LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Jul 13, 2004 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction (07/12)
This week: 1156 Last week: NS Year ago: 1122
Compared to last week: No trend, no sale due to holiday.
Supply included 573 feeder calves; 372 feeder yearlings; 76 replacement
cows; 118 slaughter cows; 17 slaughter bulls; and 2 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply consisted of 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 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 52.00-57.00 57.50-62.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 50.00-55.50 56.00-61.00 44.00-49.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 50.50-56.50 57.00-62.50 43.00-50.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 65.00-71.50 72.00-78.00 59.50-64.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 130.00-152.50 (139.18); 350-
400 lbs 130.00-151.00 (140.48); 400-450 lbs 120.00-142.50 (128.76); 450-500 lbs
120.00-135.00 (127.74); 500-550 lbs 113.00-127.00 (117.58); 550-600 lbs 113.00-
125.00 (116.20); 600-650 lbs 107.00-118.50 (112.59); 650-700 lbs 108.00-115.00
(111.61); 700-750 lbs 100.00-108.50 (104.22); 750-800 lbs 104.00-106.00
(104.70). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 115.00-125.00 (121.89); 350-400 lbs
112.50-127.00 (120.72); 400-450 lbs 105.00-117.50 (114.02); 450-500 lbs 101.00-
119.00 (113.76); 500-550 lbs 100.00-114.00 (110.55); 550-600 lbs 101.00-114.00
(109.13); 600-650 lbs 100.00-106.50 (105.17); 650-700 lbs 101.00-106.00
(104.62). Medium and Large 3 650-700 lbs 80.00. Small 1 350-400 lbs 105.00-
110.00 (108.38); 400-450 lbs 95.00-100.00 (97.54); 700-750 lbs 75.50.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 126.00-130.00 (127.17); 350-
400 lbs 120.00-135.00 (124.98); 400-450 lbs 111.00-128.00 (119.85); 450-500 lbs
112.00-118.00 (115.18); 500-550 lbs 109.00-117.00 (113.05); 550-600 lbs 107.00-
113.50 (109.71); 600-650 lbs 102.00-107.00 (105.61); 650-700 lbs 97.00-105.00
(103.08); 700-800 lbs 91.00-105.00 (97.82). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
110.00-122.50 (117.98); 350-400 lbs 112.50-119.00 (115.44); 400-450 lbs 105.00-
115.00 (111.11); 450-500 lbs 99.00-114.00 (108.80); 500-550 lbs 91.00-114.00
(104.21); 550-600 lbs 95.00-106.00 (100.03); 600-650 lbs 90.00-91.00 (90.50);
650-700 lbs 94.00-100.00 (97.32).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 450-500 lbs 115.00; 550-600 lbs 104.00-
111.00 (108.58); 650-700 lbs 104.00-105.00 (104.40).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 650-1000 open cows 67.00-88.00
4-7 year old 850-1300 open cows 52.50-65.00
3-6 year old 850-1300 second stage 56.00-82.50
4-6 year old 850-1300 third stage 65.00-71.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-5 year old 900-1100 200-300 825.00-1210.00 per pair
4-6 year old 950-1250 100-200 750.00-900.00 per pair
Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
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