LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR Tue Dec 22, 2009 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft.Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Dec 21, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 300 Last week: 838 Last year: 255

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

Supply included 141 feeder calves; 80 feeder yearlings; 26 replacement cows;
46 slaughter cows; 5 slaughter bulls; and 2 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
consisted of about 45 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% 1000-1550 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.00 36.00-40.50
Boners 80-85% 900-1400 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.00 34.00-38.50
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00 32.00-36.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight High Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2200 55.00-58.50

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-435 lbs (408) 105.00-113.50 (108.91);
465-488 lbs (479) 101.00-105.00 (104.02); 500-545 lbs (523) 98.00-106.00
(100.22); 550-590 lbs (569) 90.00-98.00 (93.76); 600-640 lbs (618) 89.00-94.00
(90.72); 655-660 lbs (658) 82.00-89.00 (85.51). Small and Medium 1 357-357 lbs
(357) 68.00 (68.00). Medium and Large 2 375-390 lbs (383) 101.00-110.00
(106.11); 410-445 lbs (418) 90.00-103.00 (98.07); 455-495 lbs (477) 90.00-96.00
(92.90); 505-525 lbs (515) 85.00-94.00 (89.22); 570-585 lbs (578) 85.00-88.00
(86.52).

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 463-463 lbs (463) 98.00 (98.00); 500-525
lbs (510) 79.00-87.00 (81.08); 560-595 lbs (582) 80.00-84.00 (81.69). Small and
Medium 1 315-335 lbs (326) 80.00-89.00 (84.52); 350-390 lbs (376) 79.00-87.00
(82.86); 470-480 lbs (475) 63.00-75.00 (68.94). Medium and Large 2 400-432 lbs
(418) 80.00-86.00 (84.04); 450-495 lbs (467) 79.00-88.50 (84.81); 585-595 lbs
(590) 70.00-72.00 (71.01).

Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 355-395 lbs (376) 95.00-106.00 (99.32); 405-
430 lbs (418) 82.00-89.00 (85.40); 460-460 lbs (460) 87.00-89.50 (88.25); 620-
640 lbs (630) 75.00-85.00 (80.08). Medium and Large 2 365-385 lbs (377) 85.00-
90.00 (88.32).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and aged.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 600-950 open cows 52.00-66.00
5-7 year old 700-1100 open cows 30.00-45.00
2-3 year old 800-900 third stage 650.00-735.00 per head
7+ year old 800-1000 2nd & 3rd stage 30.00-41.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt. Price
2-7 year old 1100-1200 100-200 725.00-830.00 per pair
7+ year old 950-1150 100-200 525.00-625.00 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 15, 2009 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Dec 14, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 838 Last week: 972 Last year: NR

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
were mostly steady. Feeder steers were 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were
mostly steady.
Supply included 456 feeder calves; 250 feeder yearlings; 28 replacement cows;
100 slaughter cows; 4 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 44.00-48.50 49.00-53.50 39.00-43.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 41.00-45.50 46.00-50.00 36.00-40.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 39.00-43.50 44.00-48.00 34.00-38.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-63.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 318-340 lbs (326) 120.00-125.00 (121.95);
350-380 lbs (365) 121.00-122.00 (121.48); 405-445 lbs (429) 104.00-119.00
(111.75); 450-495 lbs (479) 102.50-115.00 (107.60); 500-542 lbs (518) 97.00-
106.00 (103.80); 550-555 lbs (552) 95.00-101.00 (97.01); 600-643 lbs (618)
85.00-88.00 (86.74); 834-834 lbs (834) 85.00 (85.00); 862-862 lbs (862) 81.50
(81.50); 971-971 lbs (971) 76.00 (76.00). Medium and Large 2 300-345 lbs (330)
107.00-117.00 (111.89); 355-395 lbs (379) 109.00-117.50 (112.68); 400-445 lbs
(419) 90.00-102.00 (97.01); 455-495 lbs (475) 95.00-101.00 (97.24); 500-535 lbs
(517) 85.00-95.00 (89.13); 555-595 lbs (577) 80.00-90.00 (87.22); 600-633 lbs
(623) 84.00-85.00 (84.76); 660-675 lbs (668) 80.00-85.00 (83.79); 720-720 lbs
(720) 75.00 (75.00). Holstein Large 3 608-608 lbs (608) 53.00 (53.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (425) 86.00-96.00 (92.43);
450-490 lbs (472) 85.00-95.00 (87.76); 500-535 lbs (519) 78.00-85.00 (82.52);
550-575 lbs (565) 78.00-81.00 (80.30); 605-635 lbs (614) 78.00-86.50 (82.76);
660-696 lbs (678) 74.00-83.00 (79.89); 705-745 lbs (721) 67.00-75.00 (71.22);
775-775 lbs (775) 70.00-74.50 (72.25). Small and Medium 1 325-335 lbs (330)
72.50-85.00 (77.51); 350-395 lbs (372) 53.00-85.00 (77.53); 405-425 lbs (418)
60.00-70.00 (65.00); 450-490 lbs (473) 50.00-75.00 (62.72); 603-603 lbs (603)
65.00 (65.00). Medium and Large 2 305-330 lbs (321) 92.00-92.50 (92.37); 360-
399 lbs (390) 89.00-98.00 (90.69); 400-440 lbs (416) 74.00-86.00 (80.45); 453-
495 lbs (475) 76.00-83.00 (79.89); 500-535 lbs (517) 70.00-77.00 (74.55); 565-
590 lbs (574) 70.00-77.00 (74.82); 615-635 lbs (625) 70.00-73.00 (71.02).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-335 lbs (323) 90.00-97.00 (93.89); 375-
395 lbs (390) 100.00 (100.00); 403-445 lbs (421) 80.00-88.50 (83.73); 450-495
lbs (467) 80.00-90.00 (83.59); 545-548 lbs (547) 82.00-85.00 (84.00); 555-565
lbs (560) 75.00-80.00 (77.52); 620-642 lbs (637) 80.00-82.00 (81.51); 655-680
lbs (668) 74.00 (74.00). Medium and Large 2 365-395 lbs (383) 83.00-90.00
(85.81); 535-543 lbs (539) 75.00-77.50 (76.26).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-7 year old 700-1000 open cows 42.50-54.00
7+ year old 800-1000 open cows 31.00-44.00
5-7 year old 900-1050 third stage 500.00-800.00 per head

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 8, 2009 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Dec 7, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 972 Last week: 909 Last year: 1086

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 1.50
higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower.
Supply included 498 feeder calves; 300 feeder yearlings; 73 replacement cows;
105 slaughter cows; 13 slaughter bulls; and 3 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 dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 57 percent steers
and bulls with 43 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 44.00-48.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00 32.00-36.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 35.00-39.50 40.00-44.00 30.00-34.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.50 46.50-50.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 335-345 lbs (340) 120.00-126.00 (121.48);
355-395 lbs (377) 118.00-120.00 (118.97); 405-448 lbs (435) 105.00-117.00
(108.42); 450-498 lbs (482) 100.00-112.50 (105.99); 500-545 lbs (519) 99.00-
106.00 (102.95); 550-590 lbs (568) 92.50-98.00 (95.03); 605-630 lbs (614) 85.00-
91.00 (87.41); 650-685 lbs (661) 85.00-88.50 (86.36); 755-755 lbs (755) 82.00-
88.00 (84.00). Small and Medium 1 305-340 lbs (325) 37.50-78.50 (61.72); 355-
365 lbs (360) 50.00-70.00 (59.51); 435-445 lbs (442) 45.00-50.00 (46.64); 455-
475 lbs (467) 67.00-70.00 (68.98). Medium and Large 2 300-348 lbs (326) 110.00-
117.50 (111.58); 350-390 lbs (363) 110.00-118.00 (113.03); 400-445 lbs (425)
90.00-104.00 (95.00); 450-495 lbs (474) 90.00-100.00 (95.02); 505-540 lbs (527)
90.00-97.00 (93.52); 550-593 lbs (578) 80.00-90.00 (86.07); 605-615 lbs (608)
78.00-84.00 (81.75); 665-670 lbs (668) 80.00-81.00 (80.50).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 405-445 lbs (423) 85.00-95.00 (91.27);
450-498 lbs (480) 85.00-96.00 (88.50); 500-545 lbs (520) 77.00-86.00 (82.83);
555-595 lbs (581) 78.50-85.00 (81.86); 600-625 lbs (614) 75.00-83.00 (79.62);
705-720 lbs (715) 75.00-81.50 (77.28); 750-780 lbs (767) 71.50-82.50 (75.59).
Small and Medium 1 315-340 lbs (328) 40.00-85.00 (70.94); 350-395 lbs (369)
40.00-85.00 (73.59); 405-445 lbs (428) 50.00-77.00 (65.64); 465-495 lbs (475)
27.50-70.00 (49.18); 520-535 lbs (528) 22.00-60.00 (40.49). Medium and Large 2
313-348 lbs (330) 90.00-95.00 (91.57); 355-385 lbs (368) 90.00-96.00 (92.51);
400-448 lbs (427) 80.00-85.00 (83.75); 450-495 lbs (477) 73.00-85.00 (78.71);
500-545 lbs (523) 70.00-78.00 (73.35); 555-575 lbs (567) 71.00-76.00 (73.65).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-335 lbs (319) 100.00-107.00 (102.30);
355-395 lbs (369) 95.00-100.00 (98.04); 425-440 lbs (433) 85.00 (85.00); 465-489
lbs (484) 88.00-90.00 (88.38); 500-545 lbs (522) 80.00-89.00 (84.83); 648-648
lbs (648) 80.00 (80.00); 805-810 lbs (808) 70.00-74.00 (72.01). Medium and
Large 2 303-345 lbs (323) 85.00-95.00 (88.97); 350-395 lbs (378) 85.00-90.00
(87.47); 415-445 lbs (434) 75.00-85.00 (82.22); 460-495 lbs (475) 80.00-85.00
(83.61); 500-540 lbs (515) 70.00-75.00 (73.37); 600-635 lbs (618) 55.00-70.00
(62.71).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 700-925 open cows 54.00-80.00
4-7 year old 800-1100 open cows 35.00-50.00
3-5 year old 900-1000 first stage 52.00-61.00
3-4 year old 800-1000 second stage 500.00-560.00 per head
5-7 year old 1050-1450 second stage 43.00-55.00
3-7 year old 900-1300 third stage 51.00-70.00
3-7 year old 800-1150 third stage 550.00-800.00 per head

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-4 year old 850-1000 100-200 750.00-860.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1150 100-200 450.00-510.00 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

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft.Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Nov 30, 2009

Cattle Receipts: 909 Last week: 663 Last year:

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.
Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Supply included 491 feeder calves; 300 feeder yearlings; 33 replacement cows;
70 slaughter cows; 15 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% 1000-1550 39.00-42.50 44.00-48.00
Boners 80-85% 900-1400 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.00 32.00-36.50
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 35.00-39.50 40.00-44.00 30.00-34.50

Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2200 52.00-57.50 58.00-62.00

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-340 lbs (328) 120.00-127.50 (125.68);
350-395 lbs (376) 118.00-124.00 (120.41); 405-445 lbs (429) 105.00-123.00
(113.97); 450-495 lbs (477) 100.00-115.00 (107.58); 500-548 lbs (527) 98.00-
106.50 (101.69); 550-590 lbs (570) 90.00-97.00 (93.57); 600-633 lbs (612) 89.00-
95.00 (91.36); 650-660 lbs (654) 90.00-92.50 (91.12); 713-731 lbs (726) 82.00-
86.50 (85.13). Small and Medium 1 385-388 lbs (387) 76.00-85.00 (78.98).
Medium and Large 2 318-340 lbs (322) 105.00-111.00 (109.73); 375-398 lbs (390)
105.00-117.00 (112.46); 400-445 lbs (419) 90.00-100.00 (93.87); 455-497 lbs
(486) 90.00-101.00 (96.23); 500-543 lbs (532) 86.00-95.00 (90.21); 550-585 lbs
(568) 81.00-88.00 (84.05); 600-624 lbs (611) 79.00-86.00 (81.35); 668-695 lbs
(678) 80.00-88.50 (84.76).

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350-398 lbs (377) 100.00-103.00 (101.53);
410-437 lbs (424) 92.00-100.00 (95.71); 450-487 lbs (466) 90.00-100.00 (94.42);
500-540 lbs (525) 83.50-91.00 (87.13); 555-593 lbs (580) 80.00-87.00 (83.51);
600-646 lbs (633) 76.50-83.50 (78.44); 715-735 lbs (721) 81.00-85.50 (83.24);
753-753 lbs (753) 75.00 (75.00). Small and Medium 1 300-345 lbs (324) 65.00-
88.00 (78.77); 350-395 lbs (373) 50.00-84.00 (72.14); 405-435 lbs (423) 49.00-
75.00 (67.81); 475-495 lbs (482) 53.00-79.00 (69.14). Medium and Large 2 328-
338 lbs (334) 93.00-98.00 (96.14); 350-395 lbs (375) 87.00-97.00 (93.01); 400-
445 lbs (425) 80.00-90.00 (85.11); 450-495 lbs (469) 80.00-92.00 (85.37); 500-
545 lbs (532) 70.00-82.00 (79.02); 555-590 lbs (569) 79.00-82.50 (81.45); 650-
685 lbs (670) 74.50-78.00 (76.37); 865-880 lbs (873) 57.00 (57.00).

Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 303-345 lbs (311) 94.00-100.00 (95.82); 353-
375 lbs (359) 95.00-101.00 (97.26); 458-498 lbs (482) 81.00-97.00 (86.50); 500-
504 lbs (504) 75.00-83.00 (82.01); 600-630 lbs (620) 85.00-89.00 (86.17). Small
and Medium 1 465-490 lbs (478) 54.00-65.00 (59.36). Medium and Large 2 370-395
lbs (389) 85.00-88.00 (87.16); 405-445 lbs (424) 78.00-85.00 (81.09); 450-493
lbs (470) 78.50-80.00 (79.37); 505-548 lbs (534) 63.00-65.00 (63.63); 600-625
lbs (612) 67.00-75.00 (70.64); 720-740 lbs (730) 65.00-66.00 (65.49); 1030-1030
lbs (1030) 52.50 (52.50).

Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and aged.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 750-950 open cows 62.00-73.00
4-7 year old 850-1350 open cows 40.00-49.00
2-3 year old 1050-1300 second stage 700.00-750.00 per head
5-7 year old 900-1100 second stage 47.50-51.00

Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt. Price
2-7 year old 850-1100 100-200 590.00-785.00 per pair
5-7 year old 950-1100 200-300 600.00-825.00 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