MG_LS135 Montgomery, AL Thr Jul 3, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Opp, Alabama Weighted Average Report for 07/2/2008 Receipts: NS Last Week: 222 Year Ago: NS Compared to last week, no markets due to holiday. MG_LS135 Montgomery, AL Thr Jun 26, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Opp, Alabama Weighted Average Report for 06/25/2008 Receipts: 225 Last Week: 428 Year Ago: 453 Compared to last week Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle 1.00-2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Supply consisted of 10 percent slaughter cows; bulls, 2 percent ; Replacement cows and pairs 8 percent ; Feeder cattle 80 percent of which 11 percent over 600 lbs. In the feeder supply 5 percent steers, 59 percent bulls and 36 percent heifers. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200-1600 1375 52.50 52.50 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 920 58.50 58.50 1 800-1200 1185 63.50 63.50 High Dressing 1 800-1200 900 55.00 55.00 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1265 58.00-60.50 59.30 1 1200-1600 1530 68.50 68.50 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1258 55.00 55.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 800-1200 1001 51.50-54.50 53.37 3 800-1200 1120 40.00-46.00 43.43 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1338 52.50-54.00 53.29 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1000-1500 1288 63.00-67.50 65.66 Low Dressing 1 1500-2200 1870 69.00 69.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 376 106.00-109.00 106.76 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 550-600 572 97.00-98.00 97.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-550 525 95.00-96.00 95.51 1 600-650 620 85.00 85.00 1 700-750 735 87.00 87.00 1 750-800 765 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-450 408 94.00-98.00 95.63 5 450-500 486 89.00-90.00 89.41 2 500-550 505 87.00-92.00 89.50 2 550-600 592 88.00-89.00 88.50 1 600-650 610 85.00 85.00 1 650-700 670 80.00 80.00 2 750-800 755 79.00-81.00 80.00 1 800-850 825 72.50 72.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 325 92.00-95.00 93.50 1 400-450 425 90.00 90.00 4 450-500 458 86.00-92.00 90.43 4 500-550 515 85.00 85.00 1 550-600 595 80.00 80.00 1 600-650 635 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 435 88.00 88.00 4 450-500 474 80.00-84.00 82.53 1 500-550 510 81.00 81.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 375 105.00 105.00 1 400-450 405 102.00 102.00 4 450-500 479 99.00-103.00 100.20 3 500-550 532 96.00-97.00 96.66 6 550-600 569 92.00-96.00 93.59 3 600-650 637 89.00-96.00 91.27 3 650-700 675 86.00-89.00 86.97 1 750-800 770 85.00 85.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 350 102.00 102.00 5 400-450 418 97.00-101.00 99.23 12 450-500 479 94.00-98.00 96.07 4 500-550 530 90.00-93.00 91.03 1 550-600 555 90.00 90.00 1 700-750 730 82.00 82.00 1 800-850 820 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 330 105.00 105.00 4 400-450 431 92.00-95.00 93.78 3 450-500 455 91.00-92.00 91.33 4 450-500 490 90.00 90.00 Brahman X 5 500-550 518 85.00-90.00 86.78 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 375 104.00 104.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 94.00 94.00 2 400-450 432 85.00-90.00 87.49 1 450-500 495 80.00 80.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- 465.00 4-6 mos 580.00-710.00 425.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 405.00-430.00 286.00 4-6 mos ------------- 290.00 Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 860.00 800.00 Source: Livestock and Grain Market News, Montgomery, AL David Hataway, Market Reporter phone: 334-223-7488 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/mg_ls135.txt 0745cdt dh/dl .