MG_LS135 Montgomery, AL Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Opp, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 274 Last Week: 312 Year Ago: 212 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher and bulls steady. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Supply consisted of 18 percent slaughter cows, 3 percent slaughter bulls, 4 percent replacement cows and pairs and 75 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 14 percent steers, 54 percent bulls and 32 percent heifers. Near 2 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1077 52.00-54.00 53.33 1 800-1200 1155 60.00 60.00 High Dressing 8 800-1200 1052 47.00-50.50 49.41 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1338 52.50-54.50 53.46 5 1200-1600 1377 56.00-60.00 58.28 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1355 47.00-49.50 48.31 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 800-1200 969 41.00-45.00 42.85 12 800-1200 998 37.50-42.00 39.99 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-1000 855 48.00 48.00 Low Dressing 2 1000-1500 1145 54.50-55.00 54.73 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-450 403 109.00-110.00 109.66 1 450-500 485 109.00 109.00 5 500-550 519 100.00-106.00 102.13 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 440 108.00 108.00 2 450-500 450 106.00 106.00 2 550-600 560 98.00 98.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 355 95.00 95.00 1 400-450 400 94.00 94.00 2 500-550 508 84.00-85.00 84.50 3 550-600 565 80.00-81.00 80.33 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 260 100.00 100.00 4 300-350 331 90.00-92.00 90.75 10 350-400 356 89.00-91.00 89.70 5 400-450 424 88.00-91.00 88.96 3 450-500 470 85.00-87.00 85.65 6 500-550 522 79.00-82.00 80.48 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 220 97.00 97.00 2 250-300 285 92.00-96.00 93.93 2 300-350 342 87.50-89.00 88.24 4 400-450 439 84.00-87.00 86.26 8 450-500 472 83.00-84.00 83.87 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 200-250 220 90.00-92.00 91.05 1 250-300 270 89.00 89.00 1 300-350 315 84.00 84.00 1 350-400 385 84.00 84.00 3 450-500 490 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 270 134.00 134.00 2 300-350 310 121.00-123.00 122.00 2 350-400 385 114.00 114.00 1 550-600 565 99.00 99.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-300 275 117.00-128.00 121.31 2 300-350 318 110.00-118.00 114.22 6 350-400 368 107.00-113.00 109.36 2 450-500 465 97.00-98.00 97.48 2 500-550 522 94.00-95.00 94.49 1 700-750 715 74.00 74.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 235 115.00 115.00 1 250-300 275 108.00 108.00 2 300-350 335 112.00 112.00 2 350-400 388 100.00-105.00 102.48 1 400-450 425 94.00 94.00 4 450-500 465 90.00-96.00 93.43 1 650-700 650 70.00 70.00 1 700-750 735 65.00 65.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- 490.00-510.00 4-6 mos 600.00-630.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos ------------- 300.00-370.00 4-6 mos 475.00 425.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 ------------- ------------- Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL David Hataway, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS135.txt 0800cst dh/st .