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

Cattle Receipts: 237 Last week: Last year: 788

Compared to last week: Snowy weather kept most people home today. Slaughter
cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly
steady.
Supply included 118 feeder calves; 60 feeder yearlings; 20 replacement cows;
35 slaughter cows; 5 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 50 percent steers
and bulls with 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 54.00-58.50 50.00-63.50 49.00-53.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 51.00-55.50 56.00-60.50 46.00-50.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 48.00-52.50 53.00-57.00 43.00-47.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 67.00-69.00 70.00-78.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 320-323 lbs (322) 120.00 (120.00); 355-395
lbs (375) 125.00-129.00 (127.11); 450-450 lbs (450) 113.00-132.00 (122.50);
510-515 lbs (513) 109.00-114.00 (111.51); 550-585 lbs (563) 110.00-115.00
(111.97); 625-645 lbs (633) 106.00-109.00 (107.02); 660-670 lbs (667) 104.00-
105.00 (104.67). Small and Medium 1 355-385 lbs (368) 70.00-89.00 (80.46).
Medium and Large 2 360-377 lbs (373) 115.00-117.00 (116.52); 415-445 lbs (430)
107.00-110.00 (108.55); 660-680 lbs (667) 92.00-98.00 (94.64); 705-725 lbs
(718) 82.00-90.00 (84.95).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 285-285 lbs (285) 117.50-126.00 (125.15);
300-335 lbs (321) 112.00-120.00 (114.64); 420-435 lbs (424) 106.00-112.00
(107.54); 465-480 lbs (468) 104.50-110.00 (107.73); 503-530 lbs (511) 98.00-
104.00 (100.98); 575-585 lbs (580) 95.00 (95.00); 610-620 lbs (617) 95.50-
103.00 (97.97); 726-726 lbs (726) 92.00 (92.00); 770-770 lbs (770) 91.50
(91.50). Medium and Large 2 315-345 lbs (330) 105.00-108.00 (106.84); 355-370
lbs (362) 98.00-105.00 (100.97); 465-485 lbs (475) 90.00-94.00 (92.04); 500-540
lbs (520) 79.00-95.00 (88.21); 675-690 lbs (685) 77.00-88.50 (84.72).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 450-465 lbs (458) 97.00-99.00 (98.02); 600-
610 lbs (605) 86.00-89.50 (87.74); 760-795 lbs (780) 71.50-89.00 (78.05).
Medium and Large 2 430-440 lbs (435) 95.00-98.00 (96.48); 950-980 lbs (965)
49.50-56.50 (53.05).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-5 year old 00-1000 open cows 55.00-67.50
5-7 year old 700-1050 open cows 47.00-51.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-6 year old 600-1200 100-200 600.00-900.00 per pair
6-7 year old 600-1050 100-200 490.00-625.00 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