Report Date: 3/24/2014
LR_LS150
Little Rock, AR Mon Mar 24, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Ash Flat Livestock
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/21/2014
Receipts: 765 Last Week: 1237 Year Ago: 305
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder
heifers mostly 5.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher.
Supply included about 541 feeder calves; 100 yearlings; 35 replacement cows;
78 slaughter cows; 11 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 59 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 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.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 104.00 87.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 93.00-103.00 103.00-109.00 85.00-93.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 82.50-92.50 92.50-99.00 65.00-82.50
Light 85-92% 700-950 58.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2200 106.50-112.00 116.00-124.00 103.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 235.00-243.00 238.88
8 400-450 425 220.00-230.00 224.93
8 450-500 475 215.00-225.00 219.94
7 500-550 525 206.00-227.50 216.79
6 500-550 533 226.00 226.00 Thin
9 550-600 575 189.00-206.00 197.03
6 650-700 675 170.00-180.00 174.94
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 231.00-237.00 233.91
3 300-350 343 224.00 224.00 Thin
4 350-400 374 254.00 254.00 Value Enhanced
15 400-450 417 215.00-220.00 217.91
4 450-500 494 227.50 227.50
10 450-500 490 227.50-230.00 229.25 Value Enhanced
7 500-550 525 195.00-205.00 199.93
9 550-600 579 180.00-195.00 187.67
6 600-650 625 180.00-188.00 183.95
6 650-700 675 170.00-180.00 174.94
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 220.00-230.00 224.87
7 300-350 325 137.75-241.00 166.30 Thin
5 350-400 370 229.00 229.00 Thin
3 350-400 392 235.00 235.00 Value Enhanced
12 400-450 425 201.00-215.00 207.10
9 450-500 475 190.00-205.00 197.03
16 500-550 525 183.00-190.00 186.04
12 550-600 576 175.00-185.00 178.71
8 600-650 625 169.00-180.00 174.07
7 650-700 675 157.00-169.00 162.94
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 196.00-206.00 200.92
7 450-500 475 190.00-196.00 192.96
6 600-650 625 165.00-170.00 167.47
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 215.00-224.00 219.05
6 350-400 375 210.00-220.00 214.89
4 350-400 355 210.00 210.00 Value Enhanced
7 400-450 425 190.00-208.50 198.20
10 400-450 424 201.00-203.00 201.97 Thin
4 400-450 444 200.00 200.00 Value Enhanced
10 450-500 476 184.50-195.00 188.23
7 500-550 525 180.00-190.00 184.93
7 550-600 575 170.00-180.00 174.94
13 600-650 615 160.00-166.00 163.56
6 650-700 675 150.00-160.00 154.94
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 200.00-210.00 204.91
7 300-350 325 220.00-231.00 224.31 Thin
7 350-400 375 190.00-200.00 194.91
25 350-400 374 207.00-234.00 225.00 Thin
13 400-450 425 177.00-187.00 181.96
7 400-450 425 190.00-201.00 195.05 Thin
14 450-500 478 170.00-183.00 178.15
9 450-500 470 185.00-201.00 191.64 Thin
9 500-550 525 160.00-170.00 164.95
8 500-550 525 170.00-180.00 175.69 Thin
8 550-600 575 150.00-160.00 154.95
7 600-650 625 145.00-155.00 149.94
5 650-700 675 135.00-145.00 139.93
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 170.00-185.00 175.69
6 450-500 475 150.00-170.00 159.83
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 500-550 525 146.00-155.00 150.43
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 300-350 325 225.00-243.00 233.47
12 400-450 425 215.00-231.00 222.92
15 500-550 516 196.00-206.00 198.27
7 550-600 575 190.00-196.00 192.96
7 600-650 618 170.00-180.00 175.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 217.00-227.00 221.91
12 350-400 375 207.00-217.00 211.95
12 400-450 425 205.00-220.00 212.01
10 450-500 475 196.00-205.00 200.05
8 500-550 525 185.00-200.00 192.41
8 550-600 575 170.00-185.00 177.05
8 600-650 625 163.50-170.00 166.53 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 300-350 325 200.00-215.00 206.99
7 500-550 525 160.00-170.00 164.93
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 425 183.00-196.00 189.06
4 450-500 475 173.00-183.00 177.87
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 750-900 third stage 1175.00-1200.00 per head
second stage 875.00-1585.00 per head
open 100.00-117.00
3-7 Year old 850-1200 third stage 1175.00-1425.00 per head
second stage 850.00-1250.00 per head
7+ Year old 850-1200 third stage 95.00-110.00
second stage 77.00-87.50
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1200 100-200 1550.00-1700.00 per pair
200-300 1200.00-1400.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1200 100-200 1525.00 per pair
200-300 1650.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2-3:
7+ year old 600-900 200-300 1325.00 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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