AM_LS752 Amarillo, TX Tue Nov 17, 2009 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News Tulia Livestock Auction Inc - Tulia, TX Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Monday - 11/16/09 Cattle and Calves: 2,092 Week Ago: 2,170 Year Ago: 3,539 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 300-900 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls made up 2 percent of the offering, replacement cows less than 1 percent, and feeders 97 percent. The feeder supply included 65 percent steers, 1 percent bulls and 34 percent heifers. Near 65 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 320 320 127.00 127.00 35 353-386 372 120.00-125.00 122.51 30 529-540 536 100.00-103.00 101.66 44 615-626 618 90.00-92.00 90.64 23 665 665 93.10 93.10 30 654 654 86.00 86.00 Fleshy 38 730 730 88.00 88.00 115 770 770 91.50 91.50 38 778 778 83.25-84.00 83.47 Fleshy 164 854 854 87.50-89.75 89.45 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 423 423 108.50 108.50 10 486 486 105.50 105.50 69 515-545 522 94.50-98.00 97.50 47 596 596 93.00 93.00 10 625 625 85.00 85.00 7 637 637 84.00 84.00 Fleshy 70 651-663 653 85.25-88.00 85.77 50 681-693 689 80.75-81.50 81.28 Fleshy 41 716-733 729 85.00-90.00 87.81 9 708 708 78.00 78.00 Calves 86 783 783 89.25 89.25 7 794 794 82.00 82.00 Fleshy 19 843 843 84.50 84.50 30 884-897 888 85.00-86.00 85.70 12 921 921 69.00 69.00 5 971 971 74.50 74.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 390 390 100.00 100.00 14 417 417 98.00 98.00 27 498 498 97.00 97.00 32 495 495 89.00 89.00 Fleshy 32 584 584 89.00 89.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 599 599 80.50 80.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 470 470 95.00 95.00 8 674 674 72.00 72.00 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 325-348 329 105.50-109.50 108.74 6 368 368 103.50 103.50 57 415-448 443 94.00-96.00 94.20 6 462 462 93.00 93.00 25 477 477 87.00 87.00 Fleshy 8 504 504 89.50 89.50 18 579 579 87.00 87.00 30 578-587 584 81.50-82.50 81.86 Fleshy 122 604-632 617 81.50-84.50 82.65 15 614 614 78.50 78.50 Fleshy 20 668 668 79.50 79.50 Fleshy 32 715 715 85.75 85.75 23 809 809 79.50 79.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 427 427 87.00-87.50 87.22 5 460 460 91.00 91.00 6 493 493 83.00 83.00 Fleshy 19 500-517 512 85.00-88.50 87.42 7 511 511 82.50 82.50 Fleshy 8 585 585 79.50 79.50 Fleshy 8 646 646 80.00 80.00 8 609 609 78.00 78.00 Fleshy 35 662 662 82.50 82.50 11 668-686 675 74.25-75.00 74.72 Calves 22 777-778 778 75.50-77.50 76.32 22 825 825 75.00 75.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 587 587 80.50 80.50 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 75-80 1000-1200 39.50 Boners 80-85 1200-1600 41.50-42.25 35.00 Boners 80-85 1000-1200 42.25-43.50 Lean 85-90 1200-1600 37.75 43.25-45.50 32.75-37.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 37.00-39.50 42.00-42.50 29.00-35.00 Lean 85-90 800-1000 40.00-41.00 31.00-32.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1510-1985 lbs 49.50-55.00 Low Dressing 1445-1720 lbs 44.00-47.75 Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 1300-1450 lb cows w/100-250 lb calves 880.00-900.00 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 0830c rs/pj .