Report Date: 9/18/2013
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Sep 18, 2013 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/17/2013
Receipts: 402 Last Week: 366 Year Ago: 225
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-
4.00 lower. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.
Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower.
Supply included about 288 feeder calves; 70 yearlings; 17 replacement cows;
22 slaughter cows; 5 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
50 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 50 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 0 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls, 40 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 77.50 72.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 72.00-76.00 77.00 70.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 70.00-75.00 76.50 59.50-68.50
Light 85-92% 700-950
Slaughter Bulls:
1000-2200 lbs. Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
88.50-95.50 96.00-97.50 82.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 180.00-183.00 181.44
6 400-450 425 173.00-178.00 175.12
7 450-500 475 167.00-173.00 169.96
7 500-550 525 155.00-160.00 157.47
7 550-600 575 150.00-155.00 152.47
4 550-600 569 160.50 160.50 Value Enhanced
7 600-650 625 148.00-155.00 151.46
1 700-750 700 150.00 150.00
4 800-850 825 141.00-144.50 142.72
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 350-400 375 180.00-190.00 184.89
9 400-450 425 160.00-167.00 163.07
8 450-500 475 150.00-160.00 154.94
11 500-550 523 155.00-163.00 157.59
6 500-550 538 153.50 153.50 Value Enhanced
10 550-600 579 140.50-155.00 148.46
8 600-650 625 137.50-145.00 141.03
3 600-650 620 148.50 148.50 Value Enhanced
4 700-750 725 128.00-130.00 128.98 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 300-350 325 150.00-167.00 157.97
8 350-400 375 135.00-150.00 142.00
13 400-450 425 140.00-150.00 144.96
8 450-500 475 130.00-140.00 134.94
14 500-550 525 140.00-150.00 144.97
12 550-600 567 128.50-140.00 132.86
8 600-650 625 130.00-137.00 133.09
7 650-700 675 123.00-130.00 126.11
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 95.00-105.00 99.90
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 157.00-163.00 159.94
7 400-450 425 150.00-160.00 154.92
6 500-550 525 135.00-140.00 137.46
6 600-650 625 141.00-145.00 142.97
1 700-750 725 135.00 135.00
1 800-850 825 128.00 128.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 425 154.00-168.00 160.15
14 450-500 479 144.00-155.00 152.16
8 500-550 525 133.00-139.00 135.96
7 500-550 546 150.00 150.00 Thin
3 550-600 578 138.00 138.00
6 550-600 575 127.00-132.00 129.80 Fleshy
12 600-650 625 130.00-145.00 139.14
3 600-650 617 144.00 144.00 Yearlings
3 650-700 678 130.00 130.00
3 650-700 690 130.50 130.50 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 145.00-155.00 149.85
6 300-350 325 160.00-167.50 163.16 Thin
6 350-400 375 140.00-150.00 144.89
14 400-450 425 133.00-143.00 137.74
11 450-500 475 123.00-133.00 127.75
8 500-550 525 125.00-130.00 127.47
9 550-600 575 120.00-125.00 122.48
6 600-650 625 125.00-130.00 127.47
3 600-650 625 126.00 126.00 Yearlings
5 650-700 675 120.00-125.00 122.46
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 500-550 525 105.00-115.00 109.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 425 161.00-168.00 164.15
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 500-550 525 137.00-150.00 143.06
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 150.00-161.00 155.06
6 450-500 475 140.00-150.00 144.91
5 450-500 479 143.00 143.00 Thin
8 500-550 525 130.00-145.00 137.04
8 550-600 575 115.00-130.00 122.42
8 550-600 560 135.00 135.00 Thin
9 600-650 625 127.00-136.00 131.07
10 650-700 680 117.00-127.00 121.35
6 700-750 725 119.00-124.00 121.47
2 750-800 774 114.00-119.00 116.42
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 425 117.00-127.00 121.88
4 800-850 827 85.00-91.00 87.96
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2 year old 700-900 first stage 740.00-830.00 per head
7-10 year old 900-1300 first stage 79.00-94.00
second stage 75.00-80.00
Cow-calf pairs:
Age Cow weight Calf wt Price
2-7 years old 1000-1350 100-200 1130.00-1550.00 per pair
200-300 1300.00-1490.00 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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