Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 27, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 789 Last week: 1181 Last year: 745

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 lower.
Slaughter bulls were firm. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00
higher.
Supply included 413 feeder yearlings; 300 feeder calves; 18 replacement
cows; 50 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; and 2 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 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 43.00-47.50 48.00-52.50 38.00-42.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.00 36.00-40.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.00 34.00-38.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 59.00-62.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 265-295 lbs (279) 122.50-125.00 (124.06);
330-345 lbs (337) 117.00-120.00 (118.08); 350-360 lbs (355) 116.00-117.50
(116.74); 400-440 lbs (420) 105.00-115.00 (108.18); 450-485 lbs (465) 99.00-
106.00 (101.21); 500-548 lbs (520) 96.00-104.50 (100.73); 550-597 lbs (586)
97.50-102.00 (101.08); 605-645 lbs (617) 95.00-103.00 (98.81); 670-695 lbs
(685) 90.00-94.00 (91.30); 715-735 lbs (723) 86.00-96.00 (92.21). Medium and
Large 2 320-345 lbs (331) 102.50-115.00 (109.98); 350-395 lbs (375) 106.00-
115.00 (111.58); 410-445 lbs (435) 95.00-103.00 (99.26); 450-495 lbs (475)
91.00-98.50 (94.89); 500-545 lbs (524) 90.00-95.50 (93.11); 555-595 lbs (574)
89.00-95.00 (92.54); 600-640 lbs (619) 85.00-92.00 (88.56); 655-680 lbs (671)
85.00-89.00 (88.51).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 315-340 lbs (331) 102.00-106.00 (104.79);
350-395 lbs (371) 100.00-105.00 (103.25); 400-445 lbs (423) 99.00-105.00
(102.16); 450-498 lbs (483) 92.00-100.00 (96.89); 500-545 lbs (524) 89.00-97.50
(93.04); 550-595 lbs (573) 87.00-95.00 (91.19); 605-644 lbs (627) 90.00-94.50
(91.89); 650-685 lbs (666) 89.00-94.50 (91.13); 705-725 lbs (711) 80.00-82.00
(80.75). Small and Medium 1 320-345 lbs (333) 81.00-87.00 (84.11); 350-393 lbs
(375) 63.00-87.00 (75.41); 410-445 lbs (423) 61.00-80.00 (74.25); 465-490 lbs
(478) 70.00-73.00 (71.46). Medium and Large 2 310-345 lbs (331) 90.00-98.00
(94.82); 350-390 lbs (374) 90.00-98.00 (95.86); 400-440 lbs (424) 83.00-95.00
(88.45); 450-495 lbs (473) 80.00-91.00 (86.52); 510-545 lbs (531) 80.00-88.00
(83.99); 555-585 lbs (570) 83.00-85.00 (84.03); 650-695 lbs (673) 80.00-83.00
(81.55); 703-703 lbs (703) 75.00 (75.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 305-325 lbs (313) 90.00-97.50 (94.24); 370-
395 lbs (383) 91.00-94.50 (92.81); 405-435 lbs (424) 85.00-90.00 (86.14); 460-
485 lbs (474) 80.00-86.00 (82.11); 505-545 lbs (525) 80.00-86.00 (82.08); 575-
590 lbs (581) 82.00-85.00 (84.26); 600-625 lbs (610) 76.50-80.00 (77.86).
Medium and Large 2 405-420 lbs (413) 80.00-83.00 (81.31); 450-460 lbs (455)
75.00 (75.00); 565-583 lbs (577) 67.00-75.00 (72.39).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 800-1100 open cows 47.00-58.00
4-7 year old 700-1050 open cows 40.00-45.50
6-7 year old 950-1200 second & third stage 42.00-49.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
6-7 year old 1000-1100 150-250 750.00 per pair

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft.Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 20, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 1181 Last week: 824 Last year: 722

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers
and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher.
Supply included 606 feeder calves; 400 feeder yearlings; 35 replacement cows; 127
slaughter cows; 12 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 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% 1000-1550 44.00-48.50 49.00-53.50 39.00-43.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.50 36.00-40.40
Lean 85-90% 850-1300 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.00 34.00-38.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2250 53.00-57.50 58.00-62.00 48.00-52.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-305 lbs (304) 120.00-123.00 (122.31); 400-413
lbs (406) 105.00-111.00 (107.97); 450-490 lbs (462) 100.00-104.00 (101.69); 510-548 lbs
(528) 97.00-103.00 (100.03); 550-598 lbs (572) 95.00-103.50 (98.49); 600-645 lbs (625)
95.00-102.50 (99.06); 650-686 lbs (669) 95.00-99.50 (96.65); 702-748 lbs (727) 93.50-
99.00 (96.14). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (326) 102.50-118.00 (110.14); 355-398 lbs
(376) 101.00-108.00 (105.61); 410-443 lbs (429) 95.00-104.50 (99.76); 450-495 lbs (468)
90.00-99.00 (94.57); 500-545 lbs (518) 90.00-95.50 (91.56); 550-585 lbs (563) 90.00-
94.00 (91.13); 605-645 lbs (627) 85.00-94.00 (91.09); 650-655 lbs (653) 85.00-91.00
(88.01).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 410-435 lbs (421) 96.00-104.00 (99.85); 450-498
lbs (475) 88.00-95.00 (92.22); 500-542 lbs (522) 89.00-95.50 (92.49); 550-590 lbs (573)
85.00-94.00 (91.55); 600-643 lbs (617) 88.00-95.00 (91.78); 655-685 lbs (674) 85.00-
91.00 (88.01); 700-740 lbs (718) 80.00-89.50 (83.93); 880-895 lbs (890) 71.00-74.00
(73.01). Small and Medium 1 325-345 lbs (333) 55.00-85.00 (71.63); 365-395 lbs (374)
80.00-88.00 (84.59); 460-490 lbs (478) 70.00-75.00 (72.51). Medium and Large 2 300-345
lbs (322) 90.00-96.00 (92.76); 353-395 lbs (374) 90.00-98.00 (93.13); 400-445 lbs (427)
85.00-95.00 (90.76); 450-495 lbs (475) 80.00-87.00 (84.38); 505-545 lbs (523) 74.50-
88.00 (81.87); 555-590 lbs (573) 75.00-83.50 (79.23); 615-640 lbs (628) 84.00-85.00
(84.51); 653-653 lbs (653) 74.00 (74.00); 712-712 lbs (712) 73.50 (73.50).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 325-335 lbs (330) 95.00-100.00 (97.54); 355-395 lbs
(378) 90.00-97.00 (92.62); 400-445 lbs (428) 88.00-95.00 (91.01); 455-495 lbs (474)
87.00-91.00 (88.87); 500-545 lbs (523) 84.00-95.00 (88.48); 550-583 lbs (573) 85.00-
570.00 (130.99); 600-645 lbs (626) 80.00-93.00 (85.95); 700-720 lbs (709) 80.00-85.00
(81.57); 820-845 lbs (833) 80.00-83.00 (81.52); 900-910 lbs (905) 73.00-77.00 (74.99).
Medium and Large 2 300-345 lbs (325) 80.00-90.00 (85.73); 400-440 lbs (417) 85.00-89.00
(86.36); 450-485 lbs (468) 80.00-85.00 (81.99); 505-505 lbs (505) 80.00-84.00 (82.00);
625-645 lbs (635) 72.00-79.00 (74.37).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and aged.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-5 year old 800-1100 open cows 46.00-58.00
6+ year old 800-1100 open cows 35.00-53.00
5-7 year old 800-1300 2nd & 3rd stage 51.00-59.00
7+ year old 900-1000 second stage 43.00-46.50

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt. Price
5-7 year old 900-1200 200-300 750.00-775.00 per pair

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 13, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 824 Last week: 444 Last year: 722

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-2.50 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher.
Supply included 403 feeder calves; 300 feeder yearlings; 27 replacement
cows; 80 slaughter cows; 12 slaughter bulls; and 2 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 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 49.00-53.50 54.00-58.50 44.00-48.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 46.00-50.50 51.00-55.00 41.00-45.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 44.00-48.50 49.00-53.00 39.00-43.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-64.50 65.00-69.00 56.00-58.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 305-345 lbs (325) 122.50-123.00 (122.77);
415-445 lbs (426) 107.00-114.00 (111.11); 452-472 lbs (463) 102.00-109.00
(106.24); 500-548 lbs (519) 100.00-108.50 (103.38); 550-590 lbs (584) 91.00-
101.00 (92.51); 608-618 lbs (611) 101.00-105.50 (102.14); 650-679 lbs (675)
96.00-99.75 (99.55); 735-741 lbs (741) 95.00-97.00 (96.95); 768-768 lbs (768)
87.00 (87.00); 810-815 lbs (811) 85.00-92.50 (86.26); 859-880 lbs (872) 88.75-
95.25 (92.24). Small and Medium 1 300-340 lbs (320) 80.00-85.00 (82.66).
Medium and Large 2 315-325 lbs (320) 104.00-116.00 (111.25); 350-394 lbs (378)
105.00-116.00 (110.78); 400-442 lbs (425) 99.00-105.00 (100.90); 455-495 lbs
(484) 91.00-99.00 (95.30); 500-545 lbs (524) 90.00-99.00 (95.01); 550-580 lbs
(558) 85.00-90.00 (87.53); 600-635 lbs (617) 85.00-95.00 (91.26); 798-798 lbs
(798) 70.50 (70.50); 805-815 lbs (811) 75.00-82.00 (79.58).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 305-310 lbs (308) 103.00-105.00 (104.01);
415-445 lbs (428) 98.00-104.00 (101.44); 455-480 lbs (464) 92.00-102.00
(95.67); 505-540 lbs (521) 85.00-94.00 (90.11); 550-599 lbs (579) 87.00-98.00
(94.46); 630-640 lbs (635) 85.00-91.00 (87.98); 650-665 lbs (659) 85.00-93.50
(89.33); 725-725 lbs (725) 80.00 (80.00); 756-775 lbs (759) 83.00-86.00
(83.44). Small and Medium 1 315-345 lbs (329) 66.00-83.00 (76.98); 350-390 lbs
(372) 75.00-86.00 (80.19); 400-420 lbs (410) 75.00-79.00 (77.05). Medium and
Large 2 305-345 lbs (317) 90.00-95.00 (92.12); 350-395 lbs (376) 90.00-99.00
(92.93); 410-440 lbs (424) 81.00-92.00 (86.98); 450-480 lbs (465) 80.00-91.00
(86.68); 503-515 lbs (507) 75.00-84.50 (78.20); 610-640 lbs (625) 75.00-84.00
(78.81); 670-690 lbs (680) 76.00-78.00 (77.01).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 365-390 lbs (382) 90.00-100.00 (92.10);
400-435 lbs (414) 87.00-95.00 (91.90); 465-495 lbs (478) 85.00-90.00 (87.01);
570-590 lbs (580) 82.00-90.00 (86.07); 605-640 lbs (623) 80.00-85.00 (82.57);
670-675 lbs (671) 84.00-90.00 (86.80). Medium and Large 2 360-380 lbs (369)
80.00-86.00 (83.96); 410-435 lbs (425) 80.00-85.00 (82.49); 510-545 lbs (528)
75.00-80.00 (77.42); 555-560 lbs (558) 70.00-73.00 (71.51).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 800-950 open cows 54.00-82.00
5+ year old 750-1100 open cows 40.00-54.00
2-7 year old 1000-1100 third stage 50.00-60.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 700-1100 150-300 700.00-850.00 per pair

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 6, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 444 Last week: 586 Last year: 472

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder
steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 lower.
Supply included 236 feeder calves; 110 feeder yearlings; 25 replacement
cows; 59 slaughter cows; 12 slaughter bulls; and 2 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 55 percent
steers and bulls and 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 48.00-52.50 53.00-57.00 43.00-47.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 44.00-48.50 49.00-53.00 39.00-43.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.00 36.00-40.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 56.00-61.00 62.00-67.00 50.00-55.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 210-228 lbs (222) 127.00-132.50 (128.73);
262-262 lbs (262) 132.00 (132.00); 400-440 lbs (423) 101.00-105.00 (104.04);
450-498 lbs (470) 100.00-106.00 (102.41); 500-545 lbs (526) 95.00-105.00
(101.06); 558-595 lbs (566) 99.50-104.00 (102.12); 600-633 lbs (607) 95.00-
102.00 (99.86); 665-685 lbs (680) 95.00-96.00 (95.24); 705-745 lbs (720) 87.00-
95.00 (89.66). Medium and Large 2 360-395 lbs (378) 100.00-101.00 (100.48);
410-445 lbs (427) 87.00-95.00 (92.39); 450-485 lbs (461) 90.00-98.00 (94.27);
505-545 lbs (523) 87.00-95.00 (91.89); 555-595 lbs (572) 90.00-95.00 (92.99);
610-640 lbs (624) 87.00-93.00 (90.14); 680-685 lbs (683) 75.00-85.00 (80.02).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 273-273 lbs (273) 103.00 (103.00); 410-
445 lbs (434) 88.00-93.00 (90.18); 450-495 lbs (466) 84.00-90.00 (87.26); 505-
548 lbs (532) 87.00-94.00 (89.76); 555-595 lbs (572) 84.00-91.50 (87.99); 610-
645 lbs (619) 85.00-90.00 (88.07); 650-680 lbs (666) 86.00-89.50 (87.86).
Small and Medium 1 305-345 lbs (323) 70.00-85.00 (77.03); 365-365 lbs (365)
70.00-80.00 (75.00); 410-445 lbs (430) 61.00-77.00 (73.18). Medium and Large 2
365-385 lbs (373) 89.00-96.00 (93.72); 405-445 lbs (433) 77.00-86.00 (82.06);
455-475 lbs (467) 80.00-81.00 (80.34); 500-530 lbs (518) 82.00-85.00 (83.98);
600-645 lbs (618) 79.00-80.00 (79.50).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 315-345 lbs (330) 90.00 (90.00); 365-370
lbs (367) 95.00-96.00 (95.34); 400-440 lbs (418) 80.00-85.00 (81.67); 460-475
lbs (465) 80.00-88.00 (84.00); 555-575 lbs (568) 80.00-85.00 (81.22); 790-795
lbs (793) 75.00-80.00 (77.49). Medium and Large 2 425-440 lbs (433) 71.00-
75.00 (72.85); 510-530 lbs (522) 70.00-77.00 (74.05).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-5 year old 700-1300 open cows 53.50-64.00
5+ year old 750-1150 open cows 42.00-49.00
4-5 year old 1050-1350 second stage 55.00-58.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 900-1200 100-200 785.00-900.00 per pair

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt