CO_LS752 Columbia, SC Tue Feb 9, 2010 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Chester Livestock Exchange, Chester, SC Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 288 Last week: 184 Last year: 602 As compared to the previous Tuesday: Feeder cattle 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 23 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 3 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 68 percent. The feeder supply included 31 percent steers, 48 percent heifers, and 20 percent bulls. Near 11 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 215-235 223 120.00-142.50 129.32 3 255-285 273 125.00-138.00 131.48 3 330-340 337 107.00-117.00 110.37 5 350-390 376 101.00-114.00 107.24 5 405-440 421 101.00-115.00 108.94 2 460-465 463 95.00-100.00 97.51 4 510-542 526 92.50-94.00 93.23 2 560-570 565 89.00-94.00 91.48 1 640-640 640 83.00 83.00 2 665-680 673 83.00-86.00 84.48 1 905-905 905 72.00 72.00 Small 1 - 2 1 215-215 215 91.00 91.00 1 295-295 295 74.00 74.00 Fleshy 3 310-340 328 94.00-102.00 96.52 1 330-330 330 62.00 62.00 Fleshy 4 355-395 373 90.00-100.00 96.35 1 365-365 365 70.00 70.00 Fleshy 4 400-435 425 82.00-94.00 88.37 1 410-410 410 75.00 75.00 Thin 1 455-455 455 84.00 84.00 1 545-545 545 81.00 81.00 1 615-615 615 75.00 75.00 Medium and Large 3 1 405-405 405 97.00 97.00 1 495-495 495 92.00 92.00 1 565-565 565 81.00 81.00 1 600-600 600 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 210-210 210 104.00 104.00 2 280-290 285 104.00-107.00 105.47 9 310-340 323 91.00-110.00 98.59 3 360-390 372 89.00-96.00 92.10 6 400-445 431 82.00-94.00 89.63 8 450-485 468 81.00-84.00 82.24 8 500-540 520 78.00-86.00 81.40 1 570-570 570 77.00 77.00 1 660-660 660 74.00 74.00 Small 1 - 2 2 260-290 275 70.00-78.00 73.78 Fleshy 3 325-340 332 85.00-89.00 87.67 1 345-345 345 79.00 79.00 Fleshy 3 355-375 368 80.00-86.00 83.96 3 435-445 440 77.00-80.00 77.99 3 455-495 480 74.00-79.00 76.67 1 485-485 485 64.00 64.00 Fleshy 1 535-535 535 74.00 74.00 1 605-605 605 65.00 65.00 1 825-825 825 58.00 58.00 Medium and Large 3 2 215-220 218 75.00-79.00 77.02 1 255-255 255 70.00 70.00 Thin 1 340-340 340 85.00 85.00 1 330-330 330 75.00 75.00 Thin 4 365-385 376 81.00-87.00 84.29 1 430-430 430 84.00 84.00 2 475-485 480 75.00-77.00 75.99 1 530-530 530 70.00 70.00 1 560-560 560 70.00 70.00 1 650-650 650 71.00 71.00 Small 3 3 310-315 313 60.00-64.00 61.99 2 305-315 310 56.00-60.00 57.97 Thin 2 370-385 378 54.00-60.00 56.94 1 355-355 355 41.00 41.00 Longhorn 1 450-450 450 52.00 52.00 1 490-490 490 31.00 31.00 Longhorn Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 415-445 435 95.00-102.00 97.29 9 450-480 466 92.00-99.00 95.02 5 510-535 519 83.00-91.00 88.02 3 550-595 567 80.00-89.00 85.39 2 605-615 610 81.00-84.00 82.49 2 680-690 685 77.00-79.00 78.01 1 715-715 715 72.00 72.00 1 810-810 810 75.00 75.00 Small 1 - 2 1 425-425 425 92.00 92.00 2 465-470 468 80.00-84.00 82.01 2 615-620 618 72.00-79.00 75.51 Medium and Large 3 1 600-600 600 63.00 63.00 Small 3 1 480-480 480 34.00 34.00 Longhorn 1 500-500 500 31.00 31.00 Longhorn Bred Cows Small 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 720-720 720 355.00 355.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Small 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 810-810 810 350.00 350.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 970-1380 1203 50.50-56.00 53.73 2 1160-1225 1193 57.50-58.50 57.99 High Dressing 1 1275-1275 1275 50.50 50.50 Low Dressing 5 1420-1640 1513 51.50-56.00 54.18 6 1400-1695 1517 56.50-58.50 57.51 High Dressing 3 1450-1575 1532 49.50-50.00 49.83 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 1 765-765 765 48.50 48.50 17 920-1275 1093 51.50-55.50 53.08 1 1145-1145 1145 59.50 59.50 High Dressing 4 930-1270 1111 45.50-50.00 48.34 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 735-755 745 41.00-42.00 41.49 4 800-1170 986 46.50-50.00 48.02 2 860-910 885 54.50-55.00 54.76 High Dressing 2 910-1090 1000 43.00-43.50 43.23 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 775-885 830 50.00-51.00 50.53 1 850-850 850 461.00 461.00 Per Head 1 1080-1080 1080 48.50 48.50 Small 3 Middle Aged 1 650-650 650 36.00 36.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1015-1390 1223 61.50-63.00 62.48 2 1325-1380 1353 68.00-69.50 68.73 High Dressing 1 1210-1210 1210 59.00 59.00 Low Dressing 3 1530-1855 1657 63.00-66.00 64.40 2 1685-1840 1763 69.00-72.50 70.83 High Dressing Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS752.txt