AM_LS751 Amarillo, TX Fri May 16, 2008 TX Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Cattleman's Livestock Commission Co. - Dalhart, TX Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Thursday - 05/15/08 Cattle and Calves: 1,626 Week Ago: 1,542 Year Ago: 1,376 Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to firm. Feeder heifers firm to 2.00 higher, except 500-600 lb heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1- 2 250-650 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows made up 28 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 70 percent. The feeder supply included 53 percent steers and 47 percent heifers. Near 15 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 120 241 241 172.55 172.55 Value Added 10 328 328 145.00 145.00 10 377-390 386 130.00-138.00 131.81 18 400-426 410 130.00-135.00 133.51 44 457-496 481 124.50-135.00 127.45 37 500-548 533 118.00-120.50 119.37 Value Added 15 558-597 582 113.00-117.00 114.24 27 590 590 120.50 120.50 Value Added 23 605-649 641 112.00-114.50 112.67 10 615 615 118.50 118.50 Thin 6 680-686 684 107.00-107.50 107.33 4 738 738 107.00 107.00 6 791 791 104.50 104.50 Thin Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 338 338 126.00 126.00 4 362 362 129.00 129.00 30 407-441 416 117.00-124.00 122.90 5 546 546 110.00 110.00 2 610 610 108.50 108.50 5 665 665 104.00 104.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 495-498 497 101.00-105.00 102.71 4 516 516 105.00 105.00 6 610 610 109.00 109.00 9 729 729 103.50 103.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 98 250 250 142.50 142.50 Value Added 7 305-346 334 114.00-119.00 117.70 35 402-441 411 107.00-110.00 109.17 16 456-489 479 105.00-107.50 105.39 9 456 456 114.25 114.25 Thin 49 509-533 519 118.00-121.50 119.75 Value Added 22 552-580 567 104.00-108.00 105.50 18 601-613 608 104.50-107.00 105.60 18 631 631 115.00 115.00 Value Added 4 668 668 102.50 102.50 5 764 764 97.50 97.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 345 345 110.00 110.00 4 360-397 378 106.00-110.00 107.90 28 477-495 487 100.50 100.50 12 500 500 113.75 113.75 Value Added 17 560-590 578 101.00-101.50 101.27 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 439 439 95.00 95.00 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Boners 80-85 1000-1300 58.00-60.00 62.00-62.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1300 57.00-59.50 61.00-63.00 Lean 85-90 800-1000 54.50-59.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1200-1800 lbs 69.00-75.00 High Dressing 1790 lbs 80.50, ind Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 1288 lb cows 7-9 months bred 900.00 per head. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 900-1100 lb cows w/100-160 lb calves 810.00-1060.00 per pair. Source: Texas Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Market News, Amarillo, TX 806/372-6361 - 24 hr Markets 806/372-3494 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 0830c jm/pj .