OR_LS763 Bartow, FL Tue Jul 15, 2008 USDA-FL Dept of Ag Market News Madison Weighted Average Report for 07/15/2008 Receipts: 460 Last week: 489 Year Ago: 481 Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers uneven with the better quality cattle firm and the lesser quality weak. Feeder and replacement cows weak. 8 percent slaughter cows, 6 percent slaughter bulls, 46 percent feeder steers under 600 pounds, 3 percent over, 31 percent feeder heifers under 600 pounds, 4 percent over and 2 percent feeder and replacement cows. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1215-1525 1312 56.50-65.00 60.21 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 835-1145 1052 56.00-63.00 60.71 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1025-1330 1225 64.50-70.00 68.11 1610-2055 1808 65.00-73.00 68.05 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 255-285 267 120.00-137.50 128.04 305-330 315 115.00-130.00 118.94 360-390 371 107.50-115.00 109.39 425-440 434 95.00-106.00 100.83 465-485 478 90.00-96.00 93.86 525-545 532 92.00-97.00 94.72 555-595 574 90.00-98.00 94.60 605-630 620 90.00-98.00 93.03 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 265-285 277 107.50-119.00 112.93 300-335 312 105.00-114.00 110.55 360-385 368 97.00-105.00 100.56 415-440 432 90.00-95.00 91.10 465-485 475 88.00-91.00 89.65 505-535 531 86.00-92.00 87.39 555-585 569 81.00-90.00 86.48 610-635 623 82.00-86.00 83.97 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 260-295 277 97.50-102.50 100.57 305-345 324 97.00-105.00 99.76 425-440 431 89.00-92.00 90.76 455-485 472 90.00-97.00 93.43 500-545 530 75.00-94.00 88.94 575-595 582 85.00-89.00 87.01 600-625 611 87.00-93.00 90.74 720-740 730 81.00-84.00 82.48 775-785 780 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 255-280 262 88.00-94.00 91.43 320-345 332 87.00-92.00 89.41 365-385 372 79.00-86.00 81.42 425-435 428 77.00-81.00 78.35 465-485 473 82.00-86.00 83.78 505-545 521 74.00-83.00 78.38 575-595 588 74.00-82.00 79.23 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 855-975 895 56.00-65.00 60.84 4-6 Months Bred Source: USDA-FL Dept of Ag Market News Service Jay Thomas 863-519-8477 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/OR_LS763.txt 1936 .