LR_LS126
Little Rock, AR      Fri Feb 5, 2010     USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

I-40 Livestock, Ozark, AR
Weighted Average Report for Thursday Feb 4, 2010

Cattle Receipts:  369          Last week: 430           Last year:  754

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 
higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher.
   Supply included 203 feeder calves; 100 feeder yearlings; 15 replacement cows; 
48 slaughter cows; 3 slaughter bulls; and 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply 
consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 percent 
Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 0 
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  49.00-53.50    54.00-58.50  44.00-48.50 
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  45.00-49.50    50.00-54.00  40.00-44.50 
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  43.00-47.50    48.00-52.00  38.00-42.50 

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-2100  56.50            70.50

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-330 lbs (315) 117.00-118.00 (117.52); 
358-395 lbs (369) 124.00-127.00 (125.98); 400-445 lbs (418) 109.00-122.00 
(115.47); 450-492 lbs (471) 103.00-110.00 (107.02); 505-540 lbs (524) 101.00-
116.00 (107.88); 550-570 lbs (553) 101.00-108.50 (107.51); 625-630 lbs (627) 
93.00-99.00 (96.13); 652-652 lbs (652) 103.50 (103.50).  Medium and Large 2 305-
340 lbs (323) 114.00-115.00 (114.53); 355-390 lbs (373) 109.00-111.00 (110.05); 
410-415 lbs (413) 100.00-103.00 (101.51); 540-545 lbs (542) 84.00-97.00 (92.68); 
550-585 lbs (580) 93.00-99.00 (94.26). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 415-449 lbs (435) 90.00-98.00 (93.85); 
465-465 lbs (465) 94.00-96.00 (95.00); 518-545 lbs (536) 86.00-94.00 (89.85); 
565-590 lbs (582) 88.00-93.00 (92.30); 600-648 lbs (622) 80.00-88.50 (85.99); 
655-683 lbs (681) 85.15-88.00 (85.33); 705-740 lbs (712) 81.00-87.70 (86.58); 
754-785 lbs (758) 85.25-86.00 (85.35).  Medium and Large 2 300-345 lbs (315) 
91.00-99.00 (94.49); 350-395 lbs (366) 94.00-97.00 (95.94); 415-415 lbs (415) 
80.00 (80.00); 550-585 lbs (568) 80.00-84.00 (82.32). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 2 370-380 lbs (375) 85.00-90.00 (87.47).

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age            Weight    Months Bred           Price
2-7 year old     750-1050   open cows             49.00-66.00
2-5 year old     750-1150   second stage          540.00-700.00 per head
3-7 year old     800-1300   third stage           595.00-765.00 per head 

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
        Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS126.txt