MG_LS144 Montgomery, AL Tue Feb 9, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Alabama Auctions Daily Summary Alabama livestock auctions that were held Monday February 8, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 2343 Last Week: 2686 Last Year: 3842 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 7 percent. Feeders made up 80 percent of the run. The feeder supply included 25 percent steers, 50 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 12 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1405-1640 1570 52.50-54.00 53.28 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean 52 920-1705 1273 50.00-53.00 51.55 22 950-1675 1368 53.00-57.00 55.33 High Dressing 18 975-1345 1105 46.00-50.00 48.23 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 9 875-1285 1127 46.00-49.50 48.15 4 1010-1070 1039 43.00-46.00 44.39 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1545-2030 1783 60.00-64.00 63.56 4 1510-1845 1704 64.00-67.50 66.64 High Dressing 3 1575-1805 1693 57.00-60.00 59.84 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 410-435 423 108.00-113.00 110.70 3 455-495 473 107.00-111.50 109.19 6 510-535 523 100.00-105.00 103.34 4 600-635 624 94.00-100.00 95.95 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 4 320-330 328 111.00-119.00 115.03 8 375-395 385 108.00-112.00 109.88 22 405-445 427 103.00-110.00 107.72 18 450-490 474 100.00-106.00 103.32 8 460-460 460 111.25 111.25 Value Added 6 520-545 535 97.00-100.00 99.34 13 570-595 588 96.00-98.00 97.58 9 605-645 624 92.00-96.00 94.04 19 660-680 677 85.00-90.00 89.48 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 8 350-380 373 100.00-109.00 104.60 7 410-440 425 98.00-102.00 100.34 5 645-645 645 81.50 81.50 Brahman X 9 680-681 681 82.00 82.00 3 702-702 702 75.50 75.50 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 365-380 374 99.00-103.00 100.41 15 410-445 425 94.50-100.00 97.12 9 455-495 472 91.00-96.50 94.08 10 505-545 525 85.00-92.00 88.67 6 570-595 582 83.00-87.00 85.33 5 625-635 632 81.00-84.00 83.41 3 655-690 673 78.00-82.50 80.63 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 11 315-345 329 96.00-100.00 98.07 25 355-395 374 92.00-97.00 94.63 39 400-445 424 90.00-94.00 92.03 29 450-495 474 85.00-91.00 88.87 21 505-545 524 82.00-86.00 84.24 5 520-540 534 75.00-78.00 76.20 Brahman X 22 555-595 573 80.00-84.00 82.26 29 610-640 628 77.00-82.00 80.33 12 650-687 678 74.00-78.00 77.60 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 9 305-335 320 90.00-95.00 91.32 4 305-340 323 85.00-88.00 85.95 Brahman X 14 353-390 365 85.00-90.00 87.62 11 410-445 425 84.00-86.00 85.18 3 415-440 425 75.00-80.00 77.68 Brahman X 13 460-490 475 78.00-83.00 79.92 10 515-540 528 75.00-79.00 77.19 5 565-590 577 74.00-77.00 75.42 5 610-630 616 70.00-74.00 72.40 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 355-380 366 112.00-117.00 115.19 11 410-445 427 106.00-111.00 107.81 10 470-485 479 101.00-106.00 103.10 5 520-540 534 98.00-103.00 99.19 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 9 310-345 331 110.00-117.00 114.88 13 360-395 380 105.00-111.00 107.24 17 410-445 428 100.00-106.00 102.69 13 450-490 473 94.00-101.00 97.23 9 510-545 530 90.00-95.00 92.45 12 560-595 578 86.00-91.00 88.39 8 660-690 671 80.00-86.00 81.79 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 6 310-345 318 100.00-107.00 101.77 7 360-395 376 95.00-102.50 98.79 5 400-440 426 91.00-97.00 92.51 8 460-490 479 86.00-91.00 88.74 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 780.00-890.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 480.00-565.00 300.00-390.00 4-6 mos 565.00-650.00 390.00-460.00 7-9 mos 650.00-790.00 560.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 320.00-455.00 280.00-320.00 4-6 mos 455.00-550.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 730.00-850.00 600.00-720.00 Small 2 Small 3 600.00-750.00 430.00-600.00 Source: AL Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC / Office 334-223-7488 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_144.txt 0730cst dg .