BL_LS751 Billings, MT Thu Nov 19, 2009 USDA Market News Service Billings Livestock Commission Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/19/2009 Receipts: 3,836 Last Week: 3,698 Last Year: 3,806 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold mostly steady, instances 3.00 higher on calves over 650 lbs. Heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling cattle not well tested. Feeding cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle and calves made up 59 percent of the run; 18 percent slaughter cows and bulls; 18 percent feeding cows with the balance misc. cattle. In the feeder supply, steers made up 55 percent and 45 percent heifers with 27 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 350-400 lbs 123.00-136.50; 400-450 lbs 115.00-125.00; 450-500 lbs 105.50-115.50; 500-525 lbs 103.00-108.00; 550-600 lbs 95.75-102.25; 600-650 lb calves 94.75-101.00; 650-700 lb calves 88.00-97.50; 700-800 lb calves 85.00-91.00; 811 lbs 87.25; 836 lb calves 84.00; 930-990 lbs 83.50-84.00; 1075-1080 lbs 80.00-82.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 325-350 lbs 102.50-108.50; 350-400 lbs 101.00-104.00; 400-500 lbs 94.00-103.00; 500-550 lbs 88.00-94.25; 550-600 lbs 84.00-89.50; 600-700 lb calves 81.00-86.25; 800-825 lbs 80.25-84.50; 914 lbs 79.50; 960 lbs 81.50. Feeding Cows and cows returning to the country: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 800-1040 lbs 71.00-80.50; 2-3 yrs old 800-1170 lbs 60.00-70.10, thin/full 46.00-49.00; Young 800-1085 lbs 50.00-59.50; Middle aged 940-1340 lbs 43.00-48.00; Aged 975-1120 lbs 36.25-42.00, thin/full 33.00-35.50. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1200-1685 lbs 43.50-47.00 48.50 43.00 Boners 80-85 1150-1525 lbs 40.50-44.00 44.00-47.00 - - Lean 85-90 1000-1832 lbs 33.50-40.00 40.75-43.50 27.50-33.50 Very low 21.00-26.50 800-1000 lbs 30.50-34.00 - - 26.00-28.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1565-2290 lbs 49.25-55.75 57.50-60.75 42.00-48.75 Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Middle aged 1100-1340 lb cows 5-8 months bred 735.00-810.00 per head, 980-1300 lb cows 3-5 months bred 610.00- 685.00 per head; Middle age to Aged 1050-1335 lb cows 5-8 months bred 510.00- 635.00 per head. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 355-385 370 123.00-136.50 126.23 57 400-446 419 115.00-125.00 120.41 134 451-498 476 105.50-115.50 111.42 144 500-522 504 103.00-108.00 105.02 348 550-590 570 95.75-102.25 100.31 181 600-640 609 94.75-101.00 98.53 Calves 136 650-699 679 88.00-97.50 92.07 Calves 49 700-743 721 85.00-91.00 88.86 Calves 5 770-780 774 86.00-88.50 87.01 Calves 5 811 811 87.25 87.25 5 836 836 84.00 84.00 Calves 5 930 930 84.00 84.00 9 992 992 83.50 83.50 13 1075-1080 1075 80.00-82.00 80.15 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 398 398 116.50 116.50 5 432 432 97.00 97.00 32 523-528 525 90.50-101.00 96.38 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 325-347 342 102.50-108.50 104.87 14 365-385 382 101.00-104.00 102.29 103 413-448 431 95.00-103.00 99.51 135 457-498 472 94.00-101.00 96.49 276 509-547 536 88.00-94.25 91.93 194 555-595 571 84.00-89.50 87.79 106 600-646 626 81.00-86.25 84.81 Calves 28 668-688 673 81.00-85.50 83.74 Calves 24 803-823 815 80.25-84.50 82.86 13 914 914 79.50 79.50 13 960 960 81.50 81.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 344 344 100.00 100.00 21 421-434 430 92.00-94.00 93.44 11 451-495 466 84.00-91.00 86.16 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_LS751.txt 2030m djm .