MG_LS142 Montgomery, AL Tue Feb 9, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Russellville, Alabama - Northwest Alabama Livestock Auction Weighted Average Report for 02/08/2010 Receipts: 653 Last Week: 601 Year Ago: 1128 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, bulls 1.00- 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Supply consisted of 9 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 7 percent replacement cows and pairs and 83 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 24 percent steers, 25 percent bulls and 51 percent heifers. 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 1200-1600 1405 52.50 52.50 1 1600-2000 1640 54.00 54.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 800-1200 979 48.00-52.50 50.20 5 800-1200 1065 53.00-57.00 54.77 High Dressing 8 800-1200 1014 42.00-47.00 45.32 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1308 50.50-51.00 50.76 4 1200-1600 1290 54.00-55.00 54.39 High Dressing 2 1600-2000 1658 55.50-56.00 55.75 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 800-1200 968 40.00-42.00 41.30 3 800-1200 973 37.50-38.50 37.98 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1455 58.00 58.00 Low Dressing 2 1500-3000 1915 62.00-64.00 63.03 4 1500-3000 1751 65.50-67.00 66.09 High Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-450 424 110.00-113.00 111.37 2 450-500 482 109.00-111.50 110.22 1 500-550 515 103.00 103.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 350-400 384 108.00-112.00 110.01 6 400-450 419 106.00-109.00 107.49 6 450-500 483 102.00-106.00 104.18 8 450-500 460 111.25 111.25 Value Added 2 500-550 540 100.00 100.00 10 550-600 591 96.00-97.75 97.55 4 600-650 629 93.00-95.50 94.11 17 650-700 679 88.00-90.00 89.83 2 700-750 712 84.00-87.00 85.48 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 350-400 376 100.00-107.00 103.49 6 400-450 425 99.00-102.00 100.73 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 345 102.00 102.00 7 350-400 374 99.00-103.00 100.41 8 400-450 424 97.00-100.00 98.74 4 450-500 470 95.00-96.50 95.49 2 500-550 512 92.00-94.00 93.00 1 550-600 580 87.00 87.00 3 600-650 635 84.00 84.00 1 750-800 765 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 260 102.50 102.50 9 300-350 333 95.00-100.00 96.73 15 350-400 376 90.00-97.00 93.15 12 400-450 422 88.00-94.00 91.02 13 450-500 476 86.00-93.00 89.28 11 500-550 522 82.00-86.00 84.10 2 500-550 540 75.00 75.00 Brahman X 12 550-600 578 80.00-85.00 82.99 21 600-650 630 77.00-82.00 80.41 2 650-700 668 78.00-79.00 78.49 2 700-750 732 76.00-78.00 76.98 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-350 325 85.00-90.00 87.59 9 350-400 378 83.00-88.00 85.29 6 400-450 425 84.00-86.00 85.16 8 450-500 478 78.00-82.00 79.64 8 500-550 524 75.00-80.00 77.21 5 550-600 577 74.00-77.00 75.42 4 600-650 616 70.00-73.00 72.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 108.00 108.00 2 400-450 412 106.00-108.00 107.01 7 450-500 477 100.00-104.00 101.85 2 500-550 540 98.00 98.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-350 325 105.00-110.00 107.01 12 350-400 380 100.00-105.00 102.99 7 400-450 425 98.00-102.00 99.84 7 450-500 476 94.00-98.00 95.56 6 500-550 530 88.00-92.00 89.64 5 550-600 574 86.00-89.50 87.51 6 650-700 675 80.00-82.00 80.99 1 700-750 740 80.00 80.00 1 750-800 760 78.00 78.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-350 313 99.00-103.00 100.35 4 350-400 378 93.00-97.00 94.96 5 400-450 432 88.00-93.00 90.78 6 450-500 482 86.00-91.00 88.16 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 770.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 780.00-840.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 635.00-660.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 380.00-420.00 280.00-320.00 4-6 mos 465.00-550.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 760.00-770.00 630.00-680.00 Small 2 Small 3 ------------- 430.00-500.00 Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Johnny Little, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: Montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS142.txt 0745cst jl/dl . .