LG_LS160 Lexington, KY Fri 25 Apr 2008 USDA-KY Dept. Ag Market News Lexington, KY Blue Grass Stockyards Replacement Cow Sale report for 4/24/2008 Actual Receipts: 763 Commercial Grade Open heifers ready to breed: Medium and Large 2 few blks 770 lbs 680.00. Bred heifers: Medium and Large 2 few blks 850-1035 lbs and bred 4-9 months 680.00-800.00. Stock Cows and Calves: Medium and Large 1-2 bbwf 3-7 years old with 125-225 lb calves 1110.00-1360.00, some 6 years old to aged (some plain) with 100-350 lb calves 860.00-1070.00; mostly Charx, rrwf 4 years old to aged with 125-300 lb calves 840.00-1040.00. Medium and Large 2 3-9 blks and few crossbreds (some plain/and or thin) with 125-400 lb calves 710.00-820.00. Small 1 blk cows with 125-175 lb calves 610.00-660.00. Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 bbwf 3-8 years old 1120-1500 lbs and bred 7-9 months 840.00-950.00, aged cows 1105-1430 lbs and bred 7-9 months 740.00-760.00. Medium and Large 2 blks few crossbred cows 3 years old to aged (most going to slaughter) 940-1290 lbs and bred 1-9 months 530.00-700.00. Small and Medium 2 few blks 3-9 years old 850-880 lbs and bred 1-9 month 490.00-580.00. Small 2 plain cow 5 years 745 lbs and bred 4-6 months 240.00. Stock Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 reg. Angus 2 years old 1370-1490 lbs 950.00-980.00, blks mostly 2 years old, cpl 3 years old (some plain) 810-1360 lbs 700.00-940.00. Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi Dress Low Dress Breakers 70-80 1180-1605 lbs 51.00-55.50 56.00-60.50 Boners 80-85 935-1375 lbs 50.50-54.50 55.00-58.00 48.50-50.00 Lean 85-90 1075 lbs 55.00 Lean 85-90 940-990 lbs 48.00-49.00 shelly and very low dressing no test. Slaughter bulls: Yield Grade 1 1605 lbs indicating 79 carcass boning percent 69.50. Yield grade 2 1380-1425 lbs indicating 74-78 carcass boning percent 62.50-67.50. Source: USDA-Kentucky Dept of Market News, Lexington, KY. Rob Milburn Office Phone: 859-255-7423 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls160.txt 24 Hour Market Recording 800-327-6568 1200e rm