Report Date: 1/28/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Jan 28, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/27/2015
Receipts: 386 Last Week: 536 Year Ago: 169
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady.
Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 223 feeder calves; 100 yearlings; 15 replacement cows;
43 slaughter cows; 5 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 55 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.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 500-550 526 241.00-247.00 243.30
2 650-700 668 215.00 215.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 285.00-300.00 291.97
7 400-450 425 265.00-279.00 271.88
8 450-500 475 252.00-265.00 256.54
10 500-550 527 239.00-249.00 244.26
7 550-600 575 229.00-239.00 233.94
8 600-650 625 207.00-215.00 210.96
11 650-700 660 212.00-215.00 214.46
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 325 270.00-285.00 276.97
8 350-400 376 255.00-270.00 262.76
16 400-450 425 242.00-254.00 247.08
9 450-500 472 230.00-242.00 237.91
12 500-550 525 219.00-229.00 223.96
7 550-600 575 212.00-222.00 216.94
7 600-650 625 195.00-205.00 199.94
6 600-650 625 215.00-224.00 219.44 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-350 325 260.00-268.00 263.90
3 300-350 315 285.00 285.00 Thin Fleshed
7 400-450 425 235.00-244.00 239.78
6 450-500 475 230.00-240.00 234.91
6 500-550 525 200.00-210.00 204.92
10 550-600 570 194.00-205.00 199.74
14 600-650 642 194.00-199.00 194.47
6 700-750 725 190.00-1981.00 1387.01 Thin Fleshed
4 800-850 825 170.00-185.00 177.14
20 800-850 812 203.00 203.00 Replacement
29 900-950 929 174.00-177.50 176.41 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 300-350 325 245.00-260.00 251.98
8 350-400 375 230.00-245.00 237.00
12 400-450 425 215.00-230.00 222.01
11 450-500 475 205.00-215.00 209.95
9 500-550 525 190.00-200.00 194.95
8 550-600 575 181.00-190.00 185.08
7 600-650 625 180.00-187.00 183.46
7 700-750 725 175.00-186.00 180.09
6 700-750 747 190.00 190.00 Thin Fleshed
4 750-800 784 207.00 207.00 Replacement
5 800-850 825 161.00-170.00 165.45
4 800-850 824 181.00 181.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 194.00-217.00 204.82
4 700-750 725 135.00-143.00 138.93
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 247.00-266.00 255.98
6 450-500 472 246.00-253.00 249.41
13 500-550 522 227.00-245.00 237.36
5 550-600 588 206.00-217.00 210.38
10 600-650 616 207.00-223.00 218.07
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 400-450 425 230.00-250.00 239.88
9 450-500 475 210.00-230.00 219.89
7 500-550 525 210.00-230.00 219.87
14 550-600 575 205.00-215.00 209.97
8 600-650 625 195.00-205.00 199.95
6 650-700 675 185.00-195.00 189.94
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 400-450 425 200.00-215.00 207.02
6 450-500 475 190.00-205.00 197.04
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 year old 700-1000 second stage 875.00-1100.00 per head
open 110.00-132.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 second stage 1525.00-1700.00 per head
7+ year old 800-1300 second stage 880.00-1745.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Small and Medium 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 year old 700-1000 300-400 1600.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 94.00-104.00 106.00 85.00-93.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 88.00-95.00 99.00 60.00-88.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 107.50-113.50 99.00
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
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS147.txt
0858
.
Archived market reports...