Report Date: 10/1/2014
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Oct 1, 2014 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/30/2014
Receipts: 814 Last Week: 443 Year Ago: NA
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder
steers and bulls sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly
steady to 10.00 higher.
Supply included about 575 feeder calves; 150 yearlings; 24 replacement cows;
53 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about
35 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 60 percent exotic breed and
exotic crosses; 5 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls, 40 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 104.00-108.50
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 104.00-112.00 112.00 95.00-104.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 100.00-106.50 89.00-100.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 65.00-90.50
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 114.00-129.00 130.00-132.00 108.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 309.00-314.00 311.16
3 400-450 425 300.00-311.00 305.12
3 450-500 475 280.00-300.00 289.66
8 500-550 525 252.00-258.00 254.96
7 550-600 575 247.00-252.00 249.47
10 600-650 627 235.00-241.00 238.59
10 650-700 666 230.00-237.00 235.06
10 700-750 722 217.00-229.00 223.15
7 750-800 765 227.00 227.00 Value Added
3 800-850 825 208.00-216.00 211.92
3 850-900 850 208.00 208.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 295.00-305.00 299.81
7 350-400 384 287.00-295.00 289.16
6 400-450 425 275.00-292.50 283.08
13 450-500 476 255.00-275.00 262.60
16 500-550 530 237.00-254.00 247.84
3 500-550 532 249.00 249.00 Fleshy
12 550-600 579 235.00-246.00 238.48
6 550-600 555 231.00 231.00 Fleshy
5 600-650 625 233.00-244.00 238.11
5 650-700 675 225.00-233.00 228.94
4 700-750 725 206.00-222.00 213.86
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 300-350 325 265.00-287.00 275.03
8 350-400 375 240.00-265.00 251.92
9 400-450 425 240.00-257.00 248.00
8 450-500 475 225.00-240.00 232.03
16 500-550 525 230.00-245.00 237.02
21 550-600 575 215.00-230.00 222.02
5 550-600 569 235.00 235.00 Fleshy
6 600-650 625 220.00-230.00 224.93
6 650-700 675 210.00-220.00 214.94
7 700-750 725 200.00-215.00 207.25
5 800-850 825 182.00-205.00 193.06
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 225.00-240.00 231.98
5 350-400 375 217.00-230.00 223.03
6 400-450 425 205.00-220.00 212.02
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 254.00-272.00 262.49
4 400-450 428 267.00 267.00 Fleshy
12 450-500 475 244.00-254.00 248.96
8 500-550 525 229.00-234.00 231.47
3 500-550 523 228.00 228.00 Fleshy
7 550-600 575 226.00-230.00 227.98
3 600-650 625 210.00-220.00 214.87
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 267.00-277.00 271.87
8 350-400 375 255.00-270.00 262.00
15 400-450 423 253.00-279.00 265.30
45 400-450 407 260.00-293.50 286.68 Value Added
8 450-500 475 237.00-253.00 244.90
74 450-500 465 279.00 279.00 Value Added
9 500-550 522 230.00-242.00 236.04
2 500-550 533 227.00 227.00 Fleshy
7 550-600 575 215.00-230.00 222.05
15 550-600 552 237.00 237.00 Value Added
5 600-650 625 211.00-219.00 214.94
5 650-700 675 204.00-211.00 207.15
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 300-350 325 240.00-259.00 248.95
21 300-350 324 275.00 275.00 Value Added
7 350-400 375 222.00-240.00 230.12
24 400-450 425 225.00-245.00 234.04
24 450-500 475 210.00-230.00 219.50
18 500-550 525 206.00-224.00 214.51
5 500-550 513 216.00 216.00 Thin Fleshed
13 550-600 575 195.00-206.00 200.04
11 600-650 625 197.00-208.00 202.26
9 650-700 675 187.00-197.00 191.96
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 400-450 425 200.00-210.00 204.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 279.00-287.50 283.00
3 550-600 550 244.00 244.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 400-450 425 257.00-285.00 270.05
13 450-500 475 220.00-257.00 237.51
17 500-550 524 219.00-245.00 230.87
12 550-600 575 205.00-225.00 215.49
7 600-650 625 203.00-216.00 209.07
6 650-700 675 193.00-203.00 197.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 600-650 625 166.00-172.00 168.92
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
3-7 year old 800-1300 first stage 1280.00-1990.00 per head
second stage 1930.00 per head
third stage 1925.00 per head
7+ year old 800-1300 first stage 103.00-119.00
second stage 110.00-133.00
third stage 1250.00 per head
open 105.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 700-1000 200-300 2100.00 per pair
7 + year old 800-1300 100-200 1575.00-1860.00 per pair
200-300 1650.00 per pair
Small and Medium 1-2:
7 + year old 700-1200 100-200 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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