LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jul 15, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 07/14/2008
Receipts: 722 Last Week: 472 Year Ago: 753
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were
steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 5.00 higher.
Supply included 365 feeder calves; 200 feeder yearlings; 44 replacement cows;
88 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; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 0
percent Holsteins and other diary breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent
steers and bulls with 40 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 50.00-55.50 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 1000-2200 67.00-72.50 75.00-79.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 375-395 lbs (385) 124.00-125.00 (124.51);
405-435 lbs (422) 115.00-123.00 (119.97); 455-497 lbs (477) 110.00-118.00
(113.27); 500-545 lbs (521) 105.00-114.00 (108.47); 550-597 lbs (574) 104.00-
110.50 (107.10); 600-640 lbs (616) 104.00-109.50 (106.00); 655-675 lbs (660)
100.00-108.50 (105.68). Small 1 554-554 lbs (554) 43.50 (43.50). Medium and
Large 2 300-348 lbs (326) 113.00-117.00 (114.90); 375-395 lbs (384) 105.00-
116.00 (111.04); 415-443 lbs (427) 100.00-111.00 (104.95); 460-495 lbs (477)
94.00-107.00 (101.65); 505-525 lbs (517) 100.00-105.50 (101.31); 570-580 lbs
(575) 99.00-100.00 (99.50); 600-635 lbs (616) 90.00-100.00 (96.47).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 325-335 lbs (330) 114.00-115.00 (114.49);
400-445 lbs (417) 104.00-111.00 (107.38); 455-495 lbs (475) 93.50-109.00
(99.39); 500-545 lbs (516) 93.00-105.00 (98.45); 550-595 lbs (578) 93.00-100.00
(96.23); 600-640 lbs (613) 95.50-99.00 (97.98); 650-685 lbs (670) 90.00-96.50
(93.64). Small 1 335-345 lbs (338) 75.00-90.00 (84.37). Medium and Large 2
300-345 lbs (323) 103.00-105.00 (104.07); 350-384 lbs (376) 90.00-112.00
(102.44); 415-445 lbs (431) 90.00-100.00 (95.20); 450-495 lbs (477) 85.00-99.00
(95.20); 520-540 lbs (529) 83.00-91.00 (88.82); 550-555 lbs (553) 85.00
(85.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 320-345 lbs (333) 110.00-117.00 (114.32);
400-445 lbs (415) 96.00-107.00 (101.36); 460-495 lbs (481) 95.00-105.00
(102.03); 500-535 lbs (511) 92.50-106.00 (98.14); 550-598 lbs (584) 95.00-
103.50 (100.17); 600-635 lbs (618) 93.00-98.00 (96.29); 665-692 lbs (682)
94.00-101.00 (96.32). Small 1 305-345 lbs (325) 82.00-94.00 (87.43). Medium
and Large 2 357-357 lbs (357) 104.00 (104.00); 405-440 lbs (416) 90.00-95.00
(93.24).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 700-1000 open cows 73.00-93.00
4-6 year old 800-1050 open cows 57.00-87.50
7+ year old 800-1100 open cows 48.50-55.50
2-6 year old 850-1250 second stage 55.00-68.00
5-7 year old 1050-1300 third stage 58.00-59.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1200 100-200 635.00-950.00 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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