CO_LS752 Columbia, SC Tue Jul 7, 2009 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Chester Livestock Exchange, Chester, SC Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Jul 7, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 733 Last week: NO SALE Last year: 1024 No trends to report as the auction was closed in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Slaughter cows made up 10 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 6 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 81 percent. The feeder supply included 25 percent steers, 51 percent heifers, and 24 percent bulls. Near 29 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 230-245 238 105.00-125.00 115.32 3 275-290 285 114.00-126.00 120.11 5 300-335 317 102.00-120.00 111.85 20 350-398 384 100.00-112.00 103.83 16 400-447 428 100.00-107.00 103.48 4 472-495 484 97.00-98.00 97.51 9 500-530 510 92.00-98.00 97.31 6 570-597 584 87.50-91.50 89.45 7 600-645 635 90.00-92.50 91.73 10 655-680 665 88.00-94.00 90.98 3 700-705 703 81.00-89.00 86.33 2 775-775 775 88.00 88.00 2 800-800 800 85.00 85.00 Small 1 - 2 3 315-320 318 85.00-91.00 88.69 8 355-391 379 85.00-98.00 93.08 3 400-445 423 86.00-97.00 92.20 2 520-535 528 85.00 85.00 Medium and Large 3 3 370-380 375 89.00-93.00 91.01 4 478-478 478 88.50 88.50 2 665-685 675 81.00-82.00 81.49 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 325-342 336 91.00-94.00 93.03 18 355-395 381 90.00-96.00 92.44 16 400-445 420 89.00-93.00 91.30 26 450-495 471 86.00-92.00 89.27 46 500-545 525 84.00-90.00 87.51 27 550-595 571 80.00-89.00 84.66 41 600-635 612 79.00-86.00 83.10 11 650-695 670 76.00-82.00 79.72 13 700-745 719 72.00-79.00 75.35 8 750-775 764 71.00-76.50 75.25 2 800-800 800 72.00 72.00 2 805-845 825 64.00-66.00 64.98 Yearlings Small 1 - 2 3 320-340 332 82.00-87.00 84.33 4 370-390 376 80.00-89.00 86.54 5 400-440 426 84.00-89.00 86.81 Medium and Large 3 2 370-370 370 82.00-84.00 83.00 3 400-425 413 88.00-89.00 88.66 6 450-495 479 82.00-87.00 83.34 3 600-625 613 75.00-77.00 76.01 3 670-695 685 72.00-75.00 73.31 Small 3 2 442-442 442 76.00 76.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 432-445 439 99.00-101.00 99.66 11 450-486 476 93.00-104.00 96.04 11 500-545 514 90.00-96.00 93.89 20 550-597 572 82.00-89.00 85.55 11 600-635 621 81.00-87.00 82.72 2 660-690 675 78.00-82.00 79.96 5 710-735 725 72.00-76.00 73.99 2 875-895 885 60.00-64.00 61.98 Yearlings Small 1 - 2 6 510-545 520 80.00-85.00 83.79 4 550-590 564 79.00-85.00 83.27 3 605-640 625 72.00-79.00 75.38 Medium and Large 3 12 460-488 480 85.00-92.00 89.27 7 500-545 525 77.00-86.00 83.57 2 565-595 580 75.00-81.00 78.08 5 650-680 671 74.50-77.00 75.30 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 935-1185 1073 760.00-810.00 785.10 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 6 935-1195 1060 570.00-690.00 642.22 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 2 1345-1425 1385 590.00-685.00 638.87 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 1045-1395 1242 48.00-53.00 50.72 2 1210-1240 1225 54.00-56.00 54.99 High Dressing 10 1075-1375 1246 43.00-48.00 45.90 Low Dressing 2 1415-1470 1443 50.00-51.00 50.51 2 1405-1505 1455 54.00-57.50 55.81 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 2 870-890 880 50.00-51.00 50.51 4 1020-1240 1114 49.50-53.00 50.90 11 935-1195 1070 43.50-48.00 45.55 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 1065-1095 1082 46.50-49.00 47.34 2 885-985 935 40.00-42.50 41.32 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 700-890 799 50.00-56.00 52.17 Small 1 - 2 Young 3 645-710 680 305.00-380.00 339.50 Per Head Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1190-1470 1386 63.50-64.50 64.01 2 1050-1395 1223 52.50-54.50 53.36 Low Dressing 2 1650-1860 1755 64.00-66.50 65.18 Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS752.txt