SV_LS149 Louisville, KY Mon June 23, 2008 KDOA-USDA Market News West Kentucky Livestock Market, Marion Auction (cattle weighed at time of sale) Receipts: Cattle: 430 No sale June 30,2008 for July 4th Holiday Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows 1.00-2.00 Higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers steady-3.00Higher, advance on weights over 500lb., Feeder Heifers 1.00-3.00lower on weights under 500lb., 3.00-5.00Higher on weights over 500lb. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress hi-Dress lo-dress Breaker 75-80 1025-1650 53.00-57.00 58.00-63.00 50.00 Boners 80-85 890-1220 50.00-54.00 46.00-49.00 Lean 85-90 850-1325 42.00-49.00 33.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Carcass Boning Percent Price Y.G. 1 1860-2250 80-81 74.00-78.00 Y.G. 1-2 1570-1835 77-79 69.00-70.00 Y.G 2 1034-1255 75-77 63.00-64.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 300-400 366 105.00-113.00 111.21 24 400-500 406 100.00-115.00 112.44 44 500-600 548 96.00-110.00 106.60 17 600-700 623 92.00-101.50 100.01 3 900-1000 913 91.00 91.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-400 315 111.00-114.00 113.13 9 400-500 453 96.00-106.00 100.50 6 500-600 538 95.00-102.00 100.80 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 460 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 570 73.00 73.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 300-400 385 95.00-101.00 99.31 45 400-500 443 90.00-101.00 98.13 50 500-600 540 95.00-103.00 99.25 12 600-700 614 97.00-100.00 99.25 2 1000-1100 1090 72.00 72.00 Group; 24 avg/wt. 534 mixed 101.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 348 80.00-97.00 93.60 7 400-500 472 88.00-96.00 89.10 3 500-600 522 93.00-97.00 95.35 2 600-700 650 82.00-91.00 86.78 3 700-800 710 79.00-80.00 79.66 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 285 78.00 78.00 3 300-400 358 80.00-89.00 85.27 2 400-500 472 70.00-75.00 72.41 3 500-600 532 70.00-86.00 75.37 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 435 85.00 85.00 1 500-600 545 70.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-400 368 98.00-111.00 105.02 7 400-500 436 97.00-109.00 104.48 5 500-600 552 96.00-97.00 96.80 7 600-700 630 83.00-92.00 85.98 9 700-800 751 73.00-85.00 80.89 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 380 73.00-80.00 76.50 Feeder Bulls Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-600 505 70.00-81.00 75.50 Stock Cows: Medium and Large No.1-2 950-1360lb. full mouth cows and 4-7 mo bred 630.00-710.00each James Flood (Market Specialist) Source: Kentucky Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Louisville, KY James.Flood @USDA.gov Phone: 502-582-5287 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_ls149.txt