LR_LS150
Little Rock, AR    Mon May 21, 2012    USDA- AR Coop Ext Service
 
Ash Flat Livestock
Weighted Average Report for 05/18/2012
 
Receipts:  1323    Last Week:  1105    Year Ago:  2175

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeders 
uneven, about steady.
   Supply included about 575 feeder calves; 450 yearlings; 50 replacement cows, 
125 slaughter cows; 12 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply 
about 55 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 25 percent exotic breed 
and exotic crosses; 20 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins 
or other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 82 percent steers and bulls, 18 
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  82.50-84.00    87.50-90.00
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  78.00-85.00    85.00-93.50  72.00-77.00
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  72.50-83.00    84.00-87.50  62.00-72.00
Light     85-92%   700-950                               55.00-63.00

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress     Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1060-1870  95.00-100.00     107.50         87.50-92.50

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 310-335 lbs (323) 200.00-201.00 (200.52); 
358-390 lbs (377) 170.00-190.00 (184.23); 400-448 lbs (426) 175.00-190.00 
(183.07); 450-495 lbs (472) 170.00-190.00 (178.90); 500-545 lbs (527) 170.00-
185.00 (175.73); 560-590 lbs (576) 157.00-175.00 (165.05); 600-640 lbs (618) 
152.50-164.00 (158.75); 670-685 lbs (675) 147.00-160.00 (152.19); 705-720 lbs 
(711) 150.00-155.00 (151.27); 785-785 lbs value added (785) 140.00 (140.00).  
Small 1 460-475 lbs (465) 157.00-170.00 (162.18).  Medium and Large 1-2 756-756 
lbs value added (756) 150.20 (150.20).  Medium and Large 2 400-435 lbs (418) 
167.00-173.00 (170.30); 455-461 lbs (460) 148.00-166.00 (150.97); 528-540 lbs 
(530) 158.00-167.00 (165.47); 558-595 lbs (568) 140.00-151.00 (146.98); 698-698 
lbs (698) 142.50 (142.50).  Holstein Large 4 567-567 lbs (567) 122.50 (122.50). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 330-340 lbs (333) 173.00-177.00 (175.68); 
365-395 lbs (380) 164.00-176.00 (170.44); 400-440 lbs (423) 160.00-173.00 
(166.77); 450-495 lbs (472) 155.00-168.00 (161.26); 500-545 lbs (520) 150.00-
166.00 (157.75); 550-590 lbs (570) 145.00-155.00 (150.15); 565-585 lbs fleshy 
(578) 135.00-140.00 (136.69); 600-645 lbs (624) 140.00-150.00 (143.21); 660-670 
lbs (665) 140.00-142.50 (141.26).  Small 1 520-525 lbs (523) 145.00-150.00 
(147.49).  Medium and Large 2 495-495 lbs (495) 145.00-157.00 (151.00); 555-570 
lbs (563) 140.00-145.00 (142.47). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 305-325 lbs (315) 186.00-198.00 (190.65); 
355-395 lbs (377) 175.00-190.00 (184.43); 400-435 lbs (420) 175.00-185.00 
(179.33); 455-490 lbs (471) 165.00-180.00 (173.28); 500-545 lbs (527) 155.00-
175.00 (163.24); 565-585 lbs (573) 145.00-160.00 (156.40); 605-645 lbs (617) 
140.00-145.00 (144.27); 650-680 lbs (662) 135.00-150.00 (140.73); 705-730 lbs 
(718) 135.00-140.00 (137.54).  Medium and Large 2 350-395 lbs (366) 156.00-
175.00 (166.38); 405-425 lbs (415) 169.00-173.00 (171.05); 455-490 lbs (467) 
161.00-176.00 (168.20); 525-540 lbs (533) 145.00-152.50 (148.70).

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
 Medium and Large 1-2:
   Age            Weight    Months Bred           Price
2-6 Year old     850-1200   second & third stage  900.00-1050.00 per head

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Small and Medium 1-2: 
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
2-7 Year old    800-1200    100-200      1150.00-1350.00 per pair

Source:  AR Coop Ext Service - USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
         Jerry R. Foley, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
         24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS150.txt
 
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