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Little Rock, AR Tue Feb 26, 2013 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News
Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday Feb 25, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 300 Last week: 513 Last year: 763
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00
lower. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 lower.
Supply included 159 feeder calves; 80 feeder yearlings; 24 replacement cows;
30 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; and 1 replacement bull. Feeder supply
consisted of about 50 percent English breed and English crosses; 25 percent
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 25 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 0
percent Holsteins and other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 55 percent steers
and bulls with 45 percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in
parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 76.00-80.50 81.00-85.00 71.00-75.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 80.00-84.60 85.00-89.50 75.00-79.50
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 78.00-82.50 83.00-87.00 73.00-77.50
Light 85-92% 700-950 60.00-65.50 66.00-70.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 100.00-105.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-330 lbs (317) 196.00-198.00 (196.69);
410-430 lbs (418) 181.00-190.00 (185.34); 455-483 lbs (473) 170.00-175.00
(173.29); 500-535 lbs (521) 163.00-170.00 (166.14); 550-590 lbs (577) 158.00-
161.00 (158.49); 605-625 lbs (618) 151.00-158.00 (153.69); 670-670 lbs (670)
137.00-141.00 (139.00). Medium and Large 2 300-333 lbs (323) 181.00-189.00
(186.29); 365-380 lbs (372) 180.00-181.00 (180.66); 400-435 lbs (410) 165.00-
178.00 (169.91); 455-498 lbs (481) 157.00-165.00 (160.22); 520-540 lbs (528)
152.00-159.00 (155.37); 550-590 lbs (566) 140.00-150.00 (147.95); 610-645 lbs
(624) 144.00-147.00 (145.37); 650-650 lbs (650) 130.00 (130.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 357-395 lbs (368) 161.00-167.00 (163.36);
400-425 lbs (414) 153.00-166.00 (158.71); 470-495 lbs (480) 147.00-155.00
(152.56); 505-526 lbs (519) 144.50-148.00 (145.38); 560-590 lbs (575) 130.00-
135.00 (132.71); 600-630 lbs (610) 129.00-133.00 (131.02). Medium and Large 2
420-440 lbs (433) 151.00-152.00 (151.32); 490-498 lbs (494) 131.00-143.00
(136.70); 504-535 lbs (513) 131.00-142.00 (136.20); 550-580 lbs (568) 120.00-
129.00 (122.34); 623-623 lbs (623) 120.00 (120.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 515-520 lbs (518) 154.00-158.00 (155.99);
570-590 lbs (580) 137.00-138.00 (137.51); 620-640 lbs (626) 130.00-149.00
(140.68); 650-695 lbs (672) 130.00-138.00 (132.85); 700-715 lbs (708) 125.00-
128.00 (126.52); 843-843 lbs (843) 119.00 (119.00). Medium and Large 2 310-335
lbs (318) 173.00-179.00 (176.00); 375-383 lbs (380) 169.00-170.00 (169.67);
425-440 lbs (433) 159.00-160.00 (159.49); 480-485 lbs (483) 142.00-150.00
(145.32); 510-525 lbs (520) 140.00-147.00 (143.66); 665-688 lbs (680) 124.00-
126.00 (124.99).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-6 year old 650-950 open cows 91.00-101.00
3-7year old 850-1350 open cows 74.00-85.00
7+ year old 900-1300 second stage 77.50-80.00
3-6 year old 800-900 third stage 975.00-1000.00 per head
6-7 year old 800-950 third stage 740.00-825.00 per head
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
5-7 year old 950-1200 100-200 1060.00-1250.00 per pair
5-7 year old 900-1000 200-300 1075.00-1350.00 per pair
Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS128.txt
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