LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 26, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 02/25/2008
Receipts: 803 Last Week: NR Year Ago: 872
Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported the last two weeks.
Supply included 400 feeder calves; 263 feeder yearlings; 41 replacement
cows; 85 slaughter cows; 14 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; 28 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 2 percent Holsteins and other diary breeds. Feeder supply about 57 percent
steers and bulls with 43 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
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 46.00-50.50 51.00-55.00 40.00-45.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 50.00-54.50 55.00-59.50 45.00-49.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 64.00-66.00 69.00-74.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 120.00-128.00 (123.00); 450-
500 lbs 116.00-122.00 (117.46); 500-550 lbs 113.00-122.00 (115.21); 550-600
lbs 109.00-117.00 (112.88); 600-650 lbs 106.00-114.50 (111.79); 700-750 lbs
91.50-97.00 (95.45); 900-950 lbs 91.00. Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
120.00-128.00 (123.70); 350-400 lbs 114.00-124.00 (118.07); 400-450 lbs
110.00-119.00 (114.81); 450-500 lbs 110.00-115.00 (113.17); 500-550 lbs 89.00-
110.00 (105.96).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 250-300 lbs 121.00-122.50 (121.50);
300-350 lbs 119.00-122.50 (120.75); 400-450 lbs 105.00-115.00 (109.56); 450-
500 lbs 103.00-110.00 (105.71); 500-550 lbs 99.00-108.00 (103.09); 550-600 lbs
95.00-100.00 (96.47); 600-650 lbs 92.00-104.00 (98.72); 650-700 lbs 92.50-
95.00 (93.56); 750-800 lbs 88.00-89.00 (88.50). Medium and Large 2 300-350
lbs 105.00-117.50 (111.93); 350-400 lbs 105.00-115.00 (110.19); 400-450 lbs
90.00-105.00 (99.69); 450-500 lbs 90.00-101.00 (96.21); 500-550 lbs 80.00-
505.00 (130.16); 550-600 lbs 90.00-95.00 (93.77); 650-700 lbs 80.00-87.00
(83.51). Small 1 400-450 lbs 60.00-70.00 (62.60); 450-500 lbs 71.00-75.00
(72.96).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 110.00-120.00 (114.92); 350-
400 lbs 123.50; 400-450 lbs 113.00-119.00 (116.19); 450-500 lbs 95.00-114.00
(104.99); 500-550 lbs 95.00-110.00 (100.81); 550-600 lbs 92.00-108.00
(101.53); 650-700 lbs 90.00-96.00 (92.77). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
100.00-114.00 (108.48); 350-400 lbs 109.00-115.00 (111.36); 400-450 lbs
100.00-102.00 (100.66); 650-700 lbs 75.00-85.00 (79.98). Small 1 350-400 lbs
70.00-90.00 (79.93).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-5 year old 800-1300 open cows 54.50-80.00
7+ year old 800-1250 open cows 44.00-54.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
4-7 year old 800-1100 100-200 685.00-860.00 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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