MG_LS138 Montgomery, AL Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Linden, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 145 Last Week: 116 Year Ago: 472 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls too few to trend. Feeder classes steady. Not enough replacement cows and pairs for an adequate market test. Supply consisted of 7 percent slaughter cows, 6 percent slaughter bulls, 0 percent replacement cows and pairs and 87 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 43 percent steers, 10 percent bulls and 47 percent heifers. Near 37 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 1097 49.00-51.00 49.87 1 1200-1600 1300 51.50 51.50 1 1200-1600 1340 53.50 53.50 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 905 37.00-40.00 38.34 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1320 40.00 40.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1500-3000 1995 60.00-63.50 61.62 3 1500-3000 1865 64.50-65.00 64.84 High Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 250 132.50 132.50 3 400-450 437 105.00-109.00 107.32 3 450-500 473 100.00-105.00 102.36 3 500-550 533 97.00-103.00 100.34 9 550-600 574 95.50-101.00 98.39 2 600-650 638 90.00-90.50 90.25 14 600-650 631 94.70 94.70 Value Added 1 650-700 695 85.50 85.50 1 700-750 725 85.00 85.00 1 750-800 755 84.00 84.00 1 800-850 810 80.00 80.00 1 900-950 925 76.50 76.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 378 104.00-106.00 104.95 1 400-450 430 90.00 90.00 1 500-550 545 85.00 85.00 1 600-650 635 77.00 77.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 295 105.00 105.00 1 300-350 340 96.00 96.00 2 350-400 388 93.00-95.00 94.01 3 400-450 432 89.00-90.00 89.51 6 450-500 476 82.00-91.50 86.24 3 450-500 477 78.00-85.00 80.37 Brahman X 1 500-550 520 83.50 83.50 2 500-550 540 75.50 75.50 Brahman X 5 550-600 569 76.00-80.00 77.58 7 600-650 621 76.50-79.00 77.90 1 600-650 605 77.00 77.00 Brahman X 3 650-700 670 76.50-78.00 77.50 1 650-700 650 73.00 73.00 Brahman X 1 700-750 710 75.00 75.00 1 750-800 760 74.00 74.00 1 850-900 870 69.50 69.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 335 92.00 92.00 2 350-400 368 85.00-90.00 87.45 2 450-500 460 74.00-75.00 74.51 2 500-550 522 75.00-76.00 75.48 1 550-600 565 73.00 73.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 475 86.00 86.00 1 550-600 560 75.50 75.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 378 106.00-110.00 108.01 2 400-450 405 102.50-104.00 103.26 2 450-500 490 92.00-97.00 94.50 1 650-700 655 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 320 110.00 110.00 2 550-600 568 76.00-78.00 76.98 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 ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 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 Joe Dorrill, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS138.txt 0800cst jd/st .