LR_LS122
Little Rock, AR    Thu Feb 4, 2010    USDA-AR Market News
 
Batesville Stockyards Charlotte
Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010
 
Receipts:  965    Last Week:  869    Year Ago:  636

   Compared last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not 
fully tested. Feeders uneven, mostly steady.
   Supply included about 225 feeder calves; 350 yearlings; 150 replacement 
cows; 75 slaughter cows; 2 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply 
about 45 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 40 percent exotic breed 
and exotic crosses; 15 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins 
or other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 76 percent steers and bulls, 24 
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.

   Slaughter Cows:  
          %Lean    Weight    Average Dress  High Dress   Low Dress
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  42.00-47.50    47.50-53.00              
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  35.00-41.00    42.00-44.00  31.00-34.00

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2     1595    56.00                          45.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 410-445 lbs (428) 107.50-112.00 (109.66); 
465-497 lbs value added (484) 111.50-112.00 (111.81); 510-535 lbs (522) 100.00 
(100.00); 513-541 lbs value added (535) 101.00-109.00 (107.29); 575-592 lbs 
value added (585) 93.50-103.50 (97.43); 610-624 lbs value added (623) 90.00-
95.00 (94.63); 672-690 lbs value added (677) 92.50-93.50 (92.75); 683-683 lbs 
gaunt (683) 92.50 (92.50); 718-718 lbs (718) 93.25 (93.25); 742-742 lbs value 
added (742) 90.00 (90.00).  Medium and Large 1-2 590-590 lbs value added (590) 
95.00 (95.00); 637-637 lbs value added (637) 91.25 (91.25); 751-759 lbs value 
added (753) 89.25-90.50 (90.25); 1027-1027 lbs value added (1027) 80.00 
(80.00).  Medium and Large 2 505-505 lbs value added (505) 98.50 (98.50). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-330 lbs (313) 95.00-96.00 (95.68); 
350-395 lbs (373) 90.00-96.00 (94.33); 405-445 lbs (428) 92.50-95.50 (93.73); 
450-480 lbs (469) 90.00-95.00 (91.83); 515-545 lbs (530) 87.50-93.00 (90.17); 
514-535 lbs value added (517) 88.00-102.00 (99.93); 573-598 lbs value added 
(586) 87.00-89.50 (88.22); 605-640 lbs (614) 84.00-87.50 (86.59); 605-630 lbs 
value added (618) 88.00-90.00 (88.98); 728-728 lbs (728) 82.00 (82.00).  Medium 
and Large 1-2 465-465 lbs value added (465) 90.00 (90.00); 541-541 lbs value 
added (541) 95.00 (95.00); 736-736 lbs value added (736) 82.25 (82.25).  Medium 
and Large 2 410-425 lbs (418) 85.00-88.50 (86.78); 620-620 lbs value added 
(620) 87.50 (87.50). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-335 lbs (318) 116.00-120.00 (117.89); 
555-560 lbs (556) 88.50-90.00 (88.75).  Medium and Large 2 320-340 lbs (330) 
104.00-110.00 (106.91); 425-435 lbs (432) 98.00-102.00 (100.00).

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age            Weight    Months Bred             Price
2-7 Year old     850-1200   second & third stage    600.00-725.00 per head
                             few black hided        725.00-850.00 per head
                            first stage             525.00-680.00 per head
                            open cows               47.00-57.00
8-10 Year old               second & third stage    550.00-650.00 per head

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium and Large 1-2: 
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
2-7 Year old    850-1200     75-250      700.00-900.00 per pair

Source:  AR Extension Service - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Jerry Foley, Market Reporter, (501) 671-2200
         24 Hour Market Report (501) 671-2369
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS122.txt
 
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