Report Date: 2/26/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Feb 26, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/25/2014
Receipts: 744 Last Week: 398 Year Ago: NR
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold unevenly. Breakers and Boners sold
steady 3.00 lower. Cutter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls
sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder
heifers sold mostly 10.00 higher.
Supply included about 400 feeder calves; 217 yearlings; 25 replacement cows;
90 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls; 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 52 percent steers and bulls, 48 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 90.00-92.00 96.00-97.00 84.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 86.00-94.00 95.00-105.00 80.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 82.00-89.00 92.00-97.00 56.00-79.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 63.00-66.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 102.00-104.50 106.00-115.00 87.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 230.00-250.00 239.12
8 500-550 525 200.00-211.00 205.06
8 500-550 513 211.50 211.50 Thin
6 550-600 575 190.00-200.00 194.93
8 700-750 725 166.00-169.50 167.55
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 220.00-232.00 225.27
4 350-400 375 214.00-225.00 219.07
14 400-450 434 210.00-220.00 213.86
2 400-450 415 220.00 220.00 Value Enhanced
12 450-500 486 201.00-202.00 201.34
5 450-500 478 213.00 213.00 Value Enhanced
6 500-550 525 185.00-195.00 189.92
1 500-550 525 200.00 200.00 Value Enhanced
11 550-600 575 175.00-185.00 179.05
6 550-600 567 199.00 199.00 Value Enhanced
12 600-650 628 172.00-180.00 173.89
4 600-650 648 172.00 172.00 Value Enhanced
5 650-700 675 167.00-175.00 170.94
9 650-700 685 170.00 170.00 Value Enhanced
8 700-750 722 160.00-166.00 162.85
5 700-750 735 162.50 162.50 Value Enhanced
5 750-800 775 154.00-160.00 156.96
5 800-850 825 142.00-154.00 146.73
2 900-950 924 136.00-140.00 137.95
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 300-350 325 208.00-230.00 218.04
5 350-400 375 182.00-208.00 194.66
14 400-450 419 200.00-210.00 206.34
7 450-500 481 175.00-200.00 186.09
15 500-550 525 170.00-190.00 179.94
8 550-600 575 153.00-170.00 161.03
7 600-650 625 162.00-172.00 166.94
5 600-650 616 174.00 174.00 Value Enhanced
5 650-700 675 143.00-162.00 153.26
5 700-750 725 151.00-156.50 153.26
1 800-850 825 147.00 147.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 320 170.00-200.00 181.04
5 500-550 525 137.00-152.00 144.06
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 191.00-203.00 196.22
11 450-500 474 179.50 179.50
5 500-550 525 173.00-175.00 173.98
6 550-600 558 173.00 173.00 Value Enhanced
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 199.00-203.00 200.34
5 300-350 325 209.00-215.00 211.31 Thin
8 400-450 425 186.00-196.00 190.93
6 400-450 438 196.00 196.00 Thin
11 450-500 475 172.50-186.00 178.63
18 500-550 531 170.00-183.00 174.70
6 500-550 505 183.50 183.50 Thin
11 500-550 534 178.00 178.00 Value Enhanced
8 550-600 575 164.50-174.00 169.01
10 550-600 575 173.50 173.50 Value Enhanced
9 600-650 625 158.00-164.00 159.42
10 650-700 658 159.00 159.00 Value Enhanced
18 700-750 729 140.00-145.00 143.75
1 800-850 825 138.50 138.50
1 900-950 925 120.00 120.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 185.00-199.00 191.12
8 350-400 375 170.00-185.00 177.00
6 350-400 386 209.00 209.00 Thin
15 400-450 425 175.00-185.50 179.99
9 400-450 434 188.00 188.00 Thin
17 450-500 474 162.00-175.00 169.90
15 500-550 525 155.00-170.00 162.02
10 550-600 575 140.00-155.00 150.24
13 600-650 625 148.00-158.00 152.97
10 650-700 675 140.00-148.00 143.97
1 750-800 750 125.50 125.50
1 850-900 850 123.00 123.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 145.00-160.00 151.97
5 400-450 425 139.00-145.00 141.93
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 550-600 572 187.00 187.00 Value Enhanced
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 400-450 425 190.00-211.00 199.98
3 450-500 495 181.50 181.50
10 500-550 525 177.00-187.00 181.15
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 400-450 425 185.00-195.00 188.94
5 450-500 475 175.00-185.00 179.90
8 500-550 525 170.00-180.00 174.94
10 550-600 578 164.00-177.00 169.43
4 600-650 625 150.00-167.50 158.20
4 650-700 675 139.00-150.00 144.15
1 750-800 750 144.00 144.00
Replacement bulls: 2-3 year old Charolais 835-850 lbs 200.00-1570.00 per
head; 1-2 year old Charolais 745 lbs 1000.00 per head,
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 700-900 first stage 116.00
second stage 970.00-1290.00 per head
third stage 970.00-1290.00 per head
open 87.00-123.00
3-7 year old 800-1200 first stage 1275.00 per head
second stage 1480.00 per head
open 105.00
8-10 year old 800-1200 second stage 85.00-98.00
third stage 98.00
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
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS147.txt
0855
.
Archived market reports...