Market Report Archives June 2008
    Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
"Market Report for June 23, 2008"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 24, 2008 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 06/23/2008

Receipts: 799 Last Week: 632 Year Ago: 871

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were
4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers were 4.00-8.00 higher, instances higher. Feeder
heifers were steady to 5.00 higher.
Supply included 420 feeder calves; 237 feeder yearlings; 37 replacement
cows; 84 slaughter cows; 11 cutting bulls; 9 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 cross; 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 50.00-55.50 56.00-60.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.50 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.50 49.00-53.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 61.00-64.00 67.00-71.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-343 lbs (328) 125.00-138.00 (129.19);
355-393 lbs (372) 124.00-133.00 (125.90); 410-445 lbs (432) 121.00-134.00
(125.05); 450-495 lbs (481) 113.00-121.00 (117.12); 500-540 lbs (508) 116.00-
123.00 (119.87); 553-595 lbs (572) 104.00-112.00 (107.39); 600-648 lbs (623)
100.00-109.00 (102.30); 670-698 lbs (689) 100.00-109.00 (102.92); 700-715 lbs
(707) 95.00-100.00 (96.60); 808-808 lbs (808) 85.00 (85.00); 875-885 lbs (883)
81.00-87.00 (83.01); 965-990 lbs (978) 81.00-97.00 (86.40). Medium and Large 2
300-320 lbs (310) 105.00-110.00 (107.58); 370-370 lbs (370) 105.00-107.00
(106.00); 405-445 lbs (434) 107.00-113.00 (109.49); 450-485 lbs (467) 100.00-
110.00 (106.94); 500-548 lbs (531) 95.00-113.00 (107.74).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (432) 100.00-115.00 (107.17);
450-495 lbs (472) 95.00-107.00 (100.61); 500-548 lbs (516) 97.00-104.50
(100.23); 553-595 lbs (574) 94.00-100.50 (96.35); 600-645 lbs (618) 91.00-99.00
(95.29); 650-675 lbs (662) 91.00-98.00 (94.71); 715-730 lbs (720) 85.00-93.50
(89.49). Small 1 305-345 lbs (324) 90.00-95.00 (91.05); 353-390 lbs (365)
85.00-99.00 (92.34). Medium and Large 2 315-334 lbs (331) 103.00-113.00
(110.21); 358-395 lbs (367) 99.00-107.00 (100.67); 400-440 lbs (413) 83.00-
96.00 (91.39); 450-495 lbs (476) 90.00-95.00 (92.13); 500-545 lbs (519) 87.00-
95.00 (91.92); 555-595 lbs (575) 82.00-95.00 (87.54); 615-645 lbs (633) 75.00-
85.00 (78.68).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 405-440 lbs (422) 100.00-118.00 (107.27);
460-493 lbs (486) 101.50-105.00 (102.04); 500-545 lbs (522) 92.00-100.00
(97.75); 550-595 lbs (583) 90.00-101.00 (95.18); 600-635 lbs (613) 90.00-97.00
(94.79); 650-695 lbs (668) 90.00-95.00 (91.20); 715-745 lbs (721) 85.00-90.00
(87.98). Medium and Large 2 370-385 lbs (375) 100.00-105.00 (103.77); 415-445
lbs (433) 85.00-100.00 (90.17).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 700-1050 open cows 60.00-82.00
5-7 year old 700-1350 open cows 50.00-65.00
2-7 year old 850-1200 second stage 600.00-710.00 per head
4-7 year old 900-1450 third stage 48.00-60.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 700-1000 100-200 650.00-1000.00 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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    Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
"Market Report for June 16, 2008"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 17, 2008 USDA-AR Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock Auction - Ft. Smith, AR
Monday, June 16, 2008

Receipts: 632 Last Week: 836 Year Ago: 777

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-7.00 lower.
Supply included about 354 feeder calves, 200 feeder yearlings; 8 replacement
cows; 60 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply about 40 percent English breed and English crosses, 30 percent Exotic
breed and Exotic crosses, 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, and 0 percent
Holstein and other dairy breeds. Feeder supply consisting of 50 percent steers
and bulls with 50 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 47.00-53.50 54.00-58.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 43.00-47.50 48.00-52.50 38.00-42.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 51.00-55.50 56.00-60.50 46.00-50.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-68.00 71.00-77.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 116.00-123.00 (119.00); 450-
500 lbs 106.00-113.00 (110.00); 500-550 lbs 100.00-108.00 (105.00); 550-600 lbs
98.00-106.00 (102.00); 600-650 lbs 96.00-104.50 (102.00); 650-700 lbs 94.00-
102.00 (100.00). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 110.00-115.50; 350-400 lbs
100.00-110.00; 400-450 lbs 108.00-115.00; 450-500 lbs 98.00-105.00; 500-550 lbs
91.00-99.00; 550-600 lbs 89.00-97.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 97.00-105.00 (102.00); 450-
500 lbs 96.00-108.00 (100.00); 500-550 lbs 90.00-98.00 (94.00); 550-600 lbs
88.00-94.50 (92.00); 600-650 lbs 84.00-92.00 (88.00). Medium and Large 2 300-
400 lbs 104.00-111.00; 400-450 lbs 89.00-96.00; 450-500 lbs 87.00-95.00; 500-550
lbs 81.00-89.00; 550-600 lbs 80.00-87.00; 600-650 lbs 75.00-83.00.

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
5-7 Year old 800-1350 open cows 57.00-71.00

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

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    Posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"Market Report for June 9, 2008"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 10, 2008 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 06/09/2008

Receipts: 836 Last Week: 1087 Year Ago: 844

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Feeder
steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower, instances lower.
Supply included 443 feeder calves; 300 feeder yearlings; 8 replacement cows;
76 slaughter cows; 8 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 percent
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 28 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 2
percent Holsteins and other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers
and bulls 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 47.00-53.50 54.00-58.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 43.00-47.50 48.00-52.50 38.00-42.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 53.00-57.50 58.00-62.00 48.00-52.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 63.00-67.50 68.00-73.50 58.00-62.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 405-440 lbs (416) 117.00-126.00 (122.67);
450-485 lbs (468) 114.00-121.00 (115.09); 500-540 lbs (523) 105.00-111.00
(106.43); 550-595 lbs (575) 105.00-113.00 (107.60); 600-630 lbs (609) 100.00-
108.00 (106.13); 655-675 lbs (668) 100.00-105.00 (102.21); 701-705 lbs (702)
96.00-103.00 (102.12); 799-799 lbs (799) 91.00 (91.00); 815-830 lbs (823)
89.00-90.00 (89.50); 850-880 lbs (861) 68.00-94.50 (82.37). Small 1 339-339
lbs (339) 87.00 (87.00). Medium and Large 2 305-340 lbs (323) 105.00-112.00
(107.20); 355-390 lbs (376) 110.00-119.00 (112.94); 403-443 lbs (421) 100.00-
110.00 (102.93); 463-480 lbs (470) 100.00-111.00 (105.30); 505-520 lbs (511)
95.00-100.00 (97.51); 555-585 lbs (569) 97.00-100.00 (99.02); 620-630 lbs (628)
100.00 (100.00); 680-690 lbs (685) 90.00 (90.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (420) 98.00-109.00 (104.73);
450-495 lbs (476) 100.00-108.00 (103.07); 500-545 lbs (522) 95.00-103.00
(99.32); 550-592 lbs (574) 94.50-102.50 (99.04); 605-640 lbs (622) 97.00-105.50
(102.75); 650-675 lbs (664) 93.00-101.00 (96.59); 715-745 lbs (735) 92.00-96.00
(94.77); 763-763 lbs (763) 95.00 (95.00); 805-815 lbs (811) 81.00-88.00
(83.38); 875-875 lbs (875) 78.00 (78.00). Small 1 315-320 lbs (317) 88.00-
98.00 (94.01); 350-380 lbs (365) 85.00 (85.00). Medium and Large 2 300-340 lbs
(327) 102.00-115.00 (110.84); 360-398 lbs (383) 100.00-110.00 (102.98); 405-445
lbs (430) 90.00-99.00 (95.01); 455-497 lbs (474) 88.00-98.50 (95.57); 510-540
lbs (521) 87.50-95.00 (92.65); 550-590 lbs (574) 85.00-93.00 (90.15); 630-640
lbs (635) 90.00-91.50 (90.76); 650-655 lbs (653) 89.00-90.00 (89.50).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 357-395 lbs (375) 107.00-113.00 (110.70);
400-435 lbs (421) 100.00-108.00 (104.29); 457-495 lbs (477) 95.00-105.00
(100.06); 505-548 lbs (525) 90.00-103.00 (99.32); 550-595 lbs (575) 98.00-
103.00 (100.36); 600-645 lbs (623) 90.00-98.00 (93.54); 655-670 lbs (664)
90.00-100.00 (95.96); 705-746 lbs (729) 82.00-95.00 (89.93); 760-785 lbs (772)
80.00-91.00 (85.63). Medium and Large 2 365-395 lbs (377) 95.00-106.00
(100.65); 400-445 lbs (428) 91.00-95.00 (93.75); 465-480 lbs (475) 90.00-99.00
(94.72); 550-590 lbs (568) 80.00-94.00 (87.32).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 600-1150 open cows 57.00-69.00
5-6 year old 1150-1250 second stage 65.00-72.00

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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    Posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
"Market Report for June 2, 2008"

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jun 3, 2008 USDA-AR Market News

Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 06/02/2008

Receipts: 1087 Last Week: NS Year Ago: 977

Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported last week.
Supply included 447 feeder calves; 287 feeder yearlings; 43 replacement
cows; 116 slaughter cows; 17 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. 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 57 percent
steers and bulls with 43 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 55.00-59.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.00 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.00 49.00-53.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 63.50-68.50 69.00-73.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 353-390 lbs (368) 118.00-132.00 (124.50);
400-447 lbs (424) 121.00-132.00 (125.86); 450-484 lbs (463) 119.00-129.00
(123.96); 505-540 lbs (522) 112.00-121.00 (116.83); 550-595 lbs (575) 107.00-
112.00 (109.77); 600-638 lbs (616) 100.00-113.50 (105.57); 685-685 lbs (685)
101.00 (101.00); 785-785 lbs (785) 103.50 (103.50); 905-923 lbs (919) 68.00-
75.00 (73.62). Medium and Large 2 310-330 lbs (320) 115.00-120.00 (117.58);
350-398 lbs (376) 110.00-125.00 (115.92); 400-445 lbs (423) 102.00-119.00
(109.93); 455-498 lbs (484) 103.00-115.00 (109.81); 505-545 lbs (527) 100.00-
109.00 (103.39); 555-590 lbs (569) 100.00-105.00 (101.88).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-446 lbs (434) 106.00-113.50 (108.68);
450-499 lbs (484) 105.00-111.00 (106.74); 500-549 lbs (524) 103.00-109.00
(104.53); 555-595 lbs (573) 100.00-107.00 (103.77); 610-645 lbs (629) 98.00-
104.50 (101.51); 678-678 lbs (678) 98.00 (98.00); 700-705 lbs (703) 95.00-96.00
(95.50); 868-868 lbs (868) 79.00 (79.00). Small 1 315-325 lbs (320) 81.00-
99.00 (90.14); 350-395 lbs (370) 76.00-96.00 (89.17); 400-440 lbs (420) 80.00-
82.00 (81.05). Medium and Large 2 305-340 lbs (323) 100.00-118.00 (108.06);
355-395 lbs (376) 100.00-109.00 (102.76); 405-445 lbs (421) 94.00-103.00
(99.90); 450-495 lbs (475) 90.00-100.00 (93.97); 500-545 lbs (524) 88.00-100.00
(94.31); 550-595 lbs (581) 90.00-99.00 (92.94); 610-625 lbs (621) 85.00-94.00
(90.57); 650-695 lbs (666) 90.00-96.00 (93.21); 720-745 lbs (733) 70.00-85.00
(77.37).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 363-363 lbs (363) 113.50 (113.50); 400-445
lbs (428) 102.00-115.00 (108.11); 460-490 lbs (476) 100.00-116.00 (107.19);
500-546 lbs (524) 100.00-110.00 (104.32); 550-585 lbs (572) 95.00-106.00
(101.04); 660-695 lbs (674) 90.00-96.00 (94.43); 703-730 lbs (713) 89.00-95.50
(90.67); 763-765 lbs (763) 85.00-87.00 (86.71). Small 1 405-430 lbs (418)
82.50-90.00 (86.14); 470-475 lbs (473) 74.00-87.00 (82.03); 525-530 lbs (528)
65.00-82.00 (73.54). Medium and Large 2 325-335 lbs (330) 109.00-111.00
(110.33); 375-395 lbs (385) 100.00-114.00 (107.18); 460-498 lbs (481) 90.00-
96.00 (91.78); 500-535 lbs (517) 90.00-97.50 (92.85); 555-592 lbs (576) 90.00-
99.00 (93.01); 645-645 lbs (645) 86.00-92.00 (89.00); 665-670 lbs (668) 75.00-
89.00 (82.03).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 850-1050 open cows 60.00-65.00
5-7 year old 800-1200 open cows 53.00-59.00
6+ year old 700-1200 second stage 50.00-53.00
2-5 year old 850-1100 third stage 575.00-925.00 per head

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-6 year old 900-1300 100-200 850.00-1050.00 per pair
7+ year old 1000-1400 100-200 700.00-800.00 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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