LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Dec 6, 2005 USDA-AR Market News
Ft Smith Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 12/05/2005
Receipts: 1142 Last week: 737 Year Ago: 690
Compared to last week: No trend, sale not reported last week.
Supply included 489 feeder calves; 402 feeder yearlings; 140 replacement
cows; 90 slaughter cows; 18 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply consisting of about 35 percent English breed and English crosses; 35
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 42.00-46.50 47.00-51.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 40.00-44.50 45.00-49.50 35.00-39.50
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 54.00-58.00 59.00-63.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 140.00-170.00 (159.97); 350-
400 lbs 142.50-155.00 (145.78); 400-450 lbs 132.50-150.00 (139.80); 450-500 lbs
127.00-135.00 (131.72); 500-550 lbs 121.00-127.00 (123.32); 550-600 lbs 115.00-
116.00 (115.88); 600-650 lbs 104.00-113.50 (112.04); 650-700 lbs 112.50; 700-
750 lbs 100.00-103.00 (102.01). Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 130.00-137.00
(131.75); 400-500 lbs 111.00-115.00 (112.33); 550-600 lbs 108.00-114.00
(110.61); 600-650 lbs 105.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 125.00; 350-400 lbs 131.00-
137.50 (134.81); 400-450 lbs 114.00-135.00 (123.71); 450-500 lbs 100.00-115.00
(112.48); 500-550 lbs 107.00-121.00 (110.26); 550-600 lbs 105.00-109.00
(106.64); 600-650 lbs 100.00-107.00 (105.71); 650-700 lbs 100.00-103.50
(102.30); 700-800 lbs 96.00-103.00 (102.44). Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs
105.00-120.00 (116.25); 450-500 lbs 108.00; 500-550 lbs 100.00-119.00 (112.85).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-450 lbs 137.50; 550-600 lbs 115.50;
600-700 lbs 102.00-110.00 (106.00); 700-800 lbs 92.00-100.00 (96.00).
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 55.00-78.00
4-7 year old 950-1400 open cows 47.50-65.00
2-6 year old 900-1350 second stage 725.00-950.00 per head
3-7 year old 800-1200 third stage 800.00-1150.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-6 year old 1000-1500 100-200 900.00-1225.00 per pair
3-6 year old 895-1200 200-300 850.00-1000.00 per pair
7+ year old 700-1000 100-200 575.00-850.00 per pair
Source: AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Urell, (501) 671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 1 (501) 671-2369
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