SV_LS145 
Louisville, KY           Friday June 27, 2008       USDA-KDOA                      

Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary 
                                                
Receipts:                 This Week       Last Week       Last Year
Auction Cattle              23,321          22,072          31,981  

*****This report will not be issued July 4th due to majority of Auctions closed 
for Independence day Holiday**************************************************

   Supply:  Slaughter cows 10 percent, slaughter bulls 2 percent.  Feeder cattle 
85 percent, in the feeder supply steers and bulls made up approximately 50 
percent, heifers 50 percent.  Steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled 
approximately 30 percent.  Replacements 3 percent. 

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 
Steady to 1.00 lower.  Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 600 steady to 4.00 
lower, yearlings over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher.  

                          Slaughter Classes:
Cows:     Percent Lean    Weight      Avg-Dress     Hi-Dress                  
Breaker       75-80       900-1700    57.00-61.00   63.00-70.50                  
Boners        80-85       900-1700    56.00-61.00   62.00-67.50                     
Lean          85-90       875-1400    51.00-56.00                  
              85-90       650- 850    46.00-51.00
Bulls:
Y.G.    Weights    Carcass Boning Percent      Price
1       1400-2200            79-81           69.00-72.00
                             82-83           80.00-85.50            
1-2     1300-2100            77-79           66.00-70.00
2       1200-1800            74-77           62.00-66.00

                          Feeder Classes:
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-350 lbs 112.00-122.00, few 125.00-130.00; 350-
400 lbs 105.00-115.00; 400-450 lbs 106.00-117.00, few 120.00-120.00; 450-500 lbs
100.00-110.00; 500-550 lbs 105.00-115.00, few 117.00-118.00; 550-600 lbs 95.00-
105.00; 600-650 lbs 99.00-109.00, few 110.00-113.00; 650-700 lbs 92.00-102.00;
700-800 lbs 95.00-105.00, few 106.00-114.60; 800-900 lbs 95.00-105.00, few 
106.00-109.35; 900-1000 lbs 95.00-104.90; 1000-1050 lbs 95.00-102.00.
Holsteins: Large 3: 300-400 lbs 69.00-75.00; 400-500 lbs 67.00-76.50; 500-600 
lbs 65.00-80.00; 600-700 lbs 64.00-79.20; 700-800 lbs 66.00-69.00; 800-900 lbs 
66.00-70.50.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 300-350 lbs 97.00-107.00, few 108.00-113.00; 
350-400 lbs 94.00-104.00; 400-450 lbs 93.00-103.00, few 104.00-108.00; 450-500 
lbs 90.00-100.00; 500-550 lbs 90.00-100.00, few 103.00-110.10; 550-600 lbs 
86.00-96.00; 600-700 lbs 86.00-96.00, few 98.00-105.00; 700-800 lbs 86.00-
96.00, few 98.00-101.80; 800-900 lbs 82.00-91.00.

Weighted Averages of Groups (20 head or more): Feeder Steers, Medium and Large
1-2: 167 head 636 lbs 108.63; 582 head 753 lbs 108.62; 734 head 843 lbs 107.73; 
117 head 932 lbs 103.12; 148 head 1006 lbs 100.59.
Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1-2: 141 head 430 lbs 95.90; 545 head 537 lbs 
102.61; 482 head 651 lbs 102.06; 223 head 752 lbs 101.30; 22 head 820 lbs 90.75;
79 908 lbs 97.00.
Feeder Bulls, Medium and Large 1-2: 41 head 369 lbs 115.40; 115 head 436 lbs 
112.73; 71 head 558 lbs 106.47; 50 head 825 lbs 91.84.                          

 Source:  USDA-KDOA, Louisville, KY
         Jack.Colley@USDA.gov    Phone:  502-582-5287
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_ls145.txt
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