Report Date: 2/25/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Feb 25, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/24/2015
Receipts: 193 Last week: NS Year Ago: 744
Compared to two weeks ago: All quotes to be considered on a light test.
Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifer calves sold steady to 5.00
higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 118 feeder calves; 25 yearlings; 32 replacement cows;
15 slaughter cows; 3 slaughter bulls and 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 65 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 35 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses; 0 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.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 290.00 290.00
1 500-550 525 254.00 254.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 300 322.50 322.50
3 350-400 380 305.00 305.00 Value Added
5 400-450 425 250.00-263.00 256.05
7 450-500 472 292.50-295.00 293.97 Value Added
2 500-550 508 250.00 250.00
4 550-600 599 254.00 254.00 Value Added
1 600-650 625 213.00 213.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 335 271.00 271.00
1 350-400 385 235.00 235.00
1 500-550 525 240.00 240.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 325 279.00-289.00 283.81
1 400-450 425 258.00 258.00
11 400-450 429 258.00 258.00 Value Added
6 450-500 499 245.00 245.00 Value Added
4 550-600 575 224.00-228.00 225.96
7 550-600 561 238.00 238.00 Value Added
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 324 240.00-276.00 256.64
5 400-450 425 227.00-239.00 232.86
5 450-500 475 200.00-227.00 212.92
1 500-550 545 220.00 220.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 480 272.50 272.50 Value Added
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 440 240.00 240.00
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 first stage 1450.00-1525.00 per head
open 120.50-125.50
3-7 year old 800-1300 first stage 1125.00 per head
7+ year old 800-1300 second stage 1170.00-1500.00 per head
third stage 1375.00 per head
open 104.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 years old 750-1200 100-200 1850.00-2975.00 per pair
200-300 2425.00-3025.00 per pair
Small and Medium 1-2:
2-7 years old 700-1000 100-200 2000.00-2375.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 850-1500 117.00
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 100.00-108.00 94.50-95.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 97.00-104.00 65.00-89.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 112.50-120.50 134.00
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
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