MG_LS143 Montgomery, AL Wed Feb 8, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Arab, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/07/2012 Receipts: 988 Last Week: 824 Year Ago: 941 Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 higher. Slaughter cows 9 percent, bulls 2 percent, replacement cows and pairs 4 percent, and feeders 85 percent. The feeder supply included 21 percent steers, 51 percent heifers, and 28 percent bulls. Near 1 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1200-1600 1342 84.00-87.00 85.28 2 1200-1600 1298 92.00-93.50 92.73 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1450 82.00 82.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 800-1200 1044 82.00-86.00 83.93 3 800-1200 1133 87.00-91.00 88.36 High Dressing 4 800-1200 1122 78.00-81.00 79.93 Low Dressing 4 1200-1600 1335 82.00-86.00 83.72 7 1200-1600 1280 89.00-92.50 91.22 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1340 79.00-79.50 79.24 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1620 90.00 90.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1148 72.00-76.00 74.34 4 800-1200 1130 78.50-82.00 79.89 High Dressing 5 800-1200 1076 68.00-71.00 70.13 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1290 75.00-76.00 75.49 1 1200-1600 1225 80.00 80.00 High Dressing 1 1200-1600 1250 70.50 70.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1400 102.50 102.50 5 1000-1500 1255 95.00-97.00 95.68 Low Dressing 3 1500-3000 1752 100.00-104.00 102.54 3 1500-3000 1935 106.00-106.50 106.16 High Dressing 3 1500-3000 1547 95.00-98.00 96.86 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-450 427 188.00-195.00 190.94 3 450-500 460 184.00-186.00 184.66 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 450-500 472 181.25 181.25 Value Added 26 550-600 573 165.00 165.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 429 175.00-185.00 180.27 3 450-500 470 170.00-175.00 171.97 3 550-600 590 150.00-154.00 151.65 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 350-400 381 169.00-174.00 171.11 10 400-450 425 160.00-170.00 165.08 6 450-500 473 155.00-160.00 157.47 3 500-550 523 150.00-156.00 153.94 4 550-600 574 144.00-148.00 146.21 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 400-450 401 175.00 175.00 Value Added 22 450-500 490 156.00 156.00 Value Added 17 550-600 585 144.00 144.00 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-350 330 169.00-176.00 172.76 11 350-400 377 162.00-169.00 165.47 11 400-450 416 155.00-162.00 159.58 14 450-500 469 151.00-155.00 153.40 6 500-550 518 145.00-152.00 148.94 5 550-600 564 143.00-145.00 144.19 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 325 162.00-167.00 164.17 7 350-400 366 156.00-160.00 158.55 10 400-450 431 148.00-155.00 150.33 9 450-500 467 144.00-148.00 146.19 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-400 380 190.00-195.00 192.74 5 400-450 430 179.00-186.00 181.49 7 450-500 474 172.00-179.00 176.23 6 500-550 525 162.00-168.00 165.95 3 550-600 565 158.00-161.00 159.64 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 325 188.00-198.00 192.52 9 350-400 374 177.00-187.00 183.19 8 400-450 418 171.00-177.00 174.81 11 450-500 467 160.00-170.00 167.00 5 500-550 523 154.00-157.00 155.58 3 550-600 560 153.00-154.00 153.33 3 600-650 625 135.00-144.00 138.58 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-400 381 165.00-175.00 168.66 7 400-450 424 160.00-165.00 162.79 7 450-500 471 153.00-160.00 156.52 Board Sale: Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 65 head 760 lbs 137.00. Cattle sold with a 2 percent shrink, 4 to 6 cent slide up only, and to be delivered February 10-11, 2012. 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 820.00-990.00 770.00-790.00 4-6 mos 1075.00-1100.00 810.00-920.00 7-9 mos 1250.00-1285.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 600.00-640.00 570.00 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 1600.00-1775.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 1370.00 1100.00 Small 2 Small 3 ------------- 650.00 Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS143.txt 0930cst rt/dd .