.83/cwt	135.00–146.00	590	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	115.26/cwt	111.00–121.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	124.54/cwt	121.00–129.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	139.06/cwt	135.00–143.00	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	134.70/cwt	126.00–140.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	124.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	650	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	119.32/cwt	115.00–122.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	132.06/cwt	127.00–136.00	753	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	129.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	802	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	117.62/cwt	115.00–123.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	115.80/cwt	109.00–119.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	129.77/cwt	126.00–133.00	875	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	173.33/cwt	167.00–180.00	499	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	187.63/cwt	182.00–196.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	185.66/cwt	178.00–193.00	670	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	164.68/cwt	159.00–169.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	170.75/cwt	164.00–180.00	710	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	133.72/cwt	129.00–143.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	153.04/cwt	144.00–159.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	155.11/cwt	149.00–162.00	720	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	120.38/cwt	115.00–124.00	565	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	140.71/cwt	139.00–144.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	127.40/cwt	122.00–134.00	648	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	112.35/cwt	110.00–116.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	124.19/cwt	119.00–130.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	140.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	795	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	138.99/cwt	133.00–143.00	866	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	129.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	669	121.98/cwt	119.00–129.00	816	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	127.93/cwt	124.00–133.00	916	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	930	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	753	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,979	91.28/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,806	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	290	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	66.92/cwt	62.50–71.50	770	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	73.44/cwt	72.50–75.00	917	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,124	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,627	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	71.66/cwt	68.00–74.50	887	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	926	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	990	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 313Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	144.00–156.00	153.82
3	—	725	135.00–144.00	139.30
4	—	764	131.00–144.00	137.73
4	—	381	179.00–193.00	187.27
6	—	674	134.00–146.00	140.63
6	—	528	151.00–159.00	154.78
12	—	576	140.00–153.00	150.95
1	—	425	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
4	—	615	160.00–166.00	164.48
5	—	735	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	147.00–157.00	151.80
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	156.00	156.00
2	—	580	121.00–125.00	123.00
2	—	713	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	473	139.00–151.00	144.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	539	141.50	141.50
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
6	—	715	132.00	132.00
1	—	330	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	118.00–122.00	119.98
11	—	419	135.00–146.00	140.83
2	—	315	155.00–164.00	159.29
1	—	850	103.00	103.00
2	—	293	159.00–165.00	161.97
21	—	473	135.00–143.00	139.06
4	—	674	126.00–133.00	129.77
11	—	519	126.00–140.00	134.70
9	—	619	124.00–135.00	129.57
15	—	372	143.00–157.00	147.46
13	—	570	127.00–136.00	132.06
2	—	803	111.00–112.00	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	120.00–133.00	124.84
2	—	373	137.00–138.00	137.47
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
6	—	459	121.00–129.00	124.54
9	—	567	115.00–122.00	119.32
1	—	290	149.00	149.00
3	—	630	115.00–123.00	117.62
4	—	664	109.00–119.00	115.80
7	—	418	125.00–137.00	129.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	111.00–121.00	115.26
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	159.00–169.00	164.68
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	121.80
7	—	433	144.00–159.00	153.04
4	—	481	139.00–144.00	140.71
5	—	561	119.00–130.00	124.19
7	—	509	122.00–134.00	127.40
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	91.00	91.00
7	—	669	119.00–129.00	121.98
1	—	930	81.00	81.00
2	—	288	167.00–180.00	173.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	125.00–133.00	129.63
4	—	330	182.00–196.00	187.63
2	—	515	140.00–147.00	143.40
9	—	623	133.00–143.00	138.99
12	—	464	149.00–162.00	155.11
4	—	716	124.00–133.00	127.93
11	—	567	135.00–143.00	140.20
5	—	361	178.00–193.00	185.66
8	—	416	164.00–180.00	170.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	110.00–116.00	112.35
3	—	432	129.00–143.00	133.72
2	—	328	139.00	139.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
8	—	469	115.00–124.00	120.38

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	73.50	73.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	72.50	72.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	68.00–74.50	71.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,248	72.50–75.00	73.44
15	—	1,151	62.50–71.50	66.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,979	90.00–92.00	91.28
1	—	1,125	69.00	69.00

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.