Report Date: 4/29/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Apr 29, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/28/2015
Receipts: 325 Last Week: 598 Year Ago: 178
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder
heifers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady.
Breakers and Boners sold mostly 3.00 higher. Cutter cows sold mostly steady.
Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
Supply included about 200 feeder calves; 46 yearlings; 30 replacement cows;
43 slaughter cows; 3 slaughter bulls and 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 55 percent steers and bulls, 45 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 345 300.00-311.00 305.50
2 350-400 388 301.00-308.00 304.43
3 400-450 428 285.00-303.00 292.67
3 450-500 487 269.00 269.00
1 500-550 520 260.00 260.00
2 600-650 645 237.50 237.50
1 600-650 620 237.00 237.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 600 224.00 224.00 Full
3 650-700 673 229.50 229.50 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 323 296.50-315.00 302.60
1 350-400 355 280.00 280.00
1 350-400 350 317.00 317.00 Thin Fleshed
1 400-450 420 305.00 305.00 Thin Fleshed
1 450-500 480 270.00 270.00
2 450-500 455 295.00 295.00 Thin Fleshed
2 500-550 500 242.00-265.00 253.50
2 550-600 560 238.00-250.00 244.00
2 550-600 568 227.00-230.00 228.55 Full
1 650-700 685 221.00 221.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 270.00 270.00
1 350-400 380 268.00 268.00
1 500-550 540 223.00 223.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 352 302.00-304.00 302.67
2 400-450 420 256.00-267.00 261.30
1 400-450 420 259.00 259.00 Fleshy
2 650-700 680 181.00-195.00 187.90
1 700-750 705 210.00 210.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 345 275.00-302.00 288.50
1 300-350 340 250.00 250.00 Thin Fleshed
2 350-400 370 277.00 277.00
5 350-400 373 231.00-300.00 263.29 Thin Fleshed
2 400-450 405 255.00-260.00 257.50
1 400-450 410 240.00 240.00 Fleshy
6 450-500 471 242.00-255.00 246.50
1 450-500 465 220.00 220.00 Full
1 450-500 460 258.00 258.00 Thin Fleshed
2 500-550 518 231.00-234.00 232.54
4 500-550 512 240.00-254.50 247.92 Thin Fleshed
1 550-600 575 222.00 222.00
5 550-600 550 240.00 240.00 Thin Fleshed
2 600-650 620 195.00-205.00 200.00
3 600-650 608 222.00 222.00 Thin Fleshed
1 650-700 675 170.00 170.00
2 700-750 722 189.00 189.00
1 700-750 710 200.00 200.00 Replacement
1 800-850 800 178.00 178.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 410 240.00 240.00
1 450-500 470 230.00 230.00 Thin Fleshed
1 550-600 580 210.00 210.00
1 550-600 570 209.00 209.00 Fleshy
1 550-600 580 211.00 211.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 380 310.00 310.00
2 400-450 418 266.00-308.00 286.12
1 450-500 495 250.00 250.00 Fleshy
6 500-550 539 240.00-257.00 249.75
2 500-550 535 238.00 238.00 Fleshy
3 500-550 510 255.00 255.00 Thin Fleshed
4 550-600 577 223.00-248.00 235.22
1 550-600 585 234.00 234.00 Fleshy
2 550-600 550 248.00 248.00 Thin Fleshed
3 600-650 619 224.00-239.50 234.16
1 650-700 670 209.00 209.00 Fleshy
1 750-800 750 145.00 145.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 370 270.00 270.00
1 400-450 425 270.00 270.00
6 450-500 473 250.00-267.00 258.35
5 500-550 535 233.00-240.00 236.02
3 550-600 563 243.00-247.00 245.63
1 550-600 585 226.00 226.00 Full
1 600-650 610 231.00 231.00
2 650-700 678 202.50-230.00 215.89
2 700-750 723 209.50 209.50
4 700-750 720 205.00 205.00 Full
2 1100-1150 1103 130.00 130.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 525 220.00 220.00 Fleshy
1 550-600 575 224.00 224.00
1 550-600 560 222.00 222.00 Full
1 650-700 680 206.00 206.00
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 700-1000 first stage 1920.00 per head
second stage 1850.00-1910.00 per head
third stage 1650.00-1850.00 per head
open 124.00-144.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 first stage 1650.00-1920.00 per head
second stage 1350.00-1810.00 per head
7+ year old 800-1300 first stage 1650.00 per head
second stage 1100.00-1750.00 per head
third stage 1640.00 per head
open 111.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 800-1400 100-200 2000.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1400 100-200 1600.00-2200.00 per pair
200-300 2100.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 850-1500 111.00-113.00 116.00-118.50
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 106.00-112.50 115.00-122.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1100 99.00-107.00 110.50-123.00 78.00-95.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 131.50 143.50 110.00
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
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