MG_LS151 Montgomery, AL Thu Jul 17, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Kilpatrick, AL Weighted Average Report for 07/16/2008 Receipts: 575 Last Week: 569 Year Ago: 998 Compared to last sale; slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 lower; slaughter Bulls 4.00-8.00 lower; feeder cattle 2.00-4.00 lower; replacement Cattle mostly steady. Supply consisted of 17 percent slaughter cows; bulls 3 percent; Replacement cows and pairs 3 percent; Feeder cattle 77 percent of which 14 percent were over 600 lbs. In the feeder supply 7 percent were steers, 53 percent bulls and 40 percent were heifers. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 970 970 53.75 53.75 1 1075 1075 53.50 53.50 Low Dressing 1 1200 1200 55.50 55.50 8 1250-1595 1402 50.00-52.50 50.56 Low Dressing 1 1745 1745 55.25 55.25 1 1680 1680 50.50 50.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 795 795 56.00 56.00 6 1020-1195 1123 54.50-58.25 56.07 2 1120-1135 1128 60.50 60.50 High Dressing 14 975-1195 1123 50.00-54.00 52.45 Low Dressing 8 1200-1430 1295 54.50-58.50 56.29 4 1235-1445 1376 58.50-62.50 60.30 High Dressing 10 1210-1395 1272 52.00-54.00 53.03 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 795 795 50.00 50.00 4 900-1125 1040 48.00-51.75 49.97 3 910-1030 985 45.00-47.50 45.86 Low Dressing 1 1265 1265 48.00 48.00 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1330-1385 1358 64.50 64.50 6 1670-2245 1871 64.00-66.50 65.17 3 1545-1895 1768 62.00-63.50 62.61 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 541-546 543 101.00-103.00 101.93 1 560 560 105.00 105.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 435 435 97.00 97.00 3 485-495 490 96.00-100.00 97.66 4 510-540 521 94.00-96.00 94.99 3 560-565 562 90.00-96.00 92.68 7 605-645 621 87.00-94.00 90.69 3 665-695 678 88.00-92.00 89.33 1 770 770 88.00 88.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 225 225 101.00 101.00 2 310-335 322 96.00-97.00 96.48 5 350-390 369 88.00-93.00 90.34 2 375-385 380 88.00-91.00 89.52 Brahman X 8 405-445 426 88.00-95.00 92.27 6 470-495 485 85.00-93.00 88.99 8 500-545 516 82.00-91.00 86.00 2 575-590 582 83.00-87.00 85.03 1 600 600 80.00 80.00 1 660 660 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 425 425 88.00 88.00 1 490 490 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 380-390 385 89.00-91.00 89.99 3 415-445 425 85.00-87.00 85.70 2 505-545 525 80.00-84.00 82.08 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 305-340 327 85.00 85.00 1 430 430 82.00 82.00 1 460 460 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 315-345 328 116.00-117.00 116.33 1 360 360 107.00 107.00 4 400-435 421 106.00-109.00 107.73 1 455 455 100.00 100.00 1 515 515 96.00 96.00 2 620-625 622 92.00-95.00 93.51 1 655 655 89.00 89.00 1 710 710 91.00 91.00 2 750 750 84.00-85.00 84.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 285 285 113.00 113.00 3 320-345 332 106.00-109.00 107.31 8 360-395 380 102.00-107.00 104.26 1 385 385 100.00 100.00 Brahman X 4 410-440 422 103.00-104.00 103.50 7 450-495 471 92.00-96.00 93.72 2 465-475 470 89.00-90.00 89.51 Brahman X 12 500-545 520 87.00-94.00 91.46 1 545 545 85.00 85.00 Brahman X 7 565-595 576 85.00-89.00 87.29 2 550-575 562 83.00 83.00 Brahman X 10 600-645 618 83.00-89.00 86.61 1 670 670 86.00 86.00 1 740 740 71.00 71.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 395 395 101.00 101.00 2 415-420 418 93.00-97.00 94.99 2 475-495 485 88.00-91.00 89.53 1 450 450 84.00 84.00 Brahman X 5 505-540 520 82.00-88.00 85.55 1 560 560 74.00 74.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 410 410 96.00 96.00 1 490 490 91.00 91.00 1 500 500 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 415 415 88.00-94.00 90.67 1 465 465 84.00 84.00 1 505 505 79.00 79.00 1 575 575 81.00 81.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 335 335 97.00 97.00 1 405 405 94.00 94.00 1 520 520 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 440-445 442 80.00-81.00 80.50 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Large 2 Large 0-3 mos 650.00-700.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 540.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 550.00-650.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 400.00-455.00 360.00 7-9 mos 570.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Small 2 Small 3 ------------- 510.00 Source: Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Montgomery, Al Benjamin Pack, Market Reporter phone-334-223-7488 E-mail: Montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreportsMG_LS151.txt 0830cdt bp/st .