Sale reports / Arkansas / Ouachita Livestock Auction / 2021-09-14

Ouachita Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 14
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 812 vs last sale 0▲ 281 vs year ago 531 · +52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 0▲ 112 vs year ago 70 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 46 · +108.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available, sale was closed last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.82/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$129.82
309 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547132.99728189
Medium and Large 2483125.85608103
Medium and Large 3433118.6051317thin
One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $214 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 sale309 hd
129.82
—
AR average4 barns · 807 hd
134.38
−4.56
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,62781.331,32413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42664.369186thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97559.005751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12356.95640133

Every lot

119 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305164.00/cwt164.00–164.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1333192.95/cwt183.00–202.0064310
Steers—Medium and Large 3345155.00/cwt155.00–155.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1377179.42/cwt171.00–188.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 2380159.95/cwt154.00–169.006087
Steers—Medium and Large 3380144.74/cwt141.00–149.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 3423138.25/cwt131.00–142.005856
Steers—Medium and Large 1425162.36/cwt159.00–168.006905
Steers—Medium and Large 2426150.36/cwt142.00–157.006417
Steers—Medium and Large 2476141.29/cwt135.00–149.0067314
Steers—Medium and Large 1487150.70/cwt145.00–157.007347
Steers—Medium and Large 3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1519149.21/cwt144.00–159.007749
Steers—Medium and Large 2524138.89/cwt136.00–143.0072820
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1564142.22/cwt135.00–148.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 2568131.80/cwt125.00–135.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585147.00/cwt147.00–147.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1613141.43/cwt136.00–147.008679
Steers—Medium and Large 2635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643146.00/cwt144.00–147.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667143.64/cwt140.00–147.009589
Steers—Medium and Large 1703135.99/cwt135.50–142.0095626
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added715139.00/cwt139.00–139.009949
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added719129.00/cwt129.00–129.0092813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 1820135.30/cwt133.50–139.001,1093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322141.63/cwt138.00–148.004565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327157.22/cwt149.00–165.005146
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332126.27/cwt125.00–129.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370151.31/cwt145.00–161.0056011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370119.38/cwt115.00–124.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added380142.40/cwt140.00–145.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386132.25/cwt126.00–140.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421140.25/cwt133.00–146.0059022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422130.54/cwt124.00–136.0055115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427119.74/cwt117.00–125.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469115.49/cwt115.00–117.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472132.15/cwt126.00–140.0062430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472125.27/cwt119.00–130.0059129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518128.40/cwt123.00–134.0066527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520122.52/cwt116.00–128.0063724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530113.50/cwt112.00–115.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550111.00/cwt111.00–111.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562119.30/cwt115.00–125.0067012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578130.79/cwt126.00–139.0075628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610119.51/cwt115.00–123.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620131.27/cwt125.00–138.0081426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670134.00/cwt134.00–134.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670128.97/cwt122.00–133.0086422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718127.61/cwt125.00–128.009168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765104.24/cwt102.00–106.507972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780117.97/cwt116.00–120.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810109.00/cwt109.00–109.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1945112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1963109.05/cwt103.00–115.001,0502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310152.00/cwt152.00–152.004711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326169.44/cwt166.00–171.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331174.40/cwt170.00–182.005775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374150.09/cwt144.00–160.005618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375136.40/cwt129.00–143.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383168.00/cwt161.00–175.006439
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418161.22/cwt154.00–169.0067412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420122.33/cwt118.00–131.005146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428144.53/cwt137.00–151.0061918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468128.34/cwt125.00–138.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469145.61/cwt139.00–153.0068325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475133.69/cwt127.00–139.0063515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514129.66/cwt123.00–135.0066615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521141.38/cwt136.00–146.0073725
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532120.19/cwt119.00–121.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568115.00/cwt115.00–115.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570133.17/cwt129.00–140.0075922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579123.21/cwt117.00–129.007139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618117.32/cwt115.00–122.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623126.95/cwt120.00–130.0079114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667116.71/cwt114.00–121.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673126.03/cwt125.00–127.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1757120.29/cwt115.00–123.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1881116.14/cwt116.00–117.001,0237
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40573.02/cwt69.00–78.001,0266
Bulls——1,81888.46/cwt84.50–92.001,6087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80750.43/cwt47.00–53.004073
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82739.67/cwt39.00–41.003283
Cows—Lean 85-90%97559.00/cwt59.00–59.005751
Cows—Boner 80-85%97736.92/cwt30.00–40.003618
Cows—Boner 80-85%99547.83/cwt43.00–51.5047624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09757.40/cwt52.00–62.0063048
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27966.07/cwt62.50–72.5084547
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42664.36/cwt62.00–68.009186
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-274563.00/cwt63.00–63.004691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-276065.00/cwt65.00–65.004941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-286971.46/cwt62.50–97.006219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983815.80/cwt560.00–960.008,0193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00062.50/cwt62.50–62.506251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043714.47/cwt670.00–775.007,4523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,002.42/cwt875.00–1,120.0011,3074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16471.77/cwt65.50–78.008359
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18369.67/cwt64.50–75.5082411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,017.72/cwt850.00–1,120.0012,44711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23068.68/cwt67.00–70.508452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,36172.24/cwt61.50–79.0098314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2863908.46/cwt875.00–940.007,8403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,126.35/cwt860.00–1,325.009,7993
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060945.00/cwt945.00–945.0010,0171
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,123.31/cwt1,025.00–1,250.0012,4804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2111,080.64/cwt870.00–1,200.0013,0874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,225700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,160.00/cwt1,160.00–1,160.0016,4721
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287770.59/cwt59.00–93.0061911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,10566.00/cwt66.00–66.007291

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.