TV_LS159 Thomasville, GA Fri Aug 22, 2008 USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Americus Weighted Average Report for 08/21/2008 Receipts: 287 Last week: 182 Year Ago: 301 Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, steer calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 4.00 lower, replacement cows poorly tested. Slaughter cows 13 percent, bulls 1 percent, feeder steers over 600 lbs 13 percent, under 600 lbs 36 percent, feeder heifers over 600 lbs 5 percent, under 600 lbs 27 percent, replacement cows 5 percent. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 820-1150 985 56.00 56.00 1225 1225 56.00 56.00 1220-1540 1380 49.50-54.00 52.01 Low Dressing 1740 1740 56.50 56.50 1670-1685 1678 53.00-54.00 53.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1250 1250 60.00 60.00 1900-1945 1928 57.00-57.50 57.34 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1055-1180 1137 52.50-54.50 53.64 875-1120 981 45.00-52.00 46.32 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1530-1730 1650 69.00-75.00 72.95 1620 1620 63.00 63.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 550-580 567 95.00-101.00 97.28 655-690 674 92.00-95.00 93.50 705-720 710 88.00-93.50 90.19 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 260-270 265 105.00-106.00 105.49 315-320 317 100.00-105.00 103.32 350-395 375 94.00-101.00 96.75 405-435 417 92.00-99.00 95.58 455-485 465 86.00-97.50 92.26 500-540 524 86.00-92.50 90.12 550-595 568 82.00-91.50 87.26 600-645 624 81.00-91.00 86.67 660-665 662 84.00-87.00 85.51 715-745 731 83.00-85.50 84.13 755-760 758 78.00-79.00 78.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 525-545 539 88.00-91.00 89.61 570-585 575 85.00-89.00 87.39 600-640 618 84.00-92.00 87.30 655-690 668 84.00-88.50 85.73 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 305-345 325 92.50-93.00 92.77 370-375 372 84.00-85.00 84.50 400-430 410 84.00-88.00 85.88 450-480 464 82.00-87.00 84.49 500-530 514 81.50-85.00 83.59 560-585 572 76.00-79.50 77.79 615-620 618 79.50-83.00 81.26 Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1130-1175 1145 670.00-710.00 696.32 1240 1240 600.00 600.00 Cow-Calf Pairs Small 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 965 965 550.00 550.00 Source: USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Service Billy Thompson 229-226-1641 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TV_LS159.txt 2017 .