LG_LS141 Lexington, KY Tue Feb 07, 2012 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards Cattle Report for 02/07/2012 Close Receipts: 1,614 Last Tuesday: 1,830 Year Ago: 1,143 **Resend with corrections Compared to Monday’s sale steer calves under 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher with good demand. Total supply included 06% slaughter cows, less than 1% slaughter bulls, less than 1% replacements and 93% feeders. Feeder supply 52% steers, 05% bulls and 43% heifers with 75% of feeders weighing over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs few 180.00-190.00 few fancy 194.00; 400-500 lbs 175.00-185.00 fancy weaned 186.00-192.00; 500-600 lbs 156.00-169.00 weaned fancy 170.00-181.00 including 23 head(chax-blk) 519 lbs 170.00; 600-700 lbs 142.00-150.00 including 23 head(chax-blk) 628 lbs 148.00 weaned fancy 151.00-159.00; 700- 800 lbs 139.50-149.25 including 23 head(mostly blk) 724 lbs 147.25, 40 head(mostly blk weaned) 735 lbs 149.25 and 48 head(mixed) 777 lbs 143.00; 800-900 lbs yearlings: 138.25-145.95 including 130 head(blk few rwf) 804 lbs 145.95, 60 head(mostly blk fancy value-added) 826 lbs 144.50 and 59 head(mixed) 866 lbs 138.25; 900-1000 lbs 125.00-138.75 including 56 head(mostly bbwf fancy) 943 lbs 138.75. Medium and Large 2 300- 400 lbs few 175.00; 400-500 lbs 150.00-159.00; 500-600 lbs 145.00- 149.00; 600-700 lbs few 135.00-141.00; 700-800 lbs 125.00-131.00; 800- 900 lbs few 123.00-125.00; 900-1000 lbs few 110.00. Holstein Steers: Large 3 300-400 lbs 113.00-121.00 few plain 106.00-110.00; 400-500 lbs few 114.00-121.00; 800-900 lbs few 80.00-86.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs few 180.00-187.00; 400-500 lbs 171.00-180.00 fancy 187.00; 500-600 lbs 147.00-151.00 few fancy 170.00; 600-700 lbs 141.00-147.00; 700-800 lbs few 127.00. Large 1 700-800 lbs few 119.00-125.00. Medium and Large 2 300- 400 few 162.50-166.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 159.00-170.00; 400-500 lbs 148.00-158.00 fancy weaned 159.00-163.00; 500-600 lbs 139.00-148.00 fancy weaned 149.00-156.00; 600-700 lbs 132.00-139.00 weaned 140.00-145.50 including 27 head(blk-open) 600 lbs 143.00, 42 head(blk-few chax open) 638 lbs 145.50 and 23 head(blk open) 670 lbs 144.25; 700-800 lbs 130.00-138.00 including 63 head(blk-few chax) 738 lbs 135.75, 51 head(blk-smokes open value-added) 754 lbs 135.25; 800-900 lbs 114.00-132.00. Large 1 500-600 lbs few 140.00; 700- 800 lbs few 124.00-130.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 142.00- 154.00; 400-500 lbs 134.00-144.00; 600-700 lbs few 124.00-127.00; 700- 800 lbs few 112.00-120.00. Medium and Large 3 600-700 lbs few 110.00- 120.00. Slaughter Cows: %Lean Weight Avg Dress Hi dress Lo Dress Breakers 70-80 1210-1805 lbs 73.00-78.00 81.50-87.50 Boners 80-85 1110-1830 lbs 73.00-79.50 81.00-86.00 68.00-71.00 Lean 85-90 1020-1570 lbs 67.00-73.00 75.00-81.00 60.00-64.00 Lean 85-90 845-990 lbs 77.50-81.00 60.50-68.50 Shelly and very low dress 750-1385 lbs 56.00-58.50. Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1175-1935 lbs 92.00-98.50 hi dress 1845 lbs 103.00. Yield Grade 2 1450-1820 lbs 86.50-90.50. Cow/Calf Pairs: no test. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1 1085-1445 lbs 4-9 months bred 980.00-1320.00. Small 3 655 lbs thin 450.00. Baby Calves: no test. Source: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lexington, KY Bill Holleran Telephone:(859) 255-7423 24 Hour Market Recording KY 800-327-6568 Out of state 502-564-2761 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls141.txt