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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 12

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 605▲ 242 vs year ago 296 · +81.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 104▲ 43 vs year ago 19 · +226.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

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 $122.67/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$122.67

231 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$17.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	125.33	655	162
Medium and Large 2	441	118.65	523	55
Medium and Large 3	469	107.80	505	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.53/cwt here — about $150 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 sale231 hd

122.67

—

AR average7 barns · 1,161 hd

126.39

−3.71

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	1,574	71.10	1,119	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	59.49	909	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	52.01	562	41

Every lot

102 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	147.66/cwt	147.00–149.00	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	415	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	133.21/cwt	128.00–139.00	574	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	146.11/cwt	139.00–150.00	672	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	130.31/cwt	126.00–134.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	754	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	140.88/cwt	133.00–145.00	790	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	134.41/cwt	127.00–139.00	825	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	628	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	776	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,121	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,147	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	123.58/cwt	117.00–129.00	399	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	113.50/cwt	111.00–116.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	129.70/cwt	125.00–135.00	436	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	128.10/cwt	123.00–134.00	475	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	454	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	117.67/cwt	114.00–121.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	125.03/cwt	120.00–127.50	539	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	124.30/cwt	121.00–129.00	583	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	116.46/cwt	112.00–121.00	546	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	105.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	499	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	132.30/cwt	131.00–135.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	126.08/cwt	118.00–130.00	661	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	106.71/cwt	105.00–109.00	611	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	122.16/cwt	118.00–127.00	712	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	124.98/cwt	119.00–128.00	762	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	114.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	826	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	666	106.82/cwt	100.00–113.00	711	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	910	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	144.50/cwt	143.00–146.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	158.96/cwt	154.00–166.00	512	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	142.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	135.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	517	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	122.08/cwt	117.00–126.00	466	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	143.02/cwt	139.00–147.00	614	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	123.97/cwt	118.00–130.00	584	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	140.35/cwt	134.00–145.00	664	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	138.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	721	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	125.87/cwt	118.00–130.00	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	130.54/cwt	122.00–135.00	732	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.74/cwt	110.00–122.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	582	106.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.94/cwt	117.00–121.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	111.37/cwt	110.00–114.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	120.00/cwt	118.00–123.00	894	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	49.97/cwt	49.00–51.00	581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	72.60/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	82.69/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,459	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	946	46.88/cwt	43.00–50.00	443	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,009	32.57/cwt	30.00–36.00	329	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	56.78/cwt	52.00–60.50	628	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	63.42/cwt	60.50–70.00	782	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	59.49/cwt	55.00–65.00	909	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	576	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	79.34/cwt	68.00–88.00	699	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	616.09/cwt	460.00–860.00	4,836	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	63.98/cwt	49.00–75.00	600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	659	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	737.69/cwt	690.00–790.00	7,989	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	689	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	66.93/cwt	64.50–70.00	822	2

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 605Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 104Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	390	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	485	126.00–134.00	130.31
5	—	431	128.00–139.00	133.21
3	—	610	122.00–125.00	124.01
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
2	—	533	121.00–129.00	125.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
2	—	628	145.00–149.00	146.99
3	—	553	154.00	154.00
8	—	776	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	650	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	460	139.00–150.00	146.11
10	—	561	133.00–145.00	140.88
8	—	516	144.00–147.00	146.19
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
3	—	412	147.00–149.00	147.66
1	—	925	124.00	124.00
7	—	614	127.00–139.00	134.41
13	—	778	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
2	—	883	101.00–105.00	103.01
7	—	774	119.00	119.00
6	—	663	120.00–128.00	124.64
16	—	469	121.00–129.00	124.30
22	—	431	120.00–127.50	125.03
9	—	336	125.00–135.00	129.70
12	—	371	123.00–134.00	128.10
2	—	715	117.00–119.00	118.00
22	—	610	119.00–128.00	124.98
6	—	583	118.00–127.00	122.16
47	—	524	118.00–130.00	126.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	126.00–127.00	126.49
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
6	—	513	131.00–135.00	132.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	117.00	117.00
15	—	372	119.00–125.00	121.97
6	—	666	100.00–113.00	106.82
4	—	634	111.00–118.00	114.99
8	—	469	112.00–121.00	116.46
4	—	416	114.00–121.00	117.67
14	—	323	117.00–129.00	123.58
2	—	573	114.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
5	—	472	105.00–109.00	105.80
2	—	393	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	325	111.00–116.00	113.50
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
3	—	573	105.00–109.00	106.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
14	—	429	139.00–147.00	143.02
7	—	322	154.00–166.00	158.96
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
13	—	473	134.00–145.00	140.35
12	—	521	135.00–147.00	138.46
2	—	623	117.00–121.00	118.94
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
16	—	561	122.00–135.00	130.54
3	—	745	118.00–123.00	120.00
4	—	375	140.00–144.00	142.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	130.00–141.00	135.61
2	—	410	125.00–129.00	127.00
1	—	895	82.00	82.00
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
9	—	471	118.00–130.00	123.97
2	—	690	107.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	710	105.00–115.00	110.00
2	—	320	143.00–146.00	144.50
6	—	531	118.00–130.00	125.87
5	—	575	110.00–122.00	115.74
3	—	627	110.00–114.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	110.00–114.00	112.04
3	—	582	105.00–110.00	106.65
3	—	382	117.00–126.00	122.08
2	—	405	110.00–117.00	113.46
1	—	325	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	43.00–50.00	46.88
5	—	1,233	60.50–70.00	63.42
23	—	1,106	52.00–60.50	56.78
7	—	1,009	30.00–36.00	32.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	55.00–65.00	59.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	80.50–84.50	82.69
5	—	1,623	70.00–76.00	72.60
2	—	1,163	49.00–51.00	49.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	881	68.00–88.00	79.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	67.00	67.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00

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)	3	—	785	460.00–860.00	616.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	64.50–70.00	66.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	62.00–63.00	62.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	690.00–790.00	737.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	49.00–75.00	63.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00

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.