Report Date: 9/16/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Sep 16, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/15/2015
Receipts: 566 Last Week: 184 Year Ago: 576
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder
heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mixed. Breakers and
boners sold mostly 5.00 lower. Cutter cows sold mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 387 feeder calves, 119 yearlings, 16 replacement cows,
35 slaughter cows, 6 slaughter bulls and 2 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 30 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 66 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 4 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls with 40
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
3 400-450 408 244.00 244.00
7 650-700 691 200.50 200.50 Value Added
5 800-850 817 184.50 184.50 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 595 216.00 216.00
8 650-700 691 192.50 192.50 Value Added
8 700-750 731 192.50 192.50 Value Added
3 750-800 763 180.00 180.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 600-650 613 186.00 186.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 491 222.00 222.00
7 500-550 520 209.00-212.00 211.11
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 345 254.00 254.00
3 350-400 363 236.00-249.00 243.03
2 400-450 422 223.00-238.00 230.63
2 450-500 470 208.00-215.00 211.57
5 500-550 529 200.00-215.00 207.96
3 550-600 567 200.00-207.00 204.03
1 550-600 585 210.00 210.00 Value Added
1 600-650 630 203.00 203.00
2 600-650 635 201.00-216.00 208.62 Value Added
1 650-700 695 199.00 199.00
2 750-800 785 184.00-185.00 184.50
1 800-850 815 182.00 182.00
1 800-850 820 179.00 179.00 Fleshy
1 850-900 880 170.00 170.00
Feeder Steers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 350-400 375 240.00 240.00
4 500-550 533 200.00 200.00
3 600-650 633 185.00 185.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 350-400 372 210.00-236.00 223.19
1 450-500 490 195.00 195.00
3 550-600 584 182.00-187.00 185.70
3 600-650 625 181.00-196.00 184.84
3 650-700 680 174.00-184.00 180.01
1 700-750 740 180.00 180.00
1 750-800 760 181.00 181.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 520 214.00-227.00 220.25
2 550-600 572 210.50-215.00 212.84
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 703 200.00 200.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 250.00 250.00
1 350-400 385 247.00 247.00
1 400-450 410 246.00 246.00
2 450-500 480 222.00-228.00 225.00
7 500-550 534 201.00-216.00 207.46
3 600-650 630 195.00-205.00 198.65
2 650-700 680 195.00-200.00 197.44
2 650-700 685 186.00 186.00 Fleshy
1 700-750 725 192.00 192.00
1 700-750 740 192.00 192.00 Value Added
1 800-850 800 184.00 184.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 498 205.00 205.00
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 418 190.00-231.00 209.89
10 600-650 616 174.00-193.00 187.00
2 650-700 672 178.00-190.00 186.00
1 700-750 725 185.00 185.00
1 750-800 760 184.00 184.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 486 205.00 205.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 750-800 754 184.00 184.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 470 186.00 186.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 408 218.00-238.00 228.06
1 500-550 535 201.00 201.00 Fleshy
2 600-650 640 184.00-186.00 185.01
2 650-700 675 179.00-182.00 180.51
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 450 210.00 210.00
2 500-550 525 177.00-192.00 186.36
2 550-600 568 181.00-190.00 185.64
1 600-650 640 175.00 175.00
2 800-850 820 185.00 185.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 328 245.00 245.00
5 400-450 417 222.00-232.50 226.74
1 450-500 450 219.00 219.00
5 500-550 518 195.00-208.00 202.33
1 500-550 540 191.00 191.00 Fleshy
2 550-600 562 190.00-194.00 192.01
4 600-650 630 183.00-196.00 189.45
4 650-700 686 180.00-181.50 181.12
1 750-800 785 170.00 170.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 582 180.00 180.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 463 185.00-200.00 195.09
3 500-550 512 158.00-192.00 180.69
2 550-600 585 144.00-185.00 178.73
1 550-600 580 165.00 165.00 Fleshy
2 600-650 642 175.00-182.00 178.51
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 650 181.00 181.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 543 172.00 172.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 450-500 477 202.00-229.00 210.16
2 500-550 515 190.00-204.00 196.49
2 550-600 582 188.00-197.00 192.44
Feeder Bulls Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 550-600 560 183.00-185.00 184.00
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 425 238.00 238.00
1 450-500 490 195.00 195.00
2 500-550 508 195.00 195.00
1 550-600 595 170.00 170.00
2 600-650 635 155.00-170.00 164.60
1 650-700 685 169.00 169.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 424 231.00-234.00 232.71
1 450-500 475 205.00 205.00
4 500-550 528 190.00-199.00 192.28
2 600-650 610 172.00-182.00 177.08
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 236.00 236.00
1 450-500 490 193.00 193.00
3 550-600 561 180.50-184.50 181.84
1 550-600 565 180.00 180.00 Full
1 600-650 615 170.00 170.00
1 700-750 720 166.00 166.00
1 700-750 700 163.00 163.00 Full
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 800-1000 second stage 1600.00 per head
open 1325.00 per head
3-7 Year old 850-1250 second stage 1300.00-1600.00 per head
third stage 1425.00 per head
open 101.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Year old 850-1200 100-200 1900.00 per pair
7+ Year old 850-1200 100-200 1750.00 per pair
200-300 1750.00 per pair
Small Frame 4:
7+ Year old 600-800 200-300 825.00-1000.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 94.00-104.00 105.00 90.00-94.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 93.50-96.50 100.50 85.00-93.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 91.00-101.00 80.00-90.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 107.00-117.00 119.00-122.00 99.50-106.00
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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