OR_LS765 Bartow, FL Tue Sep 2, 2008 USDA-FL Dept of Ag Market News Webster Weighted Average Report for 09/02/2008 Receipts: 828 Last Week: 1610 Year Ago: 915 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls were steady, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 1.00 higher. supply and demand were moderate. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs 71 percent, (41 percent steers, 30 percent heifers),over 600 lbs 9 percent, (5 percent steers, 4 percent heifers), slaughter cows and bulls 18 percent, replacement cows 2 percent. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1330-1350 1340 55.00-58.00 56.51 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 815-1190 1026 56.00-63.00 58.25 1225-1330 1277 56.00-61.00 58.73 1430-1485 1458 65.00-67.00 65.98 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 735-795 768 48.00-54.00 50.44 725-790 756 38.00-48.00 41.20 Low Dressing 845-1180 1008 47.00-55.00 52.11 805-1195 906 39.00-44.00 41.58 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1305-1315 1310 70.00-71.00 70.50 1475 1475 77.00 77.00 High Dressing 1395 1395 65.00 65.00 Low Dressing 1595 1595 69.00 69.00 1795 1795 78.00 78.00 High Dressing 1575 1575 67.00 67.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 250-285 268 124.00-134.00 128.67 300-345 321 122.00-128.00 124.49 367-385 374 121.00-124.00 122.14 400-435 420 105.00-116.00 110.21 455-497 483 96.00-105.00 101.65 500-520 509 97.00-101.00 99.05 559-591 579 93.00-96.00 94.49 610-640 627 91.00-97.00 93.98 650-665 656 92.00-95.00 94.49 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 225-245 238 130.00-136.00 133.26 255-295 277 110.00-122.00 116.12 315-345 335 110.00-120.00 113.90 370-395 382 108.00-115.00 111.59 415-445 432 96.00-103.00 99.51 455-490 474 91.00-95.00 93.70 510-540 524 86.00-95.00 90.77 570-585 578 89.00-92.00 90.52 605-615 610 85.00-89.00 86.68 660-670 665 85.00-87.00 85.99 705-710 708 83.00-85.00 84.00 Feeder Steers and Bulls Small 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 215-245 230 100.00-112.00 105.61 270-280 275 90.00-110.00 100.18 350-395 377 88.00-105.00 98.89 425-443 437 90.00-92.00 91.35 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 255-257 257 118.00-122.00 121.50 305 305 100.00-104.00 102.00 370-395 387 98.00-104.00 101.28 405-439 431 93.00-96.00 94.39 450-485 466 89.00-95.00 91.21 505-545 535 89.00-94.00 90.34 560-595 568 87.00-92.00 90.80 625-635 628 85.00-91.00 89.26 710-720 716 86.00-90.00 88.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 220-230 225 112.00-122.00 116.70 255-295 278 106.00-109.00 107.74 320-335 325 94.00-96.00 94.66 365-395 384 84.00-91.00 88.82 410-445 428 82.00-90.00 87.32 465-495 479 80.00-86.00 82.27 515-525 520 82.00-88.00 85.65 550-590 572 84.00-87.00 85.49 665-695 683 82.00-85.00 83.65 760-795 780 82.00-83.00 82.68 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 815-1155 984 54.00-68.00 59.45 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1195 1195 700.00 700.00 1240 1240 775.00 775.00 Source: USDA-FL Dept of Ag Market News Service David Ward, Market Reporter, 863-519-8477 Market Report 1-863-519-8477 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/OR_LS765.txt 1935 .