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Ouachita Livestock Auction

Name: Ouachita Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ola, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 26

● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2054

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 406▲ 252 vs year ago 212 · +118.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 94▲ 14 vs year ago 30 · +46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 31▲ 38 vs year ago 10 · +380.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher on a meager test. Feeder heifers under 525 lbs., sold steady to 8.00 lower. However feeder heifers weighing over 525 lbs., sold 3.00 - 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested due to limited comparable offerings. Some value added cattle sold at a premium.

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 $139.69/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$139.69

164 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	143.44	766	73
Medium and Large 2	483	139.13	672	67
Medium and Large 1-2	555	134.00	744	3thin
Medium and Large 3	452	129.26	585	21

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $181 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 sale164 hd

139.69

—

AR average6 barns · 688 hd

134.31

+5.39

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	1,579	82.12	1,297	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,036	48.28	500	30

Every lot

113 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	161.98/cwt	159.00–165.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	157.17/cwt	152.00–161.00	717	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	152.38/cwt	145.00–160.00	785	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	141.51/cwt	135.00–147.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	146.44/cwt	140.00–152.00	835	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	133.11/cwt	127.00–139.00	763	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	613	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	147.57/cwt	147.00–150.00	915	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	141.70/cwt	135.00–148.00	947	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	669	150.07/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,004	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,002	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	137.45/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	134.31/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,099	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	132.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,159	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,149	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	144.08/cwt	139.00–151.00	530	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	127.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	461	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	140.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	599	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	131.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	133.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	122.45/cwt	116.00–128.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	131.45/cwt	126.00–137.50	689	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	122.25/cwt	116.00–127.00	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	135.35/cwt	126.00–140.00	773	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	122.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	713	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	783	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	134.37/cwt	132.00–135.00	851	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	641	134.43/cwt	133.00–147.00	862	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	126.09/cwt	121.00–134.00	841	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	877	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	183.95/cwt	173.00–190.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	163.28/cwt	153.00–169.00	536	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	329	141.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	465	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	150.84/cwt	146.00–156.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	163.95/cwt	161.00–167.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	159.70/cwt	151.00–167.00	671	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	131.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	142.81/cwt	135.00–149.00	613	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	125.56/cwt	120.00–131.00	571	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	150.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	693	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	139.52/cwt	133.00–147.00	649	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.62/cwt	133.00–139.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	142.69/cwt	137.00–152.00	758	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	137.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	773	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	126.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.17/cwt	123.00–136.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	121.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	117.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	681	122.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	115.21/cwt	111.00–120.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	123.39/cwt	122.00–124.00	882	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	78.71/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	85.52/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	947	40.29/cwt	35.00–45.00	382	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	968	29.44/cwt	25.00–33.50	285	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	51.04/cwt	45.00–55.00	526	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	59.23/cwt	56.00–62.50	681	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	62.39/cwt	56.00–70.00	482	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,293	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	63.31/cwt	60.00–65.00	676	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	840.10/cwt	400.00–1,120.00	8,216	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,335	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	613.79/cwt	500.00–670.00	5,948	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	626.72/cwt	380.00–860.00	6,148	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	570.15/cwt	540.00–600.00	5,616	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	736.15/cwt	400.00–990.00	7,317	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	652.52/cwt	500.00–860.00	6,819	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	69.57/cwt	60.00–78.00	743	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,488	64.57/cwt	63.50–65.50	961	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,436	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 406Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 94Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 31Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
2	—	830	129.00–136.00	132.46
3	—	872	130.00–137.00	132.95
6	—	456	152.00–161.00	157.17
2	—	438	152.00–154.00	152.99
7	—	570	140.00–152.00	146.44
3	—	668	135.00–148.00	141.70
1	—	950	115.00	115.00
14	—	620	147.00–150.00	147.57
9	—	515	145.00–160.00	152.38
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
4	—	730	133.00–141.00	137.45
3	—	758	131.00–137.00	134.31
2	—	383	159.00–165.00	161.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
7	—	573	127.00–139.00	133.11
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
5	—	635	125.00–135.00	129.77
2	—	375	155.00–157.00	155.99
3	—	525	135.00–147.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	580	151.00	151.00
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
4	—	669	146.00–155.00	150.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	104.00–110.00	106.93
1	—	760	119.00	119.00
8	—	667	121.00–134.00	126.09
12	—	476	129.00–137.00	133.19
19	—	524	126.00–137.50	131.45
11	—	633	132.00–135.00	134.37
16	—	571	126.00–140.00	135.35
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
8	—	368	139.00–151.00	144.08
17	—	427	136.00–149.00	140.21
1	—	315	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	133.00–147.00	134.43
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	100.00–105.00	102.56
6	—	372	125.00–133.00	127.14
2	—	725	110.00–115.00	112.43
2	—	673	115.00–120.00	117.43
7	—	534	116.00–127.00	122.25
4	—	431	125.00–134.00	131.43
5	—	582	118.00–127.00	122.58
1	—	320	128.00	128.00
6	—	484	116.00–128.00	122.45
5	—	626	120.00–130.00	125.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	111.00	111.00
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
3	—	325	117.00–123.00	120.00
2	—	383	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	130.00–142.00	137.31
3	—	323	173.00–190.00	183.95
10	—	715	122.00–124.00	123.39
4	—	681	120.00–124.00	122.21
11	—	420	151.00–167.00	159.70
15	—	531	137.00–152.00	142.69
4	—	618	123.00–136.00	129.17
10	—	460	145.00–155.00	150.57
3	—	383	161.00–167.00	163.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
4	—	329	138.00–150.00	141.48
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.23
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.83
2	—	455	120.00–131.00	125.56
3	—	422	125.00–136.00	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	133.00–139.00	135.62
17	—	429	135.00–149.00	142.81
3	—	563	125.00–131.00	126.97
4	—	710	111.00–120.00	115.21
5	—	618	118.00–126.00	121.99
12	—	465	133.00–147.00	139.52
11	—	328	153.00–169.00	163.28
5	—	379	146.00–156.00	150.84
6	—	672	115.00–121.00	117.69
1	—	775	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	25.00–33.50	29.44
7	—	1,149	56.00–62.50	59.23
14	—	1,031	45.00–55.00	51.04
5	—	947	35.00–45.00	40.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	83.50–87.50	85.52
2	—	1,365	78.00–80.00	78.71

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	370.00	370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	60.00–65.00	63.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	56.00–70.00	62.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	400.00–1,120.00	840.10
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	100.00	100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	969	500.00–670.00	613.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,488	63.50–65.50	64.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	500.00–860.00	652.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	994	400.00–990.00	736.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	981	380.00–860.00	626.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	540.00–600.00	570.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	60.00–78.00	69.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	64.00	64.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	740.00	740.00

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.