MG_LS152 Montgomery, AL Thr Jul 3, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Roanoke, Alabama Weighted Average Report for 07/2/2008 Receipts: NS Last Week: 910 Year Ago: NS Compared to last week, no markets due to holiday. MG_LS152 Montgomery, AL Thr Jun 26, 2008 USDA-AL Dept Ag Market News Roanoke, Alabama Weighted Average Report for 06/25/2008 Receipts: 925 Last Week: 1047 Year Ago: 1392 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Supply consisted of 23 percent slaughter cows, 3 percent slaughter bulls, 9 percent replacement cows and pairs and 65 percent feeders of which 16 percent were over 600 lbs. The feeder supply included 2 percent steers, 60 percent bulls and 38 percent heifers. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1020-1135 1076 51.50-55.00 53.04 1 1020 1020 49.50 49.50 Low Dressing 19 1250-1580 1414 52.00-58.50 56.34 2 1400-1435 1418 50.50-52.00 51.26 Low Dressing 4 1635-1735 1688 51.50-57.50 54.38 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 900-1175 1082 55.50-61.50 58.18 10 960-1120 1076 62.00-63.50 62.67 High Dressing 1 1135 1135 53.00 53.00 Low Dressing 24 1250-1490 1403 58.50-63.00 60.50 1 1630 1630 59.00 59.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 790 790 40.00 40.00 27 830-1135 1016 47.50-55.00 52.07 2 1040-1120 1080 55.50-56.00 55.74 High Dressing 10 1200-1320 1257 51.00-57.00 54.12 1 1215 1215 46.50 46.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1195-1475 1349 67.00-71.00 69.00 4 1340-1450 1391 62.50-67.00 64.88 Low Dressing 12 1540-2145 1888 71.00-77.50 74.21 2 1900-1950 1925 78.50-80.00 79.26 High Dressing 4 1540-1935 1712 62.00-68.50 65.95 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 520-535 528 101.00-103.00 101.99 2 610-625 618 97.00-98.00 97.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 410 410 98.00 98.00 1 470 470 94.00 94.00 3 510-530 522 90.00-93.00 91.66 4 570-590 580 88.00-92.00 89.76 2 615-620 618 88.00 88.00 3 675-680 678 85.00-87.00 85.66 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 425-440 434 90.00-94.00 91.48 15 455-485 475 87.00-92.00 89.99 13 510-545 530 85.00-90.00 87.07 11 550-580 566 84.00-87.50 84.87 4 620-640 632 80.00-85.50 83.61 2 665-680 672 80.00-82.00 80.99 1 780 780 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 312-335 317 90.00-97.00 91.57 4 365-385 378 87.00-90.00 89.01 6 400-440 425 85.00-91.00 88.17 1 480 480 85.00 85.00 2 460-480 470 75.00-76.00 75.49 Brahman X 6 525-540 532 79.00-85.00 81.35 4 560-585 569 76.00-80.00 77.99 1 615 615 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 470 470 89.00 89.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 320 320 97.00 97.00 2 350-360 355 90.00-93.00 91.48 5 450 450 85.00 85.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 290 290 126.00 126.00 2 365-390 378 111.00-115.00 112.93 2 435 435 105.00-106.00 105.50 13 460-490 480 100.00-110.00 103.12 5 500-510 508 96.00-100.00 97.19 3 560-585 575 93.00-95.00 93.99 10 615-645 626 91.00-95.00 92.74 10 660-690 674 87.00-93.00 89.89 2 765 765 82.00 82.00 1 905 905 70.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 275 275 110.00 110.00 1 335 335 108.00 108.00 6 365-395 378 105.00-110.00 107.85 6 410-440 427 99.00-106.00 103.18 11 455-480 470 93.00-100.00 96.78 18 515-540 529 90.00-96.00 92.90 19 565-585 573 87.00-93.00 89.99 8 620-640 636 84.00-89.00 87.51 8 660-685 671 84.00-87.00 85.50 3 715-730 723 80.00-83.00 81.66 1 780 780 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 320 320 104.00 104.00 3 420-435 427 94.00-99.00 95.98 6 460-490 478 90.00-94.00 91.98 2 515-535 525 88.00-90.00 89.02 3 565-575 568 82.00-87.00 83.69 1 625 625 78.00 78.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 465 465 98.00 98.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 330 330 102.00 102.00 5 386 386 103.00 103.00 1 430 430 95.00 95.00 2 475-480 478 90.50-92.00 91.25 6 515-535 528 86.00-90.00 88.32 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 4-6 mos 800.00-870.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 500.00-600.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 650.00-790.00 500.00-570.00 7-9 mos 750.00-900.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 420.00-500.00 220.00-320.00 4-6 mos 540.00-650.00 390.00-470.00 7-9 mos 680.00-710.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 830.00-875.00 ------------- Three in One 1110.00 Small 2 Small 3 600.00-775.00 ------------- Source: Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Montgomery, AL Tommy Davis, Market Reporter phone: 334-223-7488 email: montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS152.txt 0700cdt td/dl .