MG_LS137 Montgomery, AL Thu May 23, 2013 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Moulton, AL Weighted Average Report for 05/22/2013 Receipts: 140 Last Week: 150 Year Ago: 421 Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand moderate on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 11 percent, bulls 3 percent, replacement cows and pairs 10 percent, and feeders 76 percent. The feeder supply included 30 percent steers, 22 percent heifers, and 48 percent bulls. Near 16 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1600-2000 1650 76.00 76.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 1190 79.00 79.00 1 1200-1600 1335 80.50 80.50 1 1200-1600 1445 75.00 75.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1048 75.00-77.00 76.14 2 800-1200 972 70.00-70.50 70.21 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1240 76.00 76.00 1 1200-1600 1255 72.00 72.00 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1610 73.00 73.00 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1270 94.00 94.00 Low Dressing 2 1500-3000 1865 96.00-101.50 98.79 1 1500-3000 1595 93.00 93.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 445 155.00 155.00 1 600-650 615 137.00 137.00 1 750-800 775 119.00 119.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 445 147.00 147.00 2 450-500 485 138.00-146.00 141.92 1 500-550 540 133.00 133.00 2 550-600 570 128.00-133.00 130.46 1 600-650 625 128.00 128.00 2 650-700 675 121.00-124.00 122.47 2 700-750 708 119.00-120.00 119.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 430 142.00 142.00 1 550-600 570 125.00 125.00 1 600-650 630 119.00 119.00 1 650-700 685 118.00 118.00 1 700-750 705 115.00 115.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 600-650 610 124.00 124.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 375 147.00 147.00 3 400-450 438 132.00-135.00 133.33 2 550-600 575 120.00-125.00 122.46 1 600-650 605 120.00 120.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 421 120.00-127.00 123.75 1 500-550 530 112.00 112.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 510 142.00 142.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 370 152.00 152.00 1 400-450 440 145.00 145.00 2 450-500 478 135.00-145.00 139.82 2 500-550 535 132.00-135.00 133.47 2 550-600 575 123.00-131.00 126.86 2 600-650 612 117.00-120.00 118.49 2 650-700 672 112.00-113.00 112.50 1 800-850 805 102.00 102.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 382 140.00-145.00 142.23 3 400-450 408 137.00-140.00 138.33 4 450-500 486 122.00-127.00 123.44 3 500-550 515 118.00-122.00 119.96 2 550-600 585 115.00 115.00 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 910.00-950.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 1135.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos ------------- 500.00-520.00 4-6 mos 850.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 875.00 775.00-800.00 Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- 1000.00-1225.00 Small 2 Small 3 ------------- ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS137.txt 0715cst rt/dd .