Report Date: 3/19/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Mar 19, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/18/2014
Receipts: 391 Last Week: 321 Year Ago: 264
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded unevenly. Breakers and boners
sold 3.00-5.00 higher, cutter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold
mostly 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 10.00 higher.
Supply included about 200 feeder calves; 43 yearlings; 60 replacement cows;
69 slaughter cows; 15 slaughter bulls; 4 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
44 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 55 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 50 percent steers and bulls, 50 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 98.50-102.50 104.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 94.00-102.50 103.00-109.00 87.00-93.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 85.00-95.00 95.00-108.00 64.00-85.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 100.00-110.00 110.00-119.50 87.00-90.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 232.00-252.00 241.10
5 400-450 425 217.00-226.00 221.10
7 500-550 525 211.00-216.00 213.11
6 550-600 575 205.00-210.00 207.13
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 225.00-240.00 231.97
5 400-450 425 210.00-220.00 214.88
5 500-550 525 205.00-215.00 209.91
6 550-600 575 191.00-205.00 197.23
5 600-650 625 184.00-191.00 187.15
3 700-750 725 172.00-179.00 175.25
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 210.00-225.00 216.98
6 350-400 375 195.00-210.00 202.00
7 400-450 425 200.00-210.00 204.92
9 500-550 525 182.00-190.00 185.96
5 700-750 725 167.00-171.00 168.97
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 215.00-222.00 218.08
3 400-450 425 202.00-205.00 203.44
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 204.00-213.00 208.06
5 400-450 425 196.00-202.00 198.93
7 500-550 525 181.00-188.00 184.10
6 550-600 575 175.00-181.00 177.96
5 600-650 625 174.00-176.00 174.98
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 200.00-213.00 206.00
8 350-400 375 185.00-200.00 192.00
9 400-450 425 187.00-194.00 190.07
8 450-500 475 178.00-187.00 182.44
4 500-550 500 180.00 180.00 Thin
5 550-600 575 167.00-175.00 170.93
8 600-650 625 162.00-170.00 165.21
3 700-750 725 147.00-157.00 151.89
3 750-800 775 136.00-147.00 141.38
3 800-850 825 135.00-147.00 140.88
3 850-900 875 125.00-135.00 129.91
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 157.00-172.00 164.02
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-850 825 115.00 115.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 500-550 525 196.00-212.00 203.89
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 425 210.00-230.00 219.77
4 500-550 525 190.00-197.00 193.42
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 200.00-210.00 204.90
5 450-500 475 192.00-200.00 195.92
4 600-650 625 173.00-176.00 174.72
3 850-900 875 132.00-140.00 135.93
Replacement bulls: 2 year old Black Angus 1130 lbs 1650.00 per head; 2 year
old Black Angus 1295 lbs 2300.00 per head; 4 year old Black Angus 2130 lbs
2450.00 per head; 2 year old Charolais 1115 lbs 2050.00 per head.
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 700-900 first stage 1300.00 per head
second stage 1050.00-1500.00 per head
third stage 900.00-1500.00 per head
open 108.00
3-7 year old 800-1200 first stage 1000.00-1350.00 per head
second stage 1300.00-1625.00 per head
third stage 1185.00-1875.00 per head
open 80.00-114.00
8-10 year old 800-1200 first stage 1110.00 per head
second stage 950.00-1350.00 per head
third stage 1250.00-1425.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 800-1400 100-200 1650.00-2500.00 per pair
200-300 1775.00-2310.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1400 100-200 1500.00-1700.00 per pair
200-300 1725.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2:
3-7 year old 600-1000 100-200 1550.00 per pair
200-300 1200.00-1300.00 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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