CO_LS750 Columbia, SC Tue Jul 15, 2008 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Martin and Martin Cattle Company, Williamston, SC Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 14, 2008 Cattle Receipts: 1194 Last week: 1753 Last year: 1388 Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 14 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 8 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 74 percent. The feeder supply included 42 percent steers, 36 percent heifers, and 22 percent bulls. Near 30 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 155-180 168 115.00-117.50 116.16 4 220-245 236 117.50-120.00 118.77 5 250-280 259 121.00-132.50 126.89 15 310-340 320 110.00-128.00 117.33 18 350-395 369 100.00-115.00 107.17 35 400-445 421 95.00-109.00 101.39 20 450-495 468 94.00-107.50 98.64 12 500-545 520 95.00-107.50 97.78 13 550-595 573 92.00-98.00 94.73 10 600-640 615 93.00-100.50 95.95 10 655-697 681 95.00-101.50 99.10 75 670-670 670 109.00 109.00 Load 10 705-715 711 94.00-100.50 97.90 4 755-785 766 90.00-97.00 94.22 3 810-830 817 79.00-81.00 80.34 Small 1 - 2 4 210-245 230 102.50-108.00 104.59 5 255-295 269 98.00-112.50 104.56 5 300-345 323 100.00-108.00 103.29 3 365-375 370 95.00-100.00 97.64 Medium and Large 3 2 180-190 185 80.00-90.00 84.86 2 240-245 243 85.00-86.00 85.51 4 275-295 281 92.50-95.00 93.78 5 300-340 326 82.50-89.00 85.91 5 360-395 374 87.00-93.00 89.37 7 400-448 431 75.00-90.00 82.99 7 455-495 471 85.00-90.00 87.58 Holstein Large 3 2 560-570 565 55.00-56.00 55.50 2 655-660 658 52.50-56.50 54.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 210-220 215 105.00-110.00 107.56 4 255-265 260 96.00-100.00 98.00 7 305-335 321 88.00-98.00 92.82 23 350-395 380 87.00-98.00 90.12 21 400-445 420 85.00-96.00 89.09 24 450-495 474 85.00-99.00 88.67 24 500-545 519 82.00-95.00 86.95 27 550-595 573 84.00-93.50 87.33 16 605-645 617 83.00-92.50 89.39 8 660-695 680 87.00-92.50 89.88 2 705-715 710 82.50-85.00 83.76 3 750-755 753 80.00-82.00 80.66 Small 1 - 2 2 235-240 238 99.00-100.00 99.49 3 275-290 283 90.00-92.50 91.16 6 300-345 326 83.00-87.00 84.87 4 355-385 369 80.50-86.00 83.68 Medium and Large 3 3 230-245 235 75.00-78.00 75.98 7 255-290 276 75.00-89.00 79.99 14 300-345 322 62.00-82.00 72.53 15 350-395 371 75.00-85.00 81.44 8 415-445 431 75.00-85.00 79.97 9 450-490 475 65.00-84.00 76.39 5 500-525 511 62.00-80.00 72.71 5 555-585 570 65.00-82.00 76.41 3 605-630 617 72.50-82.00 76.46 4 655-680 664 55.00-79.00 66.53 3 705-720 712 70.00 70.00 2 780-780 780 67.00-73.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 405-445 426 86.00-95.50 92.59 17 450-495 476 85.00-94.00 89.43 24 500-545 522 85.00-99.50 92.64 20 550-595 572 85.00-97.00 88.47 14 600-645 620 85.00-92.50 87.36 9 655-695 663 84.00-89.00 86.51 6 705-745 717 82.00-87.50 84.17 5 755-775 765 82.00-87.00 84.39 4 810-830 819 78.00-79.00 78.25 2 850-850 850 77.50-78.00 77.75 Medium and Large 3 5 400-435 416 80.00-84.00 81.22 9 455-495 471 75.00-82.50 79.70 7 500-545 519 80.00-84.00 81.20 2 570-580 575 80.00-82.00 80.99 5 610-635 624 63.00-82.50 75.19 3 655-665 660 78.00-80.00 78.67 2 730-740 735 68.00-76.00 71.97 2 820-825 823 65.00-72.00 68.51 2 855-875 865 64.50-76.00 70.18 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 720-850 766 455.00-525.00 490.92 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 3 920-1005 953 545.00-610.00 571.11 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 3 715-780 743 460.00-495.00 481.11 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 940-1100 989 650.00-690.00 669.49 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 805-840 823 730.00-745.00 737.66 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 3 995-1070 1025 700.00-870.00 772.02 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 3 825-845 833 470.00-485.00 476.63 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 4 815-895 874 500.00-585.00 547.99 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 930-1025 975 460.00-595.00 529.62 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 990-1070 1018 625.00-675.00 655.77 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Aged 2 905-910 908 450.00-495.00 472.44 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 800-815 808 430.00-485.00 457.76 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 820-845 833 48.50-51.00 49.77 9 915-1345 1143 50.00-58.00 54.39 Boner 80-85% Lean 2 870-885 878 57.50-58.50 58.00 4 785-880 811 45.00-48.00 46.39 Low Dressing 30 900-1370 1147 55.00-61.50 58.09 25 920-1380 1166 62.00-67.50 64.16 High Dressing 11 935-1295 1074 48.00-55.00 51.67 Low Dressing 2 1475-1545 1510 56.00-57.00 56.51 5 1520-1695 1594 65.00-66.50 66.11 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 5 710-785 750 48.50-52.50 51.00 11 705-785 752 35.00-45.00 41.89 Low Dressing 16 875-1305 1012 51.50-55.00 53.92 4 885-1020 943 56.00-59.50 57.44 High Dressing 8 800-1370 982 35.00-50.00 43.16 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 655-890 791 55.00-67.00 61.40 Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 4 810-865 833 48.00-50.00 49.13 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1065-1420 1267 66.50-77.50 71.36 6 1565-2000 1872 61.50-76.50 70.44 3 1610-2190 1893 79.00-83.50 81.23 High Dressing 2 1555-1930 1743 58.50-61.00 59.62 Low Dressing Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS750.txt