LR_LS146 Little Rock, AR Fri Feb 5, 2010 USDA-AR Market News Hope Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/04/2010 Receipts: 721 Last Week: 1080 Year Ago: 1036 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers 300-500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, 500-800 lbs weak to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included about 400 feeder calves; 209 yearlings; 20 replacement cows; 75 slaughter cows; 15 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 54 percent steers and bulls, 46 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 52.00-54.50 Boners 80-85% 950-1400 47.00-53.00 54.00-59.50 40.00-46.00 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 40.00-46.00 49.00-53.00 26.00-38.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 1000-2000 56.00-63.00 65.00 45.00-55.00 Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 114.00-120.00 (116.13); 350-399 lbs (375) 110.00-115.00 (112.06); 400-449 lbs (425) 105.00-112.00 (108.94); 450-499 lbs (475) 102.00-109.00 (105.48); 500-549 lbs (525) 105.00- 111.00 (107.07); 550-599 lbs (575) 98.00-104.00 (100.54); 600-649 lbs (625) 98.00-104.00 (100.11); 650-699 lbs (675) 95.00-99.00 (96.99); 700-749 lbs (725) 90.00-93.00 (91.82). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 101.00-109.00 (105.76); 350-399 lbs (375) 95.00-103.00 (98.96); 400-449 lbs (425) 94.00- 101.00 (97.92); 450-499 lbs (475) 90.00-96.00 (92.98); 500-549 lbs (530) 93.00- 97.00 (94.99); 600-649 lbs (625) 90.00-94.00 (91.99). Medium and Large 3 300- 349 lbs (325) 88.00-93.00 (90.08). Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 100.00-105.00 (102.04); 400-449 lbs (425) 95.00-102.00 (98.04); 450-499 lbs (475) 92.00-96.00 (93.99); 500-549 lbs (525) 90.00-94.00 (91.99); 600-649 lbs (625) 89.00-92.00 (90.88). Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (329) 90.00-99.00 (94.90); 400-449 lbs (425) 87.00-91.00 (88.99); 450-499 lbs (475) 81.00-87.00 (83.98); 500-549 lbs (525) 84.00-90.00 (86.99); 550-599 lbs (579) 79.00-84.00 (81.48). Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 500-549 lbs (525) 90.00-100.00 (94.98); 600-649 lbs (625) 86.00-96.00 (91.83). Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 2 Year old 650-800 open heiferettes 45.00-53.00 2-3 Year old 800-1000 open heiferettes 43.00-53.00 2-7 Year old 850-1100 third stage 49.00-68.00 second stage 51.00-57.00 first stage & open 46.00-53.00 10+ Year old second & third stage 38.00-46.00 6-10 Year old thin grazing cows 35.00-43.00 Source: Arkansas Extension Service-USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR Wade Wiedower, 501-671-2200 24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS146.txt 0901