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Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/24/2008

Receipts: 508 Last Week: 701 Year Ago: 673

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
were 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher.
Supply included 300 feeder calves; 113 feeder yearlings; 39 replacement
calves; 47 slaughter cows; 9 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; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 0 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
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.00 36.00-40.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 46.00-50.50 51.00-55.50 41.00-45.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-64.50 65.00-69.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (332) 135.00-141.00 (139.62);
350-388 lbs (373) 130.00-138.00 (133.76); 400-445 lbs (416) 123.00-134.00
(128.68); 450-495 lbs (475) 120.00-131.00 (122.96); 500-530 lbs (513) 115.00-
126.00 (120.17); 550-593 lbs (567) 108.00-116.00 (112.72); 605-638 lbs (622)
105.00-109.00 (107.00); 701-740 lbs (710) 95.50-100.00 (97.97). Medium and
Large 2 355-395 lbs (380) 110.00-128.00 (118.75); 435-440 lbs (436) 110.00-
115.00 (113.66); 450-495 lbs (473) 90.00-115.00 (109.88); 535-545 lbs (540)
105.00-113.00 (109.34).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 310-328 lbs (320) 120.00-130.00 (123.87);
410-435 lbs (417) 110.00-119.00 (114.31); 453-490 lbs (477) 101.00-105.00
(104.34); 505-545 lbs (518) 98.00-106.00 (100.89); 550-587 lbs (575) 94.00-
98.00 (96.86); 600-640 lbs (616) 87.00-95.00 (92.02); 650-690 lbs (665) 88.50-
96.00 (91.81). Small 1 300-310 lbs (305) 90.00-91.00 (90.51); 355-385 lbs
(372) 60.00-90.00 (78.05); 420-445 lbs (437) 84.00-85.00 (84.32); 450-490 lbs
(470) 75.00-83.00 (78.83); 550-595 lbs (567) 75.00-79.00 (76.40). Medium and
Large 2 303-335 lbs (318) 100.00-114.00 (109.70); 355-385 lbs (369) 100.00-
115.00 (106.25); 405-445 lbs (425) 93.00-106.00 (100.37); 450-495 lbs (473)
89.00-97.00 (93.32); 500-540 lbs (522) 80.00-90.00 (86.48); 570-580 lbs (575)
80.00-87.00 (83.47).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 355-370 lbs (363) 118.00-119.00 (118.49);
400-445 lbs (427) 105.00-115.00 (108.40); 465-492 lbs (484) 100.00-113.00
(109.64); 547-547 lbs (547) 106.50 (106.50); 560-595 lbs (581) 97.00-106.00
(101.88); 610-630 lbs (620) 94.00-96.00 (94.98); 660-685 lbs (668) 85.00-94.00
(89.54); 770-790 lbs (780) 89.00 (89.00). Medium and Large 2 300-305 lbs (303)
110.00 (110.00); 380-385 lbs (383) 95.50-105.00 (100.22); 450-475 lbs (463)
90.00-91.00 (90.49).

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 60.00-75.00
4-6 year old 900-1150 open cows 55.00-61.00
7+ year old 850-1150 open cows 40.00-49.50
5-7 year old 950-1300 second stage 58.00-70.00
2-6 year old 700-1150 third stage 67.50-83.50
7+ year old 1050-1300 third stage 59.00-64.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1100 100-200 680.00-810.00 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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