LR_LS123
Little Rock, AR Wed May 2, 2012 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Lewis Livestock - Conway
Weighted Average Report for 05/01/2012
Receipts: 377 Last Week: 339 Year Ago: 180
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeder steers and
heifers near steady.
Supply included about 260 feeder calves; 45 yearlings; 15 replacement or
feeder cows; 48 slaughter cows; 9 slaughter bulls; 0 replacement bulls. Feeder
supply about 40 percent English bred and English bred crosses; 30 percent
exotic breed and exotic crosses; 30 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses; 0
percent Holsteins or other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 55 percent steers
and bulls, 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 81.00-84.00 88.50
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 83.00-88.00 89.00-90.00
Lean 85-90% 900-1300 80.00-87.00 88.00-92.50 74.00-78.00
Light 85-92% 700-950 65.00-72.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1025-2115 94.00-107.00 110.00 88.50-92.50
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-340 lbs (323) 187.50-212.50 (197.76);
350-395 lbs (371) 182.50-205.00 (187.87); 400-445 lbs (424) 175.00-187.50
(179.74); 450-490 lbs (469) 170.00-180.00 (175.89); 505-540 lbs (528) 165.00-
175.00 (170.61); 550-595 lbs (569) 159.00-170.00 (164.39). Medium and Large 2
350-395 lbs (374) 161.00-173.00 (167.16); 455-490 lbs (475) 148.00-162.50
(154.99).
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-345 lbs (323) 175.00-190.00 (182.87);
350-395 lbs (374) 170.00-188.00 (175.69); 400-445 lbs (421) 159.00-171.00
(163.91); 450-495 lbs (472) 154.00-165.00 (158.68); 505-545 lbs (523) 152.00-
158.00 (154.25); 505-540 lbs fleshy (528) 140.00-150.00 (145.61); 555-590 lbs
(571) 140.00-152.00 (146.82); 605-645 lbs (630) 135.00-145.00 (140.17); 700-740
lbs (725) 114.00-119.00 (116.72). Medium and Large 2 305-340 lbs (326) 160.00-
170.00 (165.25); 350-390 lbs (373) 160.00-170.00 (164.89); 450-495 lbs (471)
145.00-155.00 (151.10).
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 400-445 lbs (424) 168.00-175.00 (171.26);
450-490 lbs (475) 162.00-170.00 (166.33); 500-540 lbs (523) 157.00-165.00
(160.97); 500-545 lbs fleshy (522) 152.00-156.00 (154.25); 550-595 lbs (575)
155.00-168.00 (159.91); 600-645 lbs (628) 146.00-156.00 (148.62); 650-695 lbs
(672) 135.00-146.00 (140.13); 705-740 lbs (724) 128.00-137.00 (132.16).
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
2-7 Year old 850-1200 second & third stage 94.00-112.50
3-5 Year old first stage & open 82.00-95.00
Cow-Calf Pairs:
Large 1:
Age Cow Weight Calf Wt Price
6 Year old 1250 200 1375.00 per pair
Source: AR Coop Ext Service - USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Rickey Wiedower, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LR_LS123.txt
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