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Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/10/2008

Receipts: 380 Last Week: 482 Year Ago: 855

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls
were 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were uneven, light weight calves
3.00 to 4.00 higher and heavier calves were steady to 2.00 lower.
Supply included 200 feeder calves; 100 feeder yearlings; 36 replacement
cows; 29 slaughter cows; 14 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; 29 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 1 percent Holsteins and other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 53
percent steers and bulls with 47 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 45.00-49.50 50.00-54.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 43.00-47.50 48.00-47.50 38.00-42.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 47.00-51.50 52.00-56.00 42.00-46.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 65.00-70.50 71.00-76.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-340 lbs (319) 132.00-145.00 (138.21);
350-395 lbs (378) 130.00-142.50 (134.35); 405-415 lbs (410) 123.00-131.00
(126.98); 453-485 lbs (468) 120.00-124.50 (122.35); 505-533 lbs (520) 111.00-
121.00 (115.24); 550-598 lbs (577) 107.00-111.00 (109.42); 600-640 lbs (618)
102.00-110.00 (106.44); 750-798 lbs (782) 91.00-93.00 (92.36). Small 1 525-
525 lbs (525) 45.00 (45.00). Medium and Large 2 315-330 lbs (323) 116.00-
120.00 (118.05); 370-385 lbs (381) 110.00-126.00 (119.47); 405-448 lbs (425)
100.00-115.00 (107.44); 470-480 lbs (477) 100.00-110.00 (106.64); 505-535 lbs
(523) 93.00-110.00 (105.70).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 315-323 lbs (320) 118.00-122.00
(120.69); 400-443 lbs (429) 110.00-116.00 (111.09); 460-483 lbs (472) 99.00-
101.00 (100.02); 500-540 lbs (512) 94.50-100.00 (95.40); 558-578 lbs (571)
101.00-104.50 (102.32); 600-640 lbs (625) 94.00-98.00 (96.38); 655-665 lbs
(662) 91.00-93.00 (91.66); 720-735 lbs (728) 80.00-83.00 (81.48). Medium and
Large 2 315-345 lbs (330) 100.00-113.00 (106.50); 350-385 lbs (371) 99.00-
111.00 (108.66); 445-445 lbs (445) 94.00-95.00 (94.50); 455-495 lbs (475)
85.00-97.00 (92.37); 500-540 lbs (519) 80.00-94.50 (88.59); 550-594 lbs (579)
80.00-95.00 (89.48); 655-685 lbs (673) 80.00-89.00 (84.73).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 420-445 lbs (428) 95.00-111.00 (103.81);
605-645 lbs (620) 92.00-95.00 (93.67); 663-680 lbs (669) 87.00-92.50 (90.64);
750-780 lbs (765) 73.50-83.00 (78.16). Medium and Large 2 415-415 lbs (415)
85.00 (85.00).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 800-1050 open cows 63.00-93.00
5-6 year old 850-1200 open cows 56.00-75.00
5-6 year old 1000-1300 second stage 835.00-975.00 per head
2-7 year old 800-1150 third stage 850.00-1075.00 per head

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
4 year old 1000-1100 100-200 900.00-1050.00 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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