The Wisconsin Livestock and Grain Market News Program ceased operations Friday 
May 15, 2009 due to state budgetary constraints.

MD_LS148
Madison, WI,  Thu Apr 30, 2009  USDA-WI Dept of Ag Market News

Summary of Wisconsin livestock auction at Bonduel, Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009. 

Receipts:  cattle  300  calves 100

Compared to Tuesday's auctions, slaughter cows were steady.
Demand moderate.   Supply 30 percent slaughter cows.

Slaughter cows:   Percent lean     Weight            Bulk        
Premium White     65-75 percent    over 1400 lbs.  54.00-57.00
Breakers          75-80 percent    over 1250 lbs.  50.00-54.00
Boners            80-85 percent    over 1100 lbs.  48.00-51.00
Lean              85-90 percent    over 1000 lbs.  44.00-48.00
Low Dressing Lean 85-90 percent    over 1000 lbs.  39.00-44.00

Holstein slaughter steers: 
Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1700 lbs.    76.00-78.00
Choice 2-3 1300-1700 lbs.              73.00-76.00
Select and Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs.   68.00-73.00
Select 2-3 1000-1350 lbs.              64.00-68.00

Slaughter bulls: Y.G. 1-2  1500-2100 lbs  59.75-63.25 high dressing 64.50

Vealers were steady. Replacement Holstein bull calves steady. Replacement 
Holstein heifer calves not well tested. Demand for replacement Holstein bull 
calves moderate, not well tested for replacement Holstein heifer calves and 
light for vealers. Near 100 percent were sold to replacement accounts.

Vealers: Good and Choice boning type: 90-110 lbs  10.00-20.00     
                                      70- 90 lbs  10.00-20.00 

Replacement Holstein bull calves: 100-120 lbs   70.00-100.00        
                                   85-100 lbs   50.00-90.00   
                                  120-140 lbs   80.00-95.00

Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Madison, WI
        Rick Whipp  608/224-5097
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MD_LS148.txt

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