Report Date: 4/15/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Apr 15, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/14/2015
Receipts: 340 Last Week: 299 Year Ago: 322
Compared to last week: Feeder steer and bull calves under 500 lbs sold
mostly steady, calves and yearlings over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower.
Feeder heifers sold steady to 20.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.
Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.
Supply included about 225 feeder calves; 48 yearlings; 28 replacement cows;
30 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls and 0 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 50 percent steers and bulls, 50 percent
heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 276.00 276.00
3 350-400 390 309.00-315.00 311.34
1 400-450 400 279.00 279.00
4 400-450 431 301.00-308.00 302.66 Value Added
9 450-500 478 270.00-285.00 277.91
6 500-550 532 245.00-266.00 251.85
1 500-550 530 241.00 241.00 Fleshy
3 550-600 575 240.00-248.00 242.94
1 550-600 590 234.00 234.00 Value Added
3 600-650 635 238.00-244.00 241.64
4 650-700 660 223.00-238.00 232.60
3 700-750 733 207.00 207.00
1 800-850 810 200.00 200.00 Full
1 1100-1150 1140 154.00 154.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 308 285.00-325.00 306.89
6 300-350 339 295.00-310.00 297.32 Thin Fleshed
3 350-400 355 278.00-312.00 292.79
1 400-450 440 290.00 290.00
1 400-450 420 287.00 287.00 Thin Fleshed
4 450-500 462 242.00-279.00 261.32
3 550-600 568 238.00-252.00 246.63
1 650-700 655 210.00 210.00 Full
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 315 260.00 260.00
1 350-400 360 270.00 270.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 435 150.00 150.00
1 650-700 690 176.00 176.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 269.00 269.00
9 350-400 371 260.00-290.00 275.46
2 400-450 418 247.00-269.00 257.67
2 450-500 472 252.00-265.00 258.38 Thin Fleshed
1 500-550 540 234.00 234.00
1 500-550 510 230.00 230.00 Fleshy
1 500-550 528 233.00 233.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 578 217.00-232.00 224.40
2 600-650 613 214.00 214.00
3 700-750 725 204.00-219.00 213.86 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 310 280.00 280.00
1 300-350 335 283.00 283.00 Thin Fleshed
8 350-400 373 248.00-273.00 263.65
3 350-400 357 283.00 283.00 Thin Fleshed
6 400-450 427 231.00-251.00 242.93
1 400-450 405 265.00 265.00 Thin Fleshed
4 450-500 462 230.00-251.00 235.78
3 450-500 478 239.00-259.00 250.76 Thin Fleshed
4 500-550 528 221.00-229.00 224.74
3 500-550 523 232.00-236.00 233.29 Thin Fleshed
3 550-600 555 210.00-222.00 215.65
1 550-600 555 210.00 210.00 Fleshy
3 550-600 578 223.00 223.00 Thin Fleshed
1 600-650 630 209.00 209.00
1 600-650 645 175.00 175.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 620 205.00 205.00 Thin Fleshed
1 750-800 755 180.00 180.00 Thin Fleshed
1 1000-1050 1010 153.00 153.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 365 250.00 250.00
1 400-450 435 211.00 211.00
1 500-550 520 200.00 200.00
1 550-600 585 182.00 182.00
1 650-700 675 187.00 187.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 380 306.00-309.00 307.50
1 400-450 410 277.00 277.00
4 450-500 458 279.00-282.00 280.49
1 500-550 538 248.00 248.00
7 550-600 551 247.00-257.00 248.44
4 600-650 618 225.00-236.00 230.25
1 700-750 735 197.50 197.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 350-400 382 292.00-293.00 292.33
5 450-500 470 244.00-275.00 264.54
2 450-500 470 279.00-284.00 281.47 Thin Fleshed
4 500-550 528 240.00-253.00 246.51
3 550-600 557 239.00-258.00 246.69
3 600-650 617 204.00-243.00 222.90
1 650-700 685 215.00 215.00
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 third stage 1600.00 per head
open 119.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 second stage 1900.00 per head
third stage 1725.00-2200.00 per head
open 115.00-136.00
7+ year old 800-1300 first stage 1250.00 per head
second stage 1050.00-1875.00 per head
open 93.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 year old 800-1400 200-300 2550.00-2650.00 per pair
7+ year old 800-1400 100-200 1850.00-2700.00 per pair
200-300 2050.00-2775.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 850-1500 112.50-113.50
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 104.50-111.00 114.00-119.50
Lean 85-90% 800-1100 98.00-103.50 107.00-117.00 78.00-98.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 120.00-123.00 129.00-140.50 110.00
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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