BL_LS750 Billings, Montana Fri Nov 06, 2009 USDA Market News Public Auction Yards - Billings, MT Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/06/09 Receipts: 4,831 Last Week: 2,706 Year Ago: 3,264 Compared to last Friday: Steer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; offerings over 650 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower in a light test. Heifer calves sold unevenly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with full advance on Heiferettes to Young cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, instances 1.00-2.00 lower on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle and calves made up 75 percent; 15 percent slaughter cows and bulls with the balance feeding cows and misc. cattle. In the feeder cattle supply, 54 percent were steers and 46 percent heifers with 32 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 330-400 lbs 119.50-128.00; 400-450 lbs 123.50-129.50; 450-500 lbs 106.50-115.00; 500-550 lbs 101.00-108.00; 550-600 lbs 95.00-103.50; 600-650 lb calves 92.75-100.25; 650-700 lb calves 88.00- 94.00; 700-720 lb calves 85.00-87.00; 818 lb calves 84.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 375-400 lbs 101.00-107.50; 400-500 lbs 93.50-103.75; 500-600 lbs 84.50-95.50, fancy 98.00; 600-700 lb calves 83.00-90.00; 756 lbs full 78.50; 883 lbs 87.10; 915-930 lbs 84.50-86.35. Feeding Cows and cows returning to the country: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 935-1010 lbs 70.00-75.25; 2-3 yrs old 965 lbs 54.00; Young to Middle aged 900-1115 lbs 46.00-51.00; Middle aged to Aged 1000-1320 lbs 35.50- 43.50, thin 30.00-34.50. Large 1: 1390-1410 lbs 36.50-42.25. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1300-1670 lbs 40.00-43.00 47.00 34.00 Boners 80-85 1080-1375 lbs 37.00-40.40 43.50 32.00-37.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1340 lbs 32.00-36.50 - - 25.00-29.50 Very low 22.00-23.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1650-2105 lbs 51.00-55.00 55.00-57.50 47.00-49.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 330-348 341 120.00-128.00 124.62 33 370-398 386 119.50-125.00 121.98 50 411-423 419 123.50-129.50 126.31 220 453-496 487 106.50-115.00 109.34 310 503-549 520 101.00-108.00 105.16 421 559-597 582 95.00-103.50 99.55 520 600-645 620 92.75-100.25 97.35 Calves 119 650-693 673 88.00-94.00 92.11 Calves 7 707-720 711 85.00-87.00 86.42 Calves 9 818 818 84.00 84.00 Calves Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 407-446 429 113.75-116.00 115.24 29 479-498 490 101.00-104.50 102.41 29 534-547 538 97.00-99.50 97.92 28 565-586 576 91.00-95.00 93.26 5 653 653 82.00 82.00 Calves 29 769-784 774 81.50-83.25 82.64 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 632 632 83.00 83.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 376-396 386 101.00-107.50 104.78 106 403-446 431 96.00-103.75 101.25 232 458-499 484 93.50-101.75 96.93 406 503-543 527 89.50-95.50 92.05 13 528 528 98.00 98.00 Fancy 239 551-599 575 84.50-90.00 87.61 224 600-640 620 83.00-90.00 86.80 Calves 47 668-699 678 83.75-86.50 85.21 Calves 44 756 756 78.50 78.50 Full 76 883 883 87.10 87.10 72 916-930 918 84.50-86.35 86.14 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 371-381 378 91.00-99.00 92.96 50 423-444 436 93.50-96.00 94.26 17 486-490 488 89.00-92.00 90.94 11 543-545 544 87.00-87.50 87.36 16 560-573 571 79.50-83.00 80.14 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 423 423 96.00 96.00 9 626 626 91.00 91.00 Calves 9 702 702 80.00 80.00 Calves 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_LS750.txt 2000m jmw .