Report Date: 5/21/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 21, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/20/2014
Receipts: 417 Last Week: 343 Year Ago: 164
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder
steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher.
Supply included about 258 feeder calves; 45 yearlings; 30 replacement cows;
74 slaughter cows; 8 slaughter bulls; 2 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 60 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 0 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 51 percent steers and bulls, 49 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 96.50-100.50 101.00-103.00 92.00-93.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 93.00-100.00 101.50-106.00 84.00-92.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 87.00-97.00 99.00-108.00 66.00-87.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 57.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 111.00-114.00 115.00-116.00 97.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 260.00 260.00
7 400-450 425 230.00-240.00 234.74
5 400-450 435 240.00 240.00 Thin
5 450-500 475 226.00-234.00 229.92
6 500-550 525 200.00-211.00 205.08
7 550-600 575 193.00-200.00 196.10
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 425 232.00-238.00 234.96 Value Enhanced
6 450-500 475 223.00-232.00 227.24
8 500-550 525 205.00-213.00 208.20
15 550-600 577 185.00-205.00 193.51
7 600-650 625 190.00-194.00 191.98
11 650-700 680 179.50-190.00 183.12
1 750-800 750 187.50 187.50
1 850-900 850 163.00 163.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 226.00-234.00 229.20 Thin
5 350-400 375 220.00-230.00 224.87
4 400-450 425 210.00-219.00 214.62
3 500-550 525 189.00 189.00
3 500-550 525 200.00 200.00 Thin
1 600-650 625 185.00 185.00
1 750-800 750 165.00 165.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 400-450 425 205.00-215.50 209.98
7 500-550 525 190.00-197.00 193.81
6 550-600 575 184.00-190.00 186.62
1 600-650 600 183.00 183.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 234.00-241.00 237.06
7 350-400 375 225.00-234.00 229.06
4 350-400 376 228.00 228.00 Thin
7 400-450 425 205.00-219.00 211.88
8 450-500 475 191.00-205.00 197.91
8 450-500 462 218.00 218.00 Thin
2 500-550 538 187.50 187.50
9 500-550 525 185.00-198.00 191.04 Fleshy
4 500-550 525 184.00 184.00 Thin
10 550-600 575 169.50-185.00 176.98 Fleshy
1 550-600 575 190.00 190.00 Thin
5 600-650 615 185.00 185.00 Value Enhanced
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 219.00-228.00 223.04
7 350-400 375 216.00-222.00 218.23
13 400-450 425 187.00-201.00 193.94
14 450-500 475 173.00-189.00 181.80
6 550-600 575 174.00-177.00 175.48
1 600-650 625 180.00 180.00 Fleshy
3 650-700 675 173.00-175.00 173.98
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 200.00 200.00
4 450-500 474 150.00-170.00 158.87
3 550-600 558 150.00-170.00 160.00
3 800-850 838 131.00 131.00 Thin
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 400-450 425 220.00-232.00 225.44
4 500-550 544 205.00 205.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 400-450 425 210.00-219.00 214.83
8 500-550 525 195.00-209.00 201.92
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 450-500 475 198.00-206.00 201.95
5 500-550 525 190.00-200.00 194.91
8 550-600 572 185.00-192.00 188.65
1 750-800 775 149.00 149.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 525 164.00-170.00 166.91
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 1275.00 per head
second stage 111.50
third stage 1010.00 per head
open 105.00
3-7 year old 800-1200 second stage 1325.00 per head
third stage 1035.00-1325.00 per head
open 120.00-138.50
8-10 year old 800-1200 second stage 90.00-107.50
1190.00-1300.00 per head
open 96.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 900-1300 100-200 1450.00-1675.00 per pair
200-300 1500.00 per pair
7-10 year old 900-1300 100-200 1600.00 per pair
Small and Medium 1-2:
3-7 year old 800-1000 100-200 1325.00 per pair
7-10 year old 800-1000 100-200 1300.00-1350.00 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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