Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Feb 15, 2010

Cattle Receipts: 487 Last week: NR Last year: 537

Compared to last week: Sale not reported last week.
Supply included 231 feeder calves; 120 feeder yearlings; 20 replacement
cows; 103 slaughter cows; 11 slaughter bulls; and 2 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 53.00-57.50 58.00-62.00 48.00-52.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 50.00-54.50 55.00-59.00 45.00-49.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 46.00-50.50 51.00-56.00 40.00-45.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 65.00-69.50 70.00-74.00 58.00-64.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-325 lbs (320) 117.00-118.00 (117.34);
355-385 lbs (370) 117.00-119.00 (117.96); 400-440 lbs (419) 108.00-116.50
(113.55); 460-490 lbs (479) 102.00-110.50 (106.97); 510-545 lbs (520) 105.00-
111.55 (108.93); 555-595 lbs (578) 103.00-111.00 (107.16); 600-600 lbs (600)
105.00-106.00 (105.50); 713-730 lbs (719) 86.00-91.50 (89.64); 765-792 lbs
(785) 88.00-90.50 (89.89). Medium and Large 2 300-345 lbs (333) 106.00-116.00
(110.80); 360-385 lbs (377) 101.00-115.00 (109.42); 405-445 lbs (431) 100.00-
107.50 (103.65); 475-485 lbs (480) 96.00-98.00 (96.99); 500-545 lbs (524)
92.00-100.00 (97.85); 550-595 lbs (576) 90.00-100.00 (95.47); 600-605 lbs (602)
95.00-98.00 (96.33); 765-795 lbs (778) 80.00-85.00 (82.47). Holstein Large 3
350-350 lbs (350) 55.00 (55.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 410-445 lbs (429) 101.00-109.00 (105.51);
453-495 lbs (474) 90.00-106.00 (96.62); 500-545 lbs (523) 87.50-93.50 (90.97);
550-585 lbs (568) 90.00-95.50 (93.64); 600-640 lbs (612) 86.00-95.00 (90.53);
650-698 lbs (680) 87.50-91.00 (88.44); 705-730 lbs (718) 83.50-89.50 (86.55).
Small and Medium 1 315-325 lbs (323) 84.00-86.00 (85.01); 370-390 lbs (385)
76.00-85.00 (81.57). Medium and Large 2 315-345 lbs (326) 90.00-97.50 (93.40);
365-395 lbs (382) 90.00-95.00 (92.07); 400-445 lbs (422) 80.00-93.00 (87.23);
450-495 lbs (469) 84.00-92.00 (88.30); 560-595 lbs (577) 85.00-86.00 (85.33);
605-615 lbs (610) 80.00-85.00 (82.34); 663-663 lbs (663) 80.00 (80.00); 755-780
lbs (767) 70.00-71.00 (70.33).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 310-325 lbs (318) 95.00-96.00 (95.51); 355-
390 lbs (373) 90.00-100.00 (95.17); 420-445 lbs (435) 90.00 (90.00); 465-495
lbs (485) 90.00-98.00 (93.24); 750-785 lbs (768) 80.00-82.00 (80.98).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 700-1100 open cows 49.00-69.00
2-7 year old 850-950 second stage 55.00-56.00
7+ year old 850-1000 third stage 47.00-67.00

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