LR_LS142
Little Rock, AR   Mon   Jul 2, 2001   USDA-AR Market News 
 
Texarkana Stockyards - Texarkana, AR
Friday, June 29, 2001

Note: This will be the final report for the Texarkana stockyards. The yards have
closed effective July 1, 2001. 

   Receipts:   326   Last week:   435   Year Ago:   N/A
 
   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows were 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
were steady. Feeder steers weights under 450 lbs were 2.00-3.00 higher, over 450
lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. 
              
   Supply included about 179 feeder calves; 100 feeder yearlings; 14 replacement
or feeder cows; 28 slaughter cows; 5 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls.
Feeder supply about 25 percent english and english breed crosses; 50 percent
exotic crosses and 25 percent brahma crosses; 0 percent longhorns.  The majority
of cattle selling within a certain price range are quoted in parenthesis. Feeder
supply about 62 percent steers & bulls and 38 percent heifers.

   Slaughter Cows: Breakers 75-80 percent lean over 850 lbs 46.50; low dressing
43.00. Boners 80-85 percent lean over 850 lbs 42.50-45.50; high dressing 46.50;
low dressing 35.50-42.50. Lean 85-90 percent over 800 lbs 39.50; low dressing
37.00. Lean 85-90 percent lean under 800 lbs 37.50.

  Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1, 1000-2100 lbs 57.00; low dressing 50.50-53.50.

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1, (english cross and english/exotic crosses)
300-350 lbs 117.00-125.00 (121.00); 350-400 lbs 104.00-116.00 (110.00); 400-450
lbs 102.00-109.00 (106.00); 450-500 lbs 92.00-100.00 (96.00); 500-600 lbs
91.00-99.00 (95.00); 600-650 lbs 89.00-92.00 (90.00). Medium and Large 2, 300-
350 lbs 105.00-112.50; 350-400 lbs 93.00-104.00; 400-450 lbs 89.00-99.00;
450-500 lbs 87.00-95.00; 500-600 lbs 86.00-93.00; 600-700 lbs 82.50-86.00.
Medium and Large 3, 300-400 lbs 84.00-97.00; 400-500 lbs 82.00-89.00; 500-600
lbs 80.00-84.00; 600-700 lbs 78.00-82.50.
  
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1, (english cross and english/exotic
crosses) 300-350 lbs 105.00-113.00 (109.00); 350-400 lbs 96.00-103.00 (99.00);
400-450 lbs 95.00-100.00 (97.00); 450-500 lbs 93.00-99.00 (96.00); 500-550 lbs
88.00-94.00 (91.00); 550-600 lbs 86.00-90.00 (88.00); 600-700 lbs 80.00-83.00
(82.00). Medium and Large 2, 300-400 lbs 88.00-96.00; 400-500 lbs 86.00-91.00;
500-550 lbs 81.00-87.00. Medium and Large 3, 300-400 lbs 83.00-86.00.

   Replacement Cows: Medium and few Large 1-2, 2-6 year old, 850-1200 lbs
pregnancy tested third stage 51.00-57.00; second stage 46.00-50.00; aged bred
cows 38.00-44.00.

   Cow-Calf Pairs: Not tested.

Source:   Arkansas Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR      
          Glen Ford   Phone 501-671-2200
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS142.txt

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