LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jul 29, 2008 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 07/28/2008
Receipts: 745 Last Week: 722 Year Ago: 1078
Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 1.00-3.00 lower.
Supply included 400 feeder calves; 266 feeder yearlings; 16 replacement
cows; 53 slaughter cows; 11 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 dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 70 percent
steers and bulls with 30 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 52.00-56.50 57.00-61.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 49.00-53.50 54.00-58.50 44.00-48.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 57.00-61.50 62.00-66.00 52.00-56.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 69.00-73.50 74.00-78.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-328 lbs (319) 121.00-128.00 (125.41);
353-393 lbs (374) 120.00-127.00 (122.64); 405-440 lbs (421) 117.00-122.00
(118.76); 460-498 lbs (472) 112.00-118.00 (114.12); 500-549 lbs (531) 105.00-
113.50 (107.52); 550-590 lbs (562) 105.00-112.00 (107.45); 601-625 lbs (607)
100.00-106.00 (103.41); 680-686 lbs (681) 105.50-107.25 (107.07); 700-740 lbs
(727) 92.00-102.00 (98.97); 753-767 lbs (761) 94.00-105.50 (101.05); 825-825
lbs (825) 75.00-80.00 (77.50); 867-867 lbs (867) 106.00 (106.00); 905-910 lbs
(908) 92.50 (92.50). Medium and Large 2 355-395 lbs (377) 100.00-113.00
(109.84); 400-430 lbs (415) 105.00-111.00 (107.99); 450-495 lbs (466) 100.00-
111.00 (104.73); 502-530 lbs (511) 82.00-104.00 (99.70).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 323-323 lbs (323) 119.00 (119.00); 410-
435 lbs (422) 102.00-109.00 (105.86); 450-495 lbs (471) 100.00-109.00 (103.23);
500-545 lbs (525) 94.00-106.00 (97.32); 550-595 lbs (573) 94.00-101.00 (96.86);
600-637 lbs (626) 90.00-95.00 (92.04); 670-688 lbs (679) 87.50-95.00 (92.09);
705-735 lbs (716) 89.00-95.00 (93.34); 765-775 lbs (770) 89.00-90.00 (89.50).
Small 1 305-310 lbs (308) 85.00-91.00 (87.98); 370-380 lbs (374) 90.00-95.00
(92.18); 400-435 lbs (418) 58.00-71.00 (64.77). Medium and Large 2 310-340 lbs
(323) 104.00-106.00 (104.98); 355-380 lbs (360) 100.00-113.00 (107.69); 410-445
lbs (428) 90.00-99.00 (94.10); 450-495 lbs (468) 90.00-97.00 (94.49); 500-535
lbs (518) 80.00-90.00 (86.17); 560-580 lbs (571) 88.00-96.00 (92.24); 630-645
lbs (638) 80.00-85.00 (82.47).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 360-380 lbs (367) 100.00-110.00 (105.00);
400-447 lbs (437) 105.00-110.00 (105.82); 450-495 lbs (477) 100.00-107.00
(103.61); 500-535 lbs (520) 94.00-103.50 (97.72); 550-595 lbs (569) 93.00-
105.00 (98.77); 605-645 lbs (631) 91.00-97.00 (94.06); 650-695 lbs (669) 83.50-
97.50 (92.49); 750-770 lbs (760) 85.00-90.00 (86.74). Small 1 340-345 lbs
(343) 75.00-90.00 (82.45); 375-390 lbs (382) 87.00-95.00 (90.72).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 700-1150 open cows 60.00-80.00
6+ year old 650-1200 open cows 40.00-59.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 800-1350 150-300 850.00-1025.00 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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