TV_LS148 Thomasville, GA Wed Aug 20, 2008 USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Carnesville Weighted Average Report for 08/19/2008 Receipts: 1807 Last week: 1600 Year Ago: 1483 Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, replacement cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 15 percent, slaughter bulls 1 percent, feeder steers over 600 lbs 5 percent, steer calves under 600 lbs 38 percent, feeder heifers over 600 lbs 3 percent, heifer calves under 600 lbs 26 percent, replacement cows 12 percent. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1205-1575 1439 55.00-59.00 57.64 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 910-1155 1033 55.00-60.00 56.14 975-1110 1055 62.00-66.00 63.05 High Dressing 845-1030 927 51.00-52.00 51.38 Low Dressing 1200-1575 1359 54.00-60.00 57.56 1305-1405 1340 62.00-64.00 63.35 High Dressing 1610-1870 1740 57.00-59.00 57.93 1715-1850 1782 61.00-62.00 61.52 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 810-1090 931 50.00-56.00 52.90 805-985 895 46.00-49.00 47.65 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1275-1385 1330 71.00-73.00 71.96 1495 1495 79.00 79.00 High Dressing 1060-1245 1147 61.00-68.00 65.51 Low Dressing 1605-1850 1714 72.00-77.00 75.80 1585-1985 1819 78.00-85.00 80.08 High Dressing 1545-1645 1595 62.00-68.00 65.09 Low Dressing Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 305-345 320 115.00-119.00 117.53 355-395 372 106.00-110.00 107.50 400-445 423 100.00-107.00 103.17 450-490 465 99.00-108.00 102.45 505-535 513 97.00-105.00 99.28 550-585 567 95.00-99.00 96.59 600-630 617 88.00-95.00 90.80 655-685 672 87.00-92.00 89.25 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 210-230 218 110.00-121.00 114.44 250-290 268 107.00-119.00 110.61 300-345 325 104.00-114.00 108.62 355-395 376 99.00-106.00 102.33 400-445 418 91.00-99.00 95.28 450-490 471 90.00-98.00 94.23 505-545 523 89.00-96.00 92.06 550-590 575 83.00-93.00 87.23 600-645 625 79.00-87.00 82.94 660-685 670 78.00-86.00 80.14 710-745 730 77.00-86.00 80.86 770-795 780 72.00-78.00 75.60 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 300-335 313 100.00-105.00 103.38 350-395 372 97.00-104.00 99.65 400-445 422 94.00-101.00 96.74 450-495 471 91.00-99.00 93.26 500-525 512 90.00-98.00 93.17 550-575 558 88.00-97.00 90.90 600-645 620 85.00-92.00 88.66 650-655 652 84.00-89.00 86.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 260-290 270 100.00-109.00 103.25 305-320 313 95.00-99.00 97.02 350-395 376 91.00-96.00 93.69 405-440 425 86.00-94.00 90.93 455-495 472 85.00-90.00 87.89 500-535 520 81.00-89.00 84.92 550-595 573 79.00-87.00 84.52 600-635 619 75.00-84.00 79.31 650-695 664 73.00-80.00 76.46 705-720 712 71.00-77.00 73.97 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Per Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1010-1150 1077 720.00-830.00 765.82 4-6 Months Bred 1020-1170 1096 750.00-850.00 800.24 7-9 Months Bred 1315-1425 1370 810.00-930.00 872.41 4-6 Months Bred 1300-1575 1451 900.00-1110.00 978.14 7-9 Months Bred Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Per Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 835-1120 970 580.00-640.00 610.34 4-6 Months Bred 950-1030 989 600.00-690.00 626.61 7-9 Months Bred Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 945-1185 1086 850.00-915.00 879.19 1210 1210 890.00 890.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 995-1190 1056 670.00-750.00 716.65 Source: USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Service Doug Haley 229-226-1641 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TV_LS148.txt 2343 .