LR_LS121
Little Rock, AR Mon Mar 4, 2013 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News
Farmers Livestock, Springdale, AR
Weighted Average Report for Friday Mar 1, 2013
Cattle Receipts: 341 Last week: NS Last year: 540
Compared to last week: No trend, sale closed last week due to weather.
Supply included about 200 feeder calves, 38 feeder yearlings, 25 replacement
cows, 67 slaughter cows, and 11 slaughter bulls. The feeder supply included 23
percent steers, 45 percent heifers, and 31 percent bulls. Near 14 percent of
the run weighed over 600lb. Prices follow with weighted average price in
parenthesis.
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 74.00-80.00 81.00-81.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 76.00-83.00 83.00-93.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 72.00-79.00 80.00-84.50 63.00-71.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 66.00-75.00 78.00-93.00 58.00-64.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 93.50-95.00 101.00-111.00 83.00-85.00
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-325 lbs (313) 200.00 (200.00); 350-365
lbs (358) 192.00-203.00 (197.62); 405-445 lbs (426) 177.00-185.00 (181.00);
455-470 lbs (461) 166.00-180.00 (173.99); 500-525 lbs (508) 159.00-166.00
(162.71); 560-565 lbs (563) 150.00-154.00 (152.01); 650-655 lbs (653) 142.00-
143.00 (142.50). Medium and Large 2 315-345 lbs (327) 187.00-192.00 (189.91);
375-395 lbs (386) 180.00-183.00 (181.25); 460-490 lbs (473) 155.00-169.00
(161.74); 515-525 lbs (520) 146.00-155.00 (149.99); 595-595 lbs (595) 138.00
(138.00); 630-640 lbs (635) 121.00-135.00 (128.06). Holstein Large 3 525-525
lbs (525) 95.00 (95.00).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 315-340 lbs (328) 170.00-173.00 (170.72);
380-395 lbs (391) 156.00-173.00 (164.27); 400-440 lbs (425) 154.00-169.00
(161.42); 450-490 lbs (468) 149.00-161.00 (153.24); 500-545 lbs (523) 138.00-
148.00 (143.56); 565-580 lbs (575) 139.00-141.00 (139.66); 600-620 lbs (612)
125.00-134.00 (130.72). Medium and Large 2 365-395 lbs (384) 140.00-162.00
(153.62); 425-448 lbs (441) 145.00-155.00 (152.07); 475-495 lbs (486) 133.00-
145.00 (140.88); 515-545 lbs (528) 128.00-141.00 (135.92); 660-675 lbs (665)
118.00-122.00 (120.68); 705-710 lbs (708) 105.00 (105.00).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 310-335 lbs (325) 191.00-200.00 (192.66);
355-385 lbs (370) 175.00-192.00 (184.96); 400-440 lbs (423) 169.00-184.00
(174.41); 450-485 lbs (472) 155.00-170.00 (162.43); 500-532 lbs (525) 142.00-
158.00 (150.51). Medium and Large 2 380-395 lbs (390) 159.00-175.00 (166.03);
400-435 lbs (416) 146.00-167.00 (160.93); 485-495 lbs (490) 138.00-157.00
(146.20); 515-545 lbs (527) 135.00-141.00 (139.04); 560-595 lbs (578) 120.00-
132.00 (125.64); 765-790 lbs (778) 105.00-112.00 (108.56).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-7 years old 900-1400 second & third stage 940.00-1250.00 per head
first stage or open 80.00-92.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
2-7 years old 900-1300 100-200 1090.00-1350.00 per pair
Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Sammy Cline, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS121.txt
Springdale Livestock Auction AR
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