CV_LS753 Clovis, NM Mon Feb 6 2012 USDA-NM Dept of Ag Market News Cattleman's Livestock Auction, Belen, NM Feeder Cattle Weighted Average for 2/3/12 Receipts: 971 Last week: 1423 Last Year: 179 Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers steady except 500-700 lb steers 4.00- 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs 100.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Bulk supply Medium and Large 1-2 300-700 lb feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cows 20 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, bred cows 2 percent, pairs 2 percent, feeders 72 percent. In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 56 percent of the run; heifers 44 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs total 21 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 243-245 244 209.50-216.00 211.28 3 215 215 230.00 230.00 Fancy 11 261-285 270 192.00-202.00 198.16 14 303-348 320 187.00-215.00 192.69 8 377-390 384 180.00-185.00 182.46 12 403-420 410 183.00-185.00 184.15 10 461-470 465 177.00-179.00 178.19 40 510-542 532 170.00-179.00 174.24 19 565-581 578 159.00-165.00 159.93 14 605-638 626 163.00-165.00 163.69 15 660 660 155.00 155.00 11 715-740 722 129.00-139.00 131.80 7 750-778 770 121.00-123.00 121.56 6 820-828 825 109.00-111.00 109.66 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 238-245 241 185.00-190.00 187.03 27 341-348 345 172.00-177.00 174.62 17 371-398 385 160.00-168.00 165.55 12 425-438 435 164.00-171.00 169.29 6 496 496 161.00 161.00 30 505-518 512 162.00-168.50 164.99 12 561-580 566 148.00-157.00 150.31 4 608 608 151.00 151.00 8 667 667 141.00 141.00 2 703 703 120.00 120.00 3 868 868 99.00 99.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 254 254 135.00 135.00 5 328-333 330 140.00-146.00 142.42 3 355 355 137.00 137.00 3 465 465 126.00 126.00 3 641 641 116.00 116.00 2 658 658 108.00 108.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 233-248 239 170.00-171.00 170.42 10 251-265 254 152.00-162.00 159.91 31 315-321 317 168.00-170.00 168.52 15 368-371 370 160.00-167.00 164.21 25 358-385 370 171.50-173.00 172.31 Fancy 23 405-440 425 159.00-165.00 162.00 20 453-495 457 151.00-155.00 154.57 11 508-513 510 153.00-158.00 156.17 9 559-592 566 144.00-149.50 145.28 6 668-695 677 112.00-122.00 115.42 6 667 667 134.00 134.00 Replacement 4 715-720 718 108.00-118.00 113.02 2 764 764 112.00 112.00 4 805 805 125.00 125.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 250-270 258 146.00-155.00 151.23 18 335-342 341 155.00-160.00 159.18 6 351-385 362 151.00-153.00 152.29 4 401-405 403 149.00-152.50 150.74 4 461 461 143.00 143.00 4 540-546 543 137.00-138.00 137.50 5 582 582 130.00 130.00 3 630 630 110.00 110.00 3 671 671 108.00 108.00 4 763 763 94.00 94.00 8 810 810 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 238 238 131.00 131.00 3 270 270 124.00 124.00 4 340 340 122.00 122.00 3 490 490 123.00 123.00 3 525 525 120.00 120.00 4 563 563 110.00 110.00 3 628 628 85.00 85.00 3 655 655 75.00 75.00 3 888 888 88.00 88.00 Slaughter Cows: % Lean Weight Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 75-80 1200-1600 76.00 78.25-80.00 --- Breakers 75-80 850-1200 75.75-77.00 80.75-83.00 65.00-70.00 Boners 75-85 1200-2000 77.00-79.50 83.00-84.00 65.00 Boners 80-85 800-1200 78.25-81.00 84.00-85.50 67.00-70.00 Lean 85-90 1200-2000 59.00 --- 48.00 Lean 85-90 850-1200 58.75-63.00 67.25-68.00 40.00-53.25 Lean 85-90 750-850 63.00-64.00 67.00-69.00 40.00-56.00 Lean 85-90 under 750 51.00-53.00 57.25-59.00 49.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1300-2100 lbs 76.00-87.00 High Dressing: 1500-2100 lbs 86.00-96.00 Low Dressing 1000-1300 lbs 60.00-70.00 Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 900-1580 lb cows 3-8 months bred 910.00-1230.00, per head; middle aged to aged 800-1150 lb cows 3-8 months bred 810.00-890.00, per head; aged 750-900 lb cows 5-8 months bred 600.00-660.00, per head. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: young to middle aged 900-1200 lb cows w/100-250 lb calves 790.00-1375.00, per pair. Source: NM Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Clovis, NM Gary Lewis 575-760-3705 gary.lewis@ams.usda.gov 24 hr markets 575-763-3030 Fax 575-742-2523 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/cv_ls753.txt 1030m ch/gl/pb