Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Oct 12, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 945 Last week: 906 Last year: 821

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls
were 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower.
Supply included 500 feeder calves; 304 feeder yearlings; 21 replacement
cows; 113 slaughter cows; 6 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 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 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.50 34.00-38.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00 32.00-36.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 35.00-39.50 40.00-44.00 30.00-34.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 54.00-60.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 384-384 lbs (384) 119.00 (119.00); 400-445
lbs (432) 100.00-109.00 (102.72); 453-495 lbs (473) 96.00-104.00 (99.55); 500-
545 lbs (521) 91.00-101.00 (95.07); 550-590 lbs (565) 90.00-95.00 (91.33); 605-
645 lbs (616) 88.00-93.00 (90.10); 655-674 lbs (666) 86.00-90.00 (87.15); 705-
723 lbs (714) 82.00-85.00 (82.74); 760-775 lbs (768) 76.00-83.00 (79.47).
Small and Medium 1 330-330 lbs (330) 70.00-77.50 (73.75); 365-390 lbs (378)
70.00-84.00 (77.39); 420-445 lbs (432) 60.00-70.00 (63.44). Medium and Large 2
333-340 lbs (337) 107.00-107.50 (107.37); 350-395 lbs (373) 109.00-117.00
(113.30); 400-445 lbs (433) 90.00-99.00 (94.96); 450-495 lbs (474) 84.50-96.00
(91.56); 500-545 lbs (520) 80.00-90.00 (84.60); 550-598 lbs (573) 80.00-89.00
(84.01); 600-645 lbs (622) 80.00-87.00 (84.16); 675-690 lbs (683) 81.50-84.00
(82.74); 723-723 lbs (723) 75.00 (75.00). Holstein Large 3 487-487 lbs (487)
45.00 (45.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-448 lbs (431) 83.00-94.50 (87.71);
450-485 lbs (469) 85.00-92.00 (87.94); 500-537 lbs (524) 80.00-89.00 (81.61);
553-595 lbs (566) 76.00-82.50 (80.18); 608-645 lbs (629) 76.00-83.50 (79.43);
660-660 lbs (660) 79.00 (79.00); 710-745 lbs (733) 72.00-79.00 (75.33); 750-795
lbs (773) 70.00-77.00 (73.70). Small and Medium 1 310-340 lbs (328) 35.00-
88.00 (77.56); 350-398 lbs (369) 50.00-85.50 (78.26); 400-435 lbs (413) 56.00-
76.00 (63.58); 460-490 lbs (473) 35.00-63.00 (49.44); 500-520 lbs (512) 52.00-
68.00 (59.97); 555-560 lbs (558) 64.00-65.00 (64.50). Medium and Large 2 305-
348 lbs (325) 89.00-91.00 (90.23); 370-390 lbs (383) 92.00-97.00 (95.55); 400-
445 lbs (423) 70.00-86.50 (80.39); 450-495 lbs (473) 70.00-84.50 (78.98); 505-
543 lbs (527) 70.00-79.50 (76.87); 550-595 lbs (566) 68.00-78.50 (72.95); 615-
635 lbs (622) 65.00-74.00 (70.28).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (330) 90.00-95.00 (93.69); 355-
395 lbs (384) 95.00-106.00 (100.60); 400-435 lbs (418) 88.00-89.00 (88.48);
460-495 lbs (481) 79.00-81.00 (80.01); 505-540 lbs (524) 70.00-77.50 (74.04);
560-565 lbs (563) 77.00 (77.00). Medium and Large 2 300-340 lbs (321) 82.50-
86.00 (84.91); 350-390 lbs (371) 85.50-90.00 (89.28); 400-445 lbs (427) 73.00-
85.00 (78.90); 465-485 lbs (475) 70.00-75.00 (72.45); 500-540 lbs (520) 60.00
(60.00); 650-695 lbs (668) 60.00-69.00 (64.58).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 800-1100 open cows 57.50-70.00
3-4 year old 600-1100 open cows 43.00-50.00
4-7 year old 650-1050 open cows 32.00-39.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 1100-1250 100-200 600.00-675.00 per pair

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt