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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 28

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

416 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 463▼ 178 vs year ago 594 · −30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 124▼ 20 vs year ago 79 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00-16.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 1.00-6.00 lower, however feeder heifers over 600 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower.

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 $121.58/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$121.58

165 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	126.03	690	88
Medium and Large 2	473	118.45	561	57
Medium and Large 3	440	110.90	487	20

One grade step is worth $15.14/cwt here — about $202 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 sale165 hd

121.58

—

AR average8 barns · 1,613 hd

127.45

−5.87

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	1,506	76.51	1,152	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	62.87	1,020	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	58.61	665	31

Every lot

92 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	318	189.96/cwt	182.00–197.00	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	162.92/cwt	161.00–165.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	177.96/cwt	169.00–185.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	162.64/cwt	159.00–166.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	130.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	151.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	651	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	159.51/cwt	151.00–166.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	148.02/cwt	146.00–149.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.75/cwt	136.00–146.00	729	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	127.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	142.23/cwt	135.00–148.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	130.49/cwt	128.00–133.00	943	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	438	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	420	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	128.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	111.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	423	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	112.48/cwt	105.00–116.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	125.97/cwt	122.00–131.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	117.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	118.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	554	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	125.16/cwt	121.00–130.00	600	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	125.07/cwt	122.00–135.00	650	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	108.19/cwt	105.00–111.00	566	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.21/cwt	113.00–124.00	629	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	110.21/cwt	109.00–113.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	124.00/cwt	119.00–128.00	708	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	128.95/cwt	118.00–131.00	796	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	127.24/cwt	126.00–129.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,018	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	178.64/cwt	175.00–182.00	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	144.73/cwt	139.00–151.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	152.13/cwt	145.00–159.00	580	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	141.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	144.63/cwt	138.00–153.00	613	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	128.40/cwt	123.00–136.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	138.88/cwt	134.00–147.00	647	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	127.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	133.57/cwt	129.00–139.00	703	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	122.57/cwt	116.00–126.00	647	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	131.32/cwt	129.00–138.00	756	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	113.24/cwt	110.00–117.00	694	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	125.57/cwt	121.00–131.00	777	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	122.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	112.99/cwt	110.00–120.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	670	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	867	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,459	76.14/cwt	71.00–79.50	1,111	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	84.75/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,483	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	194	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	941	51.38/cwt	48.00–54.00	483	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	405	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	61.08/cwt	56.50–65.00	695	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	66.87/cwt	65.50–70.00	876	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	62.87/cwt	61.00–66.00	1,020	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,643	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	69.98/cwt	63.00–83.00	674	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,207	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	836	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	69.18/cwt	65.00–73.00	903	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	67.67/cwt	66.00–69.00	900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	69.48/cwt	67.00–72.00	962	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	76.23/cwt	66.50–84.00	774	3

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 463Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 124Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	115.00–120.00	117.23
6	—	335	120.00–130.00	125.23
5	—	560	109.00–113.00	110.21
2	—	643	110.00–115.00	112.49
15	—	528	113.00–124.00	119.21
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
11	—	367	120.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
8	—	468	115.00–122.00	118.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
2	—	712	127.00	127.00
4	—	659	126.00–129.00	127.24
2	—	773	115.00–120.00	117.46
19	—	617	118.00–131.00	128.95
15	—	479	121.00–130.00	125.16
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
4	—	418	122.00–131.00	125.97
4	—	323	134.00–138.00	135.74
5	—	374	125.00–131.00	128.94
1	—	925	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
16	—	520	122.00–135.00	125.07
13	—	571	119.00–128.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
4	—	415	105.00–116.00	112.48
3	—	325	115.00–120.00	116.69
5	—	381	109.00–115.00	111.00
5	—	523	105.00–111.00	108.19
1	—	465	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	143.00	143.00
3	—	472	130.00–131.00	130.67
2	—	428	125.00–136.00	130.73
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
5	—	562	125.00–135.00	127.20
2	—	333	161.00–165.00	162.92
4	—	474	146.00–149.00	148.02
5	—	430	150.00–155.00	151.38
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	159.00–166.00	162.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	182.00–197.00	189.96
3	—	568	135.00–148.00	142.23
2	—	723	128.00–133.00	130.49
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
8	—	518	136.00–146.00	140.75
4	—	454	151.00–166.00	159.51
3	—	362	169.00–185.00	177.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	120.00–125.00	122.78
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
12	—	526	129.00–139.00	133.57
10	—	576	129.00–138.00	131.32
10	—	466	134.00–147.00	138.88
11	—	424	138.00–153.00	144.63
10	—	619	121.00–131.00	125.57
2	—	323	175.00–182.00	178.64
8	—	381	145.00–159.00	152.13
2	—	768	111.00–115.00	112.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
2	—	670	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	385	126.00–128.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	135.00–145.00	141.47
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
7	—	424	123.00–136.00	128.40
5	—	665	110.00–120.00	112.99
4	—	613	110.00–117.00	113.24
3	—	485	125.00–131.00	127.31
9	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.75
8	—	528	116.00–126.00	122.57
5	—	334	139.00–151.00	144.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	56.50–65.00	61.08
10	—	1,310	65.50–70.00	66.87
2	—	965	42.00	42.00
6	—	941	48.00–54.00	51.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	61.00–66.00	62.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	23.00	23.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	84.50–85.00	84.75
1	—	1,390	63.00	63.00
8	—	1,459	71.00–79.50	76.14

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)	4	—	1,330	66.00–69.00	67.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	67.00–72.00	69.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	63.00–83.00	69.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	65.00–73.00	69.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	710.00	710.00

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	3	—	1,015	66.50–84.00	76.23

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	—	1,805	91.00	91.00

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.