Report Date: 2/12/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Feb 12, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/11/2014
Receipts: 214 Last Week: NS Year Ago: NR
Compared to two weeks ago: All quotes made on a light test. Slaughter cows
and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly
steady, from 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher.
Supply included about 147 feeder calves; 32 yearlings; 14 replacement cows;
18 slaughter cows; 2 slaughter bulls; 1 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
50 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 49 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 94.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 85.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 77.00-82.00 81.00-91.00 63.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 100.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 215.00-224.00 219.58
3 400-450 425 206.00-215.00 210.16
5 500-550 525 185.00-190.00 187.15
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 425 190.00-201.00 195.07
4 600-650 625 162.50-169.00 165.31
3 700-750 725 150.00-153.50 151.63
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 325 200.00-214.00 206.31
8 350-400 375 180.00-194.00 186.14
6 400-450 425 182.00-192.00 186.24
7 450-500 475 172.00-182.00 176.21
3 650-700 675 155.00-160.00 157.44
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 190.00-195.00 192.42
1 500-550 505 178.00 178.00
4 750-800 779 153.00 153.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 185.00-191.00 187.76
6 400-450 425 173.00-183.00 177.24
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 172.00-183.00 177.02
7 350-400 375 160.00-172.00 165.17
7 400-450 425 161.00-171.00 165.20
7 450-500 475 145.00-160.00 152.03
5 500-550 525 150.00-159.50 154.51
5 550-600 575 145.00-150.00 147.46
6 650-700 675 134.00-144.00 138.94
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 145.00-155.00 149.91
5 400-450 425 140.00-150.00 144.88
5 450-500 475 127.00-140.00 133.07
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 425 180.00-200.00 189.71
5 500-550 525 165.00-180.00 172.06
1 700-750 725 153.50 153.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 425 175.00-180.00 177.44
7 500-550 525 162.50-173.00 167.50
7 600-650 625 153.50-163.50 158.09
3 700-750 725 145.00-148.50 146.79
3 800-850 825 143.50-145.00 144.24
Replacement Bull: 5 year old Black Angus 1550 lbs 1700.00 per head.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-7 year old 800-1200 second stage 1175.00-1500.00 per head
third stage 1575.00 per head
8-10 year old 800-1200 second stage 725.00-1080.00 per head
third stage 750.00-870.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1250 100-200 1350.00 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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