Report Date: 1/13/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Jan 13, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/12/2016
Receipts: 857 Last Week: 330 Year Ago: 1033
Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher,
yearling steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher.
Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls mostly steady. Sale included
near 650 weaned calves and yearlings consigned to a pre-vac sale, selling mostly
with a 10.00 premium.
Supply included about 508 feeder calves, 300 yearlings, 19 replacement cows,
24 slaughter cows, 5 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
about 60 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 40 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 0 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 58 percent steers and bulls with 42
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
4 400-450 445 209.00 209.00
6 450-500 458 206.00 206.00
4 450-500 486 195.50 195.50
4 500-550 525 191.00 191.00 Thin Fleshed
6 550-600 590 174.00 174.00
4 550-600 583 177.50 177.50 Value Added
3 600-650 612 169.50 169.50
13 600-650 637 163.50 163.50 Value Added
16 650-700 658 157.00-160.50 157.44
9 650-700 687 158.50 158.50 Value Added
4 750-800 794 147.50 147.50
2 950-1000 968 130.00 130.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 495 187.00 187.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 550-600 569 176.00-183.00 180.11
3 600-650 642 161.50 161.50
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 370 207.00-210.00 208.52
2 400-450 445 191.00-195.00 193.00
3 450-500 495 192.00 192.00 Thin Fleshed
6 500-550 540 176.00-177.00 176.84
1 500-550 505 184.00 184.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 568 168.00-170.00 168.99
12 600-650 624 155.00-171.00 163.21
6 600-650 614 165.50 165.50 Thin Fleshed
3 650-700 685 152.00-154.50 153.68
4 700-750 724 140.00-156.00 149.79
3 750-800 770 144.00-148.50 145.47
14 800-850 847 142.00 142.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 662 145.00-149.00 147.04
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 560 183.50 183.50 Value Added
1 600-650 600 174.50 174.50 Value Added
5 700-750 714 156.00-157.50 156.29
1 700-750 720 156.00 156.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 450-500 483 195.00 195.00 Value Added
4 550-600 564 175.00 175.00
3 550-600 573 177.00 177.00 Value Added
13 650-700 669 157.00-161.00 159.73 Value Added
4 750-800 784 148.50-152.00 149.34
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 330 217.00 217.00
14 350-400 377 205.00-212.00 207.73
1 400-450 440 196.00 196.00
4 450-500 464 180.00-194.00 186.42
5 500-550 522 171.00-196.00 184.17
2 500-550 500 188.00 188.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 578 172.00-174.00 172.99
3 600-650 630 154.00-162.00 159.60
5 650-700 674 150.00-160.50 156.95
12 700-750 731 142.00-157.00 147.94
2 750-800 785 141.00-147.00 143.98
9 800-850 812 140.00-143.00 142.33
3 850-900 862 137.00-140.00 138.33
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 658 141.50-145.00 143.23
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 468 168.00 168.00
3 500-550 508 166.50 166.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 420 167.50-170.00 168.21
3 450-500 482 163.00 163.00
5 550-600 591 155.00 155.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 438 170.00-172.00 171.75 Thin Fleshed
13 450-500 486 157.00-173.00 167.04
5 500-550 518 142.00-166.00 158.18
4 550-600 575 144.00-150.00 146.47
4 600-650 632 139.00-142.00 140.78
2 750-800 775 131.00 131.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 663 130.00 130.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 465 140.00 140.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 428 173.50 173.50
6 450-500 474 167.00 167.00
30 450-500 481 169.50 169.50 Value Added
3 650-700 663 140.50 140.50
4 650-700 666 152.50 152.50 Value Added
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 380 170.00-174.00 172.03
10 400-450 429 153.00-171.50 167.98
6 450-500 473 151.00-168.00 157.70
2 450-500 493 164.00 164.00 Thin Fleshed
6 500-550 519 150.00-160.00 155.41
2 500-550 505 164.50 164.50 Thin Fleshed
7 550-600 571 143.00-155.00 150.99
21 600-650 619 137.00-150.00 142.90
36 650-700 684 134.00-146.00 138.11
3 650-700 657 162.50 162.50 Replacement
3 700-750 732 137.00-138.00 137.67
1 700-750 748 134.00 134.00 Fleshy
3 750-800 792 133.00-134.50 133.50
7 750-800 783 129.00-132.00 131.59 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Small 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 593 135.00 135.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 600-650 640 143.00 143.00
4 800-850 821 128.50 128.50
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 445 192.00 192.00
1 550-600 580 173.00 173.00
2 600-650 622 140.00-143.00 141.46
1 700-750 745 134.00 134.00
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 455 189.00-191.00 190.00
9 500-550 530 161.00-181.00 172.76
3 550-600 569 146.00-172.00 155.71
4 600-650 642 142.00-145.00 144.25
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 423 150.00-160.00 156.61
1 450-500 450 155.00 155.00
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 1100.00 per head
second stage 1350.00-1775.00 per head
third stage 850.00-1800.00 per head
3-7 Year old 850-1300 open 85.00-87.00
7+ Year old 850-1300 second stage 950.00 per head
third stage 650.00-1075.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
7+ Year old 800-1300 100-200 1100.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 63.00-69.00 70.00 60.00-63.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 62.50-65.50 37.50-57.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 85.00 77.00
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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