SV_LS140 Louisville, KY Tuesday June 24, 2008 KDOA-USDA Market News Barren River Livestock Market, Bowling Green Ky (Cattle weighed at time of Arrival) Receipts: 747 Head Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows: Percent Lean Weight Price High Dress Low Dress Breaker 75-80 1015-1840 54.00-61.50 63.00-64.00 Boner 80-85 950-1505 49.00-55.50 57.50 Lean 85-90 830-1000 43.50-48.00 Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning Percent Price 1 1605-1945 77-78 71.00-73.00 2 1210-2305 74-76 62.50-70.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 228 120.00-121.00 120.54 12 300-400 311 107.00-116.50 114.70 8 400-500 431 105.00-107.00 106.76 27 500-600 539 98.50-110.50 105.92 3 600-700 658 102.50 102.50 5 700-800 724 98.50 98.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-500 443 98.50-100.00 98.78 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 200-300 275 92.00-117.00 99.75 27 300-400 368 95.00-101.00 98.25 19 400-500 439 94.00-99.25 96.01 69 500-600 527 93.00-100.00 97.89 7 600-700 630 94.50-97.00 96.29 8 700-800 780 93.75 93.75 1 800-900 830 82.00 82.00 Groups: 30 head 461 lbs 94.00 MIX 35 head 500 lbs 100.00 BLK Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 300-400 382 94.00 94.00 41 400-500 469 94.00-95.00 94.28 27 500-600 551 85.00-88.00 86.02 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 360 89.00 89.00 3 400-500 433 90.00 90.00 5 500-600 549 74.00-76.00 74.75 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 300-400 367 107.50-112.00 110.60 42 400-500 437 104.00-114.00 109.67 60 500-600 552 95.50-109.00 104.84 14 600-700 660 90.00 90.00 5 700-800 743 90.25 90.25 7 800-900 812 86.50 86.50 Groups: 21 head 370 lbs 112.00 BLK 24 head 588 lbs 106.75 BLK 24 head 434 lbs 114.00 BLK Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 377 88.00-90.00 89.16 24 400-500 452 91.00-100.00 95.25 8 500-600 549 83.00-86.50 84.28 21 600-700 632 78.00-89.00 86.96 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Cows 2 to 9 years old and 2 to 8 months bred 510.00-800.00 per head. Stock Cows and Calves: Cows 5 to 8 years old with 225-300 pound calves at side 810.00-1280.00 per pair. Baby Calves: Beef Breeds: 120.00-200.00 per head. Chip Stewart (Market Specialist) Source: Kentucky Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Louisville, Ky Chip.stewart@usda.gov Phone: 502-582-5287 10:30pm www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_ls140.txt