Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Mar 29, 2010

Cattle Receipts: 749 Last week: 237 Last year: NR

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder
steers and heifers were 3.00-7.00 higher.
Supply included 381 feeder calves; 200 feeder yearlings; 19 replacement
cows; 130 slaughter cows; 17 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 dairy breeds. Feeder supply bout 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 55.00-59.50 60.00-64.00 50.00-54.50
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 69.00-73.00 74.00-78.50 64.00-68.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 308-345 lbs (324) 130.00-147.50 (135.31);
350-395 lbs (376) 130.00-140.00 (134.10); 400-449 lbs (427) 129.00-138.00
(134.36); 460-493 lbs (476) 120.00-131.00 (124.96); 500-540 lbs (514) 119.00-
129.00 (125.67); 550-593 lbs (572) 114.00-124.00 (118.77); 600-635 lbs (623)
112.00-122.00 (118.10); 655-655 lbs (655) 104.00-110.00 (107.00); 735-740 lbs
(738) 95.00-99.00 (96.99); 766-795 lbs (769) 93.00-98.50 (98.05); 910-910 lbs
(910) 90.00 (90.00). Medium and Large 2 328-340 lbs (334) 120.00-125.00
(123.98); 350-385 lbs (370) 115.00-125.00 (122.15); 400-445 lbs (427) 110.00-
125.00 (119.64); 460-495 lbs (485) 110.00-119.00 (115.32); 505-535 lbs (522)
109.00-118.00 (112.87); 550-585 lbs (560) 100.00-113.00 (107.26).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 315-340 lbs (324) 110.00-112.50 (110.59);
355-391 lbs (382) 110.00-119.00 (113.17); 400-445 lbs (425) 113.00-121.00
(117.01); 450-495 lbs (467) 106.00-118.00 (111.30); 500-520 lbs (514) 104.00-
112.00 (107.11); 565-578 lbs (574) 99.00-101.00 (99.83); 605-645 lbs (630)
92.00-100.00 (96.90); 650-690 lbs (665) 90.00-96.00 (92.95); 710-720 lbs (715)
87.00-89.00 (88.01); 845-845 lbs (845) 80.00 (80.00). Small and Medium 1 305-
320 lbs (313) 97.50-98.00 (97.74); 585-590 lbs (588) 67.00-77.00 (71.98).
Medium and Large 2 305-345 lbs (330) 100.00-107.50 (104.46); 355-395 lbs (381)
101.00-113.00 (109.59); 405-445 lbs (427) 97.00-112.50 (103.84); 450-490 lbs
(472) 95.00-106.00 (101.27); 510-545 lbs (528) 88.00-102.00 (94.12); 565-595
lbs (576) 90.00-99.00 (95.20).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (329) 107.50-118.00 (113.83);
360-390 lbs (376) 110.00-113.00 (111.68); 465-495 lbs (480) 100.00-109.00
(103.53). Medium and Large 2 330-330 lbs (330) 100.00-106.00 (103.00); 455-485
lbs (467) 85.00-90.00 (86.73); 505-545 lbs (525) 90.00 (90.00); 623-623 lbs
(623) 85.00 (85.00).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 850-950 open cows 57.00-67.00
3-7 year old 900-1350 open cows 55.50-69.00
2-7 year old 800-1200 open cows 44.00-53.50
2-7 year old 750-1150 second & third stage 53.00-70.00

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