LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 30, 2009 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News
Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Jun 29, 2009
Cattle Receipts: 586 Last week: 536 Last year: 446
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were
5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over
550 lbs 3.00 higher.
Supply included 288 feeder calves; 200 feeder yearlings; 23 replacement cows;
64 slaughter cows; 11 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
consisted of about 45 percent English breed and English crosses; 25 percent
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 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 52.00-56.50 57.00-61.50 47.00-51.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 46.00-50.50 51.00-56.00 41.00-45.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 44.00-48.50 49.00-53.00 39.00-43.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 62.00-66.50 68.00-72.00 54.00-57.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (429) 100.00-104.00 (102.19);
500-545 lbs (521) 97.00-103.00 (99.21); 555-578 lbs (568) 99.00-101.00 (100.44);
600-643 lbs (620) 94.00-102.00 (97.05); 655-665 lbs (660) 90.00-96.00 (93.02);
700-720 lbs (712) 85.00-90.00 (86.74). Medium and Large 2 305-340 lbs (322)
101.00-113.00 (106.53); 357-398 lbs (368) 100.00-109.50 (105.08); 400-435 lbs
(417) 90.00-97.00 (94.83); 455-495 lbs (478) 90.00-99.50 (94.03); 500-545 lbs
(524) 85.00-96.00 (93.53); 550-595 lbs (568) 94.50-98.00 (96.65); 611-645 lbs
(616) 90.00-93.50 (90.76); 655-670 lbs (663) 80.00-84.00 (82.02); 700-715 lbs
(708) 75.00-82.00 (78.46).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-441 lbs (425) 93.00-101.00 (97.72);
450-498 lbs (475) 87.00-96.50 (93.48); 500-535 lbs (521) 89.00-94.50 (92.12);
555-590 lbs (570) 87.00-91.50 (89.96); 605-628 lbs (620) 93.00-96.50 (95.64);
675-680 lbs (679) 92.50-94.00 (93.63); 705-740 lbs (723) 79.00-88.00 (83.39).
Small and Medium 1 330-345 lbs (341) 80.00-84.00 (82.99); 360-365 lbs (362)
76.00-85.00 (81.00). Medium and Large 2 300-329 lbs (324) 91.00-99.50 (95.61);
353-395 lbs (377) 90.00-99.50 (96.02); 400-445 lbs (420) 80.00-92.00 (86.07);
460-485 lbs (473) 75.00-85.00 (81.38); 555-590 lbs (575) 85.00 (85.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-335 lbs (321) 90.00-95.00 (93.70); 370-
390 lbs (381) 94.00-97.50 (95.89); 405-445 lbs (430) 84.00-85.00 (84.66); 455-
465 lbs (460) 84.00-88.00 (85.98); 645-645 lbs (645) 86.00 (86.00). Medium and
Large 2 500-510 lbs (505) 65.00-75.00 (69.95).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-4 year old 650-1000 open cows 57.50-67.50
6+ year old 800-1300 open cows 46.00-54.00
Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt
