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Amarillo, TX    Tue   Nov 24, 2009    USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News

Live Oak Livestock Auction- Three Rivers, TX - Monday - 11/23/09 

Cattle and Calves: 961       Week Ago: 2,281        Year Ago: 2,108 
	 
   Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 higher.  Slaughter 
cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.  Trade and demand good.  Bulk supply Medium and 
Large 3 300-600 lb feeder steers and heifers.  Slaughter cows made up 9 percent 
of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 3 percent, and 
feeders 87 percent.  The feeder supply included 57 percent steers and 43 percent 
heifers.  Near 16 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.  

   Steers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 101.00-107.00, few to 114.00; 400-500 
lbs 98.00-107.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00-98.00, few to 103.00; 600-700 lbs 87.50-
89.00; 700-800 lbs 72.00-82.00.
   Medium and Large 2: 400-500 lbs 91.00-95.00, few to 103.00; 500-600 lbs 
86.00-95.00, few to 100.50; 600-700 lbs 74.00-80.00, few to 86.50; few 700-800 
lbs 70.00-73.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 200-300 lbs 105.00-115.00, few to 117.50; 300-400 lbs 
92.00-102.00, many pkgs 103.00-110.00; 400-500 lbs 89.00-99.00, few to 108.00; 
500-600 lbs 83.00-93.50, few to 99.00; 600-700 lbs 77.00-84.00; 700-800 lbs 
69.00-74.00, few to 82.00.
   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-3: 880-978 lbs 60.00-64.00.

   Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 88.00-92.00; 400-500 lbs 82.00-
86.00; 500-600 lbs 80.00-89.00; few 700-800 lbs 68.00-69.00.
   Medium and Large 2: 300-400 lbs 82.00-87.00; 400-500 lbs 82.50-85.00; 500-600 
lbs 74.00-84.00; 600-700 lbs 70.00-76.00; 700-800 lbs 70.00-73.00.
   Medium and Large 3: 200-300 lbs 91.00-95.00; 300-400 lbs 87.00-96.00, few to 
102.00; 400-500 lbs 77.00-87.00, few to 101.00; 500-600 lbs 71.00-80.00, few to 
84.00, fancy 144.00; 600-700 lbs 70.00-80.00, fancy 110.00.

Slaughter Cows:
           % Lean     Weight   Avg Dressing     Hi Dressing   Lo Dressing 
Breakers   75-80    1200-1600   43.50-44.00                         37.00 
Breakers   75-80    1000-1200         40.00                         38.00 
Boners     80-85    1200-1600   43.00-44.00           48.50                 
Boners     80-85    1000-1200   40.00-44.50           47.00   36.00-39.00  
Lean       85-90    1200-1600   37.50-38.50                   35.00-37.00
Lean       85-90    1000-1200   40.00-44.50                         31.00
Lean       85-90    800-1000    36.00-40.00                   31.00-35.00
Lean       85-90    under 800   29.00-34.00                               

   Slaughter Bulls:   Yield Grade 1-2   1425-1780 lbs   50.00-54.50
                      High Dressing          1505 lbs         57.00
                      Low Dressing      1235-1295 lbs   48.00-50.00                                                                              
     
   Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 980-1050 lb cows 
4-7 months bred 650.00-810.00 per head.
 
   Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 795-925 lb cows 
w/100-250 lb calves 630.00-675.00 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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