AM_LS795 Amarillo, TX Mon Feb 01, 2010 USDA-TX Dept of Ag Market News Weighted Average Summary for 22 Texas Auctions - 01/31/10 thru 02/06/10 Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report This Week: 14,341 Week Ago: 27,469 Year Ago: 21,652 Compared to last week: Weather conditions hampered movement and head counts throughout the state causing prices to be mixed. Some sales reported feeder steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher while other auctions reported steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow and bull price trends mostly 2.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 400-800 lb feeder steers and heifers. The feeder supply included 58 percent steers and 42 percent heifers. Near 24 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 255-290 274 121.00-136.00 128.59 43 300-345 323 112.50-132.50 122.44 14 340 340 128.00 128.00 Value Added 54 350-395 373 105.00-132.00 119.33 5 395 395 123.00 123.00 Value Added 100 400-445 424 102.00-122.50 113.58 15 416-417 417 120.00-124.00 123.20 Value Added 99 450-495 477 98.00-120.00 109.25 6 450 450 121.00 121.00 Value Added 122 500-548 524 93.00-119.00 107.51 89 550-595 571 88.00-112.00 104.48 15 554 554 113.00 113.00 Thin 66 600-645 624 90.00-106.00 99.61 24 600-645 622 89.00-102.00 96.37 Calves 32 650-695 671 87.00-104.00 95.35 223 710-745 730 85.00-102.00 96.03 16 750-785 762 85.00-102.00 97.36 26 800-840 822 81.00-97.50 92.98 8 860-895 873 91.50-94.75 93.50 60 869 869 92.85 92.85 Full Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 416-438 425 100.50-114.00 107.02 22 480-497 491 104.25-117.00 107.21 55 505-544 530 96.00-107.00 101.10 82 555-589 585 93.50-103.50 97.93 12 562 562 107.50 107.50 Thin 20 615-641 637 88.50-100.00 96.18 16 655-680 660 91.00-99.00 97.35 5 705-728 719 89.00-92.50 90.37 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 616 616 98.50 98.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 205-245 229 105.00-130.00 117.79 41 250-295 277 95.00-127.00 119.33 75 300-345 323 102.00-129.00 115.01 5 310-335 322 117.00-125.00 119.38 Thin 140 350-395 373 95.00-125.00 113.38 176 400-449 427 91.00-122.00 106.19 188 450-498 474 90.00-126.00 105.79 150 500-548 524 88.00-115.00 99.98 141 550-595 573 80.00-111.00 96.35 83 605-645 622 81.00-99.00 92.76 50 600-645 620 85.00-99.00 92.37 Calves 50 650-698 674 84.00-97.00 90.28 33 650-690 667 87.00-98.00 91.87 Calves 38 700-745 724 80.00-95.00 85.10 15 755-790 770 80.00-93.00 85.25 7 810-840 821 80.00-87.00 81.02 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 200-245 224 87.50-120.00 102.75 21 250-295 271 95.00-119.00 108.12 51 300-345 323 84.00-126.00 107.74 70 350-396 375 90.00-127.00 108.26 80 400-445 424 81.00-120.00 100.26 81 450-495 469 83.00-114.00 98.70 48 500-545 525 85.00-109.00 93.77 53 550-595 568 80.00-106.00 91.68 13 600-642 620 74.00-106.00 89.22 5 610-635 624 77.00-85.00 82.25 Calves 8 650-695 665 71.00-88.00 80.65 5 705-730 715 72.50-87.00 76.90 26 756-770 757 78.00-80.00 78.54 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 275-298 288 93.00-113.00 107.96 28 300-345 324 100.00-117.00 106.47 6 305 305 115.00 115.00 Thin 63 350-395 373 89.00-115.00 103.43 13 356 356 115.50 115.50 Thin 117 400-448 423 90.00-110.00 99.03 106 450-495 472 86.00-109.00 98.24 128 500-545 521 80.00-107.50 92.38 65 550-595 572 79.00-99.00 92.58 32 600-640 619 84.00-96.00 90.40 10 600-645 622 84.00-90.00 86.90 Calves 44 650-698 669 81.00-95.00 90.31 30 700-738 723 76.00-92.75 86.01 29 750-798 784 70.00-89.50 85.59 15 833-835 833 72.50-84.00 74.04 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 350-397 377 100.00-106.00 101.86 34 459-489 477 73.50-96.50 84.68 54 518-548 531 86.50-94.50 91.78 15 605-626 619 89.50-95.00 92.39 22 685-691 687 78.00-91.50 88.08 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 210-240 228 85.00-108.00 98.66 27 250-295 275 89.00-111.00 100.47 66 300-345 323 87.00-109.00 98.30 7 300-335 312 104.00-108.00 105.27 Thin 111 350-395 373 87.00-109.00 97.38 153 400-445 425 84.00-105.00 93.37 158 450-495 472 80.00-105.00 92.85 95 500-545 525 80.00-102.00 88.75 89 550-595 570 75.00-99.00 87.01 58 600-645 610 77.00-89.00 85.96 35 600-645 621 80.00-89.00 84.94 Calves 23 650-695 671 77.00-90.00 82.31 11 650-680 661 80.00-85.00 83.36 Calves 11 700-745 719 73.00-85.00 80.65 13 750-798 776 75.00-83.00 78.74 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 200-245 226 81.00-112.50 94.01 26 250-295 275 80.00-106.00 95.89 56 300-345 326 82.50-104.00 92.28 74 350-395 373 73.00-108.00 90.03 75 400-445 422 80.00-105.00 89.06 69 450-495 471 73.00-99.00 86.64 43 500-545 520 78.00-101.00 85.84 52 550-595 569 72.00-92.00 81.41 40 600-649 632 73.00-87.00 79.44 7 650-695 671 73.00-89.00 80.22 5 700-725 713 73.00-83.00 77.62 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 1000c djm/pj .