Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls
were firm. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3.00 lower.
Supply included 251 feeder calves; 201 feeder yearlings; 38 replacement
cows; 31 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement cows. Feeder
supply consisted of 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 44.00-49.50 50.00-55.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 47.00-52.50 53.00-58.00 41.00-46.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 49.00-54.50 55.00-60.00 43.00-48.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 62.00-67.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 130.00-140.00 (134.59); 350-
400 lbs 120.00-128.00 (125.61); 400-450 lbs 116.00-129.00 (120.25); 450-500 lbs
110.00-120.00 (116.28); 500-550 lbs 107.00-115.00 (110.64); 550-600 lbs 106.00-
111.00 (107.50); 600-650 lbs 99.00-104.50 (100.56); 650-700 lbs 101.00-104.00
(103.06); 700-800 lbs 97.00-102.00 (101.17). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs
110.00-128.00 (122.94); 350-400 lbs 105.00-125.00 (115.81); 400-450 lbs 105.00-
118.00 (112.66); 450-500 lbs 100.00-112.50 (108.18); 500-550 lbs 95.00-107.00
(101.82); 550-600 lbs 95.00-102.00 (98.76); 600-700 lbs 88.00; 700-750 lbs
90.00. Medium and Large 3 450-500 lbs 80.00; 550-600 lbs 93.50. Small 1 300-
350 lbs 70.00-93.00 (81.40); 350-400 lbs 60.00-90.00 (80.18); 400-450 lbs
67.50-94.00 (80.90); 450-500 lbs 82.00-90.00 (86.06). Holstein Steers Large 3
650-700 lbs 75.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 120.00-122.00 (120.41); 350-
400 lbs 117.50-126.00 (121.74); 400-450 lbs 106.00-115.00 (109.91); 450-500 lbs
106.00-113.00 (107.69); 500-550 lbs 97.00-107.50 (101.73); 550-600 lbs 97.00-
104.00 (99.44); 600-650 lbs 95.00-104.00 (99.78); 650-750 lbs 93.00-96.00
(94.50). Medium and Large 2 300-350 lbs 100.00-117.50 (106.65); 350-400 lbs
100.00-115.00 (108.89); 400-450 lbs 100.00-110.00 (108.30); 450-500 lbs 90.00-
101.00 (95.62); 500-550 lbs 89.00-97.50 (92.37); 550-600 lbs 90.00-96.00
(92.58); 600-700 lbs 85.00-91.00 (88.67); 700-800 lbs 80.00-82.00 (81.00).
Medium and Large 3 400-500 lbs 90.00-94.00 (91.99); 500-600 lbs 85.00-88.00
(86.50). Small 1 300-350 lbs 85.00-97.50 (93.89); 350-400 lbs 77.00-91.00
(83.92); 400-450 lbs 60.00-81.00 (73.07); 450-550 lbs 80.00-87.00 (83.50); 550-
600 lbs 70.00-86.00 (80.70); 600-650 lbs 85.00-86.00 (85.66).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs 127.00; 400-450 lbs 110.00-
116.00 (113.00); 450-500 lbs 106.00-113.00 (108.52); 500-550 lbs 103.00-109.00
(105.97); 550-600 lbs 96.00-103.00 (100.08); 600-650 lbs 99.00-105.00 (103.00);
650-750 lbs 90.00-97.00 (92.34). Medium and Large 2 350-400 lbs 110.00-115.00
(112.47); 400-450 lbs 106.00-108.00 (107.30); 450-500 lbs 95.00-113.00
(103.22); 500-550 lbs 95.00-101.00 (98.72); 550-600 lbs 90.00-98.00 (93.42);
600-650 lbs 80.00-90.00 (86.66); 650-700 lbs 80.00-87.00 (83.47); 700-800 lbs
88.00-91.50 (88.00). Medium and Large 3 500-600 lbs 80.00-85.00 (82.50); 600-
700 lbs 80.00-85.00 (82.50); 700-750 lbs 75.00-77.00 (75.99). Small 1 350-400
lbs 74.00-87.50 (80.44); 400-450 lbs 91.00-94.00 (92.66); 550-600 lbs 60.00-
93.00 (79.01).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 year old 800-1150 open cows 65.00-94.00
4-7 year old 850-1400 open cows 52.50-63.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-4 year old 950-1100 200-300 925.00-1100.00 per pair

Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell
Phone: 501-671-2200
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt

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