Report Date: 8/13/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Aug 13, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/12/2014
Receipts: 490 Last Week: 342 Year Ago: 318
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls, including fleshy new
crop calves, traded steady to 5.00 lower with instances 10.00 lower. Feeder
heifers traded mostly 5.00 lower with instances 10.00 lower.
Supply included about 311 feeder calves; 100 yearlings; 25 replacement cows;
47 slaughter cows; 7 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
35 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 63 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 1 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 52 percent steers and bulls, 48 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 850-1400 117.00
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 111.00-119.00 119.00-127.50 105.00-111.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 104.50-114.00 114.00-121.00 87.00-104.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 118.00-128.00 128.00-140.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 474 275.00-285.00 279.74
5 400-450 425 285.00-299.00 291.84
6 450-500 475 275.00-285.00 279.91
10 500-550 523 245.00-2454.00 1126.66
6 550-600 575 238.00-245.00 241.45
15 600-650 636 230.00-238.50 236.15
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 307.00 307.00
10 400-450 424 268.00-281.00 273.36
7 450-500 475 264.00-273.00 268.26
12 500-550 530 233.00-245.00 240.34
8 550-600 575 222.00-233.00 227.25
7 550-600 566 241.00 241.00 Fleshy
20 600-650 626 220.00-235.00 226.49
4 650-700 674 221.00 221.00 Fleshy
4 700-750 725 202.00-209.00 205.44
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 275.00-287.00 280.18
5 350-400 375 265.00-280.00 272.00
18 400-450 425 248.00-263.00 255.01
13 450-500 475 230.00-248.00 238.51
4 450-500 494 248.00 248.00 Fleshy
9 500-550 525 215.00-225.00 219.95
8 500-550 525 225.00-235.00 229.94 Thin Fleshed
5 600-650 625 200.00-215.00 207.08
5 650-700 675 185.00-200.00 192.24
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 400-450 425 233.50-237.00 235.03
5 450-500 460 237.00 237.00 Fleshy
8 500-550 525 222.00-228.00 224.96
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 255.00-261.00 257.91
5 350-400 375 245.00-255.00 249.87
11 400-450 431 230.00-239.00 235.37
9 400-450 420 237.00-247.00 243.00 Thin Fleshed
7 500-550 525 220.00-227.00 223.45
3 500-550 520 227.00 227.00 Fleshy
7 550-600 575 208.50-217.00 212.88
11 600-650 618 211.00-221.00 215.30
2 600-650 635 211.00 211.00 Fleshy
4 600-650 608 221.00 221.00 Replacement
7 650-700 675 198.50-211.00 204.51
2 650-700 653 198.50 198.50 Fleshy
3 700-750 725 184.00-195.00 189.21
2 700-750 705 188.00 188.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 230.00-245.00 236.98
4 350-400 375 215.00-230.00 222.00
9 400-450 425 218.00-228.00 222.94
10 450-500 475 206.00-218.00 211.94
5 450-500 475 180.00-200.00 189.79 Fleshy
17 500-550 526 206.00-217.50 212.51
7 500-550 506 223.00 223.00 Thin Fleshed
12 550-600 575 200.00-206.00 202.98
8 600-650 621 199.00-209.00 205.18
5 650-700 675 190.00-199.00 194.43
1 650-700 675 185.00 185.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 425 266.00-279.00 272.03
7 500-550 525 225.00-245.00 234.51
5 550-600 582 215.50 215.50 Fleshy
8 600-650 625 198.00-210.00 203.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 450-500 475 245.00-260.00 252.03
9 500-550 528 220.00-232.00 225.23
7 550-600 575 212.00-220.00 215.95
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 425 212.00-229.00 220.00
4 450-500 475 200.00-215.00 207.06
3 500-550 525 203.00-210.00 206.50
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 800-1100 first stage 1650.00-1800.00 per head
second stage 1740.00 per head
open 129.00-156.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 first stage 1266.00-1800.00 per head
second stage 134.00
third stage 1670.00 per head
7-10 year old 800-1300 first stage 97.00-136.00
second stage 125.00
third stage 117.00
Cow-calf Pairs:
Age Cow weight Calf weight Price
Medium and Large:
1-3 year old 800-1200 100-200 1600.00 per pair
3-7 year old 850-1300 200-300 1470.00 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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