LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 24, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 06/23/2008
Receipts: 799 Last Week: 632 Year Ago: 871
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were
4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers were 4.00-8.00 higher, instances higher. Feeder
heifers were steady to 5.00 higher.
Supply included 420 feeder calves; 237 feeder yearlings; 37 replacement
cows; 84 slaughter cows; 11 cutting bulls; 9 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement
bulls. Feeder supply consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English
crosses; 30 percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and
Brahma cross; and 0 percent Holsteins and other diary breeds. Feeder supply
about 55 percent steers and bulls with 45 percent heifers. Prices follow with
weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 50.00-55.50 56.00-60.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.50 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.50 49.00-53.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 61.00-64.00 67.00-71.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-343 lbs (328) 125.00-138.00 (129.19);
355-393 lbs (372) 124.00-133.00 (125.90); 410-445 lbs (432) 121.00-134.00
(125.05); 450-495 lbs (481) 113.00-121.00 (117.12); 500-540 lbs (508) 116.00-
123.00 (119.87); 553-595 lbs (572) 104.00-112.00 (107.39); 600-648 lbs (623)
100.00-109.00 (102.30); 670-698 lbs (689) 100.00-109.00 (102.92); 700-715 lbs
(707) 95.00-100.00 (96.60); 808-808 lbs (808) 85.00 (85.00); 875-885 lbs (883)
81.00-87.00 (83.01); 965-990 lbs (978) 81.00-97.00 (86.40). Medium and Large 2
300-320 lbs (310) 105.00-110.00 (107.58); 370-370 lbs (370) 105.00-107.00
(106.00); 405-445 lbs (434) 107.00-113.00 (109.49); 450-485 lbs (467) 100.00-
110.00 (106.94); 500-548 lbs (531) 95.00-113.00 (107.74).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (432) 100.00-115.00 (107.17);
450-495 lbs (472) 95.00-107.00 (100.61); 500-548 lbs (516) 97.00-104.50
(100.23); 553-595 lbs (574) 94.00-100.50 (96.35); 600-645 lbs (618) 91.00-99.00
(95.29); 650-675 lbs (662) 91.00-98.00 (94.71); 715-730 lbs (720) 85.00-93.50
(89.49). Small 1 305-345 lbs (324) 90.00-95.00 (91.05); 353-390 lbs (365)
85.00-99.00 (92.34). Medium and Large 2 315-334 lbs (331) 103.00-113.00
(110.21); 358-395 lbs (367) 99.00-107.00 (100.67); 400-440 lbs (413) 83.00-
96.00 (91.39); 450-495 lbs (476) 90.00-95.00 (92.13); 500-545 lbs (519) 87.00-
95.00 (91.92); 555-595 lbs (575) 82.00-95.00 (87.54); 615-645 lbs (633) 75.00-
85.00 (78.68).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 405-440 lbs (422) 100.00-118.00 (107.27);
460-493 lbs (486) 101.50-105.00 (102.04); 500-545 lbs (522) 92.00-100.00
(97.75); 550-595 lbs (583) 90.00-101.00 (95.18); 600-635 lbs (613) 90.00-97.00
(94.79); 650-695 lbs (668) 90.00-95.00 (91.20); 715-745 lbs (721) 85.00-90.00
(87.98). Medium and Large 2 370-385 lbs (375) 100.00-105.00 (103.77); 415-445
lbs (433) 85.00-100.00 (90.17).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 700-1050 open cows 60.00-82.00
5-7 year old 700-1350 open cows 50.00-65.00
2-7 year old 850-1200 second stage 600.00-710.00 per head
4-7 year old 900-1450 third stage 48.00-60.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 700-1000 100-200 650.00-1000.00 per pair
Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave (501) 671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 1 (501) 671-2369
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