Report Date: 8/27/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Aug 27, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/26/2014
Receipts: 158 Last Week: 381
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.
Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 10.00 lower.
Supply included about 112 feeder calves; 15 yearlings; 10 replacement cows;
14 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; 1 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 59 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls, 40 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 110.00-115.00 119.50-121.00 104.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 104.00-114.00 115.00 83.00-90.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 121.00-133.00 108.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 290.00-300.00 294.81
4 400-450 425 250.00-273.00 260.92
5 500-550 525 237.00-261.00 248.48
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 325 285.00-290.00 287.37
3 400-450 425 240.00-245.00 242.40
3 450-500 497 245.00 245.00
3 500-550 525 220.00-222.00 220.97
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 265.00-280.00 271.97
3 350-400 375 255.00-265.00 259.78
1 450-500 450 220.00 220.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 425 190.00 190.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 300 241.00 241.00
5 400-450 425 232.00-239.00 235.12
1 500-550 525 229.00 229.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 226.00-235.00 230.05
8 400-450 425 225.00-238.00 231.03
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 325 222.00 222.00
7 400-450 425 205.00-220.00 212.02
7 450-500 475 190.00-205.00 199.18
1 550-600 575 201.00 201.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 425 284.00 284.00
6 500-550 520 239.00-244.50 240.39
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 450 256.00 256.00
1 550-600 550 214.00 214.00
3 600-650 625 189.00-194.50 191.76
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 800-1100 third stage 1935.00 per head
open 143.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 second stage 1550.00 per head
7-10 year old 800-1300 first stage 111.00
second stage 1400.00 per head
third stage 1525.00-1590.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
1-3 year old 800-1200 200-300 2200.00 per pair
1-3 year old 700-1000 100-200 1425.00 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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