Report Date: 10/28/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Oct 28, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 10/27/2015
Receipts: 246 Last week: NR Year Ago: 266
Compared to last week: No trend due to sale not being reported for two
weeks.
Supply included about 172 feeder calves, 28 yearlings, 13 replacement cows,
32 slaughter cows, 0 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
about 37 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 60 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 3 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 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 578 181.00 181.00
16 550-600 590 194.50 194.50 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 450-500 453 218.00 218.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 600-650 648 155.00 155.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 355 229.00 229.00
3 500-550 518 183.00-188.50 185.44 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 713 176.00 176.00 Fleshy
4 750-800 760 173.00 173.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 375 234.00 234.00
2 400-450 418 221.00-226.00 223.49
1 600-650 630 177.00 177.00
1 650-700 680 173.00 173.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 480 190.00 190.00
1 650-700 650 170.00 170.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 500-550 533 205.00 205.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 234.00 234.00
2 350-400 392 210.00-222.00 216.04
1 400-450 435 219.00 219.00
3 450-500 490 193.00-207.00 198.95
7 500-550 535 178.00-195.00 190.25
3 550-600 565 171.00-181.00 175.68
1 600-650 635 187.00 187.00
1 700-750 730 167.00 167.00
2 750-800 778 163.00 163.00 Fleshy
1 800-850 825 168.00 168.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 550-600 573 192.50 192.50 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 500-550 505 148.00 148.00
4 600-650 623 142.00-145.00 143.48
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 198.00 198.00
6 400-450 424 180.00-205.50 195.82
1 450-500 465 175.00 175.00
1 550-600 595 166.00 166.00 Fleshy
2 600-650 615 166.00-168.50 167.25
1 650-700 655 170.00 170.00
1 850-900 855 140.00 140.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 196.50 196.50
1 450-500 495 184.00 184.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 378 190.00-200.00 195.17
4 400-450 419 181.00-194.00 190.03
3 450-500 458 171.00-190.50 179.50
5 500-550 530 165.00-180.00 173.44
2 550-600 555 163.50-175.00 169.20
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 372 179.00-181.00 180.02
1 450-500 480 162.00 162.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 600-650 600 161.00 161.00 Full
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 475 183.00 183.00
2 500-550 502 184.50-185.00 184.75
2 550-600 590 162.00-168.00 164.97
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 469 172.00-187.50 181.42
1 550-600 580 172.00 172.00
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 1400.00-1650.00 per head
open 86.50-111.00
3-7 Year old 850-1250 third stage 1775.00 per head
open 73.00-90.00
7+ Year old 850-1250 second stage 82.00-88.00
third stage 1300.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow weight Calf wt Price
3-7 Year old 850-1250 100-200 1450.00 per pair
7+ Year old 850-1250 100-200 1650.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 75.00 80.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 75.00-78.50 72.00-75.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 74.00-77.50 60.00-74.00
Lean 85-90% 600-800 72.00-77.00 58.00-72.00
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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