Report Date: 2/10/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Feb 10, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/09/2016
Receipts: 212 Last Week: 554 Year Ago: 226
Compared to last week: Feeder steer and bull calves sold mostly 5.00-10.00
lower, instances more than 10.00 lower. Feeder steer and bull yearlings sold
mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were
mixed. Breakers sold steady to 3.00 higher, lean cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 114 feeder calves, 25 yearlings, 40 replacement cows,
20 slaughter cows, 7 slaughter bulls and 4 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 40 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 58 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 2 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 50 percent steers and bulls with 50
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 198.00 198.00
2 450-500 472 181.00-185.00 183.07
3 500-550 530 172.00-175.00 173.36
1 550-600 565 161.00 161.00
2 650-700 675 151.00-152.00 151.51
4 700-750 729 150.00 150.00
1 750-800 770 145.00 145.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 530 161.00 161.00
1 850-900 850 135.00 135.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 448 192.00 192.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 448 194.00 194.00
1 450-500 450 193.00 193.00
3 500-550 500 182.00 182.00
1 550-600 595 163.00 163.00
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 450 170.00 170.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 685 137.00 137.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 445 160.00 160.00
4 500-550 526 137.00-156.00 149.69
6 550-600 560 133.00-151.00 144.97
2 600-650 615 133.00-139.00 136.05
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 155.00 155.00
1 450-500 465 145.00 145.00
1 500-550 505 128.00 128.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 335 176.00 176.00
1 350-400 395 162.00 162.00
5 500-550 515 152.00-157.00 155.01
2 550-600 582 135.00-144.00 141.56
2 600-650 622 140.00-141.00 139.49
1 650-700 670 136.00 136.00
2 650-700 668 134.00 134.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 320 147.00 147.00
1 350-400 380 142.00 142.00
1 450-500 480 144.00 144.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 430 121.00-130.00 125.60
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 600-650 623 137.00 137.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 440 167.00 167.00
2 650-700 678 136.00-144.00 139.93
1 800-850 805 122.00 122.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 415 148.00 148.00
2 500-550 535 144.00 144.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 375 193.00 193.00
1 400-450 410 178.00 178.00
1 450-500 470 168.00 168.00
1 500-550 520 163.00 163.00
1 550-600 550 147.00 147.00
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 700-1000 second stage 950.00 per head
third stage 1150.00-2100.00 per head
open 89.00-111.00
3-7 Year old 850-1300 first stage 1150.00-1625.00 per head
second stage 1375.00-2000.00 per head
third stage 1625.00-2000.00 per head
open 77.00-89.00
7+ Year old 850-1300 second stage 1050.00-1750.00 per head
third stage 800.00-1675.00 per head
open 73.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
1-3 Year old 700-1000 100-200 1700.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 72.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 71.50-75.00 76.50 67.00-68.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 67.50-68.50 50.00-63.50
Light 85-92% 700-950 64.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 85.00-89.00 92.00-95.00 67.00
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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