Report Date: 5/28/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 28, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/27/2014
Receipts: 238 Last Week: 417 Year Ago: 231
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.
Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady.
Supply included about 160 feeder calves; 40 yearlings; 19 replacement cows;
15 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls; 0 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 99.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 86.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 89.00-95.00 76.00-84.00
Light 85-92% 700-950
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 106.50-109.50 115.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 220.00-231.00 225.05
8 500-550 525 208.00-220.00 213.93
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 226.00-241.00 232.98
3 350-400 373 245.00 245.00 Value Enhanced
7 400-450 425 210.00-220.00 214.92
3 450-500 468 227.50 227.50 Value Enhanced
6 500-550 525 203.00-214.00 208.08
11 550-600 575 190.00-203.00 196.72
10 550-600 575 204.00-214.00 209.87 Value Enhanced
4 650-700 685 200.00 200.00 Value Enhanced
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 300-350 325 212.00-228.00 219.88
8 300-350 325 228.00-238.00 232.91 Thin
2 350-400 350 255.00 255.00 Value Enhanced
6 450-500 475 199.00-208.00 203.09
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 500-550 525 200.00-210.00 204.91
2 500-550 545 195.00 195.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 220.00-225.00 222.42
7 400-450 425 206.00-212.00 208.95
4 400-450 445 217.00 217.00 Value Enhanced
7 500-550 525 191.00-204.00 197.06
5 500-550 509 204.00 204.00 Thin
7 550-600 556 197.00 197.00
4 550-600 550 191.00 191.00 Value Enhanced
4 600-650 625 181.00-187.50 184.06
7 600-650 607 187.50 187.50 Value Enhanced
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 205.00-217.00 210.85
4 300-350 325 207.00-213.00 209.89 Fleshy
5 300-350 325 217.00-230.00 223.00 Thin
8 400-450 425 192.00-202.00 196.18
7 450-500 475 182.00-192.00 186.75
7 500-550 525 185.00-195.50 190.00
8 550-600 575 175.00-185.00 179.95
4 600-650 625 170.00-176.00 172.82
4 650-700 675 165.00-170.00 167.45
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 425 174.00-179.00 176.40
5 550-600 575 160.00-165.00 162.46
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 550-600 575 145.00-150.00 147.46
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 500-550 525 205.00-215.00 209.92
4 600-650 625 180.00-192.00 185.76
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 425 225.00-229.00 226.94
2 600-650 605 192.00 192.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 500-550 525 195.00-205.00 199.93
7 550-600 575 180.00-195.00 189.19
6 600-650 625 175.00-180.00 177.47
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 1250.00-1290.00 per head
second stage
third stage
open
3-7 year old 800-1200 first stage 105.00-120.00
second stage 1600.00 per head
third stage
open
8-10 year old 800-1200 first stage 95.00
second stage 1230.00-1320.00 per head
third stage 1280.00 per head
open
Cow-calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow weight Calf weight Price
3-7 900-1300 100-200
200-300
7-10 900-1300 100-200
200-300 1460.00 per pair
Small and Medium 1-2:
3-7 800-1000 100-200 1060.00-1410.00 per pair
7-10 800-1000 100-200 1220.00-1300.00 per pair
Longhorns 600-800 200-300 1000.00-1200.00 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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