BL_LS750 Billings, Montana Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA Market News Public Auction Yards - Billings, MT Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/20/09 Receipts: 4,877 Last Week: 2,761 Year Ago: 3,854 Compared to last Friday: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm; steer calves over 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower, instances 5.00 lower on steers over 650 lbs. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; 450-600 lb heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher; heifer calves over 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. No comparable sales to establish a market trend on yearling cattle. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle and calves made up 80 percent; 10 percent slaughter cows and bulls with the balance feeding cows and misc. cattle. In the feeder cattle supply, 56 percent were steers and 44 percent heifers with 29 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 116.00-137.00; 400-450 lbs 116.00-125.50; 450-500 lbs 106.50-118.00; 500-550 lbs 100.00-108.75; 550-600 lbs 94.50-104.75; 600-650 lb calves 93.75-103.00; 650-700 lb calves 91.00-95.50; 700-800 lb calves 85.50-87.00; 800-850 lbs 83.50-88.00; 850-900 lbs 82.00-83.50; 900-975 lbs 82.75-87.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs 101.50-111.00; 400-500 lbs 95.00-104.00, fancy 107.00; 500-550 lbs 88.00-97.75, fancy 100.00-101.00; 550- 600 lbs 83.00-91.00, fancy 93.25; 600-650 lb calves 83.00-87.00; 650-700 lb calves 80.00-85.50; 700-710 lb calves 82.25-84.75; 790-800 lbs 79.00-84.75; 850- 900 lbs 82.60-84.00; 950-985 lbs 81.00-82.00. Feeding Cows and cows returning to the country: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 750-1050 lbs 68.00-83.00; 2-3 yrs old 780-1040 lbs 55.00-67.50; Young 900-1100 lbs 50.00-54.00, thin/full 44.00-48.00; Middle aged 975-1290 lbs 44.00-48.00; Aged 980-1290 lbs 34.50-41.00, thin/full 310.00-34.00. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1280-1865 lbs 44.50-47.00 51.00 41.00 Boners 80-85 1080-1630 lbs 39.00-44.50 46.50 37.00-37.50 Lean 85-90 1000-1455 lbs 34.00-40.00 41.50-43.50 26.00-32.50 Very low 19.00-24.00 850-1000 lbs 31.00-32.00 25.00-28.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1485-2095 lbs 49.00-55.00 58.00 41.00-44.00 Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Middle aged 1245 lb cows 5-8 months bred 725.00 per head; Aged 1245-1270 lb cows 5-8 months bred 530.00-675.00 per head. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 305-348 332 116.00-134.50 125.82 37 350-398 379 118.00-137.00 127.18 77 403-448 423 116.00-125.50 121.85 301 450-498 478 106.50-118.00 109.85 412 500-548 526 100.00-108.75 104.60 399 550-598 569 94.50-104.75 102.51 383 600-648 625 93.75-103.00 98.61 Calves 99 650-699 675 91.00-95.50 92.51 Calves 14 705 705 85.50 85.50 Calves 15 753-790 771 86.00-87.00 86.40 Calves 59 815-842 825 83.50-88.00 86.24 39 853-880 874 82.00-83.50 82.93 136 917-947 933 85.50-87.50 86.60 8 975 975 82.75 82.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 363-397 381 103.00-106.00 104.68 30 420-447 432 101.00-113.50 107.39 10 455-493 474 96.00-103.00 99.36 73 516-549 534 91.00-99.00 96.76 33 615-645 636 88.00-93.00 89.19 Calves 11 679 679 86.00 86.00 Calves Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 505 505 97.00 97.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 303-348 328 101.50-111.00 106.44 34 355-396 380 102.00-105.00 102.84 147 403-449 424 95.50-104.00 99.08 20 415 415 107.00 107.00 Fancy 319 450-492 474 95.00-103.50 100.71 377 503-548 529 88.00-97.75 92.72 59 504-506 505 100.00-101.00 100.58 Fancy 215 552-596 572 83.00-91.00 88.37 18 560 560 93.25 93.25 Fancy 144 600-641 619 83.00-87.00 85.13 Calves 23 650-699 680 80.00-85.50 83.65 Calves 17 705-708 707 82.25-84.75 83.99 Calves 69 793-799 798 79.00-84.75 81.09 75 866-895 885 82.60-84.00 83.09 10 956-985 970 81.00-82.00 81.49 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 368-376 374 90.00-92.00 90.44 27 416-443 434 90.00-95.00 92.62 25 481-485 483 90.00-93.00 90.44 27 541-547 543 84.25-87.00 84.74 10 627 627 74.00 74.00 Calves 7 692 692 73.50 73.50 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 496 496 94.00 94.00 19 520 520 85.50 85.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 659 659 90.00 90.00 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 2100m djm .