CO_LS757 Columbia, SC Fri May 24, 2013 USDA-SC Dept of Ag Market News SC Direct Feeders, Columbia, SC Video Feeder Cattle Report for Friday May 24, 2013 Cattle Receipts: 3212 Last report: 4201 Last year: 1626 Southeast area summary of video, direct, and board sales from Georgia Direct Cattle Summary, Hodge Livestock Network Video Auction, Mid Atlantic Video Auction, and the Southeast Livestock Exchange Video Auction. Report released on the second and fourth Friday of every month. Cattle originate in GA, NC, SC, TN, and VA. Prices FOB the farm or local scale and many weighed with a 2-3 percent or equivalent shrink and most are sold with a 4 cents per pound slide on the heavy side only. Feeders made up 100 percent of the offering. The feeder supply included 71 percent steers, and 29 percent heifers. Near 94 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Delivery 80 675-675 675 138.60 138.60 Current 105 700-730 710 124.50-135.00 131.50 Current 263 750-775 755 126.00-130.30 128.70 Current 258 800-800 800 112.60-123.20 119.33 Current 258 850-885 864 115.00-123.50 119.35 Current 60 900-900 900 118.40 118.40 Current Holstein Large 3 - 4 95 575-575 575 103.00 103.00 Current 85 625-625 625 100.40 100.40 Current 375 650-650 650 104.95 104.95 Current 629 750-775 772 96.50-99.00 98.73 Current 65 850-850 850 96.25 96.25 Current Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Delivery 88 570-570 570 126.75 126.75 Current 158 665-690 678 123.60-124.30 123.98 Current 281 710-740 731 117.50-121.10 118.65 Current 218 755-775 761 116.30-117.30 116.98 Current 194 800-825 817 104.75-112.40 109.41 Current Source: SC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Columbia, SC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCO_LS757.txt