LR_LS122
Little Rock, AR   Mon   Feb 8, 2010   USDA-AR Market News   
   
Ash Flat Livestock Auction
Friday, February 5, 2010

Receipts:  743          Last Week:  NS        Year Ago: 844 

   Compared to last week: No comparison, sale closed last week due to heavy 
snow. Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, bulls 2.00-4.00 
higher, feeders about steady on a light test.
  Supply included about 275 feeder calves; 100 yearlings; 125 replacement cows; 
100 slaughter cows; 8 slaughter bulls; 3 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about 
45 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 30 percent exotic breed and 
exotic crosses; 25 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or 
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 42 percent steers and bulls, 58 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  42.00-48.00    49.00-55.00              
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  36.00-42.00    43.00-48.00             
Light     85-92%   600-800   32.00-39.00

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-2245  57.50-62.50                    52.50-55.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 305-335 lbs (320) 110.00-120.00 (114.75); 
350-395 lbs (368) 105.00-115.00 (111.60); 415-430 lbs (423) 110.00-114.00 
(111.96); 470-485 lbs (477) 105.00 (105.00); 505-535 lbs (520) 95.00-100.00 
(98.29); 505-505 lbs value added (505) 111.00 (111.00); 550-585 lbs (568) 100.00 
(100.00); 585-585 lbs value added (585) 104.50 (104.50); 610-635 lbs (623) 
87.50-92.50 (90.05).  Medium and Large 2 410-440 lbs (425) 95.00-100.00 (97.59); 
485-495 lbs (490) 92.50-95.00 (93.74). 

   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 360-395 lbs (381) 87.50-95.00 (91.32); 
400-440 lbs (425) 90.00-104.00 (93.19); 455-493 lbs (481) 87.50-90.00 (89.33); 
494-494 lbs value added (494) 92.00 (92.00); 500-520 lbs (514) 87.50-94.00 
(90.35); 640-640 lbs value added (640) 89.25 (89.25).  Medium and Large 2 300-
335 lbs (323) 87.50-90.00 (88.15); 365-395 lbs (383) 85.00-93.00 (89.11); 400-
430 lbs (418) 87.50-92.00 (89.02); 465-485 lbs (472) 82.50-87.50 (85.86). 

   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 365-395 lbs (385) 105.00-116.00 (111.28); 
410-430 lbs (423) 95.00-105.00 (99.94); 460-490 lbs (476) 100.00-104.00 
(100.99). 

   Replacement Bulls: Medium 1, 2-3 year old 59.00-69.00.

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2: 
   Age            Weight    Months Bred              Price
2-7 Year old     850-1300   second & third stage     550.00-750.00 per head
                            first stage & open       50.00-57.00
7+ year old                 second & third stage     525.00-750.00 per head

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
Small and Medium, few Large 1-2: 
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
2-7 Year old    800-1200     75-200      575.00-775.00 per pair

Source:  Arkansas Extension Service -USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR
         Jerry Foley    501-671-2200
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS150.txt

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