Report Date: 2/24/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Feb 24, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/23/2016
Receipts: 655 Last Week: 162 Year Ago: 193
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 700 lbs sold steady to
10.00 higher, over 700 lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.
Approximately 400 weaned calves and yearlings consigned to a pre-vac sale sold
mostly at a 5.00-10.00 premium. Slaughter cows were mixed, boning utility cows
sold steady, lean cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00
higher.
Supply included about 384 feeder calves, 170 yearlings, 27 replacement cows,
65 slaughter cows, 6 slaughter bulls and 3 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 40 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 55 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 5 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 54 percent steers and bulls with 46
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
2 500-550 505 187.00 187.00
7 500-550 505 188.00 188.00 Value Added
18 550-600 587 173.50 173.50 Value Added
3 650-700 683 154.00 154.00
15 750-800 778 141.50-151.00 145.80
7 900-950 911 131.50 131.50
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 545 180.00 180.00
6 550-600 563 179.00 179.00
5 600-650 625 171.00 171.00
2 800-850 810 143.00 143.00
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 350-400 370 190.00-214.00 197.38
4 450-500 499 187.00 187.00
1 500-550 525 184.00 184.00 Value Added
1 550-600 560 168.00 168.00 Value Added
6 650-700 657 155.00 155.00 Value Added
2 700-750 722 147.00-148.00 147.51
1 700-750 725 154.00 154.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 488 177.00-180.00 178.49
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 198.00 198.00 Thin Fleshed
5 500-550 509 159.00-166.00 161.30
2 750-800 778 125.00-135.00 130.11
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 480 175.00 175.00 Value Added
5 600-650 641 162.00-167.00 162.98 Value Added
11 700-750 738 152.00 152.00 Value Added
11 800-850 820 139.00 139.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 343 219.00 219.00
5 500-550 528 185.00 185.00
6 500-550 535 175.00-180.00 176.62
11 650-700 677 158.00 158.00
4 700-750 733 151.00 151.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 440 203.00 203.00 Thin Fleshed
2 400-450 420 200.00 200.00 Value Added
5 450-500 458 183.00-198.00 189.67
1 450-500 485 191.00 191.00 Value Added
2 550-600 578 170.00-175.00 172.45
2 700-750 715 147.00-149.00 148.01
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 206.00 206.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Small 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 378 182.00-209.00 195.41
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 438 160.00 160.00
3 450-500 483 158.00 158.00
4 600-650 615 147.00 147.00
2 700-750 748 138.50 138.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 650-700 658 136.50 136.50 Value Added
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 496 162.50 162.50
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 432 151.00-168.00 159.05
2 500-550 518 142.00-150.00 145.94
1 500-550 525 155.00 155.00 Value Added
2 550-600 570 144.00 144.00
2 550-600 560 146.00 146.00 Brahman X
2 600-650 610 135.00-144.00 139.54
Feeder Heifers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 428 158.00 158.00
4 400-450 429 160.50 160.50 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 553 142.00 142.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 487 150.00 150.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 568 127.00-133.00 130.07
1 550-600 565 148.00 148.00 Brahman X
1 550-600 585 148.00 148.00 Value Added
2 650-700 672 130.00-135.00 132.58
Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 480 162.00 162.00
3 500-550 543 160.00 160.00
7 550-600 555 157.50 157.50
1 600-650 600 155.00 155.00 Value Added
6 650-700 693 142.50 142.50
5 650-700 685 153.50 153.50 Replacement
11 750-800 750 136.50 136.50
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 308 191.00 191.00
1 300-350 335 193.00 193.00 Thin Fleshed
9 350-400 371 163.00-166.00 164.50
6 400-450 427 157.00-169.00 162.72
6 450-500 478 156.00-167.00 160.25
7 500-550 533 140.00-155.00 150.39
3 550-600 590 138.00-156.00 148.91
10 550-600 557 160.00 160.00 Value Added
2 600-650 625 147.00 147.00 Value Added
2 650-700 650 141.50-145.00 143.25
4 700-750 725 130.00-133.50 131.85
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 533 159.00 159.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 483 176.00 176.00
3 550-600 582 144.00-156.00 151.58
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 388 180.00-209.00 194.41
2 600-650 618 148.00-152.00 149.99
Feeder Bulls Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 418 197.00 197.00
2 600-650 600 131.00 131.00
4 700-750 700 120.00 120.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 568 148.00-157.00 152.48
2 600-650 622 125.00-127.00 126.04
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 1300.00-1500.00 per head
third stage 975.00-1575.00 per head
open 75.00-133.50
3-7 Year old 850-1300 second stage 1275.00-1550.00 per head
third stage 1500.00 per head
7+ Year old 850-1300 second stage 66.00-86.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Year old 800-1300 100-200 1700.00-1875.00 per pair
7+ Year old 800-1300 100-200 1300.00-1400.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 67.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 70.00-80.50 59.00-70.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 67.00-73.00 73.00-79.00 46.00-67.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 66.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 90.00-97.50 77.00-87.50
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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