AM_LS751 Amarillo, TX Fri Nov 20, 2009 TX Dept of Ag Market News-USDA Cattleman's Livestock Commission Co. - Dalhart, TX Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Thursday - 11/19/09 Cattle and Calves: 2,836 Week Ago: 3,493 Year Ago: 2,781 Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, all others mostly weak to 2.00 lower with some 400-600 lbs 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to weak. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Trade active. Demand moderate. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 350-850 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows made up 10 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 79 percent. The feeder supply included 53 percent steers and 47 percent heifers. Near 34 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 316-339 331 135.00 135.00 Value Added 40 364-390 386 115.00-122.00 115.99 23 354-360 358 129.00-132.00 131.23 Value Added 14 431-445 437 109.00-113.00 111.25 143 458-499 480 101.00-113.00 109.19 83 503-549 529 103.00-108.00 105.25 15 571-598 584 94.50-105.50 100.24 56 604-634 611 92.00-97.75 94.83 Value Added 15 661-689 672 94.50-95.10 94.85 Value Added 140 725-740 732 93.00-93.50 93.33 55 706-745 722 88.00-91.00 90.07 Calves 84 707-714 711 92.00-92.50 92.36 Value Added 38 765-770 769 87.00-90.50 87.82 Value Added 60 861 861 90.10 90.10 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 51 205-230 223 146.00-152.00 150.49 Value Added 2 342 342 116.00 116.00 30 374-394 391 110.00 110.00 26 440-449 448 102.00-105.00 103.04 8 506-542 524 98.00-102.00 99.93 18 550-591 557 91.00-95.50 94.70 61 651-677 663 88.50-93.00 90.61 17 703-734 716 89.50-89.75 89.64 2 725 725 80.50 80.50 Calves 8 751-764 759 84.50-86.00 85.06 Calves Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 412-436 418 92.50-95.00 93.15 4 465 465 85.50 85.50 14 593-596 595 84.00-88.00 85.14 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 348 348 105.00 105.00 37 306-319 314 110.00-114.00 111.80 Value Added 16 351-376 363 102.00-104.50 103.03 103 403-443 424 95.75-100.00 97.69 Value Added 72 472-492 487 90.00-93.00 90.99 Value Added 189 505-543 526 85.50-94.75 90.97 139 558-590 583 83.50-88.00 86.53 4 633 633 80.50 80.50 Calves 16 609-634 626 84.00-85.00 84.70 Value Added 23 651-688 672 80.00-83.50 81.63 Calves 16 690-699 693 85.75-86.25 85.94 Value Added 7 702-725 709 81.00 81.00 Calves 7 735 735 85.25 85.25 Value Added 12 780 780 87.25 87.25 3 780 780 80.50 80.50 Calves 12 780 780 84.00 84.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 231 231 116.80 116.80 7 307-332 314 94.00-99.00 95.51 25 353-398 379 91.00-100.00 93.52 13 432-448 438 85.00-88.00 86.26 14 450-472 460 85.00-90.00 88.71 73 509-532 519 81.00-85.50 83.67 13 571-575 572 81.00-85.00 82.24 21 660-688 668 83.00-84.50 83.44 4 657 657 80.00 80.00 Calves 8 827 827 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 396 396 81.00 81.00 5 523 523 75.00 75.00 9 596 596 81.00 81.00 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 75-80 1100-1600 46.00-48.50 Boners 80-85 1000-1400 44.50-49.00 40.50-41.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 40.50-44.00 37.50-38.00 Lean 85-90 800-1000 36.00-42.00 31.00-32.00 Dairy Cows: Breakers 75-80 1600-1900 47.50-50.00 Boners 80-85 1300-1600 43.50-48.25 Lean 85-90 1100-1300 40.50-46.25 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1200-1900 lbs 49.00-52.00 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 0830c jm/pj .