MG_LS138 Montgomery, AL Thu Nov 19, 2009 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Linden, AL Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009 ***This report will not be issued next Thursday in observance of the holiday week.*** Receipts: 946 Last Week: 467 Year Ago: 378 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls too few to trend. Feeder classes steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows 50.00 to 75.00 higher per head. Supply consisted of 9 percent slaughter cows, 0 percent slaughter bulls, 20 percent replacement cows and pairs and 71 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 26 percent steers, 23 percent bulls and 51 percent heifers. Near 26 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 1080 38.00 38.00 3 1200-1600 1362 37.50-39.50 38.27 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 795 35.50 35.50 Low Dressing 6 800-1200 1087 38.00-41.50 39.97 8 800-1200 984 33.00-36.00 34.65 Low Dressing 14 1200-1600 1304 38.00-43.00 40.29 1 1200-1600 1395 44.00 44.00 High Dressing 3 1200-1600 1370 37.00-37.75 37.51 Low Dressing 2 1600-2000 1802 41.00-42.50 41.76 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 775 34.00 34.00 Low Dressing 4 800-1200 1038 36.50-40.00 38.73 5 800-1200 961 30.50-36.00 34.22 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 450 105.00 105.00 2 750-800 770 78.50-79.00 78.75 1 800-850 800 76.50 76.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-300 278 117.50-120.00 118.31 1 300-350 335 114.00 114.00 9 400-450 417 99.00-105.00 102.76 4 450-500 471 98.00-100.50 99.11 8 500-550 531 85.00-95.00 89.32 2 500-550 532 84.00-87.00 85.46 Brahman X 4 550-600 574 81.00-89.00 84.18 6 600-650 620 78.00-80.50 79.15 6 650-700 674 77.00-79.00 78.08 1 650-700 675 71.00 71.00 Brahman X 4 700-750 731 77.00-79.00 78.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 322 108.00-110.00 108.99 1 400-450 420 89.00 89.00 2 450-500 465 90.00-92.00 91.00 1 550-600 575 78.00 78.00 1 600-650 615 70.00 70.00 1 600-650 625 72.00 72.00 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 230 117.50 117.50 1 350-400 385 92.00 92.00 2 500-550 538 77.00-82.00 79.47 1 550-600 580 81.00 81.00 2 600-650 622 77.00 77.00 1 650-700 695 67.00 67.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 240 109.00 109.00 1 250-300 285 100.00 100.00 1 250-300 290 96.00 96.00 Brahman X 4 300-350 324 90.00-95.00 92.70 1 300-350 315 90.00 90.00 Brahman X 7 350-400 383 85.00-91.00 88.30 13 400-450 422 84.00-89.00 86.24 8 450-500 478 77.00-85.00 80.20 2 450-500 472 75.00-78.00 76.46 Brahman X 12 500-550 526 68.00-79.00 71.95 13 550-600 576 67.00-68.50 67.69 1 550-600 570 67.00 67.00 Brahman X 12 600-650 617 65.00-68.00 67.12 1 600-650 600 65.00 65.00 Brahman X 8 650-700 664 66.00-67.50 66.97 1 650-700 660 61.00 61.00 Fleshy 1 700-750 720 64.00 64.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 272 95.00 95.00 1 300-350 340 85.00 85.00 4 350-400 361 80.00-85.00 83.46 2 450-500 465 74.00-75.00 74.52 4 500-550 521 67.00-71.50 69.24 2 550-600 560 64.00-69.00 66.46 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 650-700 670 67.00-67.50 67.25 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 410 84.00 84.00 1 450-500 465 76.00 76.00 2 500-550 532 62.00-67.50 64.81 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 275 125.00 125.00 3 350-400 377 104.00-109.00 105.95 5 400-450 414 95.00-102.50 98.47 7 450-500 466 92.00-102.00 97.70 1 450-500 480 86.00 86.00 Brahman X 5 500-550 518 85.00-96.00 91.40 3 500-550 517 81.00-88.00 85.47 Brahman X 5 550-600 568 76.00-83.50 80.62 1 550-600 570 73.00 73.00 Brahman X 3 600-650 602 72.00-76.00 74.34 3 650-700 680 66.00-67.00 66.66 3 700-750 713 66.50-67.50 66.84 3 750-800 772 66.00-66.50 66.33 1 850-900 870 63.50 63.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 315 97.50 97.50 3 350-400 373 94.00-100.00 96.25 1 400-450 420 88.00 88.00 1 450-500 495 73.00 73.00 Brahman X 1 500-550 535 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 550-600 595 77.00 77.00 1 600-650 600 72.00 72.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos -------------- 510.00 4-6 mos 820.00-1050.00 610.00 7-9 mos 950.00-1100.00 550.00-680.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 420.00-445.00 290.00-425.00 4-6 mos 700.00-1000.00 400.00-610.00 7-9 mos 750.00-1000.00 470.00-490.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 440.00 200.00-295.00 4-6 mos 550.00 330.00 7-9 mos -------------- 280.00 Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 2 1125.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 900.00-1150.00 570.00-775.00 Small 2 Small 3 700.00-875.00 380.00 Board sale: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 140 head 700-750 lbs (712) 86.30-86.60 (86.45); 101 head 750 lbs 83.60-85.50 (84.86). Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 105 lbs 700-750 lbs (716) 77.60-79.40 (78.80). Cattle sold with a 2-3 percent shrink, 5 cent slide up only, and for immediate delivery. Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Joe Dorrill, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS138.txt 0830cst jd/st .