LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 15, 2004 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction (06/14)
This week: 778 Last week: 1248 Year ago: 875
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers
were 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher.
Supply included 362 feeder calves; 286 feeder yearlings; 30 replacement
Cows; 70 slaughter cows; 17 slaughter bulls; and 3 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply included 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 consisting of about 55
percent steers and bulls with 45 percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted
average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 51.00-57.50 58.00-64.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 49.00-54.50 56.00-62.00 43.00-48.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 47.00-52.50 53.00-60.50 40.00-46.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 67.00-71.50 72.00-77.50 63.00-66.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 127.50-153.00 (137.05); 350-
400 lbs 126.00-140.00 (131.59); 400-450 lbs 117.00-142.50 (124.35); 450-500 lbs
110.00-129.00 (120.57); 500-550 lbs 110.00-119.00 (114.37); 550-600 lbs 106.00-
115.50 (111.64); 600-650 lbs 102.00-110.50 (108.64); 650-700 lbs 102.00-109.00
(105.12); 700-750 lbs 103.00-105.00 (104.31); 800-850 lbs 93.00. Medium and
Large 2 300-350 lbs 118.00-123.00 (120.33); 350-400 lbs 106.00-125.00
(119.99); 400-450 lbs 90.00-116.00 (109.44); 450-500 lbs 103.00-113.00
(109.64); 500-550 lbs 101.00-109.00 (105.31); 550-600 lbs 95.00-104.50 (99.81);
750-800 lbs 90.50. Small 1 400-450 lbs 85.00; 550-600 lbs 90.00; 600-650 lbs
77.00-97.00 (86.96). Holstein Steers Large 3 500-550 lbs 92.50; 600-650 lbs
81.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 122.50-130.00 (126.01); 350-
400 lbs 120.00-128.50 (125.61); 400-450 lbs 110.00-123.00 (118.52); 450-500 lbs
108.00-116.00 (112.10); 500-550 lbs 105.00-116.00 (109.44); 550-600 lbs 102.00-
108.00 (105.77); 600-650 lbs 101.00-111.50 (107.18); 650-700 lbs 100.00-103.00
(101.50); 700-750 lbs 92.00-101.00 (99.67); 750-800 lbs 87.00; 800-850 lbs
80.00-90.50 (86.61). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 117.50-120.00 (119.20);
350-400 lbs 105.00-123.00 (116.74); 400-450 lbs 105.00-114.00 (109.83); 450-500
lbs 97.00-109.00 (106.27); 550-600 lbs 95.00-104.00 (99.65); 650-700 lbs 90.00-
99.00 (94.43). Small 1 350-400 lbs 60.00; 450-500 lbs 70.00-105.00 (85.76);
500-550 lbs 66.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-500 lbs 107.00-116.00 (111.67); 500-
550 lbs 100.00-108.00 (104.06); 650-700 lbs 98.00; 700-750 lbs 97.00-99.00
(97.98); 750-800 lbs 84.00-85.00 (84.50). Medium and Large 2 550-600 lbs
80.00; 600-650 lbs 85.00-92.00 (88.61); 700-750 lbs 90.50. Small 1 450-500 lbs
107.00; 650-700 lbs 95.00.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 700-1050 open cows 65.00-86.00
5-7 year old 900-1400 open cows 51.00-60.00
6-10 year old 1100-1400 second stage 51.00-54.50
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-4 year old 950-1300 100-200 950.00-1125.00 per pair
Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
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