CO_LS752 Columbia, SC Tue Nov 17, 2009 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Chester Livestock Exchange, Chester, SC Weighted Average 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. Feeder Steers Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 555-555 555 76.00 76.00 Medium and Large 1 - 2 4 230-245 238 130.00-142.50 136.76 8 250-290 278 107.50-122.50 114.77 19 300-346 330 104.00-117.00 110.41 22 355-399 378 102.00-116.00 109.38 13 400-445 417 94.00-107.00 98.82 2 470-490 480 91.00-92.00 91.51 5 510-545 526 81.00-83.00 82.19 3 570-595 582 80.00-86.00 83.66 21 600-630 608 80.50-84.00 81.45 7 701-741 724 73.50-81.00 77.89 2 795-795 795 73.00 73.00 Small 1 - 2 3 220-235 228 82.00-90.00 85.94 6 310-345 336 80.00-90.00 84.18 10 350-395 377 80.00-99.00 90.09 4 405-435 419 85.00 85.00 6 465-485 473 86.00-88.00 86.85 Medium and Large 3 3 300-305 303 80.00-90.00 85.00 6 360-395 383 90.00-99.00 94.33 2 415-440 428 82.00-91.00 86.63 Small 3 2 355-375 365 65.00-66.00 65.49 Holstein Large 3 5 544-544 544 55.00 55.00 3 638-638 638 54.00 54.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 245-245 245 85.00-93.00 90.50 10 255-299 279 88.00-95.00 92.28 10 315-345 329 83.00-92.00 87.79 21 350-395 372 80.00-88.00 84.47 26 400-445 419 80.00-85.00 82.32 4 450-495 478 79.00-83.00 80.69 16 500-545 522 70.00-79.00 73.49 28 550-590 561 68.00-73.00 70.52 5 611-620 613 67.50-68.00 67.60 2 655-680 668 60.00-66.00 62.94 3 705-740 727 65.00-70.00 66.62 2 815-845 830 62.00-65.00 63.47 2 870-890 880 65.00-68.00 66.48 2 900-905 903 59.00-62.00 60.50 Small 1 - 2 2 205-230 218 72.00-80.00 76.23 7 260-290 282 79.00-85.00 83.48 8 360-390 378 70.00-79.00 77.13 4 420-445 431 70.00-78.00 74.06 12 450-490 473 65.00-77.00 73.62 8 500-535 521 60.00-70.00 66.77 Medium and Large 3 2 310-335 323 75.00-81.00 77.88 2 380-395 388 79.00-80.00 79.51 3 455-490 467 71.00-75.00 73.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 430-445 437 93.00-95.00 93.99 16 450-495 475 84.00-92.00 87.89 8 505-540 524 78.00-82.00 80.72 3 550-580 560 74.00-78.00 75.71 3 600-645 625 70.00-75.00 72.29 2 675-675 675 68.00-69.00 68.50 Small 1 - 2 2 410-445 428 85.00-89.00 87.08 9 450-495 478 75.00-84.00 79.75 5 500-545 520 72.00-79.00 74.78 3 605-640 625 60.00-69.00 63.71 2 675-685 680 61.00-63.00 61.99 Medium and Large 3 3 505-515 510 69.00-75.00 71.34 3 605-640 625 67.00-70.00 68.35 3 705-710 707 60.00 60.00 Small 3 2 630-640 635 55.00-56.00 55.50 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1075-1100 1088 630.00 630.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 3 1200-1375 1280 570.00-650.00 620.07 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1125-1390 1280 43.00-46.00 44.69 7 1225-1390 1334 36.00-41.50 39.19 Low Dressing 4 1420-1500 1461 43.00-45.00 44.01 10 1415-1645 1513 38.00-42.00 39.82 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 5 1000-1215 1144 42.00-45.00 43.20 3 1140-1250 1208 46.50-48.50 47.30 High Dressing 4 990-1245 1148 38.00-42.00 39.65 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 855-1025 918 36.00-38.00 36.90 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 910-1170 1008 41.50-45.00 43.11 3 975-1175 1095 575.00-680.00 618.26 Per Head Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 2 920-1125 1023 41.50-42.50 41.95 Medium and Large 3 Young 3 740-840 788 45.00-47.00 46.34 Small 1 - 2 Young 3 720-800 748 47.00-53.00 48.94 Small 3 Middle Aged 3 780-875 840 31.00-35.00 33.41 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1715-1920 1818 54.50-56.50 55.44 Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS752.txt