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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 5

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 416▲ 64 vs year ago 541 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 59▲ 26 vs year ago 78 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs., sold 7.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lbs. sold 8.00 - 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher.

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 $122.82/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$122.82

215 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	130.62	709	103
Medium and Large 2	495	119.46	591	68
Medium and Large 3	447	109.74	491	44

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $218 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 sale215 hd

122.82

—

AR average7 barns · 1,835 hd

127.26

−4.44

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	1,544	77.67	1,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	63.39	873	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	50.74	558	71

Every lot

116 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	176.63/cwt	169.00–186.00	643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	160.68/cwt	156.00–165.00	603	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	163.73/cwt	158.00–169.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	147.23/cwt	146.00–149.00	633	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	138.47/cwt	136.00–141.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.44/cwt	145.00–157.00	732	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	139.57/cwt	136.00–146.00	730	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	154.16/cwt	147.00–157.50	808	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	135.61/cwt	127.00–139.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	143.45/cwt	140.00–155.00	822	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	149.02/cwt	143.00–152.00	915	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	808	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	638	109.98/cwt	105.00–115.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	145.41/cwt	143.00–147.00	960	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	663	149.95/cwt	149.95–149.95	994	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	130.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	118.93/cwt	116.00–122.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	129.06/cwt	121.00–133.00	992	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,041	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	134.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	117.23/cwt	115.00–121.00	382	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	130.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	431	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	416	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	125.53/cwt	121.00–131.00	466	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	136.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	130.90/cwt	125.00–136.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	121.70/cwt	116.00–128.00	511	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	469	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	119.57/cwt	114.00–126.00	566	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	126.82/cwt	121.00–133.00	605	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.97/cwt	114.00–126.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	129.84/cwt	122.00–134.00	680	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	108.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	122.61/cwt	114.00–126.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	136.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	782	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	132.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	825	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	123.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	898	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	114.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	878	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	103.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	838	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	146.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	125.73/cwt	124.00–127.00	414	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	331	169.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	562	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	154.11/cwt	145.00–161.00	584	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	118.73/cwt	115.00–121.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	146.44/cwt	143.00–154.00	617	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	134.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	568	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	123.37/cwt	119.00–127.00	529	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	141.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	130.49/cwt	125.00–136.00	612	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.73/cwt	119.00–131.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	134.49/cwt	127.00–139.00	711	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	128.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	120.78/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	130.28/cwt	125.00–137.00	799	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	118.48/cwt	113.50–123.00	737	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	662	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	111.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	973	89.46/cwt	87.00–92.00	870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	78.36/cwt	72.00–81.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,397	64.16/cwt	62.00–67.00	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	87.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,663	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	760	31.00/cwt	30.00–32.00	236	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	20.65/cwt	20.00–21.00	167	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	38.07/cwt	35.00–41.00	310	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	953	32.98/cwt	30.00–36.00	314	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	44.04/cwt	38.00–48.00	440	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	54.90/cwt	50.00–58.50	623	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	61.97/cwt	59.00–65.00	789	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	63.39/cwt	60.50–65.50	873	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	533	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,460	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	579	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	61.06/cwt	58.00–64.00	427	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,675	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 416Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 59Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
2	—	638	105.00–115.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	136.00–141.00	138.47
3	—	680	125.00–135.00	130.35
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
2	—	375	156.00–165.00	160.68
9	—	523	136.00–146.00	139.57
5	—	430	146.00–149.00	147.23
5	—	562	127.00–139.00	135.61
3	—	628	124.00–133.00	128.74
2	—	728	116.00–122.00	118.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	194.00	194.00
19	—	614	143.00–152.00	149.02
24	—	573	140.00–155.00	143.45
12	—	524	147.00–157.50	154.16
4	—	769	121.00–133.00	129.06
2	—	303	190.00–191.00	190.50
4	—	424	158.00–169.00	163.73
3	—	803	129.00–131.00	129.66
1	—	975	101.00	101.00
5	—	660	143.00–147.00	145.41
3	—	715	139.00–140.00	139.33
11	—	480	145.00–157.00	152.44
5	—	364	169.00–186.00	176.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	157.00	157.00
24	—	663	149.95	149.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	131.00–136.00	134.60
4	—	765	110.00–119.00	114.71
14	—	477	121.00–133.00	126.82
24	—	524	122.00–134.00	129.84
8	—	623	128.00–138.00	132.48
4	—	724	120.00–130.00	123.97
6	—	372	130.00–141.00	136.61
6	—	418	125.00–136.00	130.90
27	—	574	129.00–140.00	136.17
1	—	810	108.00	108.00
1	—	890	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	121.00–131.00	125.53
5	—	567	114.00–126.00	122.61
7	—	515	114.00–126.00	116.97
2	—	925	90.00	90.00
2	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.51
4	—	780	100.00–106.00	103.99
2	—	838	90.00–97.00	93.49
16	—	473	114.00–126.00	119.57
9	—	329	125.00–137.00	130.99
12	—	420	116.00–128.00	121.70
1	—	615	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	105.00–115.00	110.46
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
7	—	370	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
3	—	470	105.00–109.00	106.40
7	—	524	105.00–111.00	108.30
8	—	326	115.00–121.00	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	101.00	101.00
9	—	331	165.00–175.00	169.72
6	—	568	125.00–135.00	128.81
1	—	835	117.00	117.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
7	—	379	145.00–161.00	154.11
12	—	529	127.00–139.00	134.49
2	—	973	87.00–92.00	89.46
18	—	421	143.00–154.00	146.44
3	—	613	125.00–137.00	130.28
9	—	469	135.00–145.00	141.60
1	—	650	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	625	105.00–107.00	105.98
8	—	429	119.00–127.00	123.37
3	—	383	115.00–121.00	118.73
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
4	—	329	124.00–127.00	125.73
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
11	—	469	125.00–136.00	130.49
7	—	421	130.00–142.00	134.98
5	—	622	113.50–123.00	118.48
2	—	680	109.00–115.00	111.96
2	—	785	90.00–99.00	94.53
2	—	370	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	518	119.00–131.00	125.73
3	—	328	140.00–151.00	146.07
4	—	571	118.00–124.00	120.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	38.00–48.00	44.04
20	—	1,273	59.00–65.00	61.97
26	—	1,134	50.00–58.50	54.90
4	—	953	30.00–36.00	32.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	35.00–41.00	38.07
3	—	810	20.00–21.00	20.65
3	—	760	30.00–32.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	60.50–65.50	63.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	72.00–81.00	78.36
3	—	1,397	62.00–67.00	64.16
4	—	1,905	85.00–89.00	87.28

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	58.50	58.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	57.00	57.00

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	1	—	680	355.00	355.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	58.00–64.00	61.06

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	1	—	735	500.00	500.00

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.