Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Nov 23, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 663 Last week: 1159 Last year: 888

Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported last week.
Supply included 314 feeder calves; 200 feeder yearlings; 30 replacement cows;
110 slaughter cows; 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 crosses; 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 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 35.00-39.50 40.00-44.00 30.00-34.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 33.00-37.50 38.00-42.00 28.00-32.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 51.00-55.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 340-345 lbs (343) 127.00-133.00 (129.98);
355-370 lbs (364) 120.00-127.00 (123.36); 410-428 lbs (421) 108.00-124.00
(113.66); 450-485 lbs (464) 105.00-113.00 (108.98); 500-545 lbs (520) 94.00-
107.00 (99.14); 550-589 lbs (566) 95.00-104.00 (98.37); 600-625 lbs (617) 88.50-
96.50 (93.62); 655-670 lbs (665) 88.00-90.50 (89.68); 715-740 lbs (728) 82.50-
84.00 (83.13). Medium and Large 2 300-345 lbs (318) 110.00-117.50 (111.42);
350-395 lbs (369) 105.00-117.50 (109.52); 400-445 lbs (421) 90.00-105.00
(99.58); 455-498 lbs (480) 90.00-102.00 (97.55); 500-535 lbs (514) 85.00-94.00
(88.81); 555-595 lbs (573) 85.00-93.00 (89.88); 615-645 lbs (622) 80.00-87.00
(85.09); 650-660 lbs (655) 80.00-85.00 (83.01).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 365-370 lbs (367) 101.00-102.00 (101.34);
400-444 lbs (424) 94.00-102.00 (97.50); 450-490 lbs (471) 87.00-91.00 (88.65);
500-540 lbs (513) 84.00-87.00 (85.20); 571-571 lbs (571) 85.50 (85.50). Small
and Medium 1 315-325 lbs (320) 40.00-50.00 (45.08); 355-375 lbs (367) 60.00-
65.00 (63.30); 400-440 lbs (414) 64.00-78.00 (71.89); 460-495 lbs (475) 57.00-
70.00 (63.19). Medium and Large 2 305-345 lbs (331) 90.00-102.00 (98.59); 350-
385 lbs (374) 90.00-99.00 (95.26); 400-440 lbs (420) 80.00-93.00 (84.17); 450-
495 lbs (470) 75.00-87.00 (81.17); 510-545 lbs (529) 73.00-82.00 (79.19); 550-
595 lbs (566) 70.00-82.00 (77.66); 605-610 lbs (608) 78.00-79.50 (78.75); 650-
665 lbs (660) 75.00-80.00 (76.64).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-300 lbs (300) 95.00-105.00 (100.00);
384-390 lbs (385) 100.00 (100.00); 450-490 lbs (475) 85.00-90.00 (87.73); 500-
525 lbs (514) 80.00-90.00 (82.51); 588-595 lbs (590) 80.00-84.00 (82.66); 665-
680 lbs (670) 80.00-87.00 (83.01). Medium and Large 2 350-385 lbs (363) 90.00-
95.00 (92.58); 445-445 lbs (445) 85.00-86.00 (85.50); 455-490 lbs (477) 75.00-
85.00 (78.30); 560-565 lbs (563) 72.50-75.00 (73.74).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-6 year old 800-1300 open cows 40.00-55.00
7+ year old 1100-1225 second stage 36.00-43.00
2-7 year old 900-1150 third stage 42.50-61.00

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 Auction - Ft. Smith, AR
Monday, October 26, 2009

Sale not reported due to absence of reporter.

Source: Arkansas Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave Phone 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_ls128.txt

0900c hr

Due to absence of reporter the following list are the lows and highs from our computer. The lows are from the condition of the animal.

Head count this week: 1074 Last week: 1306 Last year: 723

Feeder Heifers:
0 to 299 35.00 to 100.00 17 head
300 to 399 17.00 to 102.00 81 head
400 to 499 53.00 to 101.00 118 head
500 to 599 20.00 to 95.00 118 head
600 to 699 70.00 to 84.00 36 head
700 to 799 56.00 to 78.00 8 head
1000 over 40.00 to 55.00 4 head

Feeder Steers:
0 to 299 40.00 to 130.00 28 head
300 to 399 30.00 to 127.00 95 head
400 to 499 39.00 to 114.00 162 head
500 to 599 11.00 to 106.00 123 head
600 to 699 48.00 to 93.00 47 head
700 to 799 57.00 to 89.50 47 head
800 to 899 65.00 to 80.50 4 head
900 to 999 77.00 1 head

Slaughter Bulls: 39.50 to 59.00 14 head

Slaughter Cows: 12.00 to 47.50 164 head
Replacement Cows to 77.00