LR_LS123
Little Rock, AR    Wed Feb 3, 2010    USDA-AR Market News
 
Lewis Livestock - Conway
Weighted Average Report for 02/02/2010
 
Receipts:  263    Last Week:  893    Year Ago:  709

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows near steady on a light test. Slaughter 
bulls untested. Feeder steers and heifers did not have enough on offer to 
establish a price trend due to large snow and ice storm severely hampering 
movement.
   Supply included about 210 feeder calves or yearlings; 15 replacement or 
feeder cows; 38 slaughter cows; 0 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder 
supply about 30 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 35 percent exotic 
breed and exotic crosses; 35 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent 
Holsteins or other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 45 percent steers and 
bulls, 55 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  45.50-50.00                        
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  45.00-50.50    51.50                    
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  36.00-45.00    47.00        30.00-34.00
Light     85-92%   700-950   30.00-34.00                             

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 405-440 lbs (423) 108.00-111.50 (110.41); 
455-490 lbs (476) 100.00-110.00 (104.40); 550-595 lbs (576) 94.00-100.00 
(96.96); 600-645 lbs (627) 88.00-94.00 (90.93).  Medium and Large 2 310-340 lbs 
(328) 103.00-110.00 (106.78); 350-395 lbs (376) 103.00-109.00 (105.72). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 305-340 lbs (326) 95.00-103.00 (97.88); 
355-390 lbs (372) 92.00-100.00 (95.95); 400-440 lbs (423) 94.00-103.50 (97.30); 
505-540 lbs (524) 90.00-94.50 (92.43); 555-590 lbs (571) 88.00-93.00 (90.77); 
610-645 lbs (629) 80.00-83.00 (82.15).  Medium and Large 2 350-395 lbs (376) 
83.00-90.00 (85.28); 400-440 lbs (424) 82.00-89.00 (84.33); 455-490 lbs (476) 
82.00-90.00 (84.52); 605-645 lbs (624) 74.00-81.00 (77.10). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 405-440 lbs (421) 102.00-110.00 (105.24); 
500-540 lbs (520) 90.00-100.00 (94.92); 610-640 lbs (623) 84.00-88.00 (86.36).

   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    57.00-69.00
7-10 Year old               second & third stage    42.00-50.00

Source:  AR Extension Service - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Rickey Wiedower, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
         24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS123.txt
 
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