LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Mon Jul 7, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 07/07/2008
Receipts: 472 Last Week: 446 Year Ago: 686
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.00 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 lower.
Supply included 290 feeder calves; 110 feeder yearlings; 22 replacement cows;
44 slaughter cows; 6 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 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 50.00-54.50 55.00-59.00
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 59.00-63.50 49.00-53.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 65.00-66.00 69.00-72.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-435 lbs (415) 110.00-112.00
(110.73); 460-495 lbs (477) 107.00-112.00 (108.61); 505-547 lbs (523) 92.00-
116.00 (108.87); 570-593 lbs (581) 104.00-112.00 (106.84); 603-645 lbs (622)
100.00-106.50 (102.31); 650-676 lbs (665) 100.00-107.50 (104.21); 723-723 lbs
(723) 106.50 (106.50); 761-785 lbs (763) 96.50-106.00 (105.02); 800-805 lbs
(803) 87.00-104.50 (94.80); 850-870 lbs (860) 81.00-85.00 (82.98); 935-945 lbs
(940) 90.00-91.00 (90.50). Medium and Large 2 350-390 lbs (379) 100.00-107.00
(103.07); 410-443 lbs (434) 100.00-110.00 (103.14); 450-490 lbs (473) 97.00-
105.00 (100.11); 515-540 lbs (532) 91.00-96.00 (92.61); 660-695 lbs (678)
96.00-98.00 (96.97); 730-745 lbs (738) 91.00-93.00 (92.01).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (423) 94.00-104.00 (98.11);
450-495 lbs (474) 94.00-101.00 (97.10); 500-540 lbs (522) 92.00-102.50 (96.72);
550-595 lbs (572) 91.00-102.50 (97.51); 610-648 lbs (631) 88.00-97.00 (91.78);
665-670 lbs (668) 90.00-95.50 (93.60); 705-745 lbs (718) 90.00-96.00 (92.48).
Small 1 360-395 lbs (380) 89.00-96.00 (91.56). Medium and Large 2 310-340 lbs
(326) 100.00-109.00 (103.38); 363-395 lbs (374) 100.00-103.50 (102.56); 410-445
lbs (429) 84.00-92.00 (88.20); 480-490 lbs (487) 88.00-95.00 (90.97); 500-540
lbs (518) 84.00-90.00 (86.81); 550-580 lbs (565) 80.00-85.00 (82.43); 650-665
lbs (658) 80.00-82.00 (81.01); 785-795 lbs (790) 80.50-84.00 (82.24).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 365-395 lbs (381) 100.00-111.00 (105.46);
400-435 lbs (419) 103.00-107.50 (104.80); 450-495 lbs (477) 92.00-105.00
(99.61); 500-545 lbs (528) 89.00-104.00 (94.47); 560-595 lbs (583) 90.00-100.00
(96.55); 605-640 lbs (627) 90.00-97.00 (92.38); 655-695 lbs (672) 85.00-98.00
(93.33); 820-835 lbs (828) 90.00-94.00 (92.02). Medium and Large 2 350-370 lbs
(360) 100.00-101.00 (100.49); 430-440 lbs (435) 83.50-92.00 (87.80); 500-545
lbs (517) 75.00-88.00 (81.76).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 750-1150 open cows 60.00-86.50
4-7 year old 800-1150 open cows 55.00-70.00
5-6 year old 800-1000 First & Third stage 52.00-61.00
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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