LR_LS126
Little Rock, AR    Fri Aug 15, 2008    USDA-AR Market News
 
I-40 Livestock Auction - Ozark
Weighted Average Report for 08/14/2008
 
Receipts:  684    Last Week:  677    Year Ago:  738
 
   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.50 higher. Slaughter bulls 
were weak. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-5.00 higher.
   Supply included 370 feeder calves; 231 feeder yearlings; 17 replacement 
cows; 57 slaughter cows; 6 slaughter bulls; and 3 replacement bulls. Feeder 
supply consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 
percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 28 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 
and 2 percent Holsteins and other diary breeds. Feeder supply about 50 percent 
steers and bulls with 50 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  51.00-55.00    56.00-60.00 
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  45.00-49.50    50.00-55.00  40.00-44.50 
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  55.00-59.50    60.00-64.00  50.00-54.00 

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-2100  69.00-71.00      73.00-76.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (322) 123.00-133.00 (127.55); 
400-445 lbs (420) 111.00-119.00 (113.68); 455-490 lbs (467) 111.00-114.50 
(112.22); 505-525 lbs (517) 106.00-114.00 (108.61); 555-570 lbs (562) 105.00-
122.00 (110.60); 605-630 lbs (619) 100.00-108.00 (102.75); 690-695 lbs (693) 
102.00-104.00 (103.00); 700-742 lbs (726) 97.00-102.00 (100.04).  Medium and 
Large 2 370-395 lbs (383) 102.00-119.00 (113.93); 420-445 lbs (433) 104.00-
107.00 (105.46); 650-655 lbs (653) 90.00-98.00 (93.98); 715-720 lbs (718) 
80.00-88.00 (84.01); 750-790 lbs (770) 90.00-94.00 (91.95). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (424) 105.00-112.00 (107.57); 
453-495 lbs (472) 100.00-110.00 (104.87); 500-545 lbs (515) 97.00-104.00 
(101.13); 550-596 lbs (575) 95.00-103.50 (99.78); 600-645 lbs (625) 93.00-
104.00 (96.56); 655-695 lbs (683) 91.50-101.00 (96.07); 701-725 lbs (707) 
95.25-97.00 (96.54); 760-796 lbs (782) 92.00-93.50 (93.12).  Medium and Large 2 
350-395 lbs (384) 104.00-111.00 (109.29); 430-445 lbs (436) 90.00-100.00 
(95.04); 450-475 lbs (465) 92.00-97.00 (94.99); 530-545 lbs (537) 91.00-94.00 
(93.01); 555-590 lbs (573) 86.00-89.00 (87.55); 625-640 lbs (633) 78.00-88.00 
(84.38); 670-695 lbs (683) 83.50-85.00 (84.26). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 415-445 lbs (434) 100.00-109.00 (104.57); 
475-495 lbs (482) 93.00-109.00 (100.89); 515-545 lbs (533) 95.00-103.50 
(98.87); 575-585 lbs (581) 95.00-100.00 (97.21); 600-645 lbs (620) 94.00-99.00 
(96.30); 650-695 lbs (666) 90.00-100.00 (96.50); 715-745 lbs (725) 93.00-97.00 
(95.36).

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age            Weight    Months Bred           Price
4-7 year old     800-1450   open cows             37.00-47.00
2-5 year old     800-1000   first-third stage     650.00-775.00 per head

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
5-7 year old    950-1000    100-200      610.00-850.00 per pair
3-4 year old    900-1100    200-300      925.00-1165.00 per pair

Source:  AR Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Dianne Hardgrave (501) 671-2200
         24 Hour Market Report 1 (501) 671-2369
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS126.txt
 
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