MG_LS143 Montgomery, AL Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Arab, AL Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 ***This report will not be issued next Wednesday in observance of the holiday week*** Receipts: 956 Last Week: 824 Year Ago: 847 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate to good. Replacement cows and pairs 50.00 per head higher. Supply consisted of 6 percent slaughter cows; bulls 2 percent; replacement cows and pairs 5 percent and 87 percent feeders. In the feeder supply 8 percent were steers, 52 percent bulls, and 40 percent heifers. Near 87 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 1410 38.00 38.00 1 1600-2000 1620 38.00 38.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 995 38.00-41.00 40.11 2 800-1200 1100 41.50-43.00 42.19 High Dressing 2 800-1200 1125 35.00-36.00 35.52 Low Dressing 6 1200-1600 1366 38.00-41.00 40.02 4 1200-1600 1370 41.50-43.00 42.16 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1298 33.50-34.50 34.01 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1690 42.00 42.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 700-800 785 30.00 30.00 Low Dressing 3 800-1200 980 35.00-36.50 35.92 6 800-1200 945 31.00-34.00 32.54 Low Dressing 6 1200-1600 1405 36.00-38.00 37.18 2 1200-1600 1275 34.00 34.00 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1685 30.00 30.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000-1500 1305 50.00-53.50 51.99 8 1500-3000 1810 50.00-53.50 51.47 6 1500-3000 2064 55.00-56.50 55.50 High Dressing 1 1500-3000 1500 47.50 47.50 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 425 111.00 111.00 4 450-500 482 97.00-102.00 99.21 1 500-550 510 96.00 96.00 3 550-600 590 85.00-87.00 85.99 2 600-650 630 83.00-84.00 83.50 1 650-700 670 83.00 83.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 410 103.00 103.00 2 450-500 478 90.00-97.00 93.37 2 450-500 465 87.00-89.00 87.98 Brahman X 5 500-550 512 86.00-90.00 88.18 2 550-600 565 83.00-85.00 83.99 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-550 530 87.00-89.00 87.99 2 550-600 570 83.00-85.00 83.97 1 600-650 610 83.00 83.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 205 107.00 107.00 2 400-450 425 90.00-98.00 93.81 6 450-500 476 83.00-88.00 85.30 6 500-550 534 82.00-83.00 82.50 13 550-600 559 78.00-83.00 81.83 1 600-650 635 76.00 76.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 305 95.00 95.00 5 350-400 372 89.00-90.00 89.39 13 400-450 423 83.00-88.00 86.11 22 450-500 465 79.00-84.00 82.57 13 500-550 525 76.00-80.00 78.28 6 550-600 567 74.00-77.00 75.81 1 650-700 655 70.00 70.00 1 700-750 745 64.00 64.00 1 750-800 760 64.00 64.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 270 93.00-94.00 93.50 6 300-350 312 89.00-94.00 93.14 6 350-400 380 84.00-88.00 85.79 7 350-400 383 76.00-80.00 78.10 Brahman X 10 400-450 424 80.00-84.00 81.96 3 400-450 438 74.00-75.00 74.33 Brahman X 8 450-500 469 77.00-80.00 77.97 1 450-500 460 74.00 74.00 Brahman X 8 500-550 522 73.00-76.00 74.48 1 500-550 530 70.00 70.00 Brahman X 1 550-600 575 72.00 72.00 2 550-600 572 68.00-70.00 68.97 Brahman X 1 650-700 655 65.00 65.00 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 450-500 476 76.00-79.00 77.72 4 500-550 520 74.00-76.00 75.23 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 400-450 427 106.00-111.00 108.58 5 450-500 476 99.00-104.00 101.36 5 500-550 518 95.00-97.00 95.99 5 600-650 625 81.00-82.00 81.59 1 650-700 680 78.00 78.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 290 122.00-123.00 122.50 3 300-350 312 120.00-123.00 121.33 2 350-400 392 108.00 108.00 17 400-450 422 100.00-108.00 105.21 16 450-500 474 93.00-101.00 97.04 2 450-500 458 92.00-93.00 92.50 Brahman X 16 500-550 528 86.00-93.00 89.02 17 550-600 576 81.00-86.00 82.92 2 550-600 558 81.00-82.00 81.50 Brahman X 10 600-650 620 77.00-81.00 79.88 1 600-650 610 75.00 75.00 Brahman X 2 650-700 668 73.00-76.00 74.47 1 750-800 755 71.00 71.00 1 800-850 800 68.00 68.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 230 110.00 110.00 Brahman X 1 250-300 255 120.00 120.00 1 300-350 330 100.00 100.00 Brahman X 3 350-400 360 104.00-106.00 104.99 1 350-400 360 100.00 100.00 Brahman X 7 400-450 416 93.00-100.00 97.24 2 400-450 412 90.00 90.00 Brahman X 10 450-500 472 87.00-92.00 89.27 4 450-500 481 80.00-85.00 81.69 Brahman X 11 500-550 525 82.00-87.00 83.79 3 500-550 520 77.00-80.00 78.65 Brahman X 6 550-600 566 78.00-82.00 80.32 1 600-650 640 73.00 73.00 1 600-650 605 70.00 70.00 Brahman X 2 650-700 658 72.00-73.00 72.50 1 650-700 680 65.00 65.00 Brahman X 1 750-800 765 67.00 67.00 2 800-850 828 62.00-63.00 62.49 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 540 87.00 87.00 3 550-600 570 81.00-86.00 83.94 3 600-650 628 75.00-80.00 77.62 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 115.00 115.00 4 400-450 425 94.00-100.00 97.70 5 450-500 478 87.00-93.00 90.13 6 500-550 532 82.00-85.00 84.32 4 550-600 562 80.00-82.00 81.49 3 600-650 613 75.00-79.00 77.31 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 405.00-525.00/550.00 Heifers 325.00-400.00 4-6 mos 520.00-600.00/640.00 Heifers 400.00-520.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 325.00-360.00 Down to 190.00 260.00 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 730.00-800.00 500.00 Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Russell Thorne, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS143.txt 0815cst rt/st .