BL_LS754 Billings, MT Fri May 16, 2008 USDA Market News Montana Weekly Auction Summary Receipts: 3,842 Last Week: 3,728 Year Ago: 2,556 Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold with steady to higher undertones, too narrow of a test to make a complete comparison. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher in a narrow test. Demand good for both stockers and feeders this week, light to moderate demand for new crop fall calves. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls made up 25 percent of the run; cow-calf pairs/bred cows 37 percent; percent; balance feeder cattle. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 380 lbs 112.50; 450-500 lbs 117.00-124.00; 500-600 lbs 112.50-120.00; 600-700 lbs 111.00-123.00; 700-735 lbs 108.50-113.50; 820 lbs 106.25. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 450-500 lbs 108.00-111.00; 500-600 lbs 104.50-109.50; 600-700 lbs 104.00-108.50; 700-750 lbs 95.50-106.00; 855 lbs 95.00. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 for May-June calving Heifers 1265 lbs 1040.00; Young (3-4 year olds) 1177 lbs 960.00. Cow-calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 1st Calf Heifers with 125-153 lbs calves 1135.00-1210.00; Young (3-4 year olds) with 150-195 lbs calves 1250.00- 1475.00, few 1225.00, cows in thin condition with 150 lbs calves 1000.00- 1135.00; 5-6 year olds with 150-200 lbs calves 1310.00-1410.00, few 1150.00- 1275.00; Middle aged (solid mouth) with 100-175 lbs calves 1010.00-1200.00, few 900.00-975.00, thin cows 825.00-840.00; Aged (broken mouth) with 100-200 lbs calves 750.00-900.00, thin cows 625.00-785.00. Feeding Cows: Two year olds 745-1298 lbs 66.50-84.50; Three year olds 890- 1350 lbs 60.00-75.00; Young 1036-1384 lbs 54.00-62.00; Middle aged 1060-1454 lbs 49.00-58.00; Aged 1105-1175 lbs 48.50.0 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Commercial 65-75 1450 lbs 63.25 Breakers 75-80 1280-1940 lbs 52.50-59.75 59.50-64.50 43.00-49.50 Boners 80-85 1120-1475 lbs 50.50-55.75 55.00-60.50 43.00-48.50 Lean 85-90 810-1495 lbs 43.00-50.00 50.00-56.00 36.00-43.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1365-2515 lbs 63.00-69.50, high dressing 70.50-78.00, low dressing 54.50-62.50. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 383 383 112.50 112.50 28 469-494 486 117.00-124.00 119.24 10 519 519 112.50 112.50 75 558-568 566 112.50-120.00 116.67 51 601-630 607 119.00-123.00 120.32 11 677-698 685 111.00-112.50 111.56 37 700-735 718 108.50-113.50 110.76 15 822 822 106.25 106.25 13 850 850 86.00 86.00 Full Feeder Steer Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 398 398 118.00 118.00 6 840 840 99.50 99.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 465-493 481 108.00-111.00 109.22 6 477 477 102.50 102.50 Full 36 500-526 513 104.50-108.00 106.27 36 559-591 571 106.50-109.50 107.66 5 558 558 99.00 99.00 Full 42 615-643 629 104.00-108.00 105.68 15 601 601 101.00 101.00 Full 127 651-677 662 106.25-108.50 107.38 16 723-748 735 95.50-106.00 101.19 8 849 849 92.00 92.00 Full 11 857 857 95.00 95.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 407 407 111.50 111.50 8 494 494 101.50 101.50 8 526 526 107.00 107.00 39 799 799 100.00 100.00 Replacement Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 540 540 105.00 105.00 7 953 953 85.25 85.25 6 1029 1029 79.50 79.50 Source: USDA Market News Billings, MT Justin Lumpkin 406-657-6285 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 24 hr price information 406-657-6400 800m jll .