AM_LS752 Amarillo, TX Tue Nov 24, 2009 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News Tulia Livestock Auction Inc - Tulia, TX Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Monday - 11/23/09 Cattle and Calves: 1,407 Week Ago: 2,092 Year Ago: 2,002 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 400-800 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls made up near 10 percent of the offering, replacement cows less than 1 percent, and feeders 89 percent. The feeder supply included 52 percent steers, 5 percent bulls and 43 percent heifers. Near 37 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 378 378 121.50 121.50 13 409 409 109.00 109.00 36 457-491 478 112.75-115.00 113.59 30 503-529 519 104.50-105.25 104.79 46 561-580 570 99.25-105.25 100.68 54 600-639 620 92.00-97.50 96.20 25 655 655 95.00 95.00 23 774-798 784 87.50 87.50 12 830 830 85.50 85.50 8 871 871 85.00 85.00 4 905 905 83.50 83.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 295 295 105.00 105.00 3 400 400 100.00 100.00 37 482-499 491 98.00-104.00 101.47 94 558-599 578 94.85-98.00 96.51 71 682-694 689 85.50-89.25 87.99 27 666-675 672 80.00-83.25 82.30 Fleshy 26 731-740 736 79.25-82.75 80.72 5 857 857 81.50 81.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 453-490 476 95.00-96.00 95.64 25 574 574 81.50 81.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 375 375 106.00 106.00 21 413 413 103.50 103.50 4 435 435 95.00 95.00 Fleshy 4 450 450 103.00 103.00 37 475 475 105.00 105.00 Thin 30 509-532 523 92.00-94.00 92.58 25 606-621 614 80.00-82.50 81.38 Fleshy 19 662 662 84.25 84.25 53 755-775 763 79.50-82.50 81.20 11 815-816 816 75.50-76.00 75.86 12 907 907 72.50 72.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 358 358 99.00 99.00 9 383 383 90.00 90.00 Fleshy 38 473-499 483 89.50-91.00 90.39 23 479 479 85.50 85.50 Fleshy 10 535 535 88.25 88.25 85 563-588 579 83.00-85.50 84.42 7 629 629 82.50 82.50 19 663 663 79.50 79.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 451 451 80.50 80.50 15 577 577 78.00 78.00 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 75-80 1200-1600 46.50 51.00-56.00 Breakers 75-80 1000-1200 47.00 39.50 Boners 80-85 1200-1600 44.00-46.00 50.00-54.00 37.25 Boners 80-85 1000-1200 42.00-45.50 51.25 39.00-40.50 Lean 85-90 1200-1600 41.75-44.75 47.00-50.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 42.25-45.25 47.00-48.75 35.00-38.50 Lean 85-90 800-1000 42.00-44.00 45.50 34.00-41.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1650-1900 lbs 53.00-55.25 Low Dressing 1570-1675 lbs 48.50-50.50 Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 995-1290 lb cows 4-8 months bred 540.00-600.00 per head. 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 rs/pj .