CW_LS148 Charleston, WV Sun Jan 29, 2012 USDA-WV Dept of Ag Market News Weston Livestock, Weston, WV Weighted Average Report for Saturday Jan 28, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 96 Last week: Last year: Slaughter cows made up 43 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 3 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 48 percent. The feeder supply included 17 percent steers, 46 percent heifers, and 37 percent bulls. Near 20 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 360-360 360 170.00 170.00 1 455-455 455 177.00 177.00 1 570-570 570 157.00 157.00 2 610-630 620 146.00-150.00 147.97 1 690-690 690 144.00 144.00 Small 1 1 365-365 365 140.00 140.00 Medium and Large 2 1 435-435 435 127.00 127.00 Thin Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 290-290 290 126.00 126.00 1 280-280 280 120.00 120.00 Fleshy 3 442-442 442 144.00 144.00 3 480-493 489 145.00-149.00 147.69 2 530-540 535 140.00-142.00 140.99 1 575-575 575 139.00 139.00 4 655-683 676 123.00-135.00 125.91 Medium and Large 2 3 310-315 312 133.00 133.00 2 410-415 413 125.00-130.00 127.52 1 470-470 470 120.00 120.00 Exotic Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 370-370 370 150.00 150.00 5 415-425 422 175.00-182.50 176.68 1 545-545 545 139.00 139.00 1 595-595 595 142.50 142.50 1 615-615 615 130.00 130.00 1 740-740 740 129.00 129.00 Small 1 1 225-225 225 125.00 125.00 Medium and Large 2 1 340-340 340 150.00 150.00 1 355-355 355 165.00 165.00 2 498-498 498 168.00 168.00 Small 2 - 3 1 385-385 385 140.00 140.00 BWF Medium and Large 3 1 280-280 280 2.50 2.50 Fleshy Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1220-1220 1220 950.00 950.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1330-1420 1375 950.00-1025.00 988.73 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1565-1590 1578 75.00-77.00 75.99 1 1680-1680 1680 83.00 83.00 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 14 1000-1315 1177 70.00-78.50 73.47 2 1305-1330 1318 79.50-88.00 83.79 High Dressing 2 1160-1265 1213 68.00 68.00 Low Dressing 2 1400-1420 1410 75.00-79.00 76.99 1 1750-1750 1750 80.00 80.00 High Dressing 1 1500-1500 1500 71.00 71.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 5 890-1350 1125 65.00-67.50 66.06 4 950-1255 1114 68.50-69.00 68.86 High Dressing 7 990-1365 1156 54.00-64.00 60.76 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 920-980 950 82.00-87.00 84.42 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1860-1870 1865 89.00-91.50 90.25 2 1995-2000 1998 94.00-95.00 94.50 High Dressing Slaughter hogs 6hd 200-250 85-90 Hair Sheep (rams) 3hd 110-160lbs 55-63 cwt Slaughter ewes 2hd Thin 72 Goats 2hd sel1 sel2 sel3 small billies 75 Source: WV Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Charleston, WV Carl Godby 304.667.4615 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCW_LS148.txt