Ft. Smith Livestock Auction - Ft. Smith, AR
Monday, April 24, 2006

Sale not reported due to absence of reporter.

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

Since the market reporter was absence the following is a high and low from our computer.
If the low is very low it was a weak animal or had something wrong with it.

Cows:
14.00 to 85.00

Bulls:
53.50 to 72.00

Heifers:
0 to 299------110.00 to 170.00
300 to 399----100.00 to 132.50
400 to 499----83.00 to 119.00
500 to 599----90.00 to 107.00
600 to 699----74.00 to 99.00
700 to 799----50.00 to 95.00
800 to 899----80.00 to 85.00
900 to 999----73.50
1000 up----62.00

Steers:
0 to 299------105.00 to 192.00
300 to 399----112.50 to 150.00
400 to 499----95.00 to 133.00
500 to 599----70.00 to 120.00
600 to 699----90.00 to 107.00
800 to 899----80.00 to 88.00
900 to 999----75.00

Cow-calf Pairs:
590.00 to 750.00

Couple of small calves sold by the dollar for $235.00 and $280.00.
One cow sold by the dollar for $860.00.

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-5.00 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-5.00 lower.
Supply included 200 feeder calves; 161 feeder yearlings; 32 replacement
cows; 47 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls; and 3 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 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 49.00-54.50 55.00-60.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 42.00-49.50 50.00-55.00 37.00-41.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 44.00-51.50 52.00-57.00 39.00-43.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-65.00 65.50-72.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 147.50-163.00 (154.19); 350-
400 lbs 145.00-148.00 (146.97); 400-450 lbs 135.00-144.00 (138.29); 450-500 lbs
128.00-137.00 (131.32); 500-550 lbs 124.00; 600-650 lbs 105.00-112.00 (109.69);
650-700 lbs 105.00-110.00 (109.14); 700-800 lbs 95.00-101.00 (97.98). Medium
and Large 2 400-450 lbs 120.00-132.00 (128.02); 450-500 lbs 114.00-128.00
(123.19); 500-550 lbs 104.00-115.00 (112.28); 550-600 lbs 111.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 250-300 lbs 130.00-135.00 (132.39); 300-
350 lbs 130.00-131.00 (130.58); 350-400 lbs 127.00-131.00 (129.13); 400-450 lbs
115.00-122.00 (118.90); 450-500 lbs 110.00-118.00 (114.48); 500-550 lbs 100.00-
112.00 (107.07); 550-600 lbs 100.00-106.50 (104.22); 600-700 lbs 97.50-101.00
(97.93); 700-750 lbs 88.00-90.00 (89.19). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
125.00; 350-400 lbs 112.50-125.00 (118.02); 400-450 lbs 97.50-112.50 (106.03);
450-500 lbs 95.00-107.00 (104.47); 500-550 lbs 97.00-100.00 (98.46); 550-600
lbs 95.00-98.50 (97.15); 600-700 lbs 88.00-95.00 (90.48).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs 117.50-130.00 (124.05); 400-
450 lbs 117.50-140.00 (128.02); 450-500 lbs 110.00-125.00 (117.56); 500-550 lbs
100.00-122.00 (117.39); 550-600 lbs 100.00-120.00 (110.15); 600-650 lbs 99.00;
650-700 lbs 97.00-101.00 (98.98).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 700-1000 open cows 65.00-86.00
4-7 year old 800-1100 open cows 53.00-67.50
4-6 year old 700-1000 first stage 78.00-82.50
5-7 year old 950-1200 second stage 50.00-82.50

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-3 year old 850-1000 100-200 950.00-1100.00

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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Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder
steers were steady to 2.00 higher, instances higher. Feeder heifers were steady
to 4.00 lower.
Supply included 213 feeder calves; 164 feeder yearlings; 54 replacement
cows; 32 slaughter cows; 14 slaughter bulls; and 5 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply consisted of about 35 percent English breed and English crosses; 35
percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses;
and 0 percent Holsteins and other diary 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 46.00-49.50 50.00-54.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 42.00-47.50 48.00-52.00 38.00-41.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 45.00-50.00 51.00-55.00 40.00-44.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 59.00-62.60 63.00-67.00 45.00-47.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 145.00-173.00 (155.04); 350-
400 lbs 152.00-157.50 (153.93); 400-450 lbs 136.00-155.00 (143.44); 450-500 lbs
130.00-140.00 (135.08); 500-550 lbs 128.00-137.00 (133.00); 550-600 lbs 122.00-
123.50 (123.11); 600-650 lbs 106.00-115.00 (109.97); 650-700 lbs 105.00-109.00
(106.97). Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs 125.00-142.50 (133.21); 400-450 lbs
124.00-138.00 (130.76); 450-500 lbs 125.00-128.00 (126.00); 500-550 lbs 120.00-
126.50 (124.21); 550-600 lbs 110.00-118.00 (113.80).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 125.00-140.00 (128.99); 350-
400 lbs 128.00-145.00 (133.66); 400-450 lbs 117.50-128.00 (124.49); 450-500 lbs
110.00-121.50 (117.30); 500-550 lbs 105.00-113.00 (109.40); 550-600 lbs 100.00-
113.00 (106.82); 600-650 lbs 96.00-106.00 (102.18); 650-700 lbs 97.00-101.00
(98.32). Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 107.50-126.00 (117.90); 400-450 lbs
105.00-121.00 (112.62); 450-500 lbs 100.00-110.00 (106.42); 500-550 lbs 93.00-
100.00 (96.24); 600-700 lbs 82.00-86.00 (84.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 130.00-142.50 (134.17); 400-
450 lbs 120.00-137.50 (127.07); 450-500 lbs 120.00-129.00 (124.02); 500-550 lbs
113.00-125.00 (119.15); 550-600 lbs 110.00-117.00 (113.86); 600-650 lbs 98.00-
104.00 (101.01); 650-700 lbs 93.00-104.50 (99.41); 800-900 lbs 85.00-88.00
(86.50).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 650-950 open cows 70.00-102.50
3-7 year old 850-1300 open cows 51.00-66.00
7+ year old 850-1300 open cows 40.00-54.00
2-6 year old 800-1300 first stage 55.00-83.00
2-7 year old 750-1150 second stage 60.00-83.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-5 year old 850-1200 100-200 885.00-1100.00 per pair
5+ year old 750-1200 100-200 735.00-825.00 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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