Receipts: 1167 Last Week: 848 Year Ago: 817

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
were 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower.
Supply included 620 feeder calves; 337 feeder yearlings; 30 replacement
cows; 162 slaughter cows; 18 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 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 50.00-55.50 56.00-60.00
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 68.00-73.50 74.00-78.00 64.00-67.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 306-335 lbs (312) 120.00-127.50 (125.89);
400-445 lbs (420) 110.00-116.00 (111.94); 450-485 lbs (466) 108.00-116.00
(110.66); 500-548 lbs (520) 105.00-112.00 (107.29); 550-598 lbs (568) 105.00-
112.00 (107.12); 600-645 lbs (620) 102.00-112.00 (105.94); 650-695 lbs (676)
100.00-109.00 (104.37); 703-710 lbs (707) 99.00-107.00 (102.83). Medium and
Large 2 335-347 lbs (345) 105.00-119.00 (116.73); 350-395 lbs (376) 100.00-
116.00 (106.82); 400-447 lbs (428) 100.00-108.00 (103.57); 450-495 lbs (475)
95.00-107.00 (101.51); 500-545 lbs (523) 90.00-103.50 (98.41); 550-595 lbs
(580) 97.50-102.00 (99.30); 605-640 lbs (625) 90.00-100.00 (95.45); 730-740 lbs
(735) 92.50-97.00 (94.73).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (415) 95.00-103.00 (99.52);
450-497 lbs (472) 94.00-101.00 (96.66); 500-545 lbs (526) 94.00-101.00 (98.09);
550-598 lbs (572) 95.00-103.00 (99.37); 600-635 lbs (615) 95.00-105.00
(102.28); 658-660 lbs (659) 98.50-100.00 (99.50); 703-715 lbs (707) 94.00-
100.00 (96.02); 758-795 lbs (770) 92.50-95.00 (94.14). Small 1 300-340 lbs
(323) 85.00-87.00 (85.68); 350-395 lbs (379) 70.00-97.00 (89.06); 410-435 lbs
(424) 77.00-87.00 (82.45); 450-495 lbs (468) 75.00-85.00 (81.08). Medium and
Large 2 305-345 lbs (323) 101.00-107.50 (105.55); 355-360 lbs (358) 104.00-
105.00 (104.50); 405-440 lbs (426) 85.00-94.00 (88.81); 460-495 lbs (476)
80.00-93.50 (88.61); 505-545 lbs (525) 80.00-92.50 (87.40); 565-580 lbs (575)
80.00-90.00 (85.75); 600-625 lbs (610) 82.00-86.00 (84.30).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 405-410 lbs (408) 100.00-109.00 (104.47);
450-495 lbs (476) 90.00-107.00 (97.28); 500-545 lbs (525) 92.00-102.00 (96.45);
550-595 lbs (576) 94.50-105.00 (99.22); 605-645 lbs (623) 90.00-102.00 (96.33);
655-695 lbs (680) 84.00-101.00 (92.36); 700-735 lbs (717) 88.00-96.00 (93.06);
755-760 lbs (758) 92.00-99.00 (96.49). Small 1 350-390 lbs (362) 85.00-93.00
(89.03); 405-435 lbs (422) 82.00-91.00 (85.89). Medium and Large 2 385-395 lbs
(390) 99.00-106.00 (102.46); 410-445 lbs (426) 90.00-100.00 (95.06); 565-595
lbs (579) 90.00-95.00 (91.54).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 600-950 open cows 68.00-86.00
4-7 year old 900-1400 open cows 55.00-60.00
7+ year old 800-1100 open cows 45.00-47.50
5-6 year old 1050-1300 second stage 54.00-62.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-6 year old 850-1100 100-200 600.00-850.00 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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