MG_LS137 Montgomery, AL Thu Jul 17, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Moulton, Al Cattle Auction for Wed Jul 16, 2008 Receipts: 500 Last Week: 632 Year Ago: 661 Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. All feeder bull classes steady to 1.00 higher. All feeder heifer classes mostly steady. Demand on feeders under 500 lbs. light, over 500 lbs. moderate to good. Replacement cows mostly steady. Supply consisted of 12 percent slaughter cows; bulls 1 percent; Replacement cows and pairs 7 percent; Feeder cattle 80 percent of which 15 percent were over 600 lbs. In the feeder supply 7 percent were steers, 46 percent bulls and 47 percent heifers. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1180 1180 52.00 52.00 1 1200-1425 1425 57.00 57.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 800-1185 1038 54.00-58.00 55.67 2 800-1185 1160 59.00-60.00 59.49 High Dressing 3 800-1180 1088 52.00-53.00 52.64 Low Dressing 8 1200-1555 1324 54.00-58.00 56.26 8 1200-1515 1338 58.50-60.50 59.66 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-795 795 50.00 50.00 4 800-1170 1048 52.00-53.00 52.53 8 800-1160 924 44.00-47.00 45.93 Low Dressing 1 1200-1300 1300 53.00 53.00 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1500-1715 1621 70.00-74.00 72.79 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 650-700 670 93.00 93.00 1 750-800 780 90.00 90.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 550-600 563 97.00 97.00 1 600-650 605 96.00 96.00 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 550-600 562 101.50 101.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 700-750 715 86.00-87.00 86.49 1 750-800 765 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 445 95.00 95.00 2 450-500 470 93.00-95.00 93.98 5 500-550 521 90.00-93.00 91.78 1 500-550 545 85.00 85.00 Brahman X 4 550-600 584 87.50-89.00 88.12 2 600-650 625 87.00-88.00 87.49 2 650-700 672 84.50-86.00 85.24 1 700-750 715 83.50 83.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 450-500 499 92.50 92.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 265 108.00 108.00 2 300-350 320 99.00-105.00 101.86 1 300-350 305 96.00 96.00 Brahman X 1 350-400 390 94.00 94.00 7 350-400 383 87.00-92.00 89.23 Brahman X 3 400-450 423 92.00-95.00 93.63 2 400-450 422 85.00-87.00 85.97 Brahman X 7 450-500 473 88.00-93.00 90.38 6 450-500 466 81.00-85.00 82.80 Brahman X 5 500-550 533 88.00-89.00 88.19 3 500-550 520 80.00-81.00 80.66 Brahman X 4 550-600 579 86.00-88.00 86.98 2 550-600 562 80.00 80.00 Brahman X 3 600-650 620 85.00-87.00 85.98 2 600-650 608 79.00 79.00 Brahman X 2 650-700 658 84.00-85.00 84.50 1 650-700 695 77.00 77.00 Brahman X 1 700-750 715 81.00 81.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 395 94.00 94.00 1 400-450 430 92.00 92.00 2 450-500 472 91.00-92.00 91.49 5 500-550 524 86.00-90.00 87.97 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 270 126.00 126.00 1 550-600 595 94.00 94.00 1 700-750 745 85.00 85.00 1 750-800 790 85.00 85.00 2 800-850 828 82.00 82.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-250 212 123.00-127.00 124.98 2 300-350 332 109.00-112.00 110.44 3 350-400 375 107.00-109.00 108.31 2 400-450 415 106.00-107.00 106.49 6 450-500 478 97.00-100.00 98.30 5 500-550 532 95.00-98.00 96.58 5 550-600 579 92.00-96.00 93.35 3 600-650 620 91.00-92.00 91.33 1 600-650 630 84.00 84.00 Brahman X 2 700-750 728 81.00-84.00 82.48 1 700-750 710 80.00 80.00 Brahman X 1 750-800 755 81.00 81.00 1 800-850 800 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 290 105.00 105.00 Brahman X 1 300-350 330 107.00 107.00 1 350-400 360 105.00 105.00 7 400-450 421 96.00-99.00 97.95 6 400-450 425 93.00-97.00 94.63 Brahman X 2 450-500 472 92.00 92.00 Brahman X 3 500-550 538 91.00-94.00 92.32 2 500-550 532 85.00-87.00 85.98 Brahman X 2 550-600 585 88.00-90.00 88.99 1 550-600 560 84.00 84.00 Brahman X 2 600-650 635 84.00-85.00 84.50 4 600-650 611 80.00-83.00 81.24 Brahman X 1 650-700 660 85.00 85.00 1 650-700 670 78.00 78.00 Brahman X 1 700-750 720 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-550 525 95.00-96.00 95.50 1 550-600 590 92.00 92.00 2 600-650 628 88.00-91.00 89.46 2 650-700 682 83.00-86.00 84.47 1 700-750 715 83.00 83.00 1 750-800 775 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 372 104.00 104.00 1 400-450 435 97.00 97.00 1 450-500 475 94.00 94.00 4 500-550 535 91.00-93.00 91.73 4 550-600 568 88.00-91.00 89.48 4 600-650 620 84.00-88.00 86.97 1 650-700 695 81.00 81.00 1 750-800 760 79.00 79.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 610.00-730.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 770.00 588.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 420.00-550.00 289.00-333.00 4-6 mos 640.00 363.00 7-9 mos 670.00-790.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 990.00-1085.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 950.00-970.00 950.00 Small 2 Small 3 670.00-830.00 430.00-550.00 Source: Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Montgomery, AL Russell Thorne, Market Reporter phone: 334-223-7488 email: montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov 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