Report Date: 3/26/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Mar 26, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/25/2014
Receipts: 407 Last Week: 391 Year Ago: 199
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold
steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00
higher, yearlings over 500 lbs mostly 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Feeder
heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower.
Supply included about 251 feeder calves; 85 yearlings; 12 replacement cows;
43 slaughter cows; 11 slaughter bulls; 3 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
44 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 55 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 50 percent steers and bulls, 50 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 106.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 93.00-100.00 102.50-107.50 91.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 84.00-95.00 99.50-103.00 61.00-82.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 80.00-82.00 72.00-73.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 102.00-110.00 115.00-123.00 92.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 245.00-260.00 250.77
4 400-450 425 230.00-235.00 232.43
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 325 240.00-245.00 242.37
5 400-450 425 215.00-229.00 221.24
8 500-550 525 194.00-204.00 198.94
8 600-650 625 176.00-187.50 181.51
4 700-750 725 164.00-167.50 165.72
3 800-850 825 155.00-160.00 157.45
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 200.00-235.00 216.09
6 400-450 425 197.00-210.00 203.04
4 450-500 475 184.00-197.00 190.08
12 500-550 525 182.00-194.00 187.54
5 600-650 625 170.00-175.00 172.46
6 700-750 725 156.00-164.00 159.95
5 750-800 765 167.50 167.50
3 850-900 875 146.50-155.00 150.42
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-850 825 133.50 133.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-850 825 105.00 105.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 199.00-210.00 204.74
8 400-450 425 195.00-201.00 197.21
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 425 180.00-192.00 185.91
9 500-550 525 175.00-184.00 179.84
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 300-350 325 190.00-201.00 195.01
12 350-400 375 178.00-190.00 183.93
5 350-400 392 195.00 195.00 Thin
11 400-450 425 176.00-186.00 180.95
9 450-500 475 167.00-177.00 171.94
8 500-550 525 162.00-175.00 168.05
9 550-600 575 149.00-160.00 154.06
6 600-650 625 155.00-165.00 160.07
5 650-700 675 145.00-155.00 149.93
4 700-750 725 145.00-152.00 148.44
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 160.00-170.00 164.85
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 425 129.00-149.00 138.46
1 450-500 449 129.00 129.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 122.00-151.00 135.13
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 491 201.00 201.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 209.00-221.00 214.54
3 650-700 682 170.00 170.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 199.00-209.00 203.92
6 450-500 475 189.00-199.00 193.91
13 500-550 525 180.00-193.00 186.03
11 550-600 575 167.50-180.00 173.91
10 600-650 625 163.00-170.00 166.47
7 650-700 675 154.00-163.50 158.88
6 700-750 725 155.00-161.00 157.97
1 800-850 800 130.50 130.50
1 850-900 875 118.50 118.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 500-550 525 151.00-168.00 159.05
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 550-600 575 143.50-148.00 145.86
Replacement bulls: 2-3 year old Black Angus 1187.50-1700.00 per head; 5 year
old Polled Hereford 1675.00 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 third stage 1150.00-1200.00 per head
3-7 year old 800-1200 open 99.00-117.00
8-10 year old 800-1200 second stage 88.00-94.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1400 100-200 1420.00 per pair
200-300 2075.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1400 100-200 1560.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2:
3-7 year old 600-1000 100-200 1400.00 per pair
7+ year old 600-1000 100-200 950.00 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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