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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 19

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 538▲ 131 vs year ago 275 · +47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 62▲ 24 vs year ago 70 · +34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 16 · +93.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher on a meager test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.72/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$135.72

140 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	143.66	760	61
Medium and Large 2	468	135.17	632	46
Medium and Large 3	467	121.81	568	33

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $191 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 sale140 hd

135.72

—

AR average7 barns · 585 hd

128.15

+7.57

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	—	Low	1,227	75.99	933	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	62.78	864	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	53.57	610	64

Every lot

88 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	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	175.50/cwt	174.00–177.00	632	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	167.74/cwt	159.00–174.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	156.51/cwt	152.00–161.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	143.19/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	148.95/cwt	144.00–154.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	140.39/cwt	134.00–144.00	734	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	138.03/cwt	132.00–141.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	843	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	885	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	142.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	993	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	122.84/cwt	115.00–131.00	391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	133.95/cwt	127.00–138.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	117.58/cwt	105.00–126.00	441	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	134.91/cwt	129.00–138.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	117.62/cwt	116.00–120.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	138.43/cwt	133.00–145.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	129.15/cwt	121.00–134.00	550	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	139.91/cwt	133.00–147.00	644	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	113.41/cwt	107.00–118.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	139.64/cwt	135.00–150.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	129.41/cwt	123.00–134.00	677	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	131.62/cwt	127.00–139.00	755	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	107.51/cwt	104.00–111.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	130.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	827	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	119.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	107.69/cwt	100.00–115.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	145.92/cwt	130.00–162.00	476	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	414	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	126.90/cwt	123.00–132.00	472	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	147.05/cwt	134.00–156.00	548	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	169.73/cwt	167.00–173.00	638	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	412	125.98/cwt	121.00–131.00	519	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	140.43/cwt	134.00–147.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	157.16/cwt	149.00–163.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	151.57/cwt	145.00–161.00	705	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	136.10/cwt	128.00–142.00	638	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	125.82/cwt	119.00–130.00	595	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	129.47/cwt	123.00–135.00	669	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	143.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	750	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	119.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	628	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	137.99/cwt	135.00–143.00	777	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	122.03/cwt	119.00–127.00	705	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	122.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	834	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	124.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	905	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	913	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	993	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	867	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,091	73.04/cwt	70.00–76.00	797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.90/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	55.76/cwt	54.00–57.50	466	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	31.98/cwt	30.00–35.00	332	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	44.57/cwt	41.00–47.00	464	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	53.18/cwt	48.00–58.00	595	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	63.13/cwt	60.00–66.50	806	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	62.78/cwt	59.00–66.00	864	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	604.96/cwt	590.00–620.00	5,251	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	699.78/cwt	680.00–720.00	6,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	777	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	69.26/cwt	66.50–79.00	863	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	884	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	76.66/cwt	60.00–100.00	650	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,395	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 538Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 62Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 21Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 - 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 16.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher on a meager test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	105.00–126.00	117.58
2	—	608	104.00–111.00	107.51
7	—	478	107.00–118.00	113.41
5	—	318	115.00–131.00	122.84
3	—	537	115.00–120.00	116.63
3	—	417	116.00–120.00	117.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	115.00–125.00	119.35
4	—	381	129.00–138.00	134.91
29	—	523	123.00–134.00	129.41
6	—	468	123.00–133.00	127.14
2	—	678	100.00–115.00	107.69
2	—	565	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	325	127.00–138.00	133.95
8	—	426	121.00–134.00	129.15
1	—	750	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	127.00–139.00	131.62
5	—	520	135.00–150.00	139.64
13	—	633	129.00–134.00	130.58
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
12	—	460	133.00–147.00	139.91
8	—	421	133.00–145.00	138.43
1	—	750	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	157.00	157.00
9	—	517	123.00–135.00	129.47
5	—	418	134.00–147.00	140.43
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
2	—	658	112.00–119.00	115.49
1	—	845	108.00	108.00
6	—	469	128.00–142.00	136.10
6	—	578	119.00–127.00	122.03
8	—	373	134.00–156.00	147.05
7	—	326	130.00–162.00	145.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	135.00–143.00	137.99
1	—	985	88.00	88.00
12	—	524	139.00–147.00	143.14
11	—	426	149.00–163.00	157.16
9	—	465	145.00–161.00	151.57
8	—	623	120.00–129.00	124.46
3	—	678	121.00–126.00	122.95
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
7	—	376	167.00–173.00	169.73
3	—	728	120.00–128.00	124.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	115.00–121.00	119.46
8	—	372	123.00–132.00	126.90
3	—	568	110.00–116.00	113.65
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
2	—	625	110.00–115.00	112.48
2	—	338	120.00–125.00	122.48
5	—	412	121.00–131.00	125.98
6	—	473	119.00–130.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	140.00–145.00	142.85
6	—	419	159.00–174.00	167.74
1	—	315	186.00	186.00
4	—	360	174.00–177.00	175.50
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
3	—	477	147.00–155.00	150.72
2	—	570	147.00–149.00	147.96
1	—	715	137.00	137.00
2	—	515	144.00–154.00	148.95
22	—	622	137.00–145.00	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	134.00–144.00	140.39
5	—	567	132.00–141.00	138.03
5	—	430	152.00–161.00	156.51
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
4	—	476	140.00–146.00	143.19
1	—	675	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	125.00–131.00	127.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	59.00–66.00	62.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,119	48.00–58.00	53.18
17	—	1,277	60.00–66.50	63.13
5	—	1,037	30.00–35.00	31.98
5	—	1,040	41.00–47.00	44.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	54.00–57.50	55.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	70.00–76.00	73.04
2	—	1,500	79.00–84.50	81.90

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	680.00–720.00	699.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	66.00	66.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	66.50	66.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,246	66.50–79.00	69.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	590.00–620.00	604.96

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	12	—	848	60.00–100.00	76.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00

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	—	940	85.00	85.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	98.00	98.00

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.