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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 21

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▼ 349 vs last sale 812▲ 66 vs year ago 397 · +16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 182▲ 36 vs year ago 88 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 96▼ 46 vs year ago 69 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 4.00 - 10.00 lower. However, heifers averaging 500 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 11.00 higher. Today, cattle was mostly plain to average with some attractive offerings. Additional offerings included many longhorn and crossbreds with 14% of calves weighing under 300 lbs.

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 $124.90/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$124.90

148 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	129.69	644	90
Medium and Large 2	484	118.79	575	48
Medium and Large 3	442	111.10	491	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.59/cwt here — about $153 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 sale148 hd

124.90

—

AR average5 barns · 794 hd

130.11

−5.21

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	—	High	1,581	79.83	1,262	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	62.06	945	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	54.05	616	90

Every lot

95 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 1	285	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	173.09/cwt	165.00–177.00	544	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	194.97/cwt	194.00–196.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	180.44/cwt	176.00–185.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	139.96/cwt	139.00–141.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	175.30/cwt	170.00–181.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	148.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	628	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	138.09/cwt	131.00–142.00	601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	143.26/cwt	135.00–149.00	691	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	145.19/cwt	133.00–147.00	761	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	137.35/cwt	132.00–138.00	775	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	125.34/cwt	121.00–130.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.01/cwt	128.00–137.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	308	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	133.12/cwt	126.00–139.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	137.70/cwt	131.00–145.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	126.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	474	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	119.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	508	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	130.43/cwt	123.00–136.00	560	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	112.35/cwt	110.00–117.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	120.45/cwt	115.00–123.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	126.96/cwt	120.00–133.00	604	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	130.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	666	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	117.75/cwt	112.00–122.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	133.32/cwt	132.00–134.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	126.18/cwt	122.00–129.00	727	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	110.40/cwt	106.00–116.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.34/cwt	120.00–131.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	123.37/cwt	118.00–126.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	293	192.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	162.68/cwt	156.00–171.00	529	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	469	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	445	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.65/cwt	135.00–147.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.98/cwt	152.00–163.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.73/cwt	129.00–141.00	555	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	122.33/cwt	118.00–126.00	521	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.00	623	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	142.56/cwt	139.00–146.00	671	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	126.46/cwt	123.00–133.00	601	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	135.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	708	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	118.09/cwt	115.00–127.00	674	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	126.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	726	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	113.48/cwt	108.00–119.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	123.54/cwt	118.00–130.00	766	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	109.67/cwt	105.00–114.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	109.48/cwt	105.00–114.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	68.64/cwt	66.50–70.00	922	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	83.91/cwt	77.00–88.50	1,359	7
Bulls	—	—	1,931	92.28/cwt	90.50–93.00	1,782	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	344	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	986	32.50/cwt	28.00–37.00	320	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	43.99/cwt	41.00–48.00	450	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	54.37/cwt	49.00–58.50	604	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	63.01/cwt	60.00–69.00	805	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	62.06/cwt	59.00–64.50	945	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,207	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	1,396.40/cwt	1,335.00–1,475.00	12,498	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	72.34/cwt	61.00–87.00	783	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,355	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	807.93/cwt	620.00–945.00	8,911	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	705	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	80.75/cwt	80.50–81.00	921	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	661	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	64.22/cwt	59.50–68.00	752	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 812Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 182Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 96Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	165.00–177.00	173.09
5	—	435	131.00–142.00	138.09
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.57
2	—	380	139.00–141.00	139.96
1	—	710	114.00	114.00
2	—	575	121.00–130.00	125.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
11	—	482	135.00–149.00	143.26
1	—	285	201.00	201.00
9	—	424	145.00–160.00	148.19
2	—	375	176.00–185.00	180.44
2	—	320	194.00–196.00	194.97
11	—	564	132.00–138.00	137.35
6	—	622	128.00–137.00	133.01
34	—	524	133.00–147.00	145.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	170.00–181.00	175.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	110.00–115.00	112.03
7	—	471	115.00–123.00	120.45
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	815	92.00	92.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	580	106.00–116.00	110.40
8	—	375	120.00–131.00	126.41
4	—	324	126.00–139.00	133.12
11	—	425	115.00–125.00	119.58
7	—	519	112.00–122.00	117.75
1	—	885	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	122.00–129.00	126.18
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
24	—	510	122.00–133.00	130.67
3	—	663	118.00–126.00	123.37
4	—	333	131.00–145.00	137.70
10	—	476	120.00–133.00	126.96
24	—	429	123.00–136.00	130.43
6	—	623	120.00–131.00	124.34
2	—	355	142.00–150.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	110.00–117.00	112.35
3	—	473	105.00	105.00
2	—	530	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	308	120.00–128.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	132.00–134.00	133.32
1	—	700	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	139.00–146.00	143.14
1	—	760	117.00	117.00
6	—	325	156.00–171.00	162.68
2	—	293	190.00–194.00	192.02
19	—	471	139.00–146.00	142.56
10	—	524	130.00–144.00	135.18
7	—	620	118.00–130.00	123.54
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
7	—	382	152.00–163.00	156.98
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
10	—	572	120.00–131.00	126.87
2	—	683	121.00–126.00	123.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	115.00–127.00	118.09
4	—	475	123.00–133.00	126.46
3	—	327	140.00–147.00	143.41
4	—	373	135.00–147.00	140.65
1	—	760	108.00	108.00
10	—	415	129.00–141.00	133.73
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
3	—	683	105.00–114.00	109.67
2	—	708	105.00–114.00	109.48
2	—	618	108.00–119.00	113.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	118.00–126.00	122.33
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
2	—	360	122.00–125.00	123.50
5	—	332	125.00–130.00	127.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,522	59.00–64.50	62.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,110	49.00–58.50	54.37
4	—	986	28.00–37.00	32.50
18	—	1,023	41.00–48.00	43.99
30	—	1,277	60.00–69.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,931	90.50–93.00	92.28
7	—	1,343	66.50–70.00	68.64
7	—	1,620	77.00–88.50	83.91

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,396.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	5	—	1,083	61.00–87.00	72.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	620.00–945.00	807.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,171	59.50–68.00	64.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	80.50–81.00	80.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	63.50	63.50

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	—	1,195	101.00	101.00

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.