Report Date: 3/20/2013
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Mar 20, 2013 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Stockyards - Pocahontas, AR
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Receipts: 264 Last Week: 769 Year Ago: 283
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on light test.
Feeder steer calves 5.00-10.00 lower, yearlings steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder
heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs near steady.
Supply included about 134 feeder calves; 55 yearlings; 13 replacement cows;
33 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 60 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 0 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 53 percent steers and bulls, 47 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 75.00-81.00 82.50-85.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 66.00-76.00 77.50 54.00-63.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2000 93.50 82.50-89.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-449 lbs (425) 150.00-160.00 (154.09);
500-549 lbs (525) 146.00-155.00 (150.89); 550-599 lbs (575) 139.00-146.00
(142.48); 600-649 lbs (625) 136.00-145.00 (140.08); 650-699 lbs (675) 130.00-
136.00 (132.97). Medium and Large 1-2 300-349 lbs (325) 162.00-178.00
(169.07); 400-449 lbs thin (425) 145.00-167.00 (155.05). Medium and Large 2
300-349 lbs thin (325) 168.00-176.00 (171.12); 350-399 lbs (375) 152.00-165.00
(158.01); 400-449 lbs thin (425) 144.00-151.00 (147.05); 500-549 lbs thin (525)
135.00-141.00 (137.11); 600-649 lbs (625) 125.00-128.00 (126.13).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 150.00-155.00 (152.42);
400-449 lbs (425) 146.00-150.00 (147.69); 500-549 lbs (525) 137.00-141.00
(138.23); 600-649 lbs (625) 127.00-138.00 (130.57). Medium and Large 1-2 500-
549 lbs thin (525) 133.00-142.00 (137.05); 600-649 lbs (625) 120.00-124.00
(121.98). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 139.00-144.50 (141.52); 350-399
lbs (375) 133.00-139.00 (135.92); 400-449 lbs (425) 130.00-140.00 (134.95),
thin (425) 143.00-149.00 (145.17); 450-499 lbs (475) 125.00-130.00 (127.08);
500-549 lbs (525) 125.00-130.00 (127.48); 550-599 lbs (575) 120.00-125.00
(122.48).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-549 lbs (525) 130.00-137.00 (133.45).
Medium and Large 1-2 600-649 lbs (625) 118.00-123.00 (120.16).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-3 Year old 800-1000 open heiferettes 84.00-92.50
2-7 Year old 800-1200 third stage 950.00-1050.00 per head
second stage 885.00 per head
open cows 75.00-85.00
Small and Medium 1:
8-10 Year old second & third stage 600.00-750.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 2-3:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 Year old 750-1000 100-200 850.00-1150.00 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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