LR_LS12
Little Rock, AR Tue Apr 6, 2010 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News
Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Apr 5, 2010
Cattle Receipts: 565 Last week: 749 Last year: 582
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder
steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher.
Supply included 300 feeder calves; 122 feeder yearlings; 30 replacement
cows; 95 slaughter cows; 14 slaughter bulls; and 4 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30
percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 28 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 2 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 55.00-59.50 60.00-64.00 50.00-54.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 51.00-55.50 56.00-60.00 46.00-50.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 49.00-52.50 54.00-58.00 44.00-48.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 69.00-73.50 74.00-78.00 62.00-68.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 305-345 lbs (327) 130.00-152.00 (139.62);
350-395 lbs (376) 130.00-146.00 (140.23); 405-448 lbs (426) 130.00-139.00
(133.86); 455-495 lbs (471) 123.00-139.00 (132.63); 500-548 lbs (525) 122.00-
136.00 (127.08); 550-585 lbs (568) 117.00-126.00 (121.65); 605-620 lbs (610)
118.50-125.00 (121.61); 660-681 lbs (677) 109.00-115.50 (111.66); 728-728 lbs
(728) 100.50 (100.50); 923-923 lbs (923) 90.00 (90.00). Medium and Large 2
300-315 lbs (306) 122.50-130.00 (126.27); 365-395 lbs (378) 127.00-129.00
(127.73); 520-548 lbs (534) 114.00-120.00 (117.91); 625-640 lbs (633) 113.00-
115.00 (114.01).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-343 lbs (320) 117.00-129.00 (121.36);
350-390 lbs (370) 114.00-128.00 (121.71); 400-430 lbs (416) 117.00-126.00
(121.53); 450-480 lbs (465) 110.00-117.50 (112.42); 500-545 lbs (523) 106.00-
114.00 (109.96); 580-595 lbs (588) 98.00-107.50 (102.69); 623-635 lbs (627)
95.00-103.00 (101.18); 678-678 lbs (678) 100.00 (100.00); 778-778 lbs (778)
94.50 (94.50). Medium and Large 2 315-345 lbs (328) 103.00-112.50 (107.15);
350-390 lbs (367) 100.00-110.00 (106.65); 405-448 lbs (428) 100.00-116.00
(109.53); 460-485 lbs (470) 100.00-107.50 (103.66); 500-530 lbs (515) 90.00-
99.00 (94.40).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (428) 109.00-114.00 (111.04);
575-595 lbs (585) 104.00-116.00 (110.10); 715-720 lbs (718) 92.00-99.00
(95.49); 765-790 lbs (782) 85.00-90.50 (87.18); 810-835 lbs (823) 82.00-86.00
(83.97).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-6 year old 600-700 open cows 70.00-89.00
4-7 year old 900-1150 open cows 53.00-60.00
7+ year old 750-1050 open cows 38.00-45.00
3-7 year old 750-1000 second & third stage 61.00-75.00
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
