Report Date: 5/25/2016
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed May 25, 2016 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/24/2016
Receipts: 256 Last Week: 372 Year Ago: 240
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.
Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances more. Slaughter cows sold
steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.
Supply included about 115 feeder calves, 34 yearlings, 40 replacement cows,
56 slaughter cows, 7 slaughter bulls and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
about 40 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 58 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 2 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 57 percent steers and bulls with 43
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 525 161.00 161.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 370 186.00 186.00
2 400-450 410 165.00-166.00 165.51
2 550-600 585 148.00-153.00 150.50
1 650-700 662 141.50 141.50
1 700-750 720 137.00 137.00
2 750-800 785 127.50-130.50 128.99
2 800-850 845 127.50 127.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 300 181.00 181.00
1 450-500 455 146.00 146.00
2 550-600 580 141.00 141.00
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 565 145.00 145.00
Feeder Steers Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 750-800 793 124.00 124.00
Feeder Steers Large 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 410 124.50 124.50
Feeder Steers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 365 169.00 169.00
1 500-550 545 137.00 137.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 150.00 150.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 438 143.00-151.00 146.93
1 400-450 435 153.00 153.00 Value Added
1 450-500 470 145.00 145.00
3 500-550 514 137.50-143.00 141.88
2 550-600 573 141.50 141.50
1 550-600 595 127.00 127.00 Fleshy
4 600-650 626 132.00-134.00 133.27
1 700-750 730 127.00 127.00
1 750-800 750 126.00 126.00
1 800-850 830 120.00 120.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 425 153.00 153.00 Thin Fleshed
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 318 154.00 154.00
1 400-450 425 140.00 140.00
1 450-500 450 136.50 136.50
1 450-500 455 144.00 144.00 Thin Fleshed
1 500-550 535 133.50 133.50
3 550-600 580 126.00-135.00 130.63
1 650-700 655 153.00 153.00 Replacement
1 800-850 845 111.00 111.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 650-700 655 131.00 131.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-600 560 136.00 136.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 313 161.00 161.00
2 400-450 421 134.00 134.00 Fleshy
1 450-500 470 136.00 136.00
1 500-550 530 135.00 135.00
1 800-850 840 107.00 107.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 472 158.00 158.00
1 550-600 570 143.00 143.00
1 600-650 610 134.00 134.00
2 750-800 778 110.00-115.00 112.46
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 395 155.00 155.00
2 450-500 470 142.00-150.00 146.00
3 500-550 523 139.00-144.00 141.35
2 600-650 615 128.00-130.00 129.02
3 650-700 677 125.50-129.00 126.67
2 700-750 703 126.00 126.00
Feeder Bulls Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 530 141.50 141.50
1 650-700 690 122.00 122.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 470 161.00 161.00
1 500-550 500 153.00 153.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 350 177.00 177.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 495 140.00 140.00
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Years old 700-1000 first stage 1300.00 per head
second stage 1150.00-1550.00 per head
third stage 1500.00 per head
open 112.00-130.00
3-7 Years old 850-1300 second stage 1300.00-1400.00 per head
open 73.00-90.00
7+ Years old 850-1300 second stage 850.00-1050.00 per head
third stage 725.00-1125.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
3-7 Years old 850-1300 200-300 1500.00 per pair
7+ Years old 850-1300 100-200 1125.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 73.00-74.50 75.00-77.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 66.50-73.00 65.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 65.50-70.00 55.00-60.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 58.50-59.00 53.50-56.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 85.00-93.00 75.00-81.50
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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