CV_LS750 Clovis, NM Thursday July 9, 2009 USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News Clovis Livestock Auction, Clovis, NM Feeder Cattle Weighted Average for 7/8/2009 Receipts: 2160 Last Sale: 1151 Last Year: 1655 Compared to last month Holstein steers 400-600 lbs 4.00-6.50 higher. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs unevenly steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to weak. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 300-800 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows 19 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, bred cows 1 percent, pairs 4 percent, feeders 73 percent. In feeder supply, steers made up approximately 23 percent of the run; heifers 22 percent; Holstein steers 54 percent; feeder bulls 1 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs total 11 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 386 386 127.00 127.00 1 350 350 127.00 127.00 Value Added 7 437-440 438 114.00-118.00 116.85 8 461-474 469 109.00-119.75 112.96 9 521-527 525 101.50-105.75 104.34 4 506-530 524 109.50-113.00 110.34 Value Added 3 580 580 103.00 103.00 6 581 581 103.50 103.50 Value Added 7 603-630 626 102.00 102.00 4 610 610 94.75 94.75 Calves 6 702-737 725 101.00-102.00 101.32 3 706 706 93.00 93.00 Calves 35 755-788 785 96.75-103.00 97.27 2 820 820 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 260 260 135.00 135.00 3 341 341 125.00 125.00 5 376 376 126.50 126.50 10 442 442 111.00 111.00 4 483 483 111.00 111.00 2 505 505 110.00 110.00 12 578-598 585 97.50-103.25 102.21 8 562 562 109.00 109.00 Thin 8 615 615 101.50 101.50 6 694 694 102.00 102.00 3 780 780 96.00 96.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 280 280 118.00 118.00 2 397 397 123.00 123.00 4 432 432 113.00 113.00 12 480-486 484 116.50-117.00 116.88 Value Added 37 532-538 538 93.00-100.00 93.37 5 572-586 580 98.50-102.00 99.88 11 592 592 100.00 100.00 Thin 5 600 600 95.00 95.00 5 618 618 101.00 101.00 Thin 3 693 693 96.00 96.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 485 485 91.00 91.00 3 506 506 87.50 87.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 335 335 101.00 101.00 9 481 481 82.00 82.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 213-245 217 75.00-80.00 79.13 64 250-291 256 75.00-78.00 75.88 31 313-348 334 75.00-79.00 76.76 16 364-392 374 75.00-79.00 76.42 203 427-446 433 78.75-80.50 80.46 24 456 456 78.50 78.50 198 504 504 80.50 80.50 90 570 570 80.50 80.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 328 328 100.00 100.00 1 315 315 111.50 111.50 Thin 4 381 381 105.00 105.00 6 419 419 101.50 101.50 3 438 438 95.25 95.25 Value Added 6 455-492 479 94.00-99.50 97.62 19 505-528 520 92.00-100.00 94.20 8 565-568 566 95.00-95.50 95.25 10 605-615 610 92.00-96.00 93.14 3 661 661 93.50 93.50 1 710 710 90.50 90.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 365 365 97.00 97.00 5 385 385 108.00 108.00 Thin 24 475-491 487 92.50-100.50 94.55 8 608-626 617 87.00-93.50 90.20 8 651 651 88.00 88.00 9 728-735 732 87.00 87.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 281 281 103.00 103.00 4 393 393 96.00 96.00 6 360 360 100.00 100.00 Thin 27 404 404 92.75 92.75 19 480-494 491 85.00-93.75 91.97 3 461 461 95.25 95.25 Thin 2 485 485 95.00 95.00 Value Added 12 500-522 513 88.00-92.00 89.50 5 530 530 92.00 92.00 Thin 44 534-536 535 100.00 100.00 Value Added 16 571 571 91.50-92.25 91.92 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 475-489 484 85.00-87.00 86.35 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 590 590 76.00 76.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 423 423 107.50 107.50 2 505 505 97.50 97.50 3 568 568 97.00 97.00 2 652 652 90.00 90.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 616 616 88.00 88.00 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 75-80 1200-1600 43.50-47.00 --- --- Boners 80-85 1200-1600 46.00-51.25 52.00-53.50 --- Boners 80-85 800-1200 46.50-51.00 --- --- Lean 85-90 1200-1600 42.00-49.50 --- 37.00-39.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1200 41.75-48.50 49.50-50.00 --- Lean 85-90 800-1000 39.50-46.50 --- 30.00-38.50 Lean 85-90 under 800 37.00 --- --- Holstein Slaughter Cows: Boners 80-85 1200-1980 43.50-52.00 --- --- Lean 85-90 1200-1600 43.00-48.35 --- --- Lean 85-90 1000-1200 38.50-47.50 49.00 --- Lean 85-90 800-1000 39.50-46.00 --- 37.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1250-2130 lbs 56.50-65.00 High Dressing: 1590-2345 lbs 65.50-65.75 Low Dressing: 1000-1300 lbs 50.00-55.00 Slaughter Bulls: Holsteins Yield Grade 1-2: 1490-2080 lbs 56.25-64.00 Low Yield: 1205-1550 lbs 48.00-55.00 Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 865-1460 lb cows 6-8 months bred 620.00-760.00, per head; middle aged to aged 900-1170 lb cows 3-8 months bred 450.00-560.00, per head. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 860-1100 lb cows w/100-300 lb calves 760.00-935.00, per pair; middle aged to aged 825-865 lb cows w/100-200 lb calves 660.00-670.00, per pair; aged ind 800 lb cow w/150 lb calf 600.00, per pair. Source: USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News Clovis, NM 575-762-3705 - 24 hr markets 575-763-3030 Fax 575-742-2523 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/cv_ls750.txt 1000 gl pb tw .