LR_LS128
Little Rock, AR      Tue May 21, 2013     USDA-AR Dept of Ag Market News

Ft. Smith Livestock, Ft. Smith, AR
Weighted Average Report for Monday May 20, 2013

Cattle Receipts:  630        Last week: 421         Last year:  675

   Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 
higher. Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-7.00 lower.
   Supply included 317 feeder calves; 210 feeder yearlings; 14 replacement 
cows; 70 slaughter cows; 15 slaughter bulls; and 3 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 dairy 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
Breakers  75-80%  1000-1500  73.00-77.00    78.00-82.00   
Boners    80-85%   950-1400  77.00-81.50    82.00-86.00  72.00-76.50
Lean      85-90%   900-1300  75.00-79.50    80.00-84.00  70.00-74.50 
Light     85-92%   700-950   59.00-63.50    64.00-68.00 
 
   Slaughter Bulls: 
            Weight   Average Dress    High Dress     Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2  1000-2100  99.00-102.00     105.00-109.00  87.50-95.00

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 305-323 lbs (317) 181.00-191.00 (187.79); 
400-435 lbs (411) 158.00-164.00 (159.81); 460-465 lbs (463) 158.00-162.00 
(160.26); 500-540 lbs (527) 140.00-145.00 (142.56); 550-590 lbs (561) 135.00-
141.00 (138.39); 613-635 lbs (624) 131.00-134.00 (131.74); 774-774 lbs (774) 
120.00 (120.00).  Medium and Large 2 305-335 lbs (324) 160.00-171.00 (166.51); 
440-445 lbs (443) 154.00-155.00 (154.50); 455-480 lbs (467) 148.00-155.00 
(151.69); 508-545 lbs (530) 125.00-138.00 (131.16); 572-575 lbs (573) 125.00-
132.00 (130.04); 656-680 lbs (663) 121.00-127.00 (124.21). 
   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-340 lbs (320) 148.00-161.00 (155.70); 
370-380 lbs (372) 151.00-160.00 (152.29); 400-445 lbs (425) 143.00-154.00 
(145.54); 450-493 lbs (476) 136.00-145.00 (141.22); 500-543 lbs (519) 134.00-
142.00 (137.66); 550-560 lbs (557) 132.00-137.00 (133.74); 608-640 lbs (629) 
124.00-128.00 (127.02); 652-678 lbs (665) 121.00-122.00 (121.51); 700-705 lbs 
(701) 118.00-123.00 (120.00).  Medium and Large 2 380-390 lbs (387) 138.00-
146.00 (142.64); 410-435 lbs (421) 130.00-138.00 (134.79); 460-490 lbs (473) 
126.00-135.00 (128.19); 500-545 lbs (514) 125.00-131.00 (129.52); 570-590 lbs 
(579) 121.00-129.00 (125.69); 660-690 lbs (674) 114.00-118.00 (115.74); 750-750 
lbs (750) 111.00 (111.00). 
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 425-445 lbs (435) 145.00-152.00 (148.42); 
530-545 lbs (538) 133.00-137.00 (134.97); 575-575 lbs (575) 132.00 (132.00); 
605-615 lbs (610) 125.00-130.00 (127.32); 663-692 lbs (680) 118.00-125.00 
(121.67); 705-735 lbs (720) 117.00-119.00 (118.35).  Medium and Large 2 330-345 
lbs (339) 148.00-157.00 (152.75); 355-395 lbs (378) 150.00-159.00 (154.63); 
400-445 lbs (435) 130.00-140.00 (135.72); 453-498 lbs (468) 140.00-146.00 
(142.26); 630-643 lbs (639) 119.00-120.00 (119.33); 660-695 lbs (678) 105.00-
116.00 (110.24); 778-790 lbs (782) 112.00-113.00 (112.66). 

   Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and aged.
 Medium and Large 1-2:
      Age           Weight         Months Bred      Price
2-4 year old        800-900        open cows        88.00-97.00

Source: AR Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
        Dianne Hardgrave, 501-671-2200 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsLR_LS128.txt