LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Nov 6, 2007 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 11/05/2007
Receipts: 863 Last Week: 963 Year Ago: 580
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Feeder steers
were uneven, mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower.
Supply included 332 feeder calves; 225 yearlings; 82 replacement cows; 100
slaughter cows; 12 slaughter bulls; and 2 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 35 percent
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 22 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 3
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 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00 32.00-36.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 41.00-45.50 46.00-51.00 36.00-40.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 52.00-57.50 58.00-62.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 138.00-145.00 (140.95); 350-
400 lbs 136.00-144.00 (140.45); 400-450 lbs 132.00-139.00 (133.68); 450-500 lbs
122.00-131.00 (126.01); 500-550 lbs 114.00-122.50 (115.64); 550-600 lbs 103.00-
111.50 (109.06); 600-650 lbs 100.00-109.50 (107.10); 650-700 lbs 98.00-105.00
(101.16); 700-750 lbs 89.50-95.00 (91.00); 750-800 lbs 91.00-94.00 (92.50).
Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 115.00-132.50 (121.03); 350-400 lbs 120.00-
129.00 (125.14); 400-450 lbs 115.00-125.00 (119.36); 450-500 lbs 100.00-119.00
(107.69); 500-550 lbs 97.00-112.00 (107.44); 550-600 lbs 99.00-101.00 (100.11);
600-650 lbs 95.00-100.00 (96.64); 650-700 lbs 95.00-96.00 (95.67). Holstein
Steers Large 3 300-350 lbs 54.00-59.00 (56.81).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 115.00-125.00 (120.81);
400-450 lbs 97.00-108.00 (102.13); 450-500 lbs 95.50-102.50 (99.04); 500-550
lbs 92.00-99.00 (95.46); 550-600 lbs 90.00-97.50 (94.66); 600-650 lbs 90.00-
96.00 (92.80); 650-700 lbs 88.00-92.00 (89.87); 700-750 lbs 88.00-96.50
(93.72); 800-850 lbs 69.00-80.00 (74.52); 850-900 lbs 66.00-95.00 (87.47).
Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs 90.00-113.00 (102.24); 400-450 lbs 80.00-96.00
(89.94); 450-500 lbs 81.00-94.00 (89.08); 500-550 lbs 80.00-91.00 (85.68); 550-
600 lbs 80.00-87.50 (83.93); 600-650 lbs 84.00-90.00 (87.01); 650-700 lbs
80.00-84.00 (81.28); 700-750 lbs 80.00-85.00 (83.28).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 115.00; 450-500 lbs 95.00-
116.00 (107.18); 500-550 lbs 85.00-112.00 (98.82); 550-600 lbs 92.00-101.00
(96.44); 600-650 lbs 86.50-101.00 (94.52); 650-700 lbs 85.00-97.00 (91.58);
700-750 lbs 80.00-89.00 (84.41). Medium and Large 2 400-450 lbs 85.00-105.00
(94.65).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 800-1100 open cows 60.00-79.00
4-7 year old 850-1200 open cows 58.00-69.00
7+ year old 900-1400 open cows 44.00-58.00
2-7 year old 1000-1300 second stage 61.00-82.00
3-7 year old 900-1400 third stage 62.00-78.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-6 year old 1000-1100 100-200 975.00-1100.00 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
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