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Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 3, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 06/02/2008
Receipts: 1087 Last Week: NS Year Ago: 977
Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported last week.
Supply included 447 feeder calves; 287 feeder yearlings; 43 replacement
cows; 116 slaughter cows; 17 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 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 50.00-54.50 55.00-59.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.00 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.00 49.00-53.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 63.50-68.50 69.00-73.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 353-390 lbs (368) 118.00-132.00 (124.50);
400-447 lbs (424) 121.00-132.00 (125.86); 450-484 lbs (463) 119.00-129.00
(123.96); 505-540 lbs (522) 112.00-121.00 (116.83); 550-595 lbs (575) 107.00-
112.00 (109.77); 600-638 lbs (616) 100.00-113.50 (105.57); 685-685 lbs (685)
101.00 (101.00); 785-785 lbs (785) 103.50 (103.50); 905-923 lbs (919) 68.00-
75.00 (73.62). Medium and Large 2 310-330 lbs (320) 115.00-120.00 (117.58);
350-398 lbs (376) 110.00-125.00 (115.92); 400-445 lbs (423) 102.00-119.00
(109.93); 455-498 lbs (484) 103.00-115.00 (109.81); 505-545 lbs (527) 100.00-
109.00 (103.39); 555-590 lbs (569) 100.00-105.00 (101.88).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-446 lbs (434) 106.00-113.50 (108.68);
450-499 lbs (484) 105.00-111.00 (106.74); 500-549 lbs (524) 103.00-109.00
(104.53); 555-595 lbs (573) 100.00-107.00 (103.77); 610-645 lbs (629) 98.00-
104.50 (101.51); 678-678 lbs (678) 98.00 (98.00); 700-705 lbs (703) 95.00-96.00
(95.50); 868-868 lbs (868) 79.00 (79.00). Small 1 315-325 lbs (320) 81.00-
99.00 (90.14); 350-395 lbs (370) 76.00-96.00 (89.17); 400-440 lbs (420) 80.00-
82.00 (81.05). Medium and Large 2 305-340 lbs (323) 100.00-118.00 (108.06);
355-395 lbs (376) 100.00-109.00 (102.76); 405-445 lbs (421) 94.00-103.00
(99.90); 450-495 lbs (475) 90.00-100.00 (93.97); 500-545 lbs (524) 88.00-100.00
(94.31); 550-595 lbs (581) 90.00-99.00 (92.94); 610-625 lbs (621) 85.00-94.00
(90.57); 650-695 lbs (666) 90.00-96.00 (93.21); 720-745 lbs (733) 70.00-85.00
(77.37).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 363-363 lbs (363) 113.50 (113.50); 400-445
lbs (428) 102.00-115.00 (108.11); 460-490 lbs (476) 100.00-116.00 (107.19);
500-546 lbs (524) 100.00-110.00 (104.32); 550-585 lbs (572) 95.00-106.00
(101.04); 660-695 lbs (674) 90.00-96.00 (94.43); 703-730 lbs (713) 89.00-95.50
(90.67); 763-765 lbs (763) 85.00-87.00 (86.71). Small 1 405-430 lbs (418)
82.50-90.00 (86.14); 470-475 lbs (473) 74.00-87.00 (82.03); 525-530 lbs (528)
65.00-82.00 (73.54). Medium and Large 2 325-335 lbs (330) 109.00-111.00
(110.33); 375-395 lbs (385) 100.00-114.00 (107.18); 460-498 lbs (481) 90.00-
96.00 (91.78); 500-535 lbs (517) 90.00-97.50 (92.85); 555-592 lbs (576) 90.00-
99.00 (93.01); 645-645 lbs (645) 86.00-92.00 (89.00); 665-670 lbs (668) 75.00-
89.00 (82.03).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 850-1050 open cows 60.00-65.00
5-7 year old 800-1200 open cows 53.00-59.00
6+ year old 700-1200 second stage 50.00-53.00
2-5 year old 850-1100 third stage 575.00-925.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-6 year old 900-1300 100-200 850.00-1050.00 per pair
7+ year old 1000-1400 100-200 700.00-800.00 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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