LR_LS129 Little Rock, AR Mon Feb 8, 2010 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News Ouachita Livestock Auction, Ola, AR Weighted Average Report for Friday Feb 5, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 634 Last week: NR Last year: 600 Compared to last week: No sale closed last week due to inclement weather. Supply included 185 feeder calves; 100 feeder yearlings; 138 replacement cows; 96 slaughter cows; 11 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls. Feeder supply consisted of about 40 percent English breed and English crosses; 30 percent Exotic breed and Exotic crosses; 29 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; and 1 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 54.00-58.50 59.00-63.00 49.00-53.50 Boners 80-85% 950-1400 50.00-54.50 55.00-59.00 45.00-49.50 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 46.00-50.50 51.00-56.00 40.00-45.50 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 55.00-59.50 60.00-64.50 50.00-54.00 Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (321) 119.00-127.00 (122.80); 350-390 lbs (370) 119.00-121.00 (119.95); 405-445 lbs (422) 105.00-111.00 (107.49); 450-490 lbs (461) 100.00-107.00 (103.23); 500-530 lbs (515) 99.00- 101.00 (100.03); 610-640 lbs (623) 89.00-100.00 (94.40); 670-680 lbs (675) 90.50-91.50 (91.00); 710-715 lbs (713) 87.50 (87.50). Medium and Large 2 305- 330 lbs (320) 110.00-117.00 (114.89); 350-395 lbs (375) 105.00-118.00 (110.84); 400-445 lbs (427) 92.00-100.00 (95.91); 450-490 lbs (470) 91.00-99.00 (95.31); 510-548 lbs (532) 86.00-97.00 (92.12); 560-595 lbs (573) 84.00-90.00 (87.16); 605-625 lbs (613) 85.00-86.00 (85.50); 660-680 lbs (670) 80.00-88.00 (84.06). Holstein Large 3 560-585 lbs (573) 55.00-57.00 (56.02). Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 350-355 lbs (353) 86.00-103.00 (96.38); 400-445 lbs (416) 90.00-96.00 (94.25); 450-490 lbs (470) 87.00-95.00 (90.16); 505-540 lbs (518) 88.00-92.25 (91.49); 565-595 lbs (580) 86.00-96.00 (91.61); 605-648 lbs (633) 83.50-87.00 (85.13). Small and Medium 1 305-325 lbs (318) 86.00-88.00 (86.58); 350-385 lbs (363) 85.00-88.00 (86.61); 470-480 lbs (475) 75.00-76.50 (75.76). Medium and Large 2 300-342 lbs (320) 90.00-99.00 (94.89); 365-395 lbs (382) 90.00-99.00 (93.54); 400-440 lbs (421) 81.00-89.00 (85.94); 455-495 lbs (472) 80.00-87.00 (84.91); 515-540 lbs (525) 81.50-85.00 (83.53); 570-595 lbs (581) 80.00-84.50 (82.36); 650-665 lbs (658) 78.00-80.00 (78.99). Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 310-340 lbs (325) 104.00-107.00 (105.43); 355-390 lbs (375) 95.00-101.00 (97.71); 420-430 lbs (425) 87.00-92.00 (89.47); 610-637 lbs (630) 87.00-88.50 (88.14); 780-785 lbs (783) 81.00-82.00 (81.50); 865-870 lbs (868) 78.00-82.00 (79.99). Medium and Large 2 410-415 lbs (413) 84.00-89.00 (86.48); 470-475 lbs (473) 85.00-89.00 (87.01); 570-575 lbs (573) 85.00-86.00 (85.50). Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 2-6 year old 800-1000 open cows 42.00-55.00 2-6 year old 850-1150 first stage 53.00-56.00 3-7 year old 900-1300 second stage 600.00-800.00 per head 6+ year old 1000-1150 second stage 43.00-60.00 2-5 year old 900-1100 third stage 625.00-825.00 per head 5-7 year old 900-1250 third stage 40.00-69.00 Cow-Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price 3-7 year old 900-1200 100-200 475.00-850.00 per pair 3-6 year old 1000-1400 300-450 885.00-1175.00 per pair Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS129.txt