MG_LS150 Montgomery, AL Tue Jul 1, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Florence, Al Cattle Auction for Mon Jun 30, 2008 Receipts: N/S Last Week: 585 Year Ago: N/S Compared to last week, no sale due to holiday. MG_LS150 Montgomery, AL Tue Jun 24, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Florence, Al Cattle Auction for Mon Jun 23, 2008 Receipts: 600 Last Week: 514 Year Ago: 1234 Compared to last week, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs. 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers Under 500 lbs. steady, over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows mostly steady. Supply consisted of 11 percent slaughter cows; bulls 2 percent; Replacement cows and pairs 3 percent; Feeder cattle 84 percent of which 17 percent were over 600 lbs. In the feeder supply 17 percent were steers, 40 percent bulls and 43 percent heifers. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1200-1495 1414 56.00-58.00 57.24 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 800-1170 1080 55.50-59.50 57.33 5 800-1165 1120 60.00-63.00 61.70 High Dressing 2 800-1090 1070 52.00-53.00 52.51 Low Dressing 5 1200-1505 1329 56.00-59.00 57.50 13 1200-1585 1376 60.00-67.50 63.75 High Dressing 2 1200-1430 1340 54.00 54.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 700-790 765 48.00-49.00 48.48 Low Dressing 6 800-1120 971 51.50-54.50 52.85 5 800-970 895 47.00-50.00 48.23 Low Dressing 2 1200-1285 1275 52.00-54.00 52.99 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1445 1445 72.00 72.00 4 1500-2060 1868 68.00-73.00 70.51 3 1500-2040 1795 74.00-78.00 75.67 High Dressing 2 1500-1970 1790 64.00-66.00 64.90 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 420 109.00-114.00 111.44 2 450-500 492 106.00-107.00 106.50 1 500-550 545 106.00 106.00 3 550-600 575 103.00-105.00 103.65 11 600-650 614 100.00-103.00 102.55 1 750-800 755 90.00 90.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 109.00 109.00 7 400-450 436 108.00 108.00 3 450-500 467 104.00-106.00 104.98 13 500-550 507 105.00 105.00 Value Added 11 550-600 554 104.00 104.00 Value Added 1 600-650 625 96.00 96.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 305 115.00 115.00 1 450-500 475 100.00 100.00 3 500-550 510 90.00-91.00 90.66 Brahman X 1 600-650 605 92.00 92.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 345 108.00 108.00 1 400-450 410 104.00 104.00 2 450-500 492 99.00 99.00 11 500-550 527 94.00-98.00 97.35 6 550-600 571 92.00-96.00 94.12 3 600-650 628 89.00-90.00 89.33 3 650-700 655 88.00-89.00 88.33 3 700-750 720 86.00-87.00 86.66 1 800-850 830 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 345 104.00 104.00 4 350-400 390 100.00-102.00 101.51 2 400-450 430 98.00 98.00 25 450-500 490 94.00-98.00 94.42 4 500-550 510 94.00-95.00 94.50 4 550-600 574 88.00-92.00 90.22 1 550-600 575 86.00 86.00 Brahman X 23 550-600 575 94.75 94.75 Value Added 3 600-650 617 86.00-89.00 87.98 4 650-700 678 83.00-86.50 85.60 1 700-750 710 83.00 83.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 400-450 443 96.00 96.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 205 110.00 110.00 1 350-400 380 98.00 98.00 1 350-400 390 94.00 94.00 Brahman X 4 400-450 435 93.00-95.00 93.47 3 400-450 420 88.00-91.00 89.96 Brahman X 5 450-500 478 91.00-93.00 92.38 6 500-550 513 91.00-92.00 91.17 1 550-600 580 86.00 86.00 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 475 98.00 98.00 1 550-600 590 89.00 89.00 3 650-700 663 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 450-500 482 91.00-93.00 91.47 2 500-550 530 90.00-91.00 90.49 8 500-550 541 86.00 86.00 Fleshy 2 550-600 558 88.00-89.00 88.50 3 600-650 605 85.00-86.00 85.33 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 315 116.00-118.00 117.31 2 350-400 375 108.00-113.00 110.37 7 450-500 476 103.00-105.00 103.27 3 500-550 520 98.00-102.00 99.63 1 550-600 580 95.00 95.00 3 600-650 642 92.00-94.00 92.99 3 650-700 683 89.00-92.00 90.33 4 700-750 730 86.00-88.00 86.99 4 750-800 770 85.00-87.00 85.74 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 315 111.00-115.00 112.71 4 350-400 386 106.00-110.00 107.22 3 400-450 428 104.00-106.00 104.98 7 450-500 476 98.00-103.00 100.95 1 450-500 460 96.00 96.00 Brahman X 12 500-550 526 94.00-98.00 95.73 10 550-600 571 91.00-95.00 93.88 9 600-650 628 86.00-91.00 89.09 3 650-700 672 83.00-86.00 84.64 1 700-750 705 83.00 83.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 330 103.00 103.00 Brahman X 3 350-400 383 101.00-103.00 101.98 7 400-450 426 98.00-102.00 99.53 1 400-450 420 95.00 95.00 Brahman X 7 450-500 473 94.00-98.00 95.95 7 500-550 522 90.00-94.00 92.53 6 550-600 568 85.00-91.00 89.28 1 600-650 640 83.00 83.00 2 650-700 670 82.00-83.00 82.49 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 310 115.00 115.00 1 400-450 410 106.00 106.00 2 550-600 578 92.00-93.00 92.50 2 600-650 620 91.00-92.00 91.49 4 650-700 679 87.00-90.00 87.98 2 700-750 735 82.00-84.00 82.99 1 750-800 760 82.00 82.00 2 800-850 805 81.00 81.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 380 104.00-105.00 104.50 3 400-450 410 103.00-104.00 103.33 3 450-500 478 94.00-96.00 94.98 3 500-550 520 90.00-94.00 91.96 2 550-600 575 89.00-90.00 89.50 5 600-650 626 82.00-86.00 84.58 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 630.00-660.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 750.00-760.00 620.00 Small 2 Small 3 4-6 mos 670.00 470.00 7-9 mos ------------- 550.00 Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 1070.00-1080.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 820.00 ------------- Source: Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Montgomery, AL Russell Thorne, Market Reporter phone: 334-223-7488 email: montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS150.txt 0830cdt rt/st .