Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported previous week.
Supply included 425 feeder calves; 345 feeder yearlings; 66 replacement
cows; 86 slaughter cows; 15 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 62 percent
steers and bulls with 38 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 48.00-54.00 55.00-59.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-50.50 51.00-57.00 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 50.00-56.00 57.00-61.00 45.00-49.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 62.00-67.00 68.50-73.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 145.00-163.00 (154.72); 350-
400 lbs 147.50-167.50 (156.52); 400-450 lbs 130.00-152.00 (140.63); 450-500 lbs
127.50-145.00 (135.31); 500-550 lbs 130.00-137.50 (132.57); 550-600 lbs 121.00-
134.00 (128.93); 600-650 lbs 109.00-121.00 (115.00); 650-700 lbs 102.00-111.00
(105.84); 700-750 lbs 100.00-102.00 (100.51); 750-800 lbs 97.00-101.50 (98.00).
Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 142.50-145.00 (143.75); 350-400 lbs 130.00-
135.00 (133.30); 400-450 lbs 110.00-127.50 (120.51); 500-550 lbs 110.00-126.00
(119.98); 550-600 lbs 105.00-118.00 (111.47).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 132.50-145.00 (137.10); 350-
400 lbs 127.50-142.50 (134.41); 400-450 lbs 117.00-132.00 (123.77); 450-500 lbs
109.00-122.50 (113.62); 500-550 lbs 106.00-116.00 (110.39); 550-600 lbs 100.00-
109.00 (105.49); 600-650 lbs 100.00-115.00 (105.96); 650-700 lbs 95.00-99.00
(96.79); 700-750 lbs 90.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 132.50-140.00 (138.32); 400-
450 lbs 112.50-137.50 (124.95); 450-500 lbs 117.00-125.00 (120.22); 550-600 lbs
118.00-120.00 (118.68); 750-800 lbs 98.50.

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
4-6 year old 650-950 open cows 77.50-95.00
4-6 year old 950-1200 open cows 55.00-61.00
7+ year old 800-1300 open cows 45.00-59.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 700-1100 100-200 800.00-1100.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1100 100-200 700.00-950.00 per pair

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave (501) 671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 1 (501) 671-2369
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

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Ft. Smith Livestock Auction - Ft. Smith, AR
Monday, March 20, 2006

Receipts: 120 Last Week: 548 Last Year: 450

Compared to last week: Not enough of any one class to establish an adequate
market.

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

0900c hr

From Fort Smith Livestock Auction:

Actual Receipts were 276:

These are highs and lows from our computer. If lows are very low it is a thin weak animal.

Heifers:-------Low------High
0 to 299---- 140.00---- 200.00
300 to 399---115.00----145.00
400 to 499--- 73.00----130.00
500 to 599--- 99.00----119.00
600 to 699--- 88.00----100.00

Steers:----------Low------High
0 to 299---- 135.00---- 180.00
300 to 399--- 55.00---- 170.00
400 to 499---100.00----150.00
500 to 599---109.00----139.00
600 to 699--- 80.00---- 121.50
800 to 899--- 87.00---- 88.00

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 1.50
lower. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher.
Supply included 370 feeder calves; 243 feeder yearlings; 79 replacement
cows; 88 slaughter cows; 25 slaughter bulls; and 5 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 60 percent
steers and heifers with 40 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 55.00-59.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 46.00-50.50 51.00-55.00 40.00-45.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 47.00-51.50 52.00-57.50 42.00-46.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 152.50-165.00 (161.14); 350-
400 lbs 142.50-172.50 (151.94); 400-450 lbs 138.00-147.50 (142.75); 450-500 lbs
132.00-140.00 (136.71); 500-550 lbs 129.00-137.50 (132.92); 550-600 lbs 126.50-
133.00 (128.63); 600-650 lbs 109.00-125.00 (118.74); 650-700 lbs 108.00-111.00
(109.12); 700-750 lbs 99.00-102.50 (101.24); 800-850 lbs 95.00-98.00 (97.24);
850-900 lbs 92.00; 900-950 lbs 85.50-90.00 (86.62). Medium and Large 2 300-350
lbs 130.00-135.00 (132.46); 350-400 lbs 130.00-142.50 (136.85); 400-450 lbs
125.00-137.50 (133.91); 450-500 lbs 117.50-130.00 (124.91); 500-550 lbs 117.00-
125.00 (120.90); 550-600 lbs 120.00-123.00 (121.35).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 132.50-152.50 (143.05); 350-
400 lbs 130.00-147.50 (134.04); 400-450 lbs 122.00-135.00 (127.10); 450-500 lbs
116.00-125.00 (122.05); 500-550 lbs 109.00-119.50 (113.92); 550-600 lbs 105.00-
115.50 (109.77); 600-650 lbs 100.00-106.00 (104.02); 650-700 lbs 98.00-104.00
(101.70); 700-750 lbs 90.00-95.00 (93.86); 750-800 lbs 85.00-95.00 (89.98);
800-900 lbs 89.00-90.00 (89.86). Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs 120.00-127.50
(124.05); 400-450 lbs 110.00-120.00 (115.78); 450-500 lbs 100.00-115.00
(110.49); 500-550 lbs 100.00-109.00 (105.99); 550-600 lbs 100.00-105.00
(101.70); 600-700 lbs 90.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 130.00-150.00 (140.00); 400-
450 lbs 125.00-137.50 (130.94); 450-500 lbs 113.00-127.50 (121.03); 500-550 lbs
115.00-127.00 (123.06); 550-600 lbs 105.00-125.00 (119.11); 600-650 lbs 96.00-
112.00 (104.28); 650-700 lbs 100.00-109.00 (104.25); 700-800 lbs 94.00-98.00
(96.05).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 750-1100 open cows 75.00-91.00
3-7 year old 800-1350 open cows 54.00-65.00
7+ year old 950-1300 second & third stage 49.00-59.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-6 year old 1000-1200 100-200 950.00-1100.00 per pair
7+ year old 850-1100 100-200 500.00-740.00 per pair

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave (501) 671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 1 (501) 671-2369
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

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