CO_LS149
Columbia, SC      Tue Nov 17, 2009     USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News

Chester Livestock Exchange, Chester, SC
Report for Tuesday Nov 17, 2009

Cattle Receipts:  664          Last week:  671           Last year:  899
   As compared to the previous Tuesday: Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 lower.  
Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.  Slaughter cows made up 8 percent of the 
offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 3 percent, other cows 5 
percent, and feeders 83 percent.  The feeder supply included 37 percent steers, 
45 percent heifers, and 17 percent bulls. Near 18 percent of the run weighed 
over 600 lbs.  (Figures in parentheses are weighted average weights and prices 
for each category)

   Feeder Steers: Large 1-2 555-555 lbs (555) 76.00 (76.00).  Medium and Large 
1-2 230-245 lbs (238) 130.00-142.50 (136.76); 250-290 lbs (278) 107.50-122.50 
(114.77); 300-346 lbs (330) 104.00-117.00 (110.41); 355-399 lbs (378) 102.00-
116.00 (109.38); 400-445 lbs (417) 94.00-107.00 (98.82); 470-490 lbs (480) 
91.00-92.00 (91.51); 510-545 lbs (526) 81.00-83.00 (82.19); 570-595 lbs (582) 
80.00-86.00 (83.66); 600-630 lbs (608) 80.50-84.00 (81.45); 701-741 lbs (724) 
73.50-81.00 (77.89); 795-795 lbs (795) 73.00 (73.00).  Small 1-2 220-235 lbs 
(228) 82.00-90.00 (85.94); 310-345 lbs (336) 80.00-90.00 (84.18); 350-395 lbs 
(377) 80.00-99.00 (90.09); 405-435 lbs (419) 85.00 (85.00); 465-485 lbs (473) 
86.00-88.00 (86.85). Medium and Large 3 300-305 lbs (303) 80.00-90.00 (85.00); 
360-395 lbs (383) 90.00-99.00 (94.33); 415-440 lbs (428) 82.00-91.00 (86.63).  
Small 3 355-375 lbs (365) 65.00-66.00 (65.49).  Holstein Large 3 544-544 lbs 
(544) 55.00 (55.00); 638-638 lbs (638) 54.00 (54.00). 

   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 245-245 lbs (245) 85.00-93.00 (90.50); 
255-299 lbs (279) 88.00-95.00 (92.28); 315-345 lbs (329) 83.00-92.00 (87.79); 
350-395 lbs (372) 80.00-88.00 (84.47); 400-445 lbs (419) 80.00-85.00 (82.32); 
450-495 lbs (478) 79.00-83.00 (80.69); 500-545 lbs (522) 70.00-79.00 (73.49); 
550-590 lbs (561) 68.00-73.00 (70.52); 611-620 lbs (613) 67.50-68.00 (67.60); 
655-680 lbs (668) 60.00-66.00 (62.94); 705-740 lbs (727) 65.00-70.00 (66.62); 
815-845 lbs (830) 62.00-65.00 (63.47); 870-890 lbs (880) 65.00-68.00 (66.48); 
900-905 lbs (903) 59.00-62.00 (60.50).  Small 1-2 205-230 lbs (218) 72.00-80.00 
(76.23); 260-290 lbs (282) 79.00-85.00 (83.48); 360-390 lbs (378) 70.00-79.00 
(77.13); 420-445 lbs (431) 70.00-78.00 (74.06); 450-490 lbs (473) 65.00-77.00 
(73.62); 500-535 lbs (521) 60.00-70.00 (66.77). Medium and Large 3 310-335 lbs 
(323) 75.00-81.00 (77.88); 380-395 lbs (388) 79.00-80.00 (79.51); 455-490 lbs 
(467) 71.00-75.00 (73.00).

   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 430-445 lbs (437) 93.00-95.00 (93.99); 
450-495 lbs (475) 84.00-92.00 (87.89); 505-540 lbs (524) 78.00-82.00 (80.72); 
550-580 lbs (560) 74.00-78.00 (75.71); 600-645 lbs (625) 70.00-75.00 (72.29); 
675-675 lbs (675) 68.00-69.00 (68.50).  Small 1-2 410-445 lbs (428) 85.00-89.00 
(87.08); 450-495 lbs (478) 75.00-84.00 (79.75); 500-545 lbs (520) 72.00-79.00 
(74.78); 605-640 lbs (625) 60.00-69.00 (63.71); 675-685 lbs (680) 61.00-63.00 
(61.99). Medium and Large 3 505-515 lbs (510) 69.00-75.00 (71.34); 605-640 lbs 
(625) 67.00-70.00 (68.35); 705-710 lbs (707) 60.00 (60.00).  Small 3 630-640 lbs 
(635) 55.00-56.00 (55.50). 

   Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 1075-1100 lbs (1088) 630.00 per head 7-
9 months bred (630.00); 1200-1375 lbs (1280) 570.00-650.00 per head 7-9 months 
bred (620.07). 

   Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 percent lean 1125-1390 lbs (1280) 43.00-46.00 
(44.69); 1225-1390 lbs low dressing (1334) 36.00-41.50 (39.19); 1420-1500 lbs 
(1461) 43.00-45.00 (44.01); 1415-1645 lbs low dressing (1513) 38.00-42.00 
(39.82).  Boner 80-85 percent lean 1000-1215 lbs (1144) 42.00-45.00 (43.20); 
1140-1250 lbs high dressing (1208) 46.50-48.50 (47.30); 990-1245 lbs low 
dressing (1148) 38.00-42.00 (39.65).  Lean 85-90 percent lean 855-1025 lbs low 
dressing (918) 36.00-38.00 (36.90). 

   Other Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 910-1170 lbs (1008) 41.50-45.00 
(43.11); 975-1175 lbs (1095) 575.00-680.00 per head (618.26).  Medium and Large 
1-2 Middle Aged 920-1125 lbs (1023) 41.50-42.50 (41.95).  Medium and Large 3 
Young 740-840 lbs (788) 45.00-47.00 (46.34). Small 1-2 Young 720-800 lbs (748) 
47.00-53.00 (48.94). Small 3 Middle Aged 780-875 lbs (840) 31.00-35.00 (33.41). 

   Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1715-1920 lbs (1818) 54.50-56.50 (55.44). 

   Cow/Calf Pairs: [10] Medium and Large 1-2 970-1155 lbs Young to Middle age 
cows with 100-460 lbs calves 650.00-780.00 per pair.  Small 1-2 690-885 lbs 
Young to Middle age cows with 155-285 lbs calves 430.00-530.00 per pair.

Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC
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