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Amarillo, TX    Wed   Feb 03, 2010    USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News 

Emory Livestock Auction Inc - Emory, TX - Tuesday - 02/02/10 

Cattle and Calves: 1,606       Week Ago: 1,426       Year Ago: 637   

   Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower.  Feeder heifers 
firm.  Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher.  Slaughter bulls 5.00-6.00 higher. 
Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 300-600 lb feeder steers and heifers. 
Slaughter cows made up 22 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, 
replacement cows 14 percent and feeders 63 percent.  The feeder supply included 
56 percent steers and 44 percent heifers.  Near 18 percent of the run weighed 
over 600 lbs.  

   Steers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 120.00-125.00; 400-500 lbs 111.00-
116.00; 500-600 lbs 103.00-107.00; 600-700 lb calves 95.00-97.00; 700-800 lbs 
86.00-89.00.
   Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs 111.00-117.50; 400-500 lbs 100.00-109.00; 
500-600 lbs 94.00-101.00; 600-700 lb calves 89.00-94.00; 700-800 lbs 80.00-
85.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs 100.00-107.00; 400-500 lbs 91.00-96.00; 500-
600 lbs 85.00-90.00. 

   Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 100.00-103.00; 400-500 lbs 99.00-
103.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00-94.00.
   Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs 93.00-99.00; 400-500 lbs 87.00-95.00; 500-600 
lbs 84.00-90.00; 600-700 lb calves 80.00-85.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs 87.00-90.00; 400-500 lbs 80.00-85.00.

Slaughter Cows:
            %Lean     Weight    Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing    Lo Dressing
Breakers    75-80   1200-1600    51.50-55.00                                
Boners      80-85   1200-1600    46.50-50.50    51.50-57.50                   
Boners      80-85   1000-1200    45.50-49.00    49.50-55.50                  
Lean        85-90   1000-1200    42.50-46.00                   34.00-39.50
Lean        85-90    800-1000    40.00-47.00                   32.00-36.50 
Lean        85-90   under 800    34.50-41.00                   31.00-33.50

   Slaughter Bulls:    Yield Grade 1-2   1200-2100 lbs    57.00-60.50
                       High Dressing     1500-2100 lbs    63.00-68.00
                       Low Dressing      1350-1585 lbs    47.50-51.50
                           
   Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young 700-1145 lb cows 4-8 months
bred 55.00-68.00 CWT; middle aged 830-1185 lb cows 5-8 months bred 43.50-66.00 
CWT, middle aged 1215-1465 lb cows 5-8 months bred 48.00-63.00 CWT; aged 775-
1315 lb cows 3-8 months bred 38.00-51.50 CWT.
	
   Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: middle aged cows 800-1285 lb cows w/75-
300 lb calves 500.00-890.00 per pair.

Source:  Texas Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Market News, Amarillo, TX
         806/372-6361 - email: amarillo.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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