LR_LS120 Little Rock, AR Wed Dec 5, 2018 USDA-AR Ag Dept Market News North Arkansas Livestock, GreenForest, AR Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Dec 5, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 1397 Last week: 22236 Last year: 1406 Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 4.00-10.00 lower instances 15.00 lower on some of the plainer kind except the better 300-350lb steers and bulls 6.00-7.00 higher. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to them not being reported the past two weeks. Supply included about 1100 feeder calves, 162 feeder yearlings, 25 replacement cows, 95 slaughter cows, and 15 slaughter bulls. The feeder supply included 45 percent steers, 41 percent heifers, and 14 percent bulls. Near 27 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Please Note: The below USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-340 316 175.00-194.00 185.83 12 355-395 375 156.00-176.00 164.38 34 400-435 415 150.00-166.00 159.84 30 450-495 475 147.00-159.00 154.77 2 468-468 468 130.00 130.00 Full 27 501-540 519 145.00-155.00 152.75 57 555-595 581 137.00-153.00 144.80 24 605-609 609 141.00-146.00 141.21 23 600-647 622 129.00-136.00 133.76 Calves 3 655-685 675 135.00-135.50 135.34 10 668-678 673 129.50-134.00 131.73 Calves 2 725-725 725 114.00 114.00 Calves 4 820-820 820 134.50 134.50 Medium and Large 1 - 2 27 502-545 510 132.00-138.50 133.29 12 601-643 629 129.00-136.00 131.23 Calves 44 669-691 684 129.00-137.00 132.72 15 787-787 787 106.00 106.00 Calves Medium and Large 2 3 335-342 340 146.00-160.00 150.60 6 352-385 367 148.00-160.00 152.78 9 405-430 419 136.00-150.00 145.09 38 452-496 484 130.00-146.00 138.70 35 510-545 532 125.00-136.00 131.09 15 550-595 569 120.00-137.00 128.93 13 640-648 643 125.00-139.00 127.55 2 615-635 625 120.00-122.00 121.02 Calves 3 650-670 657 118.00-130.00 124.72 2 670-690 680 110.00-122.00 115.91 Calves 2 700-720 710 100.00 100.00 Calves 7 755-795 782 120.00-130.00 122.14 Medium and Large 3 2 450-495 473 125.00-126.00 125.52 Holstein Large 3 4 646-646 646 59.00 59.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 299-299 299 146.00 146.00 13 300-340 323 140.00-147.00 142.50 11 355-395 372 138.00-142.00 139.89 51 400-448 425 130.00-140.00 135.59 31 452-485 469 125.00-136.00 129.84 38 505-545 532 120.00-132.00 128.04 33 550-594 583 119.00-124.00 123.05 12 605-645 631 105.00-114.00 111.56 Calves 8 702-702 702 90.00 90.00 Calves Medium and Large 1 - 2 8 535-540 538 120.00-125.00 121.86 23 555-590 573 111.00-119.00 113.85 3 730-730 730 110.00 110.00 5 872-872 872 98.00 98.00 Medium and Large 2 2 260-265 263 130.00-140.00 134.95 10 330-345 337 125.00-139.00 133.58 36 350-395 383 120.00-139.00 131.72 23 400-445 424 108.00-134.00 127.49 18 455-497 479 108.00-127.00 119.53 22 505-545 522 108.00-125.00 114.60 22 550-598 577 100.00-115.00 109.35 8 612-621 617 105.00-106.00 105.50 8 605-623 619 100.00 100.00 Calves 12 660-695 686 100.00-115.00 108.75 6 703-715 707 90.00-110.00 104.31 6 758-781 773 90.00-102.00 93.92 Medium and Large 3 2 380-380 380 100.00-110.00 105.00 3 402-440 415 97.00-100.00 98.94 3 492-495 493 100.00-102.00 101.33 5 500-545 518 100.00-106.00 104.53 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 250-289 283 188.00-190.00 188.25 5 310-343 330 175.00-193.00 181.77 2 378-378 378 158.00 158.00 4 408-440 416 147.00 147.00 9 456-490 466 135.00-152.00 144.27 7 512-528 519 127.00-134.00 130.95 4 560-595 576 135.00-140.00 137.22 6 609-615 610 120.00-133.00 122.85 3 635-635 635 121.00 121.00 Calves 2 650-650 650 120.00 120.00 Calves 3 812-835 820 108.00-109.00 108.34 Medium and Large 2 3 300-330 317 140.00-166.00 149.25 6 350-395 376 135.00-157.00 147.34 8 400-448 423 133.00-150.00 142.03 13 450-495 478 123.00-134.00 129.83 21 514-542 525 105.00-127.00 118.57 21 555-580 562 112.00-134.00 120.61 11 615-645 625 104.00-120.00 114.28 2 615-615 615 100.00 100.00 Calves 3 660-670 667 114.00-116.00 115.34 2 730-730 730 80.00 80.00 Full 3 752-752 752 106.00 106.00 Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 2-7 year old 900-1250 second & third stage 650.00-925.00/hd first stage 600.00-735.00/hd open 60.00-75.00 7+ years old second & third stage 33.00-43.00 Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 34.00-40.00 43.00-45.50 Boners 80-85% 950-1400 35.00-40.00 41.00-45.00 29.00-32.00 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 32.00-38.00 20.00-27.00 Light 85-92% 700-950 30.00-32.00 15.00-25.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 60.00-63.00 50.00-57.00 Source: AR Ag Department - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR Sammy Cline, Market Reporter, 501-823-1743 24 Hour Market Report.501-823-1728 http:// www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_ls120.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews