LG_LS140 Lexington, KY Mon 23 June 2008 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards Cattle Auction Report for 6/23/2008 - Close Receipts: 995 Last Monday: 1,112 Year Ago: 3,237 Compared to last week, steer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers sold 2.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test of mainly drafts of five head or fewer. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi Dress Low Dress Breaking 70-80 1155-1730 lbs 57.50-61.00 62.50-66.50 54.50-56.50 Boning 80-85 965-1380 lbs 56.00-61.50 62.50-64.50 51.00-55.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1150 lbs 52.50-57.00 58.00-60.00 Lean 85-90 870-995 lbs 52.00-57.50 60.50 48.00-51.50 shelly and very low dressing 945-1035 lbs 45.50-47.00. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1300-2075 lbs indicating 79-82 carcass boning percent 72.00-79.00. Yield Grade 2 1145-1375 lbs indicating 72-78 carcass boning percent 66.00-72.50. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 255 114.00 114.00 3 300-400 376 116.00-118.00 117.35 6 400-500 456 111.00-112.00 111.70 30 500-600 546 108.00-115.00 112.59 22 600-700 650 100.00-109.00 106.88 22 700-800 732 101.00-107.00 105.29 2 700-800 768 94.00-96.00 94.97 Fleshy 65 800-900 832 109.35 109.35 Groups of 20 or more: 65 head 832 lbs 109.35 blk-mixed Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 295 108.00 108.00 4 400-500 469 100.00-108.00 105.47 7 500-600 548 102.00-106.00 104.81 1 600-700 600 105.00 105.00 4 700-800 722 94.00-100.00 98.48 2 800-900 860 93.00-98.00 95.43 1 900-1000 920 92.00 92.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 495 100.00 100.00 2 500-600 592 91.00 91.00 1 800-900 860 91.00 91.00 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 373 100.00 100.00 1 400-500 470 102.00 102.00 1 500-600 545 102.00 102.00 1 600-700 625 101.00 101.00 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 500-600 563 96.00 96.00 2 600-700 655 99.00 99.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-500 438 104.00-109.00 106.50 2 500-600 522 99.00-106.00 102.48 Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-500 465 103.00 103.00 Feeder Steers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 390 101.00-105.00 104.22 3 400-500 435 102.00-105.00 103.07 Feeder Steers Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 595 93.00 93.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 485 70.00-73.00 71.53 1 500-600 505 70.00 70.00 6 500-600 571 55.00-65.00 61.92 Plain 9 600-700 643 64.00-69.50 68.54 9 700-800 739 67.00 67.00 Thin 10 800-900 888 70.50 70.50 8 900-1000 948 67.50 67.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 300-400 372 100.00-110.00 105.60 44 400-500 444 99.00-105.00 101.86 63 500-600 544 95.00-104.00 100.18 2 500-600 530 92.50-94.00 93.22 Fleshy 33 600-700 651 92.00-97.50 94.60 1 600-700 620 89.00 89.00 Fleshy 7 700-800 714 93.00-96.00 93.58 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 280 98.00 98.00 6 300-400 371 97.00-104.00 99.55 3 400-500 440 85.00-101.00 90.76 19 500-600 555 91.00-99.50 94.61 3 500-600 571 98.00 98.00 Thin 8 600-700 640 85.00-92.00 89.09 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 400-500 441 84.00-92.00 86.16 7 500-600 565 80.00-93.00 85.85 2 600-700 658 82.00-85.00 83.47 2 700-800 752 88.00 88.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 392 103.00 103.00 7 400-500 461 85.00-96.00 91.71 2 500-600 527 93.00 93.00 2 600-700 620 90.00 90.00 2 700-800 727 87.00 87.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 595 81.00 81.00 1 600-700 640 86.00 86.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 765 88.00 88.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 260 90.00 90.00 8 400-500 442 88.00-100.00 93.69 3 500-600 518 92.00 92.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 200-300 270 81.00 81.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 315 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 400 87.00 87.00 1 600-700 615 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 275 113.00 113.00 18 300-400 372 112.00-119.00 117.01 28 400-500 461 110.00-116.00 112.12 20 500-600 554 99.00-110.00 104.06 39 600-700 653 93.00-104.00 98.66 4 700-800 716 94.00-96.00 95.51 1 800-900 835 92.00 92.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 382 102.00-111.00 107.90 1 400-500 495 105.00 105.00 1 500-600 515 93.00 93.00 9 600-700 638 88.00-97.00 94.25 3 700-800 745 89.00-92.00 91.01 1 800-900 865 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 428 99.00 99.00 1 700-800 780 88.00 88.00 Feeder Bulls Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 420 107.00-109.00 108.02 6 500-600 546 97.00-103.00 99.56 8 600-700 638 90.00-96.00 93.02 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 600-700 622 88.00 88.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 200-300 284 110.00 110.00 3 300-400 323 108.00-113.00 109.60 11 400-500 454 105.00-109.00 107.59 5 500-600 529 96.00-104.00 100.75 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 426 103.00-106.00 104.47 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 320 107.00 107.00 1 400-500 485 102.00 102.00 2 500-600 560 90.00-94.00 92.02 Source: USDA-Kentucky Dept of Ag Market News, Lexington, KY Rob Milburn Office Telephone:(859) 255-7423 24 Hour Market Recording 800-327-6568 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls140.txt 1645e rm