LR_LS149 Little Rock, AR Thu Nov 29, 2018 USDA-AR Ag Dept Market News County Line Sale, Ratcliff, AR Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Nov 28, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 489 Last week: NS Last year: 300 Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-9.00 higher, instances 14.00 higher. Demand was strong for thin weaned cattle. Fleshy denotes unweaned new crop calves. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated, and administered two sets of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply included 326 feeder calves; 97 feeder yearlings; 19 replacement cows; 42 slaughter cows and 5 slaughter bulls. The feeder supply included 45 percent steers, 47 percent heifers, and 8 percent bulls. Near 23 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 4 255-290 276 170.00-176.00 172.43 5 310-345 338 157.00-172.00 164.02 21 360-396 376 150.00-163.00 155.80 35 400-445 419 150.00-161.00 154.36 20 450-490 478 145.00-155.00 147.02 12 505-545 519 140.00-150.00 145.02 16 550-575 564 138.00-151.00 143.92 3 600-640 618 139.00-149.00 144.22 6 650-665 660 136.00-142.00 140.34 1 655-655 655 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 1 705-705 705 140.00 140.00 1 760-760 760 139.00 139.00 2 810-810 810 133.00-144.00 138.50 1 805-805 805 128.00 128.00 Fleshy Medium and Large 1 - 2 6 615-620 617 137.00-138.00 137.66 Medium and Large 2 2 305-320 313 147.00 147.00 6 350-395 378 135.00-148.00 144.11 4 400-440 424 135.00-149.00 143.24 3 450-495 472 139.00-142.00 140.38 8 505-545 521 135.00-144.00 138.77 5 555-590 576 125.00-135.00 131.98 2 625-630 628 120.00-130.00 125.02 1 705-705 705 120.00 120.00 Fleshy Medium and Large 3 1 355-355 355 120.00 120.00 2 415-440 428 119.00-120.00 119.49 4 500-525 515 101.00-126.00 119.13 Small and Medium 3 1 480-480 480 77.00 77.00 1 520-520 520 74.00 74.00 1 575-575 575 60.00 60.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 290-290 290 146.00 146.00 5 310-345 324 139.00-143.00 140.59 15 355-380 360 137.00-146.00 144.15 22 400-440 411 134.00-141.00 138.15 29 450-490 469 130.00-140.00 134.70 1 495-495 495 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 16 500-535 516 129.00-138.00 134.35 6 552-575 560 129.00-139.00 133.69 1 590-590 590 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 3 600-600 600 134.00 134.00 3 622-622 622 143.00 143.00 Value Added 8 655-655 655 138.00 138.00 Value Added Medium and Large 1 - 2 35 663-663 663 135.00 135.00 Medium and Large 2 4 300-325 313 130.00-137.00 132.73 2 355-360 358 130.00-136.00 132.98 4 410-435 421 126.00-130.00 129.01 4 460-495 479 120.00-129.00 124.82 7 505-540 518 115.00-125.00 120.39 2 550-585 568 115.00-126.00 120.67 2 600-615 608 110.00-120.00 115.06 2 657-657 657 120.00 120.00 2 735-740 738 115.00 115.00 1 780-780 780 110.00 110.00 Full Medium and Large 3 1 330-330 330 120.00 120.00 1 595-595 595 100.00 100.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 298-298 298 156.00 156.00 5 469-469 469 147.00 147.00 6 540-540 540 140.00 140.00 1 525-525 525 130.00 130.00 Fleshy 3 560-580 572 128.00-132.00 130.02 1 645-645 645 129.00 129.00 1 670-670 670 120.00 120.00 1 905-905 905 106.00 106.00 Medium and Large 2 2 480-495 488 126.00-135.00 130.43 4 600-620 614 117.00-125.00 121.03 1 605-605 605 100.00 100.00 Fleshy Small and Medium 3 1 435-435 435 86.00 86.00 1 630-630 630 60.00 60.00 1 730-730 730 50.00 50.00 Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age. Medium and Large 1-2: Age Weight Months Bred Price 1-2 year old 745-910 open 86.00-113.00 3-5 year old 725-1150 open grazing cows 43.00-55.00 2 year old 1025 second stage 60.00 Thin 5 year old 995 third stage 52.00 5 year old 945 third stage 35.00 Longhorn 10 year old 1055-1475 second & third stage 42.00-43.00 Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 37.00 38.00-42.00 Boners 80-85% 950-1400 35.00-37.00 38.00-42.00 Lean 85-90% 900-1300 40.00-45.00 Light 85-92% 700-950 31.00-33.00 34.00-37.00 15.00-20.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 63.00 71.50 50.00-55.00 Source: AR Ag Department - USDA Market News, Little Rock, AR Jan Hammond, Market Reporter, 501-823-1743 24 Hour Market Report, 501-823-1728 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lr_ls149.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews