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Little Rock, AR Tue Dec 18, 2007 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 12/17/2007

Receipts: 484 Last Week: 670 Year Ago: 550

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls were 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-5.00 lower.
Supply included 233 feeder calves; 154 feeder yearlings; 34 replacement
cows; 49 slaughter cows; 13 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. Feeder
supply consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30
percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 0 percent Holsteins and other dairy 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 47.00-51.50 52.00-56.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 40.00-44.50 45.00-50.00 33.00-39.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 43.00-48.50 49.00-53.00 38.00-42.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 53.00-57.50 58.00-62.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 126.00-135.00 (132.30); 400-
450 lbs 114.00-119.00 (116.80); 450-500 lbs 112.00-114.50 (112.87); 500-550 lbs
109.00-115.00 (111.17); 550-600 lbs 107.00-109.00 (108.23); 600-650 lbs 105.00-
106.00 (105.50); 650-700 lbs 96.00-100.00 (96.76); 700-750 lbs 93.00-94.00
(93.49); 750-800 lbs 98.00. Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 110.00-120.00
(112.94); 350-400 lbs 100.00-120.00 (111.89); 400-450 lbs 100.00-110.00
(106.52); 450-500 lbs 98.00-110.00 (103.94); 550-600 lbs 90.00-104.00 (98.21).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 115.00-120.00 (118.98); 400-
450 lbs 101.00-109.00 (105.25); 450-500 lbs 95.00-105.00 (98.90); 500-550 lbs
96.50-107.00 (100.25); 550-600 lbs 90.00-96.50 (92.83); 600-650 lbs 88.00-97.00
(92.56); 700-750 lbs 83.00-85.00 (84.00). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
105.00-111.00 (107.65); 350-400 lbs 100.00-114.00 (106.90); 400-450 lbs 85.00-
91.00 (89.34); 450-500 lbs 81.00-93.00 (86.35); 500-550 lbs 75.00-94.50
(88.85); 600-650 lbs 80.00-86.00 (82.95).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 106.00-115.00 (110.42); 350-
400 lbs 105.00-114.00 (107.82); 400-450 lbs 100.00-110.00 (104.23); 450-500 lbs
90.00-111.00 (101.84); 500-550 lbs 94.00-105.00 (98.50); 550-600 lbs 85.00-
102.00 (94.41); 600-650 lbs 89.00-99.00 (92.66); 650-700 lbs 90.00-91.50
(90.50). Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs 94.00-103.00 (99.73).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 850-1300 open cows 50.00-57.50
7+ year old 900-1300 open cows 40.00-49.00
4-5 year old 1000-1200 third stage 800.00-850.00 per head

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 800-1000 100-200 700.00-820.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1000 100-200 550.00-690.00 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
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

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