MG_LS143 Montgomery, AL Wed May 1, 2019 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Arab, AL Weighted Average Report for 04/30/2019 NOTICE: This report will soon be available through the MARS platform and My Market News in a more user-friendly and accessible PDF format. A new report link will be included on this report before the transition is complete. If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov Receipts: 933 Last Week: 678 Year Ago: 1105 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 8 percent, bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 3 percent, and feeders 88 percent. The feeder supply included 24 percent steers, 50 percent heifers, and 26 percent bulls. Near 18 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1200-1600 1442 56.00-57.00 56.68 4 1200-1600 1496 58.00-62.00 59.99 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 800-1200 1071 52.00-57.00 54.58 11 800-1200 1082 58.00-63.00 59.72 High Dressing 8 1200-1600 1291 55.00-57.00 56.38 5 1200-1600 1285 59.00-61.00 60.18 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 800-1200 1020 47.00-52.00 49.81 3 800-1200 973 44.00-46.00 45.42 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1225 48.00 48.00 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000-1500 1360 80.00-81.00 80.45 1 1000-1500 1200 78.00 78.00 Low Dressing 5 1500-3000 1751 80.00-83.00 81.77 1 1500-3000 1785 79.00 79.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 500-550 525 159.50 159.50 Value Added 12 550-600 578 150.50 150.50 Value Added 2 600-650 625 147.00 147.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 380 170.00-172.00 170.99 9 400-450 409 165.00-170.00 169.42 1 450-500 455 160.00 160.00 1 500-550 520 150.00 150.00 10 550-600 594 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 23 650-700 680 136.00-139.00 137.14 Value Added 10 800-850 809 123.00 123.00 Value Added 4 900-950 919 110.00 110.00 Value Added 4 1050-1100 1059 107.00 107.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 450-500 485 146.00 146.00 1 500-550 510 145.00 145.00 1 600-650 615 135.00 135.00 3 650-700 650 130.00 130.00 1 700-750 710 122.00 122.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 388 142.00-145.00 143.47 5 400-450 434 138.00-142.00 140.37 3 450-500 468 137.00-138.00 137.65 3 500-550 515 134.00-135.00 134.33 1 550-600 570 126.00 126.00 5 600-650 624 121.00-125.00 122.57 31 600-650 625 126.00-129.00 128.01 Value Added 1 650-700 680 120.00 120.00 2 700-750 725 112.00-115.00 113.49 3 700-750 705 119.00 119.00 Value Added 1 750-800 770 112.00 112.00 14 800-850 831 114.00 114.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 210 152.00 152.00 4 300-350 334 142.00-145.00 143.46 5 300-350 316 150.00 150.00 Value Added 10 350-400 376 138.00-142.00 140.46 7 350-400 372 145.00 145.00 Value Added 10 400-450 420 136.00-138.00 137.38 12 450-500 471 132.00-137.00 134.97 11 450-500 457 138.00 138.00 Value Added 9 500-550 525 126.00-132.00 129.29 2 550-600 565 122.00-125.00 123.47 3 600-650 618 119.00-121.00 120.31 14 650-700 659 117.00-119.00 117.57 2 650-700 655 120.00 120.00 Value Added 1 700-750 715 107.00 107.00 1 800-850 805 105.00 105.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-250 222 142.00-145.00 143.38 3 250-300 282 137.00-140.00 137.92 1 350-400 360 137.00 137.00 5 400-450 424 132.00-134.00 132.38 11 450-500 476 125.00-132.00 128.56 8 500-550 518 120.00-123.00 120.61 10 550-600 598 118.50 118.50 3 600-650 618 115.00-117.00 115.65 4 700-750 737 100.00-102.00 100.48 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 315 172.00 172.00 6 350-400 384 165.00-170.00 166.79 6 400-450 426 155.00-165.00 159.69 4 450-500 474 152.00-155.00 153.97 4 500-550 525 145.00-150.00 147.19 3 550-600 568 140.00-145.00 142.30 3 600-650 635 132.00-136.00 133.97 1 750-800 795 112.00 112.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 230 172.00 172.00 3 250-300 273 168.00-172.00 169.90 4 300-350 335 164.00-167.00 165.74 9 350-400 379 157.00-167.00 161.99 13 400-450 426 151.00-155.00 153.03 15 450-500 477 145.00-150.00 147.55 5 500-550 525 139.00-142.00 140.57 1 550-600 560 139.00 139.00 3 600-650 620 128.00-130.00 129.31 1 750-800 770 110.00 110.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 258 165.00 165.00 2 300-350 330 160.00 160.00 3 350-400 382 150.00-157.00 152.88 7 400-450 426 145.00-150.00 147.94 9 450-500 472 140.00-145.00 143.07 2 500-550 522 130.00-135.00 132.46 2 550-600 570 125.00-130.00 127.43 1 600-650 615 125.00 125.00 1 700-750 710 107.00 107.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- 875.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 675.00-710.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 825.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 950.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 440.00-585.00 430.00 4-6 mos 600.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- 500.00-585.00 Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 1010.00 750.00-825.00 Small 2 Small 3 900.00 ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne / Market Reporter / 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov 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