Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Sep 22, 2008

Cattle Receipts: 972 Last week: 610 Last year: 1433

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were
2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 higher.
Supply included 505 feeder calves; 285 feeder yearlings; 42 replacement
cows; 121 slaughter cows; 17 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; 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 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 44.09-48.50 49.00-53.00 39.00-43.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 49.00-53.50 54.00-58.50 44.00-48.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 64.50-69.50 70.00-75.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 315-345 lbs (330) 120.00-124.00 (122.09);
387-387 lbs (387) 125.00 (125.00); 400-445 lbs (417) 111.00-123.00 (116.91);
450-485 lbs (470) 107.50-119.00 (112.44); 500-545 lbs (513) 105.00-115.00
(109.92); 550-590 lbs (571) 101.00-111.00 (104.26); 610-645 lbs (622) 100.00-
107.00 (103.88). Medium and Large 2 355-395 lbs (375) 113.00-119.00 (116.47);
400-440 lbs (419) 100.00-111.00 (107.87); 450-498 lbs (479) 100.00-106.00
(103.00); 504-541 lbs (517) 100.00-104.00 (100.94); 610-645 lbs (638) 90.00-
99.00 (95.77); 700-732 lbs (721) 90.00-95.50 (92.48). Holstein Large 3 620-
620 lbs (620) 35.00 (35.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 401-448 lbs (419) 95.00-109.00 (103.27);
451-490 lbs (465) 94.00-107.00 (99.74); 501-539 lbs (519) 97.00-104.00
(99.47); 550-590 lbs (566) 94.00-99.00 (95.81); 610-635 lbs (620) 90.00-95.00
(92.34); 663-663 lbs (663) 90.00 (90.00). Small and Medium 1 318-338 lbs
(330) 90.00-95.00 (93.58); 355-395 lbs (380) 90.00-99.00 (92.05). Medium and
Large 2 365-398 lbs (387) 103.00-108.00 (106.43); 400-445 lbs (425) 80.00-
95.00 (90.00); 453-495 lbs (474) 80.00-94.00 (86.32); 500-545 lbs (522) 80.00-
95.00 (86.25); 550-598 lbs (582) 80.00-91.00 (84.51); 605-605 lbs (605) 82.50-
83.50 (82.75).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 370-395 lbs (383) 106.00-108.00 (106.97);
455-499 lbs (488) 90.00-97.00 (93.62); 500-545 lbs (518) 90.00-104.00 (95.51);
550-597 lbs (585) 90.00-99.00 (94.45); 605-640 lbs (625) 90.00-98.00 (94.77);
660-680 lbs (669) 80.00-90.00 (86.69); 705-715 lbs (708) 80.00-88.00 (83.60).
Medium and Large 2 300-335 lbs (320) 100.00-109.00 (103.98); 388-388 lbs (388)
100.00 (100.00); 405-445 lbs (421) 90.00-98.00 (93.97); 515-540 lbs (525)
80.00-85.00 (81.77); 558-580 lbs (569) 80.00-85.00 (82.45); 605-630 lbs (618)
80.00-89.00 (84.29); 650-690 lbs (674) 82.00-93.00 (86.29); 735-740 lbs (738)
70.00-76.00 (72.99).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 900-1200 open cows 54.00-72.00
5-7 year old 750-1100 open cows 51.00-57.50
6-7 year old 950-1150 second stage 40.00-52.00
4-7 year old 1000-1400 third stage 50.00-59.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 800-1150 100-200 585.00-875.00 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 Sep 15, 2008

Cattle Receipts: 610 Last week: 1321 Last year: 1417

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower.
Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 7.00 lower.
Supply included 315 feeder calves; 200 feeder yearlings; 25 replacement cows; 59
slaughter cows; 10 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 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 49.00-53.50 54.00-58.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.00 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 51.00-55.00 56.00-60.50 46.00-50.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 56.00-62.50 66.00-70.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 402-438 lbs (417) 105.00-111.00 (107.29); 450-485
lbs (467) 106.00-109.00 (107.14); 505-540 lbs (529) 100.00-108.50 (104.06); 560-595 lbs
(580) 95.00-104.50 (101.09); 630-640 lbs (635) 101.00-107.00 (103.65); 650-650 lbs (650)
103.00 (103.00); 700-740 lbs (711) 98.00-101.50 (100.76); 760-760 lbs (760) 98.00
(98.00); 840-840 lbs (840) 90.00 (90.00); 855-855 lbs (855) 96.00 (96.00); 913-913 lbs
(913) 86.00 (86.00). Medium and Large 2 310-330 lbs (320) 111.00-115.00 (113.06); 365-
395 lbs (380) 105.00-111.00 (108.12); 410-435 lbs (420) 92.00-97.00 (94.22); 462-495 lbs
(476) 94.00-104.00 (98.44); 500-549 lbs (528) 89.00-99.00 (94.39); 552-585 lbs (559)
89.00-97.00 (91.84); 630-640 lbs (635) 93.00-97.00 (94.98); 760-760 lbs (760) 89.00
(89.00); 990-990 lbs (990) 65.00 (65.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (423) 93.50-101.00 (95.19); 450-487 lbs
(471) 91.00-97.00 (95.14); 500-545 lbs (521) 90.00-98.00 (92.34); 550-595 lbs (568)
90.00-96.00 (92.80); 610-630 lbs (617) 92.00-97.00 (94.50); 660-695 lbs (681) 87.00-95.00
(90.97); 745-745 lbs (745) 89.00 (89.00); 753-785 lbs (758) 89.50-94.50 (93.64); 815-815
lbs (815) 75.00 (75.00); 860-860 lbs (860) 73.50 (73.50). Small and Medium 1 300-345 lbs
(331) 82.00-96.00 (89.97); 350-395 lbs (377) 80.00-96.00 (88.36); 465-465 lbs (465) 67.00
(67.00); 590-590 lbs (590) 65.00 (65.00). Medium and Large 2 400-445 lbs (422) 80.00-
91.00 (86.57); 450-495 lbs (471) 80.00-90.00 (84.81); 500-545 lbs (520) 80.00-89.00
(85.84); 550-585 lbs (568) 75.00-89.00 (81.88); 620-640 lbs (630) 80.00-89.50 (84.67);
655-665 lbs (660) 80.00-85.00 (82.48).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 320-320 lbs (320) 102.00 (102.00); 400-440 lbs (429)
90.00-100.00 (94.80); 484-484 lbs (484) 95.00 (95.00); 505-545 lbs (528) 85.00-97.00
(92.15); 555-585 lbs (570) 87.00-99.00 (93.00); 600-645 lbs (628) 85.00-99.50 (95.59);
655-695 lbs (672) 85.00-98.00 (91.20); 700-705 lbs (703) 90.00-91.00 (90.50); 790-790 lbs
(790) 88.00 (88.00). Small and Medium 1 315-345 lbs (335) 90.00-95.00 (92.96); 355-395
lbs (372) 71.00-95.00 (86.67); 400-400 lbs (400) 61.00 (61.00); 455-490 lbs (473) 74.00-
78.00 (76.07). Medium and Large 2 345-345 lbs (345) 100.00 (100.00); 350-385 lbs (364)
100.00-108.00 (104.82); 400-445 lbs (428) 85.00-87.00 (86.04); 455-480 lbs (468) 80.00-
94.00 (86.81); 525-545 lbs (535) 80.00-84.00 (81.96); 595-595 lbs (595) 85.00 (85.00);
600-600 lbs (600) 80.00 (80.00); 785-785 lbs (785) 79.00 (79.00); 805-805 lbs (805) 67.00
(67.00); 1015-1015 lbs (1015) 62.00 (62.00).

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 64.00-84.00
5-7 year old 850-1550 open cows 50.00-57.00
6-7 year old 1050-1200 first & second stage 58.00-68.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
6-7 year old 1100-1200 100-200 810.00-875.00

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 Sep 8, 2008

Cattle Receipts: 1321 Last week: NS Last year: 1482

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows were 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 higher.
Supply included 700 feeder calves; 412 feeder yearlings; 60 replacement
cows; 128 slaughter cows; 20 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 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 54.00-58.00 44.00-48.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 45.00-49.50 50.00-55.00 40.00-44.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 51.00-55.50 56.00-60.00 46.00-50.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 70.00-74.50 75.00-79.00 66.00-69.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (425) 110.00-125.00 (115.55);
450-495 lbs (470) 107.50-124.00 (112.32); 505-546 lbs (527) 107.00-114.50
(111.71); 550-595 lbs (565) 102.00-112.00 (105.24); 602-635 lbs (618) 102.00-
111.50 (107.27); 700-740 lbs (717) 97.00-105.00 (101.23); 750-780 lbs (762)
100.00-103.00 (102.02). Medium and Large 2 305-345 lbs (320) 100.00-114.00
(108.49); 355-398 lbs (379) 105.00-118.00 (112.99); 400-445 lbs (429) 100.00-
113.00 (108.23); 450-490 lbs (472) 95.00-110.00 (104.25); 500-546 lbs (527)
100.00-105.00 (102.88); 555-595 lbs (579) 96.00-101.00 (99.66); 600-625 lbs
(617) 95.00-100.00 (97.71).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (425) 100.00-114.00
(106.95); 450-495 lbs (468) 100.00-114.00 (104.19); 500-545 lbs (526) 95.00-
105.50 (101.91); 555-585 lbs (570) 96.00-102.00 (99.52); 600-645 lbs (615)
94.00-102.50 (99.80); 656-685 lbs (664) 92.00-100.00 (95.66); 798-798 lbs
(798) 86.00 (86.00); 810-810 lbs (810) 91.50 (91.50). Small and Medium 1 305-
335 lbs (325) 87.50-97.00 (93.68); 355-380 lbs (364) 90.00-98.00 (93.07).
Medium and Large 2 305-345 lbs (325) 100.00-114.00 (106.57); 350-398 lbs (375)
100.00-111.00 (105.94); 405-448 lbs (430) 90.00-99.00 (96.03); 455-498 lbs
(475) 85.00-99.50 (95.22); 500-540 lbs (516) 86.00-94.50 (89.53); 555-595 lbs
(575) 85.00-95.00 (89.86); 605-645 lbs (628) 85.00-91.00 (89.01); 660-695 lbs
(680) 85.00-90.00 (86.70). Small and Medium 2 340-345 lbs (343) 95.00-99.00
(97.01); 355-395 lbs (372) 85.00-99.00 (92.88); 570-595 lbs (583) 71.00-79.00
(74.91).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 355-395 lbs (376) 109.00-118.00 (114.83);
400-445 lbs (419) 100.00-109.00 (104.16); 450-495 lbs (480) 100.00-107.00
(104.55); 500-545 lbs (523) 90.00-106.00 (101.61); 550-595 lbs (565) 94.00-
102.00 (99.27); 600-648 lbs (620) 90.00-101.00 (95.79); 650-695 lbs (666)
91.00-101.00 (96.11); 740-740 lbs (740) 93.00-95.00 (94.00). Small and Medium
1 335-340 lbs (338) 95.00-105.00 (100.04); 385-395 lbs (388) 85.00-90.00
(86.65). Medium and Large 2 315-345 lbs (328) 100.00-107.00 (104.10); 360-395
lbs (385) 100.00-113.00 (104.07); 405-445 lbs (431) 85.00-98.00 (92.29); 463-
495 lbs (476) 85.00-99.50 (94.34); 505-545 lbs (531) 90.00-97.00 (93.11); 560-
590 lbs (573) 90.00-95.00 (92.50); 610-625 lbs (616) 80.00-89.50 (85.38); 760-
790 lbs (775) 80.00-86.00 (82.94). Small and Medium 2 410-435 lbs (423)
70.00-80.00 (74.85).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 850-1050 open cows 64.00-76.00
4-7 year old 800-1000 open cows 65.00-74.00
4-7 year old 1100-1600 open cows 48.00-56.50
4-7 year old 900-1150 second stage 55.00-65.00
5-7 year old 800-1150 third stage 54.50-68.50

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
4-7 year old 800-1150 100-200 800.00-1125.00 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