LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Dec 9, 2008 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Dec 8, 2008
Sale starts at 9:00 A.M.

Cattle Receipts: 1086 Last week: 716 Last year: 670

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.
Feeder steers and heifers were 3.00-5.00 lower.
Supply included 500 feeder calves; 387 feeder yearlings; 80 replacement
cows; 108 slaughter cows; 17 slaughter bulls; and 4 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 34.00-38.50 39.00-43.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 31.00-35.50 36.00-40.00 26.00-30.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 36.00-40.50 41.00-45.00 31.00-35.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 45.00-50.50 51.00-55.50 40.00-44.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 403-445 lbs (423) 94.00-102.50 (96.87);
458-495 lbs (480) 92.00-99.00 (94.24); 500-540 lbs (519) 88.00-95.00 (90.00);
550-570 lbs (561) 86.00-92.00 (88.66); 600-635 lbs (618) 85.00-87.50 (86.22);
650-695 lbs (668) 80.00-86.00 (83.06); 706-741 lbs (727) 77.50-82.50 (79.22);
754-765 lbs (756) 75.00-79.50 (78.56); 865-885 lbs (875) 74.00-77.00 (75.52);
943-943 lbs (943) 72.00 (72.00). Small 1 300-310 lbs (307) 74.00-77.40
(76.29); 365-380 lbs (370) 66.00-72.00 (68.05); 763-763 lbs (763) 50.00
(50.00). Medium and Large 2 348-348 lbs (348) 108.00 (108.00); 405-445 lbs
(426) 87.00-93.00 (89.04); 450-490 lbs (467) 90.00-93.00 (90.42); 509-545 lbs
(526) 80.00-87.00 (85.07); 550-598 lbs (578) 79.00-85.50 (81.81); 610-638 lbs
(628) 78.00-83.00 (82.24); 660-695 lbs (673) 70.00-79.00 (74.34); 700-725 lbs
(713) 73.00-75.00 (74.60).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (432) 81.00-90.00 (82.85);
450-498 lbs (474) 77.00-84.50 (80.53); 500-548 lbs (524) 78.00-85.00 (81.17);
550-598 lbs (571) 76.00-83.00 (79.78); 610-610 lbs (610) 77.00 (77.00); 705-
745 lbs (724) 67.00-70.00 (68.98). Small 1 300-345 lbs (326) 70.00-87.00
(78.30); 350-397 lbs (377) 70.00-87.00 (80.09); 470-475 lbs (473) 60.00
(60.00). Medium and Large 2 300-340 lbs (331) 89.00-92.00 (90.32); 405-445
lbs (423) 67.00-80.50 (77.57); 455-495 lbs (479) 66.00-76.00 (72.12); 500-545
lbs (518) 73.00-77.00 (75.59); 560-590 lbs (569) 70.00-75.00 (74.00); 605-635
lbs (620) 73.00-74.00 (73.51); 660-663 lbs (662) 70.00-71.00 (70.67).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 310-348 lbs (332) 80.00-90.00 (83.10);
350-395 lbs (374) 89.00-98.00 (93.36); 420-449 lbs (440) 80.00-85.00 (81.41);
453-490 lbs (470) 80.00-86.00 (81.55); 508-540 lbs (521) 70.00-77.00 (72.88);
555-585 lbs (571) 70.00-78.00 (74.11); 623-640 lbs (630) 70.00-72.00 (70.29);
900-935 lbs (918) 63.00-65.00 (64.02). Medium and Large 2 325-345 lbs (336)
70.00-77.50 (74.69); 350-395 lbs (380) 75.00-85.00 (80.20); 415-445 lbs (433)
70.00-78.50 (74.38).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-4 year old 650-900 open cows 60.00-75.00
4-7 year old 800-1250 open cows 55.00-59.00
7+ year old 900-1300 open cows 30.00-42.00
4-7 year old 1000-1200 second stage 51.00-64.00
2-5 year old 900-1200 third stage 64.00-75.00
6-7 year old 1000-1200 third stage 52.00-62.50

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 950-1150 100-200 550.00-785.00 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

LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Dec 2, 2008 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Dec 1, 2008

Cattle Receipts: 716 Last week: NR Last year: 1045

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower.
Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Supply included 400 feeder calves; 211 feeder yearlings; 27 replacement
cows; 71 slaughter cows; 6 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% 1200-1700 36.00-40.50 41.00-45.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 33.00-37.00 38.00-42.50 28.00-32.50
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.50 34.00-38.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2200 47.00-50.00 53.00-56.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 323-323 lbs (323) 115.00 (115.00); 405-420
lbs (412) 108.00-110.00 (109.21); 458-485 lbs (466) 101.00-108.00 (105.09);
500-533 lbs (523) 90.50-98.00 (93.27); 559-590 lbs (570) 90.00-99.00 (93.19);
600-627 lbs (620) 86.00-92.50 (89.83); 650-675 lbs (662) 88.00-91.50 (89.39);
702-740 lbs (724) 80.00-87.50 (82.80); 775-775 lbs (775) 87.00 (87.00). Medium
and Large 2 315-348 lbs (332) 102.50-112.00 (108.52); 350-395 lbs (372) 105.00-
114.00 (109.17); 435-435 lbs (435) 102.00 (102.00); 470-498 lbs (491) 92.00-
99.00 (94.13); 525-545 lbs (534) 85.00-91.00 (88.54); 550-598 lbs (575) 85.00-
89.50 (86.45); 615-635 lbs (631) 80.00-85.00 (83.34); 659-685 lbs (666) 80.00-
88.50 (85.67); 705-720 lbs (713) 75.00-77.00 (76.33); 763-780 lbs (770) 77.00-
78.00 (77.17).

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 450-465 lbs (456) 85.00-93.00 (90.12);
505-545 lbs (528) 80.00-85.00 (82.51); 563-568 lbs (567) 87.00-89.00 (88.43);
605-643 lbs (625) 80.00-81.00 (80.09); 769-795 lbs (774) 74.00-75.00 (74.79);
805-826 lbs (825) 70.00-75.50 (75.12). Small 1 310-345 lbs (339) 70.00-86.00
(82.35); 350-390 lbs (359) 70.00-86.00 (80.22). Medium and Large 2 405-447 lbs
(434) 80.00-88.50 (85.44); 450-488 lbs (470) 77.50-83.00 (80.52); 500-545 lbs
(515) 75.00-78.00 (76.68); 550-595 lbs (563) 70.00-80.00 (76.03); 600-648 lbs
(643) 77.00-77.50 (77.06); 665-685 lbs (675) 75.00-80.00 (77.54).

Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 360-395 lbs (378) 96.00-100.00 (98.09);
450-495 lbs (470) 80.00-88.50 (82.25); 500-545 lbs (533) 70.00-78.50 (75.89);
581-585 lbs (582) 80.00-81.00 (80.17); 610-645 lbs (623) 75.50-79.00 (76.86);
685-689 lbs (688) 75.00-83.00 (77.66). Medium and Large 2 310-345 lbs (328)
90.00-95.00 (94.21); 435-445 lbs (439) 79.00-80.00 (79.75); 465-465 lbs (465)
74.00-78.50 (75.50).

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt. Price
5-6 year old 1100-1300 175-225 610.00-700.00 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