LR_LS150
Little Rock, AR    Mon Nov 16, 2009    USDA-AR Market News
 
Ash Flat Livestock Auction
Weighted Average Report for 11/13/2009
 
Receipts:  1713    Last Week:  2663    Year Ago:  1633

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady 
to 1.00 lower. Feeders uneven, under 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lbs 
mostly steady to 3.00 lower.
   Supply included about 900 feeder calves; 400 yearlings; 75 replacement cows; 
125 slaughter cows; 18 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about 
45 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 35 percent exotic breed and 
exotic crosses; 20 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or 
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 58 percent steers and bulls, 42 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  36.00-41.00    42.00-46.00             
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  32.00-36.00    37.00-40.00  25.00-31.00 

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1110-2055  48.00-54.00      57.00         40.00-45.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 335-335 lbs (335) 120.00 (120.00); 360-395 
lbs (373) 108.00-114.00 (110.89); 405-435 lbs (417) 95.00-109.75 (100.40); 450-
488 lbs (468) 88.00-100.00 (95.17); 500-545 lbs (532) 85.00-95.00 (87.99); 531-
531 lbs value added (531) 98.50 (98.50); 565-595 lbs (578) 82.50-90.00 (88.93); 
566-566 lbs value added (566) 95.50 (95.50); 600-640 lbs (613) 82.50-87.50 
(86.38); 603-629 lbs value added (609) 90.00-96.50 (94.77); 650-670 lbs (663) 
82.50-85.00 (83.22); 661-666 lbs value added (663) 89.50 (89.50); 740-740 lbs 
(740) 80.00 (80.00); 710-710 lbs value added (710) 88.25 (88.25); 760-760 lbs 
(760) 80.00 (80.00); 801-801 lbs (801) 86.50 (86.50); 828-828 lbs value added 
(828) 88.00 (88.00).  Small 1 450-450 lbs (450) 88.00 (88.00).  Medium and Large 
1-2 595-595 lbs (595) 84.00 (84.00).  Medium and Large 2 405-405 lbs (405) 95.00 
(95.00); 520-520 lbs (520) 85.00 (85.00); 620-623 lbs (622) 78.00-85.00 (82.67); 
651-680 lbs (658) 80.00-80.50 (80.31).  Medium and Large 3 410-410 lbs (410) 
70.00 (70.00); 540-540 lbs (540) 70.00 (70.00); 565-565 lbs (565) 70.00 (70.00). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (327) 85.00-96.00 (89.78); 
350-395 lbs (374) 80.00-97.50 (89.18); 400-445 lbs (416) 78.00-91.00 (84.20); 
450-499 lbs (478) 75.00-85.00 (80.50); 503-545 lbs (521) 75.00-80.00 (77.68); 
503-547 lbs value added (543) 82.50-83.00 (82.95); 510-510 lbs fleshy (510) 
72.50 (72.50); 550-598 lbs (570) 72.50-80.00 (76.62); 565-586 lbs value added 
(580) 81.50-87.00 (85.15); 600-635 lbs (617) 72.50-78.00 (75.11); 660-670 lbs 
(665) 72.50-76.00 (74.00); 720-740 lbs (735) 72.50 (72.50); 736-744 lbs value 
added (742) 80.00-81.00 (80.28); 775-775 lbs (775) 70.00 (70.00); 850-850 lbs 
value added (850) 85.00 (85.00).  Small 1 405-405 lbs (405) 75.00 (75.00); 500-
500 lbs (500) 72.50 (72.50).  Medium and Large 1-2 404-404 lbs (404) 85.00 
(85.00).  Medium and Large 2 310-310 lbs (310) 85.00 (85.00); 365-395 lbs (383) 
80.00-83.00 (81.97); 400-440 lbs (413) 76.00-85.00 (78.82); 465-485 lbs (477) 
72.50-77.00 (74.90); 500-545 lbs (527) 70.00-75.00 (71.86); 555-595 lbs (578) 
70.00-75.00 (71.48); 618-640 lbs (625) 72.00-72.50 (72.17).  Medium and Large 3 
400-425 lbs (413) 70.00-75.00 (72.58); 510-510 lbs (510) 74.00 (74.00); 565-565 
lbs (565) 70.00 (70.00). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (318) 111.00-114.00 (112.41); 
355-395 lbs (379) 90.00-112.50 (105.19); 405-445 lbs (422) 89.00-106.00 (97.47); 
455-495 lbs (467) 84.00-100.00 (92.16); 500-535 lbs (519) 80.00-86.00 (83.81); 
550-595 lbs (571) 77.50-85.00 (82.06); 600-645 lbs (615) 76.00-82.50 (80.35); 
650-690 lbs (676) 75.00-80.00 (77.87); 715-715 lbs (715) 75.00-78.00 (76.50); 
827-827 lbs (827) 79.50 (79.50).  Small 1 370-370 lbs (370) 85.00 (85.00); 440-
440 lbs (440) 82.50 (82.50).  Medium and Large 2 305-345 lbs (318) 100.00 
(100.00); 368-368 lbs (368) 87.00 (87.00); 400-445 lbs (423) 85.00-100.00 
(90.48); 480-495 lbs (488) 80.00-87.50 (83.69); 500-540 lbs (520) 79.00-80.00 
(79.48); 550-550 lbs (550) 82.50 (82.50); 615-640 lbs (630) 72.50-78.00 (76.14); 
670-695 lbs (683) 76.00-78.00 (77.02); 708-745 lbs (717) 72.50 (72.50).  Medium 
and Large 3 410-420 lbs (415) 65.00-75.00 (70.06); 500-500 lbs (500) 65.00 
(65.00); 585-590 lbs (588) 65.00-72.50 (68.77); 615-615 lbs (615) 72.50 (72.50).

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2: 
   Age            Weight    Months Bred              Price
2-7 Year old     850-1250   second & third stage     500.00-700.00 per head
Pkg black hided                                      730.00 per head
                            first stage & open       40.00-50.00
8-10 Year old               second & third stage     40.00-45.00

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium and Large 1-2: 
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
3-7 Year old    850-1150    100-200      700.00-730.00 per pair

Source:  AR Extension Service - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Jerry 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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