Report Date: 3/30/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Mar 30, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/29/2016
Receipts: 305 Last Week: 604 Year Ago: 399
Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, yearlings
sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
Supply included about 191 feeder calves, 65 yearlings, 17 replacement cows,
24 slaughter cows, 4 slaughter bulls and 3 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 35 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 63 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 2 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 65 percent steers and bulls with 35
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 328 232.00 232.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 360 205.00 205.00 Thin Fleshed
1 400-450 425 193.00 193.00
1 400-450 405 204.00 204.00 Value Added
4 450-500 468 172.00-189.00 180.48
7 550-600 571 161.50-173.00 167.84
2 600-650 615 160.50-168.50 164.50
2 650-700 670 147.50-155.00 151.22
2 800-850 838 135.00-138.50 136.73
1 850-900 885 130.00 130.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 373 165.00-200.00 182.88
3 450-500 485 155.00-173.00 161.12
1 600-650 615 155.00 155.00
2 650-700 682 142.00-152.00 146.95
1 750-800 760 145.00 145.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 388 194.00-196.00 195.01
3 400-450 407 188.00-204.00 194.36
6 450-500 487 172.00-182.00 177.05
4 500-550 511 160.00-177.00 172.20
6 550-600 562 165.50-175.00 169.48
3 600-650 623 160.00-166.00 162.68
1 650-700 665 147.50 147.50 Fleshy
1 800-850 800 140.00 140.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 448 175.00 175.00
Feeder Steers Medium 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 305 150.00 150.00
1 450-500 480 150.00 150.00
1 500-550 505 97.00 97.00
1 550-600 585 84.00 84.00
1 600-650 600 84.50 84.50
2 650-700 655 84.50 84.50
Feeder Steers Small 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 600-650 630 130.00 130.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 413 173.00 173.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 443 159.00 159.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 320 192.00 192.00
1 350-400 380 178.00 178.00
1 600-650 625 145.00 145.00
1 600-650 640 154.50 154.50 Replacement
1 750-800 765 127.00 127.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 353 171.00 171.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 422 157.00-164.00 160.44
1 400-450 425 176.00 176.00 Replacement
3 450-500 487 147.00-154.00 151.58
3 500-550 540 138.00-152.00 146.67
3 600-650 610 132.00-144.00 140.07
2 650-700 688 122.00-138.00 132.97
1 700-750 735 130.00 130.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 328 167.00-183.00 176.94
2 350-400 375 170.00-182.00 175.68
8 400-450 416 166.00-178.00 171.94
4 450-500 478 155.00-157.00 156.49
2 500-550 533 161.00 161.00 Fleshy
3 550-600 578 152.00-157.00 154.66
4 600-650 614 139.00-151.50 146.69
3 650-700 663 134.00-147.00 139.34
2 650-700 698 162.50 162.50 Replacement
1 800-850 800 135.00 135.00
1 800-850 845 130.00 130.00 Fleshy
2 850-900 882 121.00-130.00 125.46
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 166.00 166.00
1 350-400 360 171.00 171.00 Thin Fleshed
2 400-450 438 161.00-164.00 162.47
3 450-500 473 152.00-161.00 155.86
2 500-550 522 135.00-153.00 144.39
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 372 189.00 189.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 420 174.00-183.00 179.49
1 600-650 645 148.00 148.00
1 650-700 670 142.00 142.00
1 700-750 735 132.00 132.00
1 750-800 780 129.00 129.00
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 490 160.00 160.00
1 550-600 580 147.00 147.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 600-650 608 148.00 148.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 372 187.00-200.00 193.11
1 400-450 430 175.00 175.00
4 450-500 480 168.00-174.00 171.75
9 500-550 525 168.00-171.00 169.44
1 550-600 550 155.00 155.00
3 600-650 615 142.00-165.50 152.07
1 650-700 690 137.00 137.00
1 700-750 700 135.00 135.00
3 750-800 760 121.00-129.00 126.26
1 800-850 810 125.00 125.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 180.00 180.00
2 400-450 434 159.00-162.00 160.46
1 600-650 630 121.00 121.00
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 1150.00-1250.00 per head
second stage 1100.00-1500.00 per head
open 90.00-130.00
3-7 Year old 850-1300 third stage 1375.00 per head
7+ Year old 850-1300 second stage 1000.00-1300.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
7+ Year old 850-1300 100-200 1225.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2-3:
3-7 Year old 750-1000 200-300 1100.00-1500.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 76.00-81.50 75.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 75.00-78.00 82.00-86.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 73.00-78.00 82.50 45.00-70.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 87.00-92.50
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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