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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 10

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 355▼ 252 vs year ago 476 · −52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 33▼ 97 vs year ago 142 · −68.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 4▲ 18 vs year ago 40 · +45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 - 9.00 higher, with one exception of steers averaging 600 - 625 selling steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 - 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings.

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 $141.68/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$141.68

79 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	143.22	732	56
Medium and Large 2	434	139.09	603	19thin
Medium and Large 3	415	132.50	550	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $182 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 sale79 hd

141.68

—

AR average9 barns · 1,862 hd

143.78

−2.09

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	—	Average	1,480	89.29	1,321	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	64.27	716	33

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	183.86/cwt	179.00–188.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	155.47/cwt	154.00–157.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	169.16/cwt	162.00–179.00	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	125.03/cwt	119.00–131.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	163.69/cwt	156.00–171.00	853	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	146.30/cwt	137.00–152.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	156.87/cwt	152.00–163.00	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	151.44/cwt	144.00–159.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	143.91/cwt	141.00–147.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,154	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	155.76/cwt	152.00–159.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	152.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	146.24/cwt	138.00–152.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	154.25/cwt	152.00–155.00	591	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	138.05/cwt	134.00–142.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	151.64/cwt	144.00–158.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	132.63/cwt	127.00–136.00	614	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	146.42/cwt	139.00–152.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.13/cwt	136.00–150.00	749	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	134.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	840	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	332	197.60/cwt	194.00–201.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	185.38/cwt	180.00–194.00	688	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	172.40/cwt	162.00–180.00	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	143.30/cwt	140.00–147.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	462	114.36/cwt	111.00–121.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	149.43/cwt	147.00–150.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	130.05/cwt	126.00–133.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	146.46/cwt	138.00–152.00	773	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	813	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	128.56/cwt	122.00–135.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	138.30/cwt	135.00–144.00	849	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	897	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	87.18/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	52.48/cwt	50.00–57.50	514	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	997	41.28/cwt	36.00–46.00	412	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	67.13/cwt	65.00–69.00	729	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	73.05/cwt	69.50–78.50	904	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,656	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	1,223.49/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	11,109	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	10,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	1,006.01/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	9,919	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,021	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	64.30/cwt	51.00–86.00	572	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	88.91/cwt	71.00–117.00	794	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	804.99/cwt	800.00–810.00	6,987	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	84.20/cwt	66.00–113.00	757	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	98.46/cwt	98.00–99.00	909	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	999.24/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	9,843	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	70.18/cwt	67.50–72.00	788	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	75.00/cwt	64.00–95.00	850	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	822	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	71.12/cwt	63.50–74.00	851	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 355Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 33Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 4Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	154.00–157.00	155.47
2	—	675	141.00–147.00	143.91
1	—	280	184.00	184.00
3	—	535	137.00–152.00	146.30
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
1	—	435	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	152.00–163.00	156.87
7	—	473	162.00–179.00	169.16
3	—	427	179.00–188.00	183.86
1	—	785	147.00	147.00
5	—	626	144.00–159.00	151.44
8	—	521	156.00–171.00	163.69
1	—	720	146.00	146.00
1	—	305	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	119.00–131.00	125.03
1	—	440	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	139.00–152.00	146.42
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
4	—	383	152.00–155.00	154.25
12	—	626	132.00–136.00	134.16
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
8	—	424	144.00–158.00	151.64
8	—	520	136.00–150.00	144.13
5	—	325	152.00–159.00	155.76
1	—	670	133.00	133.00
8	—	569	135.00–145.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
6	—	368	138.00–152.00	146.24
2	—	420	134.00–142.00	138.05
3	—	333	150.00–156.00	152.67
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
5	—	463	127.00–136.00	132.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	430	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	135.00–144.00	138.30
2	—	655	136.00–138.00	137.00
8	—	371	180.00–194.00	185.38
14	—	528	138.00–152.00	146.46
4	—	555	146.50	146.50
5	—	481	147.00–150.00	149.43
3	—	332	194.00–201.00	197.60
7	—	425	162.00–180.00	172.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	140.00–147.00	143.30
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	305	178.00	178.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00
3	—	522	126.00–133.00	130.05
2	—	375	165.00–167.00	165.97
2	—	565	122.00–135.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	111.00–121.00	114.36
1	—	310	141.00	141.00

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)	Open	6	—	986	900.00–1,200.00	1,006.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,223.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,120.00	1,120.00

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	7	—	889	51.00–86.00	64.30
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	893	71.00–117.00	88.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	975.00–1,025.00	999.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,196	63.50–74.00	71.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	800.00–810.00	804.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,123	67.50–72.00	70.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	71.50	71.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	899	66.00–113.00	84.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,133	64.00–95.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	98.00–99.00	98.46

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	—	1,240	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	86.50–88.00	87.18
1	—	1,740	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,086	65.00–69.00	67.13
3	—	997	36.00–46.00	41.28
12	—	1,237	69.50–78.50	73.05
6	—	980	50.00–57.50	52.48

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.