The Wisconsin Livestock and Grain Market News Program ceased operations Friday May 15, 2009 due to state budgetary constraints. MD_LS150 Madison, Wis., Friday, May 15, 2009, USDA-WDATCP Market News Wisconsin Cattle Summary for the week ending Friday, May 15, 2009. THIS REPORT CONTAINS: WEEKLY SUMMARIES FOR SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND THE MOST RECENT DAIRY AND FEEDER CATTLE AUCTIONS COVERED BY THE WISCONSIN FEDERAL- STATE FARM MARKET NEWS SERVICE. WEEKLY SLAUGHTER CATTLE SUMMARY: Weekly Summary of Wisconsin livestock auctions for the week ending Friday, May 15, 2009. Five auctions reported. Receipts: cattle 1950 calves 1150 Compared to late last week, slaughter cows were firm to 1.00 higher. Demand good. Supply 45 percent slaughter cows. Slaughter cows: Percent lean Weight Bulk Premium White 65-75 percent over 1400 lbs. 54.00-59.00,few 62.00 Breakers 75-80 percent over 1250 lbs. 51.00-55.00 Boners 80-85 percent over 1100 lbs. 47.00-52.00 Lean 85-90 percent over 1000 lbs. 45.00-50.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90 percent over 1000 lbs. 40.00-45.00 Holstein slaughter steers: Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1700 lbs. 77.00-79.00 few 81.00 Choice 2-3 1300-1700 lbs. 74.00-78.00 Select and Choice 2-3 1200-1600 lbs. 70.00-74.00 Select 2-3 1100-1400 lbs. 66.00-70.00 Slaughter steers: Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs. 85.00-89.00 w/overnight stand Select and Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs. 80.00-85.00 w/overnight stand Slaughter heifers: Choice 2-3 1100-1400 lbs. 85.00-88.50 w/overnight stand Select and Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lbs. 80.00-85.00 w/overnight stand Slaughter bulls: Y.G. 1-2 1500-2100 lbs 57.00-65.50 high dressing to 68.50 1000-1500 lbs 53.50-63.00 high dressing to 666.50 Vealers were 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand moderate. Good and Choice boning type: 90-110 lbs 15.00-30.00; 70- 90 lbs 10.00-20.00. Replacement Holstein Bull calves were steady. Demand moderate to good. 100-120 lbs 60.00- 95.00, few 110.00 early in the week 85-100 lbs 55.00- 95.00, few 100.00 early in the week 120-140 lbs 60.00- 90.00, few 110.00 early in the week Replacement Holstein heifer calves were firm. Demand moderate to good. 90-120 lbs 150.00-350.00, 450.00 Near 85 percent were sold to replacement accounts. FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION REPORT: Summary of Wisconsin feeder cattle auction at Bloomington, Wis. Friday, Apr. 17, 2009. Receipts: cattle 1700 (75% with an overnight stand) Demand: Moderate to good for Holsteins, moderate to good for beef cattle. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 210-225 221 135.00-140.00 138.81 22 295-299 299 120.00-136.00 135.28 12 303-348 320 122.00-124.00 123.14 50 384-390 385 125.00-135.00 133.99 21 405-440 418 116.00-129.00 123.86 58 450-495 466 118.00-129.50 125.86 43 502-545 525 106.00-121.00 113.16 60 550-595 568 110.00-118.00 115.43 57 600-625 614 106.50-121.00 115.38 81 651-693 670 99.50-110.00 107.17 68 702-746 728 99.00-109.50 106.02 102 754-791 775 97.00-106.00 104.83 20 801-849 835 90.00-99.00 95.09 21 864-885 879 93.50-98.00 96.53 6 950-990 972 86.50-91.00 88.13 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-393 374 104.00-120.00 115.66 13 405-449 430 95.00-113.00 107.04 23 460-495 472 90.00-119.00 108.67 5 533-540 534 83.00-110.00 104.54 7 550-593 581 93.00-100.00 95.85 24 600-649 635 91.00-107.00 101.75 11 769-788 772 92.00-94.50 94.04 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 42 300-347 327 88.00-97.00 92.22 23 357-387 374 87.00-91.00 88.52 16 401-413 405 83.00-86.00 85.46 35 455-496 479 79.00-88.00 85.37 62 502-543 520 77.00-86.00 83.76 18 555-595 569 72.00-81.00 77.51 13 600-645 628 70.00-77.00 75.79 9 650-695 677 70.00-72.50 71.26 22 700-747 718 72.00-74.00 73.12 5 833-835 834 65.00-70.00 68.75 17 1033-1048 1036 65.00 65.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 265-280 274 110.00-128.00 125.61 29 309-349 321 114.00-123.00 119.97 73 350-393 384 110.00-125.00 122.02 54 400-449 421 109.00-121.00 116.83 73 455-498 484 109.00-120.00 117.44 51 503-548 530 105.50-115.00 109.91 40 550-598 574 95.00-105.50 102.30 69 603-649 623 90.00-101.00 97.03 70 658-695 677 87.50-97.50 92.69 23 750-791 779 85.00-91.00 88.20 11 862-875 864 83.00-88.25 87.38 5 931 931 82.75 82.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 280-295 286 90.00-109.00 102.80 13 423-440 428 80.00-110.00 105.35 5 458-475 467 80.00-105.00 97.94 5 560-588 578 80.00-91.00 85.19 5 665-695 682 74.50-87.50 83.96 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 968-1088 1019 800.00-985.00 914.90 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 1284-1525 1380 675.00-1000.00 811.15 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1342-1379 1365 685.00-775.00 719.04 DAIRY CATTLE: Summary of Wisconsin dairy auction at the Cow Palace North, Kaukauna, Wisconsin on Thursday, Apr 23, 2009. Holsteins unless otherwise stated. Prices on a per head basis. Receipts: 75 head, Last Sale 85, Last Year 100 Demand: Good with moderate buyer attendance. Comment: With field work close at hand, buyer attendance was somewhat limited. However, the buyer demand for the limited supply of excellent quality cattle was good and cattle sold at a brisk pace. Supply: 100% Fresh Milking Cows Fresh Milking Cows: 2-6 years old Supreme - 2550.00-2800.00, sale top of 3100.00 Approved - 2250.00-2550.00 Medium - 1850.00-2250.00 Common - 1250.00-1650.00 Open Heifers: Lightly Tested 90- 110 lbs. - 300.00 - 400.00 Summary of Wisconsin dairy auction at Stratford, Wisconsin, Tue. Apr. 28, 2009. Holsteins unless otherwise stated. Prices per head, unless otherwise stated. Receipts: 300 head, last reported sale 300 head Demand: moderate to good for Brown Swiss cattle, moderate for Holsteins, with excellent buyer attendance. Quality was moderate to good for Brown Swiss, moderate at best for Holsteins. Good weather and a herd dispersal drew a large and interested crowd to the sale. The herd dispersal comprised of 80 Brown Swiss cows that freshened since January. Prices were steady with the late March sale. Supply: Fresh Milking Cows 35%, 10% Bred Cows, 20% Bred Heifers, 35% Open Heifers Fresh Milking Cows (2-6 years old) Approved - 1675.00-2300.00 Brown Swiss Medium - 1300.00-1450.00 1200.00-1750.00 Brown Swiss Common - 850.00-1125.00 Lightly Tested 675.00-1125.00 Brown Swiss Springing Cows: (Bred 8-9 months) Approved - 2375.00 individual Brown Swiss Medium - 1500.00-1625.00 Brown Swiss Common - 725.00-1100.00 Lightly Tested Bred Cows: (Bred 4-7 months) Approved - 1800.00-1925.00 Brown Swiss Medium - 1250.00-1675.00 Lightly Tested 1250.00-1675.00 Brown Swiss Springing Heifers: (Bred 8-9 months) Medium - 1200.00-1600.00 Common - 800.00-1075.00 Bred Heifers: (Bred 4-7 months) Common - 750.00-1075.00 Short Bred Heifers: (Bred 1-3 months) Lightly Tested Medium - 1075.00-1100.00 Open Heifers: Lightly Tested 100- 200 lbs. - 450.00- 650.00 Brown Swiss 400- 600 lbs. - 610.00- 860.00 600- 700 lbs. - 565.00- 865.00 700- 900 lbs. - 810.00-1125.00 900-1100 lbs. - 1000.00-1185.00 1100-1200 lbs. - 840.00-1060.00 Summary of Wisconsin dairy auction at Richland Cattle Center, Ithaca, Wisconsin on Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2009. Holsteins unless otherwise stated. Prices per head, unless otherwise stated. Receipts: This week 250 head, Last month 300, Year ago 300 Demand: Moderate with good buyer attendance. Recent rains made field work a non issue, so dairy farmers were in attendance to check prices and to possibly add to herd numbers. Milk prices continue to make dairy a hard business to remain profitable. The supply included a herd dispersal of close to 100 head. Prices for most classes were firm to higher than month ago sales. Compared to sales a year ago, many prices continued 150.00-300.00 below last year. Quality of cattle was moderate to good with a few exceptions at higher levels. Supply: 50% Fresh Milking Cows, 15% Springing Cows, 15% Springing Heifers, 20% Open Heifers Fresh Milking Cows: 2-6 years old Supreme - 1900.00-2000.00 top 2450.00 Approved - 1600.00-1900.00 Medium - 1250.00-1600.00 Common - 900.00-1200.00 Bred Cows: Approved - 1550.00-1850.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) Medium - 1200.00-1500.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) 925.00-1375.00 few Jersey bred 7-9 months Common - 1000.00-1225.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) Bred Heifers: Approved - 1500.00-1600.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) Medium - 1250.00-1500.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) Common - 900.00-1200.00 bred 7-9 months (Springing) Open Heifers: (estimated weights) 85- 120 lbs. - 300.00- 425.00 150- 300 lbs. - 400.00- 600.00 300- 500 lbs. - 650.00- 775.00 600- 800 lbs. - 725.00-1040.00 900-1200 lbs. - 850.00-1000.00 Source: Wisconsin Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Madison, WI Rick Whipp 608/516-3700 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MD_LS150.txt 10:00c rdw