Report Date: 8/19/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Aug 19, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/18/2015
Receipts: 217 Last Week: 288 Year Ago: 381
Compared to last week: Feeder calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00 lower,
instances 15.00 lower. Yearlings over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower.
Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
Supply included about 148 feeder calves; 30 yearlings; 13 replacement cows;
19 slaughter cows, 5 slaughter bulls. Feeder supply about 30 percent English
bred and English bred crosses; 66 percent exotic breed and exotic crosses; 4
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 Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 445 264.00 264.00
1 500-550 545 240.00 240.00
1 550-600 560 234.00 234.00
1 600-650 630 224.00 224.00
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 323 275.00-312.50 303.32
1 350-400 385 255.00 255.00
1 450-500 470 252.00 252.00
1 500-550 535 250.00 250.00
2 550-600 565 228.00-240.00 233.89
2 650-700 665 210.00-215.00 212.52
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 460 260.00 260.00
2 500-550 515 250.00 250.00
1 500-550 505 238.00 238.00 Fleshy
2 550-600 572 224.00-232.00 227.84 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 375 280.00 280.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 470 250.00-252.00 250.99
1 450-500 460 242.00 242.00 Fleshy
1 500-550 545 230.00 230.00
2 550-600 562 222.00-227.00 225.47
4 600-650 611 220.00-225.00 223.00
3 650-700 670 205.00-215.00 210.93
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 428 240.00-255.00 247.28
1 750-800 750 185.00 185.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 538 228.00 228.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 750-800 775 181.00 181.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 323 257.50-280.00 266.52
2 350-400 372 252.50-267.50 259.65
2 500-550 512 207.00-210.00 209.00
1 500-550 505 218.00 218.00 Fancy
1 550-600 560 208.00 208.00
2 600-650 615 202.00-205.00 204.51
1 650-700 695 204.00 203.00
1 750-800 775 182.00 182.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 277.50 277.50
2 350-400 398 262.50 262.50
1 400-450 435 247.00 247.00
1 400-450 440 235.00 235.00 Fleshy
4 450-500 472 222.00-239.00 228.04
2 500-550 535 213.00-220.00 216.47
4 550-600 575 208.00-219.00 211.63
2 600-650 618 205.00-206.00 205.49
1 650-700 685 199.00 199.00
1 650-700 685 199.00 199.00 Fleshy
1 700-750 700 199.00 199.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 470 191.00-226.00 219.06
2 500-550 528 202.00 202.00 Fleshy
2 550-600 565 205.00 205.00
1 650-700 685 186.00 186.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 470 238.00-242.00 239.94
2 500-550 520 226.00-230.00 228.00
4 600-650 614 209.00-215.00 211.71
1 650-700 695 195.00 195.00
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 543 218.00 218.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 480 241.00 241.00
5 500-550 520 226.00-242.00 232.55
2 550-600 578 208.00-214.00 210.94 Fleshy
2 600-650 618 209.00-212.00 210.48
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 800-1000 first stage 1750.00 per head
third stage 2125.00 per head
3-7 Year old 850-1250 second stage 1850.00 per head
open 105.00-113.00
7+ Year old 850-1250 first stage 107.00-112.00
second stage 1250.00-1850.00 per head
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 105.00-108.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 103.00-108.00 101.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 100.00-105.00 95.00-97.50
Light 85-90% 700-950 77.00-84.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 120.00-130.00 107.00-109.00
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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