BL_LS754 Billings, MT Mon Nov 16, 2009 USDA Market News Montana Weekly Auction Summary Receipts: 15,226 Last Week 17,501 Last Year 16,930 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to weak; offerings over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder cattle not well tested. Feeding cows and cows returning to the country sold mostly steady, instances of 2.00-4.00 higher on heiferettes and young cows. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good. Feeder cattle and calves made up 61 percent; 10 percent feeding cows and cows returning to the country; 16 percent slaughter cows and bulls; with the balance misc. cattle. In the feeder supply, steers made up 61 percent and 39 percent heifers with 20 percent over 600 lbs. Montana weekly auction summary report for Nov 09 through Nov 13, 2009: 4 Auctions: Miles City Livestock Commission - Tuesday, Public Auction Yards - Wednesday/Friday and Billings Livestock Commission - Thursday. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1: 275-300 lbs 125.50-135.50; 300-350 lbs 119.00-133.00; 350-400 lbs 118.00-129.00; 400-450 lbs 110.00-123.25, value added 122.00-125.00; 450-500 lbs 104.00-116.50; 500-550 lbs 96.00- 109.10, value added 111.35; 550-600 lbs 93.00-106.00; 600-650 lb calves 90.00-103.75; 650-700 lb calves 87.00-100.75; 700-750 lbs 91.00-92.50, calves 83.00-90.50; 775-800 lbs 88.00-91.00, calves 83.00-84.00; 800-850 lbs 89.00- 95.10, calves 85.25-87.50; 880 lbs 86.25. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs 110.00-114.00; 300-350 lbs 103.00-111.00; 350-400 lbs 98.00-109.00; 400-450 lbs 93.00-105.75; 450- 500 lbs 89.00-103.00, fancy 104.10; 500-550 lbs 84.50-97.00, fancy 100.25; 550-600 lbs 83.50-90.00; 600-650 lb calves 81.50-88.50; 650-700 lbs 82.50- 85.00, calves 81.00-88.00; 700-750 lbs 80.50-84.00; 750-800 lbs 79.00-85.50; 800-850 lbs 81.50-85.25; 850-900 lbs 82.75-85.10. Feeding Cows and cows returning to the country: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 800-1040 lbs 68.00-82.00; 2-3 yrs old 700-1170 lbs 53.00-68.25; Young 850-1300 lbs 46.50.00-60.50; Middle aged 900-1360 lbs 41.50-51.00; Aged 950-1200 lbs 35.50-43.50, thin/full 30.00-38.00. Large 1: 1380-1550 lbs 37.00-44.50. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1240-1915 lbs 38.00-45.00 44.50-50.50 32.00-41.00 Boners 80-85 1000-1665 lbs 35.00-42.50 41.00-44.00 30.00-37.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1555 lbs 31.00-37.50 37.00-40.00 27.00-32.00 800-1000 lbs 29.50-33.00 - - 23.00-29.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2305 lbs 47.00-55.50 55.25-60.75 40.50-49.00 Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Middle aged 1100-1370 lb cows 5- 8 months bred 710.00-750.00 per head, 980-1400 lb cows 3-5 months bred 610.00-650.00 per head; Middle age to Aged 1100-1200 lb cows 5-8 months bred 510.00-575.00 per head; Aged 1100-1300 lb cows 4-7 months bred 390.00-490.00 per head. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Middle aged 1000-1450 lb cows w/125-300 lb calves 800.00-850.00 per pair. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 277-295 284 125.50-135.50 131.56 118 309-344 328 119.00-133.00 128.82 306 350-396 381 118.00-129.00 123.67 342 402-445 420 110.00-123.25 117.19 74 403-407 404 122.00-125.00 124.52 Value Added 1031 450-497 474 104.00-116.50 111.71 930 504-549 531 96.00-109.10 105.32 107 523 523 111.35 111.35 Value Added 1142 550-599 572 93.00-106.00 101.25 566 600-648 620 90.00-103.75 97.18 Calves 181 652-693 665 87.00-100.75 93.36 Calves 8 720-744 741 91.00-92.50 91.18 83 700-740 718 83.00-90.50 87.71 Calves 42 778-791 784 88.00-91.00 89.71 10 783-789 786 83.00-84.00 83.50 Calves 84 820-821 821 89.00-95.10 91.10 5 800-810 808 85.25-87.50 85.70 Calves 5 880 880 86.25 86.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 301-313 303 115.00-116.00 115.17 42 420-447 440 101.50-113.00 108.96 58 461-495 485 97.50-105.50 102.60 112 510-548 539 94.50-101.00 96.08 82 552-597 581 88.00-95.00 92.81 5 633 633 89.50 89.50 Calves Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 446 446 99.00 99.00 15 525 525 89.50 89.50 9 608 608 91.00 91.00 Calves 23 720 720 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 261-298 286 110.00-114.00 113.48 109 308-349 335 103.00-111.00 107.63 279 353-398 378 98.00-109.00 105.09 544 401-449 426 93.00-105.75 100.91 644 450-498 477 89.00-103.00 96.11 53 450 450 104.10 104.10 Fancy 616 500-549 525 84.50-97.00 92.37 55 511 511 100.25 100.25 Fancy 299 554-599 575 83.50-90.00 87.16 158 600-648 621 81.50-88.50 85.62 Calves 34 656-696 685 82.50-85.00 83.66 61 650-698 671 81.00-88.00 84.80 Calves 26 717-745 731 80.50-84.00 81.60 105 751-787 772 79.00-85.50 82.78 39 802-818 805 81.50-85.25 83.42 88 851-876 869 82.75-85.10 84.27 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 348 348 100.00 100.00 20 373-396 386 95.00-96.50 95.65 21 405-443 427 91.00-96.00 93.48 68 460-498 477 81.50-91.50 86.90 20 500-547 535 80.00-87.00 84.26 19 556-568 560 80.75-83.00 82.21 8 794 794 74.00 74.00 Source: USDA Livestock and Grain Market News, Billings, MT James M. 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