MG_LS138 Montgomery, AL Thu Jul 9, 2009 AL Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Linden, AL Weighted Average Report for 07/08/2009 Receipts: 975 Last Week: 000 Year Ago: 206 No trends due to markets closed last week for holiday. Supply consisted of 7 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 2 percent replacement cows and pairs and 90 percent feeders of which 34 percent were over 600 lbs. The feeder supply included 50 percent steers, 14 percent bulls and 36 percent heifers. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1012 44.00-45.50 44.84 4 800-1200 1086 40.50-43.00 41.78 Low Dressing 4 1200-1600 1265 44.50-46.50 45.47 1 1200-1600 1360 52.00 52.00 High Dressing 1 1200-1600 1275 41.50 41.50 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1715 48.00 48.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1070 33.00 33.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000-1500 1380 54.00-55.00 54.48 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 485 98.00 98.00 13 500-550 530 93.00-98.00 95.61 7 550-600 589 92.00-95.00 93.42 16 600-650 624 89.00-96.00 92.99 12 650-700 670 88.00-93.00 90.33 7 700-750 721 82.50-89.00 86.75 1 750-800 765 85.00 85.00 3 800-850 827 82.50-83.00 82.83 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 500-550 515 91.00-95.00 92.97 3 550-600 568 88.00-92.00 90.33 1 550-600 575 89.00 89.00 Brahman X 1 600-650 625 89.00 89.00 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 540 92.00 92.00 1 550-600 595 90.00 90.00 2 650-700 655 89.00-91.00 89.99 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 450-500 482 90.00-96.00 93.02 2 500-550 542 86.00-91.00 88.49 3 550-600 558 89.00-94.00 92.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 440 85.00-86.00 85.49 6 450-500 482 83.00-85.00 83.99 13 500-550 523 82.00-86.00 84.29 11 550-600 577 81.00-85.00 83.31 9 600-650 614 78.50-84.00 81.65 1 600-650 600 78.00 78.00 Fleshy 3 650-700 672 81.50-83.00 81.99 1 700-750 700 75.00 75.00 1 800-850 825 74.00 74.00 1 900-950 940 60.00 60.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 380 81.00 81.00 1 450-500 455 74.00 74.00 Brahman X 1 500-550 500 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 495 84.00 84.00 2 550-600 555 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 440 84.00 84.00 1 500-550 505 83.00 83.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 365 102.00 102.00 Brahman X 3 400-450 415 101.00-104.00 102.02 2 400-450 418 90.00-93.00 91.49 Brahman X 2 450-500 482 90.00-92.00 91.01 2 500-550 515 88.00-93.00 90.45 1 500-550 510 90.00 90.00 Brahman X 2 550-600 558 87.00-89.00 88.00 1 800-850 825 58.00 58.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 450-500 450 90.00 90.00 1 500-550 505 90.00 90.00 1 550-600 570 78.00 78.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 89.00 89.00 2 400-450 422 94.00-95.00 94.51 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 440 96.00 96.00 1 450-500 455 87.00 87.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 535.00-615.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Small 2 Small 3 620.00 410.00-450.00 BOARD SALE: Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 304 head 825 lbs 93.43; 292 head 854 lbs 92.07. Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 138 head 725 lbs 92.35. Cattle sold with a 2 or 3 percent shrink and a 4 cent slide up only. Source: Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA 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 0800cdt jd/st .