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Amarillo, TX    Mon  Jun 30, 2008    USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News

Edinburg Livestock Auction Inc - Edinburg, TX - Saturday - 06/28/08 	
	    
Cattle and Calves: 657      Week Ago: 479           Year Ago: 455     
  
   Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 lower.  Slaughter 
cows 1.00-2.00 higher.  Slaughter bulls steady.  Bulk supply Medium and Large 2-
3 300-500 lb feeder steers and heifers.  Demand good.  Slaughter cows made up 30 
percent, slaughter bulls 10 percent replacement cows 6 percent, and feeders 54 
percent.  The feeder supply included 69 percent steers and 31 percent heifers.  
Near 17 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.

   Steers: Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs 104.00-114.00; 300-400 lbs 95.00-
105.00; 400-500 lbs 87.00-93.00; 500-600 lbs 80.00-86.00; 600-700 lbs 79.00-
86.00; 700-800 lbs 77.00-82.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 200-300 lbs 91.00-101.00; 300-400 lbs 84.00-93.00; 
400-500 lbs 81.00-89.00; 500-600 lbs 71.00-81.00; 600-700 lbs 74.00-79.00.
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 2-3: 700-1095 lbs 74.00-80.00.

   Heifers: Medium and Large 2: 200-300 lbs 102.00-106.00; 300-400 lbs 90.00-
99.00; 400-500 lbs 84.00-90.00; 500-600 lbs 81.00-85.00; 600-700 lb 75.00-
85.00; 700-800 lbs 75.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 200-300 lbs 85.00-94.00; 300-400 lbs 83.00-88.00; 400-
500 lbs 73.00-83.00; 500-600 lbs 76.00-79.00; 600-700 lbs 73.00-78.00.
   Replacement Heifers: Medium and Large 2-3: 685-900 lbs 70.00-84.00.

Slaughter Cows:
            % Lean     Weight     Avg Dressing     Hi Dressing      Low Dressing 
Breakers    75-80    1200-1600    51.00-55.50                        45.00-49.00       
Breakers    75-80    1000-1200    50.50-53.00	                     41.00-47.50       
Boners      80-85    1200-1600    51.00-54.00      55.50-60.50       43.00-46.00
Boners      80-85    1000-1200    53.00-55.00      56.00-60.00       xx.xx-41.00          
Lean        85-90    1200-1600    50.00-51.00                        42.50-45.00       
Lean        85-90    1000-1200    49.50-50.50                        41.00-43.50 
Lean        85-90     800-1000    47.50-50.00                        37.00-41.00

   Slaughter Bulls:   Yield Grade 1-2   1285-1645 lbs   62.00-68.00
                      High Dressing          1705 lbs         69.50 
                      Low Dressing           1250 lbs         60.00
			
   Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 690-1245 lb 
cows 3-5 months bred 67.00-75.00 per CWT; aged 950-1100 lb cows 2-5 months 
bred 46.00-57.00 cwt. 
 
Source:  Texas Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Market News, Amarillo, TX
         806/372-6361 - email: amarillo.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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