Report Date: 5/14/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 14, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/13/2014
Receipts: 343 Last Week: 309 Year Ago: 364
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to
2.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 229 feeder calves; 45 yearlings; 34 replacement cows;
25 slaughter cows; 8 slaughter bulls; 2 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 51 percent steers and bulls, 49 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 94.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 93.00-100.00 104.50-107.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 91.00-100.00 100.00-106.00 48.50-90.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 45.50-65.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 107.00-112.00 113.00-115.00 102.00-103.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 236.00 236.00
2 700-750 720 181.00-184.00 182.51
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 249.00-257.00 252.88
5 400-450 425 219.00-223.50 221.05
2 400-450 415 234.00 234.00 Value Enhanced
2 450-500 574 200.00-212.00 205.74
5 450-500 494 223.50 223.50 Value Enhanced
6 500-550 525 212.00-224.00 217.74
10 500-550 531 216.50-224.00 220.95 Value Enhanced
5 550-600 575 200.00-212.00 205.90
7 600-650 625 189.00-194.00 191.47
2 650-700 670 194.00 194.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 235.00-250.00 241.98
7 350-400 375 215.00-235.00 224.81
7 400-450 425 202.50-215.00 208.47
5 450-500 475 190.00-202.00 195.88
7 550-600 575 194.00-202.00 197.95
2 650-700 674 172.00-185.00 178.26
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 325 229.00-234.00 231.63
6 400-450 425 209.00-214.50 211.53
5 500-550 525 195.00-200.00 197.45
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 218.50-229.00 223.46
8 400-450 429 205.00-212.00 207.75
4 450-500 475 201.00-207.00 203.92
8 450-500 468 214.50 214.50 Thin
7 450-500 460 214.00 214.00 Value Enhanced
6 500-550 525 193.00-202.00 197.26
6 550-600 575 185.00-193.00 188.94
3 600-650 625 177.00-178.00 177.49
2 700-750 724 163.00-166.00 164.45
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 350-400 386 225.00 225.00 Thin
7 400-450 425 190.00-205.00 197.02
7 450-500 475 180.00-195.00 187.03
6 500-550 525 182.00-192.00 186.26
1 500-550 500 184.00 184.00 Fleshy
9 500-550 503 200.00 200.00 Value Enhanced
1 550-600 575 179.00 179.00
2 550-600 574 172.00-178.00 174.87 Thin
1 600-650 600 173.00 173.00
1 650-700 650 157.50 157.50
1 750-800 775 154.00 154.00
1 800-850 825 143.00 143.00
2 900-950 924 134.00-136.00 134.97
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 510 172.50 172.50 Thin
1 800-850 825 124.50 124.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 164.00-176.00 169.77
1 550-600 550 162.00 162.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 215.00-229.00 221.87
8 500-550 525 198.00-208.00 202.94
6 600-650 625 181.00-188.00 184.45
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 200.00-215.00 207.02
5 450-500 475 190.00-200.00 194.90
6 500-550 525 195.00-200.00 197.46
6 550-600 575 188.00-195.00 191.45
6 600-650 626 180.00-186.00 182.29
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 525 175.00 175.00
Replacement bulls:
4 year old Polled Hereford 1590 lbs 114.00
4 year old Black Angus 1575 lbs 2200.00 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 open 121.00
3-7 year old 800-1200 first stage 102.00-105.00
second stage 1600.00 per head
third stage 1200.00 per head
open 109.50-117.50
8-10 year old 800-1200 first stage 84.00-88.00
second stage 90.00-98.50
Cow-calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow weight Calf weight Price
3-7 900-1300 100-200 1975.00-2300.00 per pair
7-10 900-1300 100-200 1220.00-1450.00 per pair
Small and Medium 1-2:
3-7 800-1000 100-200 1020.00 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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