Market Report Archives February 2005
    Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
"Market Report for February 21, 2005"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 22, 2005 USDA-AR Market News


Ft Smith Livestock Auction (02/21)

This week: 1242 Last week: 569 Year ago: NR

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were not reported. Feeder
steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower.
Supply 575 feeder calves; 506 feeder yearlings; 55 replacement cows; 80
slaughter cows; 26 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
consisted of 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.

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 135.00-155.00 (143.69); 350-
400 lbs 132.50-141.00 (137.84); 400-450 lbs 124.00-139.00 (130.67); 450-500 lbs
118.00-127.00 (124.05); 500-550 lbs 115.00-124.00 (121.86); 550-600 lbs 110.00-
117.50 (113.78); 600-650 lbs 103.50-113.50 (109.51); 650-700 lbs 102.50-106.75
(104.82); 700-750 lbs 99.50-102.50 (99.84). Medium and Large 2 400-500 lbs
107.50-117.50 (111.16); 550-600 lbs 99.00-100.00 (99.50); 600-700 lbs 90.00-
100.00 (98.33).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 123.00-138.00 (131.61); 350-
400 lbs 125.00-130.00 (127.29); 400-450 lbs 117.50-129.00 (122.94); 450-500 lbs
108.00-121.00 (114.98); 500-550 lbs 100.00-116.00 (107.20); 550-600 lbs 98.50-
114.00 (101.11); 600-650 lbs 95.00-101.00 (97.88); 650-700 lbs 94.50-97.00
(96.91); 700-750 lbs 93.50-96.00 (95.07). Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs
105.00; 450-500 lbs 95.00-101.00 (98.09); 600-700 lbs 90.00-91.00 (90.67); 700-
750 lbs 80.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 600-650 lbs 104.00; 800-850 lbs 89.00.

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

Report on cows and bulls, lows and highs from computer:

Bulls: $48.00 to 85.00
Cows: 39.00 to 104.00

Pairs: $650.00 to 1250.00


    Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2005
"Market Report for February 14, 2005"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 15, 2005 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction (02/14)

This week: 569 Last week: 425 Year ago: 907

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher.
Supply included 225 feeder calves; 240 feeder yearlings; 38 replacement cows;
47 slaughter cows; 8 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
consisted of 35 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 percent Exotic
breed and Exotic crosses; 35 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 47.00-53.00 53.50-58.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 49.50-59.00 59.50-59.50 43.00-48.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 50.00-55.50 56.00-61.50 44.00-49.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-66.00 70.00-73.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 130.00-165.00 (152.01); 350-
400 lbs 137.50-144.00 (142.38); 400-450 lbs 120.00-135.00 (127.83); 450-500 lbs
118.00-135.00 (127.71); 500-550 lbs 115.00-125.00 (118.61); 550-600 lbs 113.00-
118.00 (115.49); 600-650 lbs 102.00-110.50 (105.82); 700-750 lbs 105.00. Medium
and Large 2 350-400 lbs 112.50-114.00 (113.24); 400-450 lbs 106.00-118.00
(113.02); 450-500 lbs 100.00-117.00 (111.24); 500-550 lbs 108.50-112.00
(110.82); 650-700 lbs 97.00-98.00 (97.49).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 122.00-131.00 (127.61); 350-
400 lbs 120.00-128.00 (123.38); 400-450 lbs 110.00-127.00 (114.18); 450-500 lbs
108.00-118.00 (114.46); 500-550 lbs 106.50-113.50 (109.99); 550-600 lbs 103.00-
105.50 (104.50); 600-650 lbs 97.00-103.00 (101.33); 650-700 lbs 99.00-103.00
(101.61); 700-750 lbs 98.00. Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 117.50; 350-400 lbs
102.00-119.00 (110.79); 400-450 lbs 102.50-105.00 (103.76); 450-500 lbs 100.00-
105.00 (102.58); 750-800 lbs 85.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-600 lbs 113.00. Medium and Large 2
550-700 lbs 96.50-100.00 (98.25).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 800-950 open cows 73.00-87.00
4-7 year old 900-1250 open cows 52.00-70.00
3-7 year old 900-1100 second stage 65.00-85.00
2-6 year old 850-1300 third stage 87.00-94.00

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt


    Posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
"MARKET REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2005"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 8, 2005 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction (02/07)

This week: 425 Last week: 520 Year ago: 403

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher.
Supply included 263 feeder calves; 186 feeder yearlings; 25 replacement
cows; 43 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls; and 4 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply consisted of 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 percent
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma and Brahma
crosses; and 0 percent Holsteins and other dairy 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 46.00-52.00 52.50-57.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 47.50-53.00 53.50 58.50 40.00-46.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 49.00-54.50 55.00-60.00 43.00-48.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 65.00 70.00-72.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 130.00-138.00 (134.23); 350-
400 lbs 134.00-144.00 (141.22); 400-450 lbs 124.00-135.00 (126.94); 450-500 lbs
118.00-129.00 (121.57); 500-550 lbs 117.00-119.50 (118.51); 550-600 lbs 111.00-
116.50 (112.87); 600-650 lbs 106.00-109.00 (107.18); 650-700 lbs 104.50. Medium
and Large 2 300-350 lbs 115.00-126.00 (123.85); 350-400 lbs 119.00-125.00
(123.47); 400-450 lbs 112.00-118.00 (114.43); 450-500 lbs 100.00-124.00
(109.57); 500-600 lbs 107.00-113.50 (110.09); 600-650 lbs 98.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 127.00-129.00 (128.68); 350-
400 lbs 118.00-132.00 (127.72); 400-450 lbs 107.00-120.00 (111.65); 450-500 lbs
104.00-114.00 (109.27); 500-550 lbs 100.00-111.50 (103.78); 550-650 lbs 95.00-
100.50 (99.13). Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 107.50-110.00 (108.75); 450-550
lbs 98.00-104.00 (102.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-600 lbs 102.00-116.00 (107.67). Medium
and Large 2 350-450 lbs 113.00.

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 800-1000 open cows 75.00-91.50
5-7 year old 800-1200 open cows 54.00-59.00
5-7 year old 700-1050 second stage 53.00-67.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
7-10 year old 750-1250 200-250 975.00-1050.00 per pair

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt


    Posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2005
"Market Report for January 31, 2005"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 1, 2005 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction (01/31)

This week: 520 Last week: 1134 Year ago: 330

Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported previous week.
Supply included 275 feeder calves; 155 feeder yearlings; 23 replacement
cows; 56 slaughter cows; 10 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. Feeder
supply consisted of 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 prices
in parenthesis.

Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 45.00-50.00 50.50-56.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 46.50-51.50 52.00-57.50 40.00-45.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 48.00-53.00 54.00-59.50 42.00-47.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 62.00-64.00 64.50-69.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 142.50-152.50 (147.50); 350-
400 lbs 132.50-142.50 (139.28); 400-450 lbs 122.00-135.00 (126.05); 450-500 lbs
118.00-133.00 (125.17); 500-550 lbs 115.00-122.00 (117.38); 550-600 lbs 118.00-
118.50 (118.21); 600-700 lbs 103.00-109.00 (106.63); 700-750 lbs 100.00-103.00
(101.01). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 115.00-132.50 (125.62); 350-400 lbs
105.00-132.50 (119.32); 400-450 lbs 105.00-120.00 (115.67); 450-500 lbs 105.00-
116.00 (114.19); 500-550 lbs 105.00-112.00 (107.45); 550-600 lbs 110.00-111.50
(111.32); 650-700 lbs 97.00-100.00 (98.03).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 121.00-133.00 (126.83); 350-
400 lbs 122.00-127.00 (125.25); 400-450 lbs 111.00-120.00 (115.83); 450-500 lbs
109.00-113.00 (111.37); 500-550 lbs 102.00-109.50 (107.10); 550-600 lbs 98.00-
107.00 (104.22); 600-650 lbs 95.00-99.00 (97.60); 650-700 lbs 95.50-98.50
(96.01). Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 100.00-114.00 (106.94); 400-450 lbs
96.00-110.00 (102.71); 450-500 lbs 98.00-107.00 (103.18); 500-600 lbs 96.00-
99.00 (97.79); 650-700 lbs 90.00; 700-750 lbs 78.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-600 lbs 105.00-112.50 (108.75). Medium
and Large 2 500-550 lbs 92.00; 600-650 lbs 94.00.

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 850-1200 open cows 70.00-85.00
2-7 year old 850-1200 third stage 70.00-73.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 850-1000 100-200 760.00-800.00 per pair

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt


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