MG_LS144 Montgomery, AL Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Alabama Auctions Daily Summary Alabama livestock auctions that were held Thursday November 19, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 2449 Last Week: 3009 Last Year: 2265 Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; over 600 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 6 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 8 percent. Feeders made up 85 percent of the run. The feeder supply included 17 percent steers, 39 percent heifers, and 44 percent bulls. Near 14 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1190-1610 1431 39.00-43.50 41.18 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 1030-1575 1221 38.50-42.50 40.93 6 1095-1260 1189 43.00-46.00 44.43 High Dressing 9 965-1345 1186 36.00-38.00 37.25 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 840-1330 1012 34.00-38.00 36.52 4 980-1120 1041 31.50-33.00 32.23 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1540-2090 1792 51.50-56.00 53.46 7 1220-1985 1513 47.50-51.00 48.87 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 330-330 330 117.00-123.00 119.00 6 355-390 374 111.00-118.00 115.26 15 400-440 418 104.00-111.00 108.00 13 450-480 463 97.00-104.00 101.23 4 500-540 525 90.00-95.00 92.98 3 555-560 557 86.00-91.00 88.99 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 320-330 325 112.50-118.00 114.62 16 370-395 378 107.50-112.50 109.38 16 410-445 430 100.00-107.00 105.33 9 460-490 477 92.00-99.00 96.26 15 510-530 517 89.00-91.50 90.88 11 550-575 564 82.00-85.00 83.40 7 605-635 628 80.00-81.00 80.34 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 405-430 416 93.00-98.00 94.92 4 475-495 485 90.00-91.00 90.49 6 510-540 522 84.00-88.00 86.31 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 310-345 333 95.00-99.00 97.00 13 365-395 379 92.00-95.00 93.51 21 405-445 420 87.00-92.00 88.38 12 455-495 473 85.00-87.00 86.01 13 500-525 514 78.00-84.00 81.52 5 610-640 625 72.00-79.00 75.58 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 330-345 337 91.00-94.00 92.50 34 365-395 382 87.00-91.00 88.04 53 400-445 426 83.00-87.00 84.71 7 440-440 440 76.00 76.00 Brahman X 60 450-495 474 78.00-83.00 80.10 31 500-530 515 74.00-78.00 76.02 35 555-580 563 73.00-74.00 73.80 35 640-640 640 72.00-73.00 72.75 17 660-690 682 65.00-70.00 67.21 8 740-740 740 74.00 74.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 310-345 325 84.00-87.00 85.70 34 360-390 375 79.00-83.00 80.61 18 400-445 427 75.00-78.00 77.02 20 470-495 480 71.00-75.00 72.79 24 515-545 537 69.00-71.00 70.00 13 580-590 585 66.00-70.00 68.02 9 610-640 630 61.00-66.00 63.51 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 320-330 324 81.00-83.00 82.19 6 375-385 381 74.00-78.00 75.81 3 445-445 445 73.00 73.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 300-335 322 116.00-120.00 118.04 15 360-395 379 107.00-115.00 110.38 24 400-445 431 101.00-106.00 103.70 27 450-490 471 95.00-101.00 97.22 11 525-535 531 89.00-95.00 92.01 7 555-585 567 80.00-89.00 83.98 6 600-640 617 75.00-80.00 77.60 9 655-670 667 72.00-75.00 73.12 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 305-345 322 108.00-115.00 110.26 29 360-395 377 100.00-107.00 103.12 28 400-445 429 94.00-100.00 96.93 27 460-495 475 87.00-94.00 90.09 35 505-545 527 83.00-87.00 84.83 24 550-580 573 78.00-83.00 79.95 4 560-595 576 73.00-78.00 74.97 Brahman X 27 600-645 632 73.00-77.00 74.59 16 650-680 669 70.00-72.00 71.28 4 720-725 723 65.00-71.00 68.01 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 320-345 329 98.00-101.00 99.57 10 365-395 385 91.00-99.00 92.85 19 410-440 429 86.00-91.00 87.88 17 450-490 472 80.00-86.00 83.87 13 510-540 526 75.00-80.00 76.99 17 550-590 568 70.00-75.00 72.34 13 600-625 621 69.00-70.00 69.69 3 720-740 732 64.00-67.00 65.32 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 570.00-645.00 450.00-465.00 4-6 mos 660.00-750.00 540.00-590.00 7-9 mos ------------- 640.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 480.00-555.00 320.00-410.00 4-6 mos 530.00-605.00 430.00-510.00 7-9 mos 625.00-730.00 550.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 350.00-475.00 170.00-305.00 4-6 mos 495.00-530.00 345.00-395.00 7-9 mos 550.00 380.00-510.00 Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 760.00-800.00 510.00 Small 2 Small 3 650.00 350.00-520.00 Source: AL Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne, Market Reporter 334-223-7488 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_144.txt 0700cst dg/rt .