LG_LS141 Lexington, KY Tue 24 June 2008 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards Cattle Auction Report for 6/24/2008 - Close Receipts: 1,733 Last Tuesday: 1,675 Year Ago: 3,228 Compared to Monday, steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher; a few 550 to 650 wgt heifers sold as much as 3.00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi Dress Low Dress Breaking 70-80 1135-1650 lbs 57.50-62.50 62.50-70.00 54.50-57.00 Boning 80-85 955-1395 lbs 56.50-61.50 62.50-66.50 55.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1040 lbs 53.00-58.00 59.00 46.00-52.50 Lean 85-90 800-940 lbs 53.00-57.50 44.50-50.00 shelly and very low dressing 775-895 lbs 33.00-38.00. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1670-2075 lbs indicating 79-83 carcass boning percent 72.00-78.50. Yield Grade 2 1080-1775 lbs indicating 76-78 carcass boning percent 67.00-72.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 300-400 337 110.00-116.00 113.24 19 400-500 464 110.00-114.00 112.56 57 500-600 550 108.00-114.00 110.84 3 500-600 586 105.00-106.00 105.33 Fleshy 99 600-700 636 101.00-112.00 107.70 37 700-800 746 102.00-108.50 107.19 7 700-800 732 96.00-98.00 97.29 Fleshy 304 800-900 852 102.00-108.90 108.10 77 900-1000 953 97.00-104.90 102.85 Groups of 20 or more: 20 head 745 lbs 107.75 mixed 64 head 802 lbs 107.90 blk-mixed 33 head 839 lbs 108.60 blk-Charx 62 head 846 lbs 107.60 blk-Charx 150 head 869 lbs 108.90 blk-Charx 56 head 873 lbs 106.00 blk-mixed 56 head 959 lbs 104.90 blk-Charx Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 317 110.00 110.00 4 400-500 432 105.00-110.00 106.26 9 500-600 539 100.00-108.00 105.17 5 700-800 747 97.00-102.00 98.59 5 800-900 817 103.00 103.00 Thin Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 448 98.00-100.00 98.98 2 500-600 512 90.00 90.00 3 600-700 660 86.00-93.00 90.81 3 700-800 755 84.00-97.00 92.92 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 445 101.00 101.00 5 500-600 545 103.00 103.00 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 551 98.00 98.00 8 700-800 764 99.00-102.00 100.83 2 800-900 810 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 550 94.00 94.00 2 700-800 762 90.00 90.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 435 107.00-109.00 108.33 1 500-600 565 96.00 96.00 Fleshy 2 600-700 645 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 535 106.00-108.00 107.36 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 76 600-700 658 110.00 110.00 Groups of 20 or more: 76 head 658 lbs 110.00 blk-mixed Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 462 105.00-106.00 105.52 Feeder Steers Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 570 100.00 100.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 600-700 600 65.00 65.00 2 700-800 735 66.00 66.00 6 800-900 837 67.00-68.00 67.51 5 900-1000 917 63.00 63.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 280 98.00 98.00 16 300-400 354 102.00-110.50 106.95 33 400-500 449 96.00-104.00 101.44 117 500-600 562 96.00-108.00 100.44 4 500-600 558 91.00-94.00 92.52 Fleshy 80 500-600 515 105.90 105.90 Load 50 600-700 628 92.00-105.00 97.54 12 700-800 761 94.75 94.75 1 700-800 725 94.00 94.00 Fleshy 1 800-900 800 88.00 88.00 Fleshy Groups of 20 or more: 80 head 515 lbs 105.90 blk-mixed 30 head 599 lbs 99.00 Charx Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 290 100.00 100.00 12 500-600 554 91.00-99.00 92.95 4 600-700 632 92.00-94.00 93.26 5 700-800 726 89.00-94.00 91.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 500-600 595 90.00 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 370 92.00 92.00 1 400-500 470 85.00 85.00 4 500-600 540 83.00-87.00 85.50 2 600-700 660 79.00-90.00 84.58 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 500-600 549 90.00-94.00 93.00 5 600-700 653 90.00-91.00 90.41 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 474 95.00-96.00 95.48 3 700-800 716 87.00 87.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 775 86.00 86.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 455 101.00 101.00 2 500-600 520 93.00-99.00 96.03 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 600-700 605 89.00 89.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 461 83.00-94.00 89.15 1 600-700 600 90.00 90.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 300-400 369 110.00-116.00 113.75 11 400-500 454 109.00-116.00 110.74 25 500-600 552 99.00-110.00 105.09 9 500-600 562 96.00-98.00 97.33 Fleshy 12 600-700 648 95.00-104.00 99.23 2 700-800 728 92.00-93.00 92.48 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 499 106.00 106.00 1 500-600 570 104.00 104.00 1 600-700 620 98.00 98.00 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 472 101.00 101.00 8 500-600 539 94.00 94.00 2 700-800 715 94.00 94.00 Feeder Bulls Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 700-800 725 89.00 89.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 480 90.00 90.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-400 386 112.00 112.00 2 500-600 548 101.00-103.00 101.91 5 600-700 662 94.50 94.50 Feeder Bulls Medium 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 453 92.00 92.00 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-500 448 94.00-109.00 103.67 4 500-600 548 85.00-101.00 96.27 1 600-700 620 86.00 86.00 Feeder Bulls Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 361 95.00 95.00 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_ls141.txt 1740e rm