BL_LS749 Billings, MT Tue Nov 24, 2009 USDA Market News Service Miles City Livestock Commission Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/24/09 Receipts: 3,305 Last week: 5,770 Year Ago: 3,181 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; 450-600 lb calves sold steady to 3.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher on preconditioned and/or weaned calves. No comparable sales to establish a market trend on yearling cattle. Demand moderate to good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder cattle and calves made up 62 percent; 25 percent slaughter cows and bulls; 10 percent feeding cows with the balance misc. cattle. In the feeder supply, steers made up 51 percent and heifers 49 percent with 15 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 325-350 lbs 120.00-124.00; 350-400 lbs 118.00-123.00; 400-450 lbs 112.00-119.75; 450-500 lbs 109.00-115.75; 500-550 lbs 99.00-109.75; 550-600 lbs 95.00-104.00; 600-650 lb calves 92.00-97.50; 650-700 lb calves 88.00-94.00; 700-750 lbs 91.00-93.75, calves 85.50; 775-800 lbs 92.00- 93.50, calves 87.75; 825-850 lbs 92.25-93.75; 855 lbs 93.25; 948 lbs 87.75. Feeder Heifers: 300-350 lbs 104.00-108.00; 350-400 lbs 100.00-107.50; 400-450 lbs 94.00-104.00; 450-500 lbs 93.50-102.25, fancy 105.25; 500-550 lbs 88.50- 94.00; 550-600 lbs 85.00-87.00; 600-700 lb calves 85.00-87.75; 690 lbs 84.50; 700-800 lbs 85.50-86.50; 952 lbs 82.50. Feeding cows and cows returning to the country: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 700-1050 lbs 68.00-84.00; 2-3 yrs old 820-1120 lbs 56.00-65.50, thin/full 46.75-53.00; Young 815-1110 lbs 47.00-54.50, thin/full 45.00-46.50; Middle Aged 875-1200 lbs 42.00-48.00; Aged 925-1245 lbs 36.00-41.00, thin/full 32.00-35.50. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1315-1600 lbs 41.50-42.75 - - 40.00 Boners 80-85 1210-1900 lbs 40.00-43.75 44.00-45.00 34.00-38.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1600 lbs 34.00-40.00 41.50-42.75 29.00-33.50 Very low 21.00-27.50 800-1000 lbs 29.00-34.00 - - 24.00-28.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1300-2140 lbs 47.50-55.50 56.25-57.75 42.00-47.00 Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Young 650-750 lb heifers 2-5 months bred 525.00-625.00 per head; Young to Middle age 1100-1200 lb cows 2-4 months bred 650.00 per head; Aged 1225 lb cows 2-4 months bred 520.00 per head. Cow/calf Pairs: Middle age 1350 lb cow w/200 lb calf 725.00 per pair. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 324-345 336 120.00-124.00 121.08 40 358-395 382 118.00-123.00 119.51 142 400-447 428 112.00-119.75 116.89 107 451-498 479 109.00-115.75 112.04 205 505-545 521 99.00-109.75 106.47 227 552-597 569 95.00-104.00 100.21 49 609-646 631 92.00-97.50 94.38 Calves 41 655-690 680 88.00-94.00 88.79 Calves 30 709-738 727 91.00-93.75 92.77 7 729 729 85.50 85.50 Calves 25 779-793 783 92.00-93.50 93.07 7 777 777 87.75 87.75 Calves 38 824-839 831 92.25-93.75 92.93 6 855 855 93.25 93.25 19 948 948 87.75 87.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 379 379 111.00 111.00 5 464 464 104.25 104.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 305-342 318 104.00-108.00 106.13 104 351-396 379 100.00-107.50 103.68 186 401-446 421 94.00-104.00 100.23 234 457-498 473 93.50-102.25 98.83 102 455 455 105.25 105.25 Fancy 182 501-540 517 88.50-94.00 90.25 51 551-583 568 85.00-87.00 85.51 21 607-628 623 85.00-87.75 85.50 Calves 10 690 690 84.50 84.50 7 664 664 85.25 85.25 Calves 13 718 718 86.50 86.50 10 787-788 787 85.50 85.50 22 952 952 82.50 82.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 358 358 92.00 92.00 9 432-439 435 90.00-93.00 91.35 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 388 388 115.75 115.75 25 487 487 99.25 99.25 Source: USDA Livestock and Grain Market News, Billings, MT James M. Ward, OIC 406-657-6285 Email: billings.lgmn@usda.gov 24 hr price information 406-657-6400 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNewsBL_LS749.txt 1800m djm .