Report Date: 5/13/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 13, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/12/2015
Receipts: 303 Last Week: 421 Year Ago: 343
Compared to last week: Feeder steers, bulls and heifers sold unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold
steady.
Supply included about 192 feeder calves; 60 yearlings; 16 replacement cows;
27 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls and 4 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 30 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 65 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses; 5 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 55 percent steers and bulls, 45 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
3 300-350 308 335.00 335.00 Value Added
2 400-450 420 280.00-298.00 288.68
2 500-550 513 260.00 260.00 Fleshy
1 500-550 540 257.00 257.00 Thin Fleshed
2 550-600 568 255.50 255.50
4 600-650 625 240.50-247.00 242.94
2 600-650 645 240.50 240.50 Value Added
1 650-700 655 209.00 209.00 Fleshy
6 650-700 679 230.50 230.50 Value Added
1 700-750 730 215.00 215.00
2 700-750 748 214.00 214.00 Value Added
1 800-850 815 190.00 190.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 340 245.00-296.00 270.88
1 400-450 400 286.00 286.00
1 450-500 460 289.00 289.00 Thin Fleshed
2 500-550 522 247.00-252.00 249.44
8 550-600 582 243.00-250.00 246.94
3 600-650 625 210.00-246.00 231.10
1 650-700 660 229.50 229.50
1 750-800 760 211.00 211.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 380 255.00 255.00
1 450-500 490 235.00 235.00
1 500-550 515 225.00 225.00
2 600-650 620 202.00-210.00 205.94
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 390 265.00 265.00 Thin Fleshed
1 400-450 400 261.00 261.00
6 400-450 432 246.00-290.00 256.49 Fleshy
2 450-500 455 246.00-250.00 247.98
2 500-550 508 230.00-244.00 236.90
1 500-550 525 230.00 230.00 Fleshy
3 500-550 520 241.00-251.00 246.93 Replacement
1 550-600 585 205.00 205.00 Fleshy
4 550-600 586 251.00 251.00 Replacement
3 650-700 688 214.00 214.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 300 302.50 302.50
2 350-400 385 273.00-276.00 274.52
6 400-450 428 230.00-260.00 248.41
1 400-450 430 258.00 258.00 Fleshy
2 400-450 420 264.00 264.00 Thin Fleshed
5 450-500 476 235.00-250.00 241.71
3 450-500 472 205.00-245.00 224.26 Fleshy
1 450-500 480 239.00 239.00 Thin Fleshed
1 500-550 540 210.00 210.00
1 500-550 525 253.00 253.00 Replacement
7 550-600 571 198.50-205.00 202.41
2 550-600 585 195.00-223.00 208.76 Thin Fleshed
2 600-650 620 195.00-211.50 203.25
1 650-700 675 186.00 186.00
2 650-700 673 208.00 208.00 Fleshy
2 700-750 720 186.00-201.00 193.55 Replacement
1 800-850 810 180.00 180.00
2 900-950 918 164.00 164.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 372 260.00-280.00 269.93
1 400-450 425 212.00 212.00
1 400-450 420 230.00 230.00 Thin Fleshed
2 450-500 478 209.50-222.00 215.59
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 365 303.00 303.00 Fleshy
4 400-450 418 289.00-291.00 289.52 Fleshy
2 500-550 503 258.00 258.00
4 500-550 511 241.00-261.50 254.46 Fleshy
1 550-600 560 242.00 242.00
1 550-600 555 245.00 245.00 Fleshy
1 600-650 640 232.00 232.00
2 600-650 633 227.00 227.00 Fleshy
2 700-750 720 214.00-215.00 214.51
1 750-800 750 209.00 209.00
1 900-950 945 160.00 160.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 335 297.50 297.50
1 350-400 360 314.00 314.00
3 400-450 428 286.00-288.00 287.35
4 450-500 476 244.00-270.00 257.44
2 450-500 478 255.00 255.00 Full
10 500-550 530 237.00-256.00 246.47
5 550-600 585 231.00-241.50 234.73
1 550-600 555 230.00 230.00 Fleshy
3 600-650 627 190.00-233.00 213.10
2 650-700 680 219.00-221.00 220.01
1 700-750 730 195.00 195.00
2 800-850 832 158.00-160.00 158.99
1 950-1000 980 137.00 137.00
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 second stage 1790.00 per head
open 160.00-209.00
3-7 year old 800-1300 open 100.00-121.00
7+ year old 800-1300 first stage 114.00
second stage 1740.00 per head
third stage 1500.00-1760.00 per head
open 98.50
Cow-calf Pairs:
Small and Medium 2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
7+ year old 800-1400 100-200 1500.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 850-1500 107.50-113.00 113.00-113.50
Boners 80-85% 850-1400 104.00-109.00 109.00-117.50
Lean 85-90% 800-1100 101.00-111.50 111.50-115.00 98.50-101.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2330 110.50 105.00-106.00
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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