Report Date: 5/15/2013
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 15, 2013 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/14/2013
Receipts: 364 Last Week: 247 Year Ago: 404
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers mostly 5.00 lower, instances 7.00 lower.
Feeder
heifers under 400 lbs mostly steady, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower.
Supply included about 219 feeder calves; 70 yearlings; 22 replacement cows;
40 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; 7 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 65 percent steers and bulls, 35 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 73.00-76.00 77.50 70.00-73.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 71.00-76.00 76.00-81.00 69.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 68.00-76.00 57.00-66.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2000 90.00-94.00 100.00 87.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-449 lbs (425) 155.00-168.00 (158.05);
450-499 lbs (475) 148.00-155.00 (151.05); 500-549 lbs (525) 137.00-145.00
(140.16); 550-599 lbs (575) 132.00-140.00 (135.96); 600-649 lbs (625) 134.00-
139.00 (136.09); 650-699 lbs (675) 128.00-134.00 (130.98); 700-749 lbs (725)
127.00-130.00 (128.15); 750-799 lbs (775) 123.50-127.00 (125.08). Medium and
Large 1-2 300-349 lbs thin (325) 170.00-178.00 (173.88); 400-449 lbs thin (425)
153.00-164.00 (155.79). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 160.00-166.50
(163.00); 350-399 lbs (375) 136.50-155.00 (145.06); 400-449 lbs (425) 140.00-
150.00 (144.94); 450-499 lbs (475) 135.00-140.00 (137.46); 500-549 lbs (525)
130.00-135.00 (132.47); 600-649 lbs (625) 126.00-132.00 (128.97); 650-699 lbs
(675) 120.00-126.00 (122.97); 700-749 lbs (725) 120.00-125.00 (122.46); 750-799
lbs (775) 114.50-120.00 (116.47).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-449 lbs (425) 135.00-140.00 (137.12);
500-549 lbs (525) 126.00-132.00 (128.21); 550-599 lbs (575) 122.00-126.00
(123.98); 700-749 lbs (725) 117.00-123.00 (119.95); 750-799 lbs (775) 114.00-
117.00 (115.23). Medium and Large 1-2 500-549 lbs thin (525) 124.00-129.00
(126.47); 600-649 lbs thin (625) 122.00-129.00 (125.12); 650-699 lbs thin (675)
114.00-120.00 (116.97). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 140.00-150.00
(144.87); 400-449 lbs (425) 128.00-133.00 (130.10); 450-499 lbs (475) 120.00-
128.00 (123.96); 500-549 lbs (525) 118.00-124.00 (120.98); 550-599 lbs (575)
112.00-118.00 (114.97); 600-649 lbs (625) 115.00-119.50 (117.05).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-449 lbs (425) 143.00-153.00 (147.14);
500-549 lbs thin (525) 137.00-145.00 (139.76); 600-649 lbs thin (625) 125.00-
133.00 (127.46). Medium and Large 2 450-499 lbs (475) 133.00-143.00 (137.19);
500-549 lbs (525) 130.00-135.00 (132.15); 600-649 lbs thin (625) 115.00-130.00
(122.80); 650-699 lbs thin (675) 105.00-120.00 (112.05); 700-749 lbs thin (725)
106.00-112.50 (109.06); 750-799 lbs thin (775) 100.00-106.00 (102.97).
Replacement Bulls: 2 year old 1385 lbs 1246.50 per head. 1-2 year old 670-
1045 lbs 750.00-1350.00 per head.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2 Year old 650-800 heiferettes 70.00-91.00
2-3 Year old 800-1100 heiferettes 83.00-89.00
2-7 Year old 850-1200 third stage 1000.00-1175.00 per head
second stage 1040.00 per head
first stage & open 750.00-1090.00 per head
8-10 Year old second & third stage 72.00-76.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 Year old 850-1200 100-200 950.00-1225.00 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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