Report Date: 3/11/2013
LR_LS150
Little Rock, AR Mon Mar 11, 2013 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Ash Flat Livestock
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/08/2013
Receipts: 995 Last Week: 603 Year Ago: 903
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers
and heifers under 400 lbs near steady to 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs mostly steady
to 3.00 higher.
Supply included about 600 feeder calves; 233 yearlings; 36 replacement cows,
104 slaughter cows; 13 slaughter bulls; 4 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 42 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 57 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 62 percent steers and bulls, 38 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 82.00-85.00 87.50 80.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 78.00-87.50 89.00-100.00 74.00-78.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 72.00-80.00 80.00-83.00 64.00-70.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2000 92.00-99.00 100.00-109.50 77.50-90.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 190.00-200.00 (192.65);
350-399 lbs (375) 180.00-190.00 (184.93); 400-449 lbs (425) 175.00-185.00
(178.16); 450-499 lbs (475) 165.00-175.00 (170.89); 500-549 lbs (525) 155.00-
165.00 (156.36); 550-599 lbs (575) 150.00-155.00 (152.03); 600-649 lbs (625)
137.00-145.00 (140.99), thin (625) 145.00-152.50 (148.15); 650-699 lbs (675)
133.00-140.00 (136.03); 700-749 lbs (725) 136.00-142.50 (139.04); 750-799 lbs
(775) 130.00-136.00 (133.33); 800-849 lbs (825) 130.00-137.50 (133.57). Medium
and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 170.00-182.00 (177.73); 350-399 lbs (375) 155.00-
170.00 (162.00); 400-449 lbs (425) 155.00-165.00 (159.98), thin (425) 170.00-
176.00 (173.02); 450-499 lbs (475) 145.00-155.00 (149.98); 500-549 lbs (525)
142.00-150.00 (145.04), thin (525) 150.00-155.00 (152.03); 550-599 lbs (575)
135.00-142.00 (139.91); 600-649 lbs (625) 127.00-135.00 (132.29); 650-699 lbs
(675) 120.00-130.00 (124.97); 700-749 lbs (725) 124.00-127.50 (125.91); 750-799
lbs (775) 120.00-125.00 (122.47); 800-849 lbs (825) 115.00-120.00 (117.47).
Medium and Large 3 400-449 lbs (425) 125.00-140.00 (132.01).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 152.00-159.00 (155.03);
400-449 lbs (425) 150.00-156.00 (151.68); 500-549 lbs (525) 143.00-147.00
(144.55); 550-599 lbs (575) 140.00-144.00 (141.99); 600-649 lbs (625) 127.50-
134.00 (130.10); 700-749 lbs (725) 120.00-128.00 (123.35). Medium and Large 2
300-349 lbs (325) 148.00-154.00 (150.97), thin (325) 152.50-162.50 (156.12);
400-449 lbs (425) 137.50-145.00 (141.92), thin (425) 141.00-146.00 (143.04);
450-499 lbs (475) 130.00-140.00 (134.99); 500-549 lbs thin (525) 130.00-140.00
(134.97); 550-599 lbs (575) 125.00-132.00 (128.95); 600-649 lbs (625) 119.00-
125.00 (121.20); 650-699 lbs (675) 113.00-119.00 (115.97); 750-799 lbs (775)
110.00-115.00 (112.45).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 500-549 lbs (525) 140.00-155.00 (145.05);
600-649 lbs (625) 131.00-136.00 (133.10). Medium and Large 1-2 500-549 lbs
(525) 130.00-140.00 (135.85). Medium and Large 2 550-599 lbs (575) 124.00-
135.00 (129.89); 600-649 lbs (625) 120.00-131.00 (126.33); 650-699 lbs (675)
115.00-123.00 (119.71); 750-799 lbs (775) 110.00-115.00 (111.71).
Replacement Bulls: 4 year old 1480 lbs 92.50. 2 year old 1050 lbs 100.00. 3
year old 1095 lbs 85.00. 4 year old 1705 lbs 118.00.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-7 Year old 850-1200 third stage 850.00-1475.00 per head
second stage 760.00-1225.00 per head
first stage & open 800.00-1200.00 per head
5 Year old thin grazing cows 70.0-87.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Small and Medium 2-3:
Longhorns 100 770.00 per pair
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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