CO_LS756 Columbia, SC Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News Orangeburg Stockyards, Orangeburg, SC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Nov 18, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 594 Last week: 433 Last year: 548 As compared to the previous Wednesday: Feeder cattle steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows made up 8 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 85 percent. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 49 percent heifers, and 19 percent bulls. Near 10 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 200-240 224 115.00-135.00 124.44 5 260-295 278 110.00-120.00 113.57 16 305-345 329 102.00-115.00 108.17 19 350-399 373 104.00-115.00 108.53 18 400-445 415 93.00-111.00 102.12 2 450-470 460 96.00-102.00 98.93 3 505-535 517 89.00-92.00 91.02 2 550-570 560 84.00-93.00 88.42 2 600-610 605 80.00-85.00 82.48 Small 1 - 2 2 250-265 258 87.50-100.00 93.57 7 305-345 330 80.00-100.00 87.54 8 350-399 382 80.00-97.50 91.70 3 405-435 418 80.00-87.00 82.31 Medium and Large 3 2 335-335 335 87.50-100.00 93.75 4 360-390 371 85.00-98.00 90.91 3 410-430 417 80.00-90.00 84.92 2 400-445 423 75.00-80.00 77.37 Brahman X 2 450-475 463 86.00-87.00 86.49 Small 3 2 350-355 353 65.00-67.50 66.24 Holstein Large 3 2 480-480 480 47.50 47.50 5 570-570 570 53.00 53.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 210-235 220 95.00-100.00 96.59 5 260-295 278 90.00-97.50 93.59 9 300-345 324 82.50-92.50 87.56 18 350-395 378 80.00-87.50 84.16 24 400-445 418 80.00-87.00 83.03 8 450-480 470 78.00-85.00 81.75 15 505-540 518 70.00-78.00 74.53 5 565-599 586 70.00-74.00 71.99 8 600-645 625 65.00-71.00 67.87 2 700-745 723 60.00-66.00 62.91 Small 1 - 2 2 255-295 275 70.00-80.00 74.64 6 320-345 333 70.00-80.00 76.09 4 355-395 374 76.00-80.00 77.96 3 425-440 432 70.00-76.00 72.63 5 450-485 461 65.00-76.00 71.59 3 510-545 532 60.00-68.00 65.27 5 565-575 572 60.00-69.00 66.39 Medium and Large 3 2 225-240 233 80.00-82.50 81.29 3 255-295 272 75.00-80.00 76.81 4 305-325 311 67.50-77.50 71.18 5 375-395 387 70.00-80.00 76.25 2 375-380 378 60.00-70.00 64.97 Thin 10 400-445 431 68.00-79.00 73.53 4 410-445 423 60.00-67.00 64.49 Thin 11 450-495 474 68.00-79.00 75.19 4 505-545 525 60.00-69.00 66.57 5 555-595 583 65.00-68.00 66.80 Small 3 4 225-245 235 65.00-75.00 70.05 2 310-345 328 60.00-67.00 63.69 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 410-445 430 93.00-99.00 95.69 8 450-490 467 90.00-97.00 92.42 13 502-525 510 79.00-86.00 83.44 4 550-585 568 80.00-85.00 82.20 7 600-645 623 70.00-78.00 73.35 2 660-685 673 66.00-69.00 67.47 2 705-735 720 67.00-69.00 68.02 2 760-775 768 67.00-71.00 69.02 2 860-885 873 50.00-57.50 53.80 Small 1 - 2 4 410-445 435 82.00-90.00 86.20 3 455-490 470 80.00-82.00 80.70 2 525-535 530 76.00-77.00 76.50 2 505-515 510 63.00 63.00 Fleshy 4 550-580 563 76.00-78.00 77.27 Medium and Large 3 2 430-440 435 83.00-88.00 85.47 3 450-495 475 86.00-88.00 87.31 3 505-530 517 66.00-72.00 69.95 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1010-1185 1098 40.00-41.00 40.46 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1110-1385 1266 40.00-42.00 40.57 3 1195-1385 1313 38.00-39.00 38.35 Low Dressing 3 1450-1520 1488 40.00-41.00 40.49 Boner 80-85% Lean 5 1085-1260 1134 39.00-41.00 40.07 11 1020-1270 1115 35.00-39.00 36.98 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 12 845-1190 984 31.00-36.00 33.04 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 715-810 763 46.00-53.00 49.72 4 980-1100 1039 41.00-43.50 41.86 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1070-1410 1206 50.00-51.00 50.52 3 1555-1595 1572 52.00-53.00 52.66 Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 803-737-4491 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS756.txt