CV_LS752 Clovis, NM Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News Five States Livestock Auction - Clayton, NM Feeder Cattle Weighted Average for 11/18/09 Receipts: 980 Week ago: 2679 Year ago: 2141 Compared to a week ago: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower over 600 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher, bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand active. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 300-600 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows 48 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, bred cows 9 percent, feeders 40 percent. In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 68 percent of run; heifers 32 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled 32 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 297 297 130.50 130.50 14 315-340 326 126.00-134.00 129.81 20 402-421 410 110.00-114.00 112.37 32 453-498 475 100.00-109.50 107.63 16 503-544 528 91.00-98.00 93.58 19 551-588 571 90.00-101.00 95.20 30 600-621 606 91.00-96.00 94.65 13 615-630 622 83.00-88.00 86.19 Calves 13 653-684 665 84.00-86.00 85.37 Calves 16 711-746 727 81.00-84.25 83.06 7 757-785 765 81.00-84.00 81.88 8 812-837 821 83.00 83.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 300-348 335 113.00-114.00 113.76 10 361-370 364 113.00-116.00 113.92 12 410-440 427 102.00-108.00 106.11 17 490-498 491 98.00-98.50 98.06 2 520 520 85.00 85.00 11 560-598 576 87.00-89.00 88.15 5 628 628 77.00 77.00 6 753 753 76.50 76.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 255-295 277 104.00-113.00 106.88 12 315-329 327 109.00-110.00 109.84 10 355-383 366 103.00-104.00 103.58 9 423-425 424 95.50-97.00 96.44 16 466-490 475 89.00-94.00 91.34 13 520-548 526 85.00-88.00 85.66 14 569-595 581 82.50-85.25 84.03 7 600-615 604 81.00-84.50 82.94 Calves 6 738 738 83.00 83.00 2 768 768 79.00 79.00 5 852-858 854 77.00-78.00 77.60 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 350-395 379 88.00-99.00 92.56 3 440 440 86.00 86.00 5 453-470 460 86.00-87.00 86.59 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Boners 80-85 1200-1600 42.00-45.00 --- --- Boners 80-85 1000-1200 40.00-43.00 --- --- Lean 85-90 1000-1200 39.00-42.00 --- --- Lean 85-90 800-1000 38.00-42.00 --- --- Lean 85-90 under 800 33.00-35.00 --- --- Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1300-2000 lbs 49.00-54.00 Low Dressing 1500-1600 lbs 45.00-46.00 Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 900-1200 lb cows 3-6 months bred 665.00-775.00 per head. 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_ls152.txt 1100m lkm pb