Report Date: 5/11/2015
LR_LS150
Little Rock, AR Mon May 11, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Ash Flat Livestock
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/08/2015
Receipts: 802 Last Week: 926 Year Ago: 703
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady with a few
instances of calves under 500 lbs selling 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold
mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly 3.00 higher.
Supply included about 547 feeder calves; 60 yearlings; 81 replacement cows;
104 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls and 4 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 58 percent Exotic breed and
Exotic crosses; 2 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply consisting of 52 percent steers and bulls
with 48 percent heifers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 322 339.00 339.00
1 350-400 360 313.00 313.00
2 450-500 458 297.50-303.00 300.27
3 450-500 467 269.00-275.00 273.01 Fleshy
1 500-550 545 272.00 272.00
1 550-600 570 265.00 265.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 325.00 325.00
2 350-400 370 302.00 302.00
8 400-450 413 279.00-319.00 300.75
3 400-450 422 287.50-312.50 296.26 Thin Fleshed
1 450-500 475 295.00 295.00 Thin Fleshed
4 500-550 518 255.00-263.00 259.48
1 500-550 525 263.00 263.00 Fleshy
3 500-550 510 267.50-299.00 280.27 Thin Fleshed
1 550-600 575 245.00 245.00
1 600-650 625 240.00 240.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 290.00 290.00
2 450-500 485 260.00-262.00 261.00
1 450-500 495 274.00 274.00 Thin Fleshed
1 500-550 515 258.00 258.00
1 600-650 625 235.00 235.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 310 303.00 303.00
17 350-400 395 280.00-285.00 284.73
1 400-450 405 250.00 250.00
2 450-500 470 250.00-266.00 257.91
1 450-500 450 240.00 240.00 Fleshy
3 450-500 455 249.00-265.00 256.27 Thin Fleshed
3 500-550 518 240.00-253.00 245.58
1 550-600 585 221.00 221.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 620 220.00 220.00
1 700-750 715 200.00 200.00
1 700-750 710 208.00 208.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 260.00 260.00
1 350-400 390 270.00 270.00
5 350-400 387 255.00-270.00 265.59 Thin Fleshed
1 400-450 405 250.00 250.00
3 400-450 427 249.00-257.00 252.07 Fleshy
2 400-450 415 264.00-265.00 264.52 Thin Fleshed
7 450-500 470 240.00-257.00 250.71
1 450-500 470 245.00 245.00 Thin Fleshed
5 500-550 538 202.00-235.00 224.52
4 500-550 537 231.00-240.00 233.18 Thin Fleshed
5 550-600 568 212.50-225.00 217.89
2 550-600 593 225.00 225.00 Thin Fleshed
2 600-650 638 220.00-225.00 222.51
1 600-650 610 210.00 210.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 625 200.00 200.00 Thin Fleshed
4 650-700 669 194.00-210.00 203.44
2 700-750 743 200.00 200.00 Thin Fleshed
1 750-800 785 175.00 175.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 375 269.00 269.00 Thin Fleshed
3 400-450 427 230.00-238.00 232.62
2 400-450 420 266.00-267.00 266.48 Thin Fleshed
1 450-500 495 230.00 230.00
3 500-550 517 220.00-236.00 230.38
2 550-600 562 234.00-252.00 242.80 Thin Fleshed
1 600-650 640 225.00 225.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 295.00 295.00
2 400-450 430 260.00-285.00 272.50
4 450-500 472 270.00-285.00 276.16
1 500-550 535 260.00 260.00
2 550-600 572 229.00-251.00 240.14
2 600-650 638 234.00-235.00 234.49
3 650-700 662 210.00-231.00 216.98
1 700-750 710 222.00 222.00
1 800-850 800 210.00 210.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 435 258.00 258.00
7 450-500 476 225.00-275.00 255.89
2 500-550 506 254.00 254.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 565 238.00-240.00 238.97
1 550-600 565 226.00 226.00 Thin Fleshed
2 600-650 622 220.00 220.00
2 650-700 662 200.00-229.00 214.55
1 750-800 795 191.00 191.00
1 800-850 845 182.00 182.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 370 270.00 270.00 Fleshy
3 400-450 417 230.00-263.00 250.66
1 450-500 455 259.00 259.00
1 450-500 495 225.00 225.00 Thin Fleshed
1 550-600 555 220.00 220.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 455 240.00 240.00
4 500-550 542 220.00-225.00 223.77
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 second stage 2000.00-2200.00 per head
third stage 2000.00-2200.00 per head
open 125.00-185.00
3-7 Year old 850-1300 first stage 1825.00 per head
second stage 1850.00-2350.00 per head
third stage 1450.00-2200.00 per head
open 113.00-177.00
7+ Year old 850-1300 first stage 107.50
second stage 1050.00-1850.00 per head
third stage 1050.00-2150.00 per head
open 105.00-115.50
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Year old 800-1200 100-200 2860.00 per pair
200-300 2025.00 per pair
7+ Year old 800-1200 100-200 2200.00 per pair
200-300 2000.00-2680.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1100-1500 108.50-110.00 114.00-116.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 105.00-110.50 110.50-121.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1200 100.00-111.00 111.00-113.50 90.00-96.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 117.00-133.00 136.00-144.00
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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