MG_LS140 Montgomery, AL Wed Feb 3, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Lineville, AL Clay County Stockyard Weighted Average Report for 02/02/2010 Receipts: 261 Last Week: 246 Year Ago: 114 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes firm. Replacement cows steady per head. Supply consisted of 9 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 14 percent replacement cows and pairs and 76 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 7 percent steers, 33 percent bulls and 60 percent heifers. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1130 46.50-51.50 49.00 4 800-1200 1089 42.50-45.00 43.74 Low Dressing 6 1200-1600 1345 46.00-51.00 47.79 3 1200-1600 1365 52.50-53.50 52.85 High Dressing 1 1200-1600 1325 43.50 43.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1013 35.00-38.00 36.82 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1405 44.50 44.50 1 1200-1600 1205 35.00 35.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1500-3000 1870 61.50-63.50 62.17 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 425 111.00-112.00 111.49 3 500-550 508 99.00-102.00 101.02 1 550-600 585 96.00 96.00 1 600-650 625 90.00 90.00 1 750-800 755 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 500-550 521 85.00-89.00 86.72 1 550-600 555 88.00 88.00 1 750-800 785 68.00 68.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 340 92.50 92.50 3 350-400 390 90.00-93.00 91.32 2 350-400 375 86.00-89.00 87.46 Brahman X 8 400-450 429 88.00-94.00 90.49 10 450-500 480 85.00-91.00 89.95 9 500-550 532 80.00-86.00 83.99 1 550-600 590 79.00 79.00 2 600-650 622 82.00 82.00 2 600-650 605 85.00 85.00 Replacement 4 650-700 658 74.00-75.00 74.26 1 700-750 745 71.00 71.00 2 750-800 765 63.00-68.00 65.45 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-350 328 85.00-93.00 87.53 7 350-400 364 80.00-91.00 86.10 4 400-450 408 86.00 86.00 1 450-500 460 75.00 75.00 Brahman X 4 500-550 508 72.00-80.00 77.24 1 500-550 520 74.00 74.00 Brahman X 1 550-600 575 75.00 75.00 1 600-650 600 74.00 74.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 308 85.00-87.50 86.24 1 400-450 435 81.00 81.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 113.00 113.00 4 400-450 430 107.00-110.00 108.52 1 550-600 570 93.00 93.00 3 700-750 720 79.00-83.00 80.69 2 750-800 758 77.00-80.00 78.50 1 900-950 945 62.00 62.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 370 108.00-110.00 108.95 3 400-450 425 104.00-107.50 105.14 1 400-450 400 100.00 100.00 Brahman X 3 450-500 470 96.00-105.00 99.88 2 450-500 478 89.00-90.00 89.49 Brahman X 3 500-550 522 93.00-94.00 93.32 1 500-550 515 87.00 87.00 Brahman X 1 550-600 590 77.00 77.00 Brahman X 1 600-650 610 85.00 85.00 2 650-700 672 77.00-83.00 79.90 1 800-850 815 70.00 70.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 358 105.00-107.00 106.01 1 400-450 410 97.00 97.00 1 650-700 675 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 545 92.00 92.00 1 600-650 600 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 325 105.00-108.00 105.95 1 450-500 455 86.00 86.00 1 500-550 500 88.00 88.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 685.00-710.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 725.00-775.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 525.00-560.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 625.00-750.00 475.00-550.00 7-9 mos 675.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 350.00-360.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 500.00-585.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 575.00 ------------- 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 ------------- 425.00 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_LS140.txt 0745cst jd/st .