Report Date: 9/23/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Sep 23, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/22/2015
Receipts: 268 Last Week: 566 Year Ago: 443
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 10.00-20.00 lower.
Feeder heifers sold mostly 20.00 lower, instances lower. Slaughter cows sold
5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower.
Supply included about 166 feeder calves, 46 yearlings, 16 replacement cows,
36 slaughter cows, 4 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
about 30 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 66 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 4 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls with 40
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 730 182.00 182.00
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 244.00 244.00
1 350-400 365 240.00 240.00
1 400-450 440 229.00 229.00
1 450-500 485 218.00 218.00
1 500-550 530 200.00 200.00
1 700-750 740 181.00 181.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 464 221.00 221.00
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 380 227.00 227.00
5 400-450 426 215.00-227.00 222.33
2 450-500 450 218.00-224.00 221.00
4 500-550 528 190.00-198.00 191.89
3 550-600 585 187.00-190.00 189.03
1 600-650 635 183.00 183.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 315 250.00 250.00
4 500-550 509 206.00 206.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 703 182.00 182.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 430 217.00 217.00
3 450-500 480 183.00-219.00 204.81
3 500-550 542 186.00-196.00 192.71
2 500-550 508 210.00 210.00 Value Added
10 550-600 567 180.00-200.00 188.40
6 600-650 630 178.00-185.00 180.56
1 650-700 665 176.00 176.00
1 650-700 665 185.00 185.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 437 199.00 199.00
1 500-550 535 195.00 195.00 Full
1 550-600 570 176.00 176.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 580 191.00 191.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 300 229.00 229.00
3 350-400 383 182.00-192.00 187.13
2 400-450 428 177.00-188.00 180.96
5 450-500 466 175.00-186.00 179.29
1 550-600 575 172.00 172.00
2 600-650 613 170.00 170.00
2 650-700 672 160.00-168.00 164.01
1 700-750 705 164.00 164.00 Replacement
1 800-850 845 150.00 150.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 390 170.00 170.00
2 600-650 632 178.00-179.00 178.49 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 350-400 381 180.00-192.00 185.93
2 450-500 452 175.00-186.00 180.47
2 500-550 515 174.00-177.00 175.46
1 500-550 540 170.00 170.00 Fleshy
1 550-600 565 171.00 171.00
1 550-600 570 170.00 170.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 600 197.50 197.50 Replacement
1 650-700 685 167.00 167.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 470 164.00-174.00 168.84
1 600-650 640 168.00 168.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 203.00 203.00
4 450-500 471 188.00-199.00 192.41
4 500-550 536 172.00-180.00 175.48
1 550-600 590 168.00 168.00
2 600-650 628 162.00-171.00 166.45
1 1050-1100 1065 123.00 123.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 375 222.00 222.00
1 450-500 475 211.00 211.00
4 500-550 525 181.00-193.00 185.37
1 550-600 580 179.00 179.00
2 600-650 613 168.00 168.00
1 600-650 610 157.00 157.00 Full
2 650-700 680 157.00-163.00 159.96
1 700-750 725 140.00 140.00
1 750-800 755 177.00 177.00 Replacement
1 800-850 805 181.00 181.00 Replacement
1 900-950 925 124.00 124.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 540 170.00 170.00
1 600-650 615 174.00 174.00
2 950-1000 990 122.00 122.00
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 800-1000 first stage 109.00-129.00
second stage 1175.00 per head
open 110.00-126.00
3-7 Year old 850-1250 second stage 1100.00-1375.00 per head
third stage 1125.00-1350.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
7+ Year old 850-1200 100-200 1700.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 88.00-91.00 82.00-85.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 85.50-90.00 79.00-83.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 81.00-90.00 72.00-81.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 105.00 88.00-104.00
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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