Report Date: 3/14/2018
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Mar 14, 2018 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/13/2018
Receipts: 644 Last Week: 387 Year Ago: 267
Compared to last week: Feeders sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows
sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower. Fleshy denotes
unweaned, milk fat calves. Value Added denotes cattle that have been weaned 60-
150 days and administered two rounds of an IBR vaccine.
Supply included about 377 feeder calves, 190 yearlings, 28 replacement cows,
43 slaughter cows and 6 slaughter bulls. Feeder supply about 45 percent English
bred and English bred crosses, 50 percent exotic breed and exotic crosses, 5
percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or other dairy breeds.
Feeder supply about 43 percent steers and bulls with 57 percent heifers.
Please Note:
The below USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and
grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales
do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the
report. Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-450 400 177.00 177.00
1 500-550 525 172.00 172.00
1 600-650 605 155.00 155.00
1 800-850 810 130.00 130.00 Fleshy
1 850-900 870 126.00 126.00 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 400 187.00 187.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 318 188.00-191.00 189.51
5 350-400 372 176.00-183.50 180.76
3 400-450 408 175.00-186.00 179.58
1 400-450 400 181.00 181.00 Value Added
2 450-500 485 168.00-173.00 170.55
17 450-500 499 174.00 174.00 Value Added
6 500-550 522 158.00-168.00 162.13
1 500-550 510 162.00 162.00 Value Added
8 550-600 576 149.00-160.00 153.29
1 550-600 550 143.00 143.00 Fleshy
16 550-600 577 162.00 162.00 Value Added
4 600-650 616 146.00-148.00 147.25
1 600-650 615 155.50 155.50 Value Added
2 650-700 660 146.00-148.00 147.01
1 700-750 735 135.50 135.50
15 700-750 720 140.00 140.00 Value Added
1 750-800 765 133.00 133.00
1 850-900 860 126.00 126.00
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 583 151.50 151.50 Value Added
1 700-750 710 136.00 136.00 Value Added
7 750-800 777 131.00 131.00 Value Added
3 800-850 845 129.00 129.00 Value Added
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 328 165.00-174.00 169.50
4 350-400 374 161.00-169.00 164.55
1 400-450 415 160.00 160.00
4 500-550 518 138.00-150.00 143.59
3 550-600 570 125.00-138.00 132.89
1 600-650 620 142.00 142.00
1 650-700 660 136.00 136.00
1 750-800 785 129.00 129.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 500-550 538 149.00-152.00 150.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 300-350 318 163.00-174.00 169.26
2 300-350 333 155.00 155.00 Fleshy
1 350-400 375 158.00 158.00
1 350-400 395 148.50 148.50 Fleshy
7 400-450 414 155.00-164.00 159.20
5 400-450 420 146.00-149.00 147.50 Fleshy
8 400-450 415 165.00-180.00 168.33 Thin Fleshed
26 450-500 482 146.00-156.00 151.65
5 450-500 452 161.00-162.00 161.60 Value Added
4 500-550 535 138.00-146.00 139.32
1 500-550 540 129.50 129.50 Fleshy
1 500-550 515 152.00 152.00 Thin Fleshed
15 500-550 524 148.00-154.50 152.26 Value Added
6 550-600 583 135.00-140.00 138.34
2 550-600 575 128.00-131.50 129.73 Fleshy
87 550-600 580 146.60 146.60 Yearlings
11 600-650 608 134.00-141.00 136.53
5 600-650 620 125.50-129.00 126.79 Fleshy
2 650-700 670 123.50-126.50 126.01 Fleshy
1 750-800 755 122.00 122.00 Fleshy
1 800-850 845 115.00 115.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 310 170.00 170.00 Value Added
1 350-400 355 168.00 168.00 Value Added
1 400-450 410 152.00 152.00
2 400-450 433 141.50 141.50 Fleshy
2 400-450 400 164.00 164.00 Value Added
4 450-500 468 150.00 150.00
2 500-550 500 148.50 148.50
5 550-600 573 139.00-141.00 140.19 Value Added
2 600-650 645 130.50 130.50
15 600-650 640 136.00 136.00 Value Added
2 650-700 675 128.50 128.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 320 142.00-155.00 146.55
6 350-400 376 134.00-145.00 141.37
1 350-400 395 162.00 162.00 Value Added
4 400-450 410 133.00-145.00 138.58
2 400-450 410 148.00 148.00 Value Added
8 450-500 476 131.00-141.00 137.01
1 450-500 480 148.00 148.00 Value Added
3 500-550 510 129.00-134.00 131.24
3 550-600 572 123.50-126.00 125.45
1 600-650 645 133.00 133.00
1 650-700 680 120.00 120.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 411 183.50 183.50
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 320 172.00 172.00 Fleshy
3 350-400 365 174.00-184.00 179.00
1 350-400 350 165.00 165.00 Fleshy
3 400-450 428 171.00-183.00 177.00
2 400-450 442 162.50-164.00 163.25 Fleshy
1 450-500 490 165.00 165.00
1 450-500 475 156.00 156.00 Fleshy
4 500-550 525 159.00-167.00 163.10
3 550-600 590 150.00-155.00 152.66
1 600-650 645 134.00 134.00 Fleshy
1 700-750 720 128.00 128.00
4 750-800 770 124.50-125.50 124.87
1 750-800 755 118.00 118.00 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 400-450 420 168.00 168.00
2 650-700 658 132.00 132.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 322 160.00-170.00 166.29
1 350-400 395 168.00 168.00
7 400-450 421 158.00-167.00 163.86
11 450-500 474 147.00-158.00 154.63
1 450-500 495 144.50 144.50 Fleshy
7 500-550 522 144.00-157.00 149.31
1 500-550 540 135.00 135.00 Fleshy
2 550-600 565 141.00-150.00 145.58
6 600-650 618 129.00-139.00 133.18
1 650-700 670 125.00 125.00
1 900-950 945 107.00 107.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 340 159.00 159.00
1 400-450 400 128.00 128.00
1 600-650 625 125.00 125.00
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 800-1300 first stage 720.00 per head
second stage 670.00-850.00 per head
third stage 920.00 per head
3-7 Year old 800-1300 first stage 690.00 per head
second stage 680.00-1160.00 per head
third stage 1080.00 per head
open 50.00
7+ Year old first stage 49.00-57.00
second stage 48.00-59.00
third stage 650.00-830.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 Year old 800-1150 100-200 880.00 per pair
200-300 1110.00-1170.00 per pair
7+ Year old 800-1100 200-300 1100.00 per pair
Small and Medium 2-3:
2-7 Year old 600-1000 100-200 780.00 per pair
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 52.50-58.50 49.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 48.50-57.00 57.50-60.50 45.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1200 44.50-50.50 51.50-56.50 32.00-44.00
Light 85-90% 600-800 32.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 77.50-83.00 84.50 67.50
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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