Report Date: 9/2/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Sep 2, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/01/2015
Receipts: 245 Last Week: NR Year Ago: 263
Compared to two weeks ago: Feeders sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Slaughter cows
sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 lower.
Supply included about 166 feeder calves, 29 yearlings, 23 replacement cows,
24 slaughter cows, 2 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. 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 with 45
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 515 215.00-218.00 216.64
5 550-600 565 202.00-212.00 211.15
1 600-650 630 210.00 210.00
1 600-650 600 200.00 200.00 Fleshy
1 650-700 690 192.00 192.00
1 700-750 705 190.50 190.50
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 217.00 217.00
2 500-550 522 204.00-210.00 207.01
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 748 193.00 193.00 Fleshy
3 800-850 825 190.00 190.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 248.00 248.00
1 400-450 445 242.00 242.00
3 450-500 475 212.00-245.00 225.32
3 500-550 522 210.00-224.00 215.23
3 550-600 580 200.00-202.00 201.00
4 600-650 638 197.00 197.00
1 650-700 675 194.00 194.00
1 650-700 675 191.00 191.00 Full
1 700-750 700 190.00 190.00
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 545 177.00 177.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 330 257.50 257.50
2 400-450 415 205.00-234.00 226.33
1 400-450 415 245.00 245.00 Fancy
2 450-500 462 210.00-235.00 222.16
1 550-600 565 198.00 198.00
1 550-600 595 214.00 214.00 Fancy
1 600-650 620 190.00 190.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 620 208.00 208.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 430 214.00-222.50 218.30 Fancy
1 450-500 495 205.00 205.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 262.50 262.50
3 400-450 410 242.50-247.50 244.15
Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 550-600 572 214.00 214.00 Fancy
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 232.50 232.50
1 400-450 415 225.00 225.00
1 550-600 590 193.00 193.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 415 200.00 200.00
1 450-500 465 185.00 185.00
3 500-550 527 181.00-193.00 184.17
1 500-550 525 201.00 201.00 Fancy
1 550-600 570 197.00 197.00 Fancy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 508 200.00 200.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 244.00 244.00
1 500-550 520 214.00 214.00
6 550-600 572 188.00-202.00 193.38
1 1000-1050 1015 140.00 140.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 443 240.00 240.00
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 382 215.00-229.00 224.05
1 400-450 420 223.00 223.00
2 500-550 540 190.00 190.00
1 550-600 590 185.00 185.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 388 247.00 247.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 322 260.00-266.00 262.84
1 350-400 365 255.00 255.00
5 450-500 480 210.00-228.00 220.57
1 500-550 525 207.00-215.00 211.00
3 550-600 572 200.50-208.00 202.90
1 550-600 595 196.00 196.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 625 195.00 195.00
1 650-700 655 188.00 188.00
1 650-700 655 186.00 186.00 Fleshy
1 800-850 835 160.00 160.00
2 800-850 812 154.00 154.00 Full
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 1800.00 per head
third stage 2250.00 per head
3-7 Year old 850-1250 second stage 1350.00-1600.00 per head
third stage 1285.00-2250.00 per head
7+ Year old 850-1250 first stage 98.00-103.00
second stage 1275.00-1350.00 per head
third stage 1140.00-1525.00 per head
open 108.00-109.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Year old 850-1200 100-200 1850.00-1975.00 per pair
7+ Year old 850-1200 100-200 1675.00-1850.00 per pair
200-300 1900.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2-3:
3-7 Year old 700-1000 200-300 1500.00 per pair
7+ Year old 700-1000 100-200 1450.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 95.00-98.00 88.50-94.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 92.50-102.50 105.50 85.00
Light 85-90% 700-950 85.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 119.50 103.00
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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