LR_LS130
Little Rock, AR    Tue May 14, 2013    USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
 
Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/13/2013
 
Receipts:  267    Last Week:  164    Year Ago:  266

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers 
3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower.
   Supply included about 175 feeder calves; 35 yearlings; 25 replacement cows; 
28 slaughter cows; 4 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about 
40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 30 percent exotic breed and 
exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or 
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 60 percent steers and bulls, 40 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  77.00
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  72.00-79.00    80.00
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  71.00-77.00    79.00-80.50  68.50

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1410-1950  88.50-92.50                    82.50

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 350-395 lbs (375) 162.50-175.00 (168.18); 
400-440 lbs (421) 149.00-160.00 (154.70); 450-495 lbs (472) 145.00-155.00 
(148.35); 500-545 lbs (525) 142.00-152.00 (146.48); 550-590 lbs (571) 136.00-
143.00 (138.46); 600-645 lbs (625) 130.00-135.00 (132.46); 720-735 lbs (728) 
129.00-129.50 (129.25). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-340 lbs (326) 152.00-159.00 (155.39); 
355-395 lbs (378) 143.00-151.00 (145.50); 400-445 lbs (428) 142.00-147.00 
(144.08); 450-495 lbs (476) 138.00-145.00 (142.53); 500-540 lbs (526) 132.00-
140.00 (135.64); 550-595 lbs (573) 125.00-132.50 (128.87); 600-645 lbs (624) 
123.00-130.00 (125.55); 650-685 lbs (672) 120.00-126.00 (123.16).  Medium and 
Large 2 405-440 lbs (429) 125.00-138.00 (131.30); 450-495 lbs (468) 125.00-
138.00 (131.73); 510-540 lbs (528) 125.00-131.00 (127.71); 560-575 lbs (568) 
122.50-124.00 (123.24); 600-635 lbs (622) 113.00-122.00 (117.92); 660-670 lbs 
(665) 112.00-115.00 (113.49). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 450-495 lbs (476) 137.00-145.00 (141.61); 
505-545 lbs (524) 130.00-143.00 (136.36); 555-595 lbs (573) 130.00-140.00 
(134.28); 600-645 lbs (627) 122.00-129.00 (126.35); 660-685 lbs (673) 122.00-
127.00 (124.45).  Medium and Large 2 405-440 lbs (421) 135.00-142.00 (139.18); 
450-495 lbs (476) 126.00-143.00 (134.05); 500-540 lbs (525) 120.00-135.00 
(126.46).

   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  85.00-100.00
                            springing heifers     103.00-111.00, few
3-6 Year old                first stage & open    78.00-88.00
2 Year old individual       thin heifer cows      113.00

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
2-7 Year old    750-1100    100-250      1280.00-1430.00 per pair
8-12 Year old               100-200      1100.00-1200.00 per pair

Source:  AR Coop Ext Service - USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
         Rickey Wiedower, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
         24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS130.txt
 
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