LR_LS146
Little Rock, AR    Fri Feb 6, 2009    USDA-AR Market News
 
Hope Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/05/2009
 
Receipts:  1036    Last Week:  524    Year Ago:  318

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to firm. Feeder 
steers 300-500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, 500-800 lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers 
300-500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-800 lbs steady to 1.00 higher.
   Supply included about 500 feeder calves; 440 yearlings; 0 replacement cows; 
75 slaughter cows; 13 slaughter bulls; 5 replacement bulls. Feeder supply about 
20 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 40 percent exotic breed and 
exotic crosses; 40 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0 percent Holsteins or 
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 49 percent steers and bulls, 51 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  47.00-52.00    53.00-54.00  40.00-45.00
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  38.00-44.00                 28.00-34.00

   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress    Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-1850  55.00-60.00      64.00         53.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 115.00-126.00 (120.12); 
350-399 lbs (375) 111.00-119.00 (115.03); 400-449 lbs (425) 106.00-115.00 
(110.06); 450-499 lbs (475) 101.00-112.00 (106.08); 500-549 lbs (525) 96.00-
102.00 (99.02); 550-599 lbs (575) 91.00-99.00 (95.02); 600-649 lbs (625) 89.00-
93.00 (91.01); 650-699 lbs (675) 86.00-90.00 (88.01); 700-749 lbs (725) 85.00-
88.00 (86.90).  Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 100.00-110.00 (105.05); 
350-399 lbs (375) 95.00-105.00 (100.04); 400-449 lbs (425) 95.00-105.00 
(100.03); 450-499 lbs (475) 90.00-100.00 (95.03); 500-549 lbs (525) 88.00-95.00 
(91.07); 550-599 lbs (575) 83.00-90.00 (86.08); 600-649 lbs (625) 81.00-86.00 
(83.09); 650-699 lbs (675) 78.00-83.00 (80.94); 700-749 lbs (725) 75.00-83.00 
(79.78). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-349 lbs (325) 95.00-101.00 (98.04); 
350-399 lbs (375) 91.00-96.00 (93.15); 400-449 lbs (425) 92.00-102.00 (97.03); 
450-499 lbs (475) 92.00-96.00 (94.01); 500-549 lbs (525) 87.00-91.00 (89.01); 
550-599 lbs (575) 85.00-88.00 (86.08); 600-649 lbs (625) 83.00-89.00 (86.01); 
650-699 lbs (675) 82.00-87.00 (84.10).  Medium and Large 2 300-349 lbs (325) 
88.00-95.00 (92.41); 400-449 lbs (425) 85.00-91.00 (88.02); 450-499 lbs (475) 
81.00-87.00 (84.47); 500-549 lbs (525) 80.00-85.00 (82.96); 550-599 lbs (575) 
77.00-82.00 (79.08); 600-649 lbs (625) 76.00-82.00 (79.02).  Medium and Large 3 
300-349 lbs (325) 77.00-84.00 (80.07); 400-449 lbs (425) 71.00-80.00 (75.09); 
500-549 lbs (525) 73.00-79.00 (76.03); 600-649 lbs (625) 66.00-73.00 (69.90). 

   Replacement Bulls: 3 year old Charolais 1320 lbs 79.00; 2 year old Charolais 
1210-1115 lbs 71.00-86.00; Charolais yearlings 700.00 per head.

   Cow-Calf Pairs: 
 Medium 1-2: 
   Age         Cow Weight   Calf Wt      Price 
8-10 Year old     750       100-200      550.00 per pair

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
 
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