Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Feb 22, 2010

Cattle Receipts: 1096 Last week: 487 Last year: 880

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were
1.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 higher, instances higher.
Supply included 500 feeder calves; 342 feeder yearlings; 9l replacement
cows; 100 slaughter cows; 13 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 dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 50 percent
steers and 50 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 45.00-49.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 47.00-51.50 52.00-56.00 42.00-46.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 45.00-49.50 50.00-54.00 40.00-44.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 64.00-68.50 69.00-73.50 60.00-63.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 335-343 lbs (342) 123.00-125.00 (124.67);
350-395 lbs (369) 120.00-133.00 (123.57); 400-425 lbs (410) 116.00-125.00
(119.84); 458-497 lbs (489) 111.00-124.50 (121.20); 500-535 lbs (515) 109.00-
120.50 (116.72); 550-595 lbs (580) 104.00-113.00 (108.36); 600-645 lbs (626)
100.00-114.00 (106.98); 674-696 lbs (687) 101.00-103.00 (102.24); 700-720 lbs
(709) 87.00-99.00 (93.01); 802-807 lbs (806) 90.00-97.35 (95.76); 855-873 lbs
(871) 93.00-94.00 (93.11). Medium and Large 2 300-330 lbs (313) 110.00-115.00
(113.35); 350-385 lbs (373) 110.00-115.00 (112.83); 400-448 lbs (429) 110.00-
116.00 (112.27); 450-485 lbs (470) 100.00-110.00 (105.24); 530-540 lbs (535)
99.00-105.00 (101.00); 560-595 lbs (575) 100.00-103.00 (101.03); 620-635 lbs
(628) 98.50-100.00 (99.24).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 332-345 lbs (336) 107.50-113.00 (111.07);
353-398 lbs (390) 102.00-113.00 (110.33); 412-444 lbs (433) 100.00-111.00
(107.69); 450-498 lbs (480) 99.00-110.00 (103.45); 500-545 lbs (526) 94.00-
100.00 (96.58); 560-595 lbs (578) 92.00-96.00 (93.84); 605-645 lbs (630) 88.00-
95.50 (94.11); 659-678 lbs (667) 94.00-97.50 (96.08); 764-764 lbs (764) 93.25
(93.25). Small and Medium 1 350-395 lbs (371) 77.00-89.00 (85.00); 405-435 lbs
(422) 55.00-89.00 (78.54). Medium and Large 2 310-345 lbs (319) 95.00-105.00
(103.07); 360-395 lbs (387) 90.00-100.00 (94.81); 400-445 lbs (412) 88.50-96.00
(92.84); 450-498 lbs (478) 90.00-97.00 (94.10); 505-525 lbs (515) 80.00-91.00
(86.28); 565-570 lbs (568) 80.00-89.50 (84.77); 650-695 lbs (673) 85.00-89.00
(87.32); 715-720 lbs (718) 75.00 (75.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 315-345 lbs (331) 100.00-107.50 (104.91);
400-440 lbs (418) 100.00-108.00 (103.83); 465-478 lbs (474) 95.00-96.50
(96.01);
505-540 lbs (528) 93.00-100.00 (95.91); 705-725 lbs (711) 84.00-88.00 (85.49);
855-855 lbs (855) 80.00 (80.00). Medium and Large 2 405-440 lbs (427) 88.00-
95.00 (92.34); 505-535 lbs (520) 78.00-87.00 (82.37).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 650-1000 open cows 50.00-80.00
4-7 year old 900-1350 open cows 53.00-61.00
7+ year old 600-1400 open cows 33.00-46.00
3-7 year old 800-1250 second stage 48.00-60.00
2-6 year old 900-1150 third stage 500.00-950.00 per head
3-7 year old 700-1400 third stage 51.00-75.00
5+ year old 900-1200 third stage 42.00-63.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1200 100-200 660.00-900.00 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