Report Date: 4/13/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Apr 13, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/12/2016
Receipts: 292 Last Week: 424 Year Ago: 340
Compared to last week: Feeder steer and bull calves under 650 lbs sold
steady to 5.00 lower, yearlings over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder
heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.
Supply included about 176 feeder calves, 45 yearlings, 40 replacement cows,
25 slaughter cows, 5 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
about 45 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 53 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 2 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 55 percent steers and bulls with 45
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 325 202.00 202.00
3 400-450 405 192.00-196.00 194.32
3 450-500 473 171.00-175.00 173.65
2 500-550 530 160.00-170.00 165.00
6 550-600 568 156.00-169.00 162.05
3 600-650 629 158.00-165.00 160.23
3 700-750 713 142.00-150.00 144.62
1 850-900 855 134.00 134.00
Feeder Steers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 650-700 673 149.00 149.00
Feeder Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 177.00 177.00
1 350-400 370 165.00 165.00
1 450-500 485 161.00 161.00
2 550-600 562 149.00-150.00 149.50
1 600-650 645 140.00 140.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 317 194.00-201.00 198.57
3 400-450 413 189.00-200.00 192.73
5 450-500 470 174.00-184.00 178.78
1 450-500 465 170.00 170.00 Fleshy
1 500-550 540 175.00 175.00
6 550-600 564 155.00-171.00 165.24
5 600-650 623 162.50-167.00 164.81
3 600-650 610 147.00-152.00 150.33 Fleshy
2 650-700 662 155.00-157.00 156.01
1 650-700 675 148.00 148.00 Fleshy
1 750-800 760 144.00 144.00
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 535 149.00 149.00
1 550-600 560 142.00 142.00
Feeder Steers Medium 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 700-750 728 74.00-78.00 76.03
2 750-800 795 75.00 75.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 310 177.00 177.00
1 350-400 385 160.00 160.00
1 450-500 470 154.00 154.00
1 500-550 515 153.00 153.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 600-650 605 141.00 141.00 Thin Fleshed
1 650-700 675 138.00 138.00
1 700-750 740 130.00 130.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 332 170.00-180.00 173.97
1 350-400 395 161.00 161.00
6 400-450 428 157.00-162.00 160.17
4 450-500 470 150.00-164.00 156.13
7 500-550 517 148.00-156.00 153.63
4 550-600 570 149.00-153.00 150.76
2 550-600 582 140.00-144.00 141.96 Fleshy
5 600-650 642 140.00-147.00 145.40
1 750-800 770 132.00 132.00 Fleshy
1 800-850 840 120.00 120.00
1 950-1000 990 111.00 111.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 650-700 670 139.50 139.50
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 380 155.00 155.00
3 400-450 428 147.00-152.00 149.65
8 500-550 518 140.00-146.00 143.73
2 550-600 568 131.00-145.00 138.15
1 600-650 600 133.00 133.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 418 185.00-187.00 185.98
2 450-500 465 162.00-174.00 167.94
1 550-600 560 159.00 159.00
1 600-650 630 140.00 140.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 472 168.00-169.00 168.48
2 500-550 512 159.00-163.00 160.99
2 500-550 528 150.00 150.00 Fleshy
3 550-600 579 150.00-151.00 150.67
1 800-850 820 119.00 119.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 368 164.00-168.00 166.01
1 450-500 490 158.00 158.00
1 550-600 595 144.00 144.00
1 700-750 725 129.00 129.00
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 1000.00-1275.00 per head
second stage 1050.00-1700.00 per head
third stage 1175.00-1700.00 per head
open 102.00-125.00
3-7 Year old 850-1300 first stage 975.00-1000.00 per head
second stage 1060.00-1350.00 per head
third stage 1150.00-1700.00 per head
open 78.00-112.00
7+ Year old 850-1300 second stage 1050.00-1350.00 per head
third stage 1375.00 per head
open 73.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Year old 800-1300 200-300 1700.00-1725.00 per pair
7+ Year old 800-1300 100-200 1150.00-1375.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 74.50 69.50-73.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 73.50-79.50 71.50-72.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 71.00-74.50 78.00 59.50-71.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 92.00 96.00-104.00 75.50
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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