Report Date: 5/29/2013
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 29, 2013 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/28/2013
Receipts: 231 Last Week: 164 Year Ago: 411
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder
steers and heifers sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 150 feeder calves; 59 yearlings; 6 replacement cows;
13 slaughter cows; 3 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
50 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 49 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 56 percent steers and bulls, 44 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 75.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 72.00-77.00 69.00-72.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 72.00-76.00 63.00-72.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 62.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 87.00-96.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 350-399 lbs (372) 150.00-158.00 (153.87);
500-549 lbs (525) 145.00-151.00 (147.95). Medium and Large 1-2 300-349 lbs
thin (328) 145.00-164.00 (153.93); 400-449 lbs thin (425) 144.00-153.00
(148.06); 600-649 lbs thin (625) 130.00-134.00 (131.96). Medium and Large 2
400-449 lbs (425) 135.00-142.00 (138.09); 450-499 lbs (475) 127.00-135.00
(130.93); 500-549 lbs (525) 134.50-137.50 (135.98), thin (525) 137.00-143.00
(139.96); 600-649 lbs (625) 123.00-127.50 (125.06); 650-699 lbs (675) 115.00-
120.00 (117.45).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 500-549 lbs (525) 126.00-131.00 (128.13);
600-649 lbs (625) 123.00-125.00 (123.97). Medium and Large 1-2 300-349 lbs
thin (325) 143.00-147.00 (144.92); 500-549 lbs thin (528) 127.00-137.50
(130.11); 700-749 lbs (725) 107.00-111.00 (108.93). Medium and Large 2 350-399
lbs (375) 120.00-130.00 (124.87); 400-449 lbs (425) 123.00-128.50 (125.88);
450-499 lbs (475) 117.00-123.00 (119.96); 500-549 lbs (525) 120.00-125.00
(122.48); 550-599 lbs (575) 115.00-120.00 (117.46); 600-649 lbs (625) 116.00-
122.50 (119.03); 650-699 lbs (675) 105.00-115.00 (109.94).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 500-549 lbs (525) 135.00-141.00 (137.95);
600-649 lbs (625) 125.50-134.00 (129.79). Medium and Large 2 550-599 lbs (575)
124.00-133.50 (128.51); 650-699 lbs (675) 114.50-120.00 (117.27); 750-799 lbs
(771) 100.00-110.00 (104.95); 800-849 lbs (825) 103.00-105.00 (103.98).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2 Year old 650-800 heiferettes 90.00-108.00
2-3 Year old 800-1250 heiferettes 85.00-91.50
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium 3: Longhorn
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
8-10 Year old 750 200 560.00 per pair
Source: AR Coop Ext Service- USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Wade Wiedower, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
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