LR_LS149 Little Rock, AR Thu Jul 9, 2009 USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News County Line Sale, Ratcliff, AR Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Jul 8, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 480 Last week: NR Last year: 282 Compared to last week: No report due to holiday. Supply included 282 feeder calves; 160 feeder yearlings; 9 replacement cows; 26 slaughter cows; 1 slaughter bull; and 2 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 55 percent steers and bulls with 45 percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis. Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Boners 80-85% 950-1400 37.00-41.50 42.00-46.50 32.00-36.50 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 34.00-38.50 39.00-43.00 29.00-35.50 Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 400-440 lbs (422) 102.00-107.50 (104.79); 455-498 lbs (479) 101.00-105.00 (102.88); 500-535 lbs (518) 97.00-104.50 (99.81); 550-585 lbs (557) 95.00-104.00 (97.67); 615-630 lbs (625) 91.00-99.00 (94.97); 663-690 lbs (672) 90.00-92.00 (90.99); 704-715 lbs (707) 89.00-93.00 (91.99); 870-870 lbs (870) 89.75 (89.75). Small and Medium 1 360-380 lbs (370) 68.00-77.00 (72.62); 635-635 lbs (635) 39.00 (39.00). Medium and Large 2 310- 345 lbs (328) 102.00-109.00 (106.34); 375-385 lbs (379) 103.00-105.00 (104.24); 415-445 lbs (435) 90.00-99.00 (94.13); 450-495 lbs (468) 93.00-99.00 (96.09); 505-545 lbs (534) 87.00-96.00 (92.89); 555-597 lbs (581) 89.00-94.00 (91.93); 625-640 lbs (636) 85.00-89.00 (87.93); 655-690 lbs (673) 87.00-89.00 (87.97); 710-715 lbs (713) 80.00-84.00 (82.01); 750-790 lbs (770) 80.00-83.00 (81.54). Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 420-440 lbs (431) 90.00-99.00 (93.49); 450-495 lbs (480) 87.00-94.00 (91.42); 500-535 lbs (518) 86.00-97.50 (92.09); 550-590 lbs (573) 86.00-92.00 (87.51); 600-643 lbs (622) 83.00-86.00 (85.18). Small and Medium 1 300-345 lbs (326) 71.00-86.00 (79.36); 355-395 lbs (373) 80.00-86.00 (82.37); 420-435 lbs (428) 70.00-73.00 (71.47). Medium and Large 2 315-320 lbs (316) 90.00-97.00 (93.61); 375-393 lbs (390) 90.00-95.00 (94.20); 410-440 lbs (424) 80.00-88.00 (84.75); 468-495 lbs (478) 83.00-86.50 (84.40); 505-545 lbs (525) 80.00-88.00 (84.37); 570-595 lbs (584) 80.00-85.00 (82.26); 600-640 lbs (623) 73.00-80.00 (77.28). Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 358-385 lbs (368) 91.00-95.00 (93.47); 455- 460 lbs (458) 90.00-93.00 (91.49); 520-545 lbs (531) 80.00-85.00 (82.84); 875- 895 lbs (885) 60.00-73.00 (66.57). Medium and Large 2 350-395 lbs (379) 82.00- 94.00 (88.14); 400-440 lbs (410) 82.00-89.00 (85.21); 470-485 lbs (478) 85.00- 88.00 (86.52). Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 7+ year old 1050-1500 second stage 38.00-48.00 Cow-Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price 6+ year old 900-1000 100-200 590.00-720.00 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_LS149.txt