RA_LS757 Raleigh, NC Wed Sep 3, 2008 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Mount Airy Stockyards, Mount Airy, NC Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Sep 2, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 678 Last week: 1136 Last year: 914 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 25 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 70 percent. The feeder supply included 29 percent steers, 45 percent heifers, and 27 percent bulls. Near 15 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 270-285 278 112.00-120.00 115.89 8 310-335 327 103.00-116.00 110.97 4 350-363 358 110.00-113.00 110.99 13 415-443 434 103.00-108.50 104.62 8 528-535 532 95.00-100.00 98.14 8 563-575 569 93.00-101.50 99.68 9 630-645 633 94.50-96.25 95.97 5 655-670 667 90.50 90.50 2 740-740 740 85.00 85.00 3 858-858 858 86.00 86.00 Small 1 - 2 3 300-315 308 84.00-95.00 89.69 4 355-375 365 78.00-95.00 87.29 3 550-595 575 80.00-89.50 85.05 Medium and Large 3 2 360-360 360 92.00-99.00 95.50 Holstein Large 3 3 267-267 267 58.00 58.00 4 354-354 354 55.00 55.00 4 463-463 463 54.00 54.00 3 685-695 692 66.00-69.00 68.01 4 750-777 770 52.00-56.00 52.97 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 325-335 329 89.00-89.50 89.13 20 355-390 365 90.00-95.75 94.87 26 400-449 440 87.00-95.00 92.61 3 475-475 475 92.00 92.00 27 503-540 531 87.00-94.00 92.39 9 551-585 558 87.00-94.00 93.07 7 600-649 632 78.00-92.00 87.46 Small 1 - 2 4 215-245 235 85.00-89.00 87.04 8 250-295 277 75.00-87.00 81.01 6 320-345 334 74.00-87.00 79.61 2 375-385 380 77.00-80.00 78.52 3 405-428 418 71.00-79.00 73.92 4 450-470 459 79.00-85.00 80.98 Medium and Large 3 4 290-293 292 79.00-86.00 84.26 3 300-330 317 70.00-80.00 75.58 2 355-370 363 79.00-84.00 81.55 2 425-430 428 69.00-79.00 74.03 2 510-520 515 85.00-86.00 85.50 3 555-580 568 84.00-85.00 84.67 4 550-595 578 50.00-73.00 64.70 Yearlings 2 605-610 608 70.00-75.00 72.51 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 417-433 422 95.00-100.25 97.81 19 460-470 464 91.50-99.00 97.54 32 505-543 538 89.50-94.00 91.54 3 645-648 647 85.00 85.00 2 650-680 665 76.50-84.00 80.33 Small 1 - 2 4 430-445 439 80.00-84.00 81.63 4 460-485 466 87.00-90.00 89.22 7 510-535 523 78.00-89.50 83.13 2 665-695 680 70.00-73.00 71.53 2 820-825 823 60.00 60.00 Medium and Large 3 2 525-545 535 82.00-88.50 85.19 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1045-1075 1060 490.00-580.00 535.64 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 930-1385 1212 53.00-61.50 58.21 4 1255-1375 1300 62.00-64.00 63.11 High Dressing 2 1000-1105 1053 48.00-50.50 49.19 Low Dressing 5 1420-1570 1463 55.00-60.00 58.50 Boner 80-85% Lean 3 760-850 820 52.50-55.50 53.69 3 845-870 862 50.00-51.50 50.84 Low Dressing 46 905-1300 1083 50.50-61.00 56.30 4 1030-1350 1150 62.00-64.50 63.30 High Dressing 8 900-1320 1078 42.00-50.00 47.67 Low Dressing 3 1435-1505 1467 58.00-60.50 59.51 Lean 85-90% Lean 2 685-795 740 50.00 50.00 4 650-795 740 40.00-46.00 43.39 Low Dressing 4 850-1205 1026 50.00-53.00 51.38 25 800-1195 947 40.00-49.50 44.74 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 905-910 908 56.00 56.00 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 3 670-830 753 52.00-53.50 52.65 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Middle Aged 3 645-765 693 43.00-54.50 47.85 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1260-1395 1328 67.50-74.00 70.72 3 1180-1285 1223 58.00-61.50 59.71 Low Dressing 3 1720-1935 1795 70.00-77.00 72.95 Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 12.50-35.00. Goats, per head: (92) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 25.00-27.50; Selection 2 under 20 lbs 14.00-15.00; Selection 3 20-40 lbs 3.00-17.50. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 100-140 lbs 47.50-55.00; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 20.00-27.50, 70-100 lbs 22.50-40.00; Selection 3 70-100 lbs 17.50- 25.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS757.txt