MG_LS146 Montgomery, AL Wed Feb 8, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News ***Market not reported this week. Below is the last report issued at Ft Payne, AL for 01/31/2012*** Receipts: 980 Last Week: 701 Year Ago: 1112 Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 to 100.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7 percent, bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 7 percent, and feeders 85 percent. The feeder supply included 7 percent steers, 52 percent heifers, and 41 percent bulls. Near 5 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 1150 80.50 80.50 1 1200-1600 1225 80.50 80.50 1 1200-1600 1245 85.50 85.50 High Dressing 1 1600-2000 1810 75.00 75.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1103 81.00-83.00 81.99 4 800-1200 1118 85.00-88.00 86.28 High Dressing 3 800-1200 993 75.00-77.00 76.46 Low Dressing 3 1200-1600 1328 80.00-84.00 82.65 5 1200-1600 1328 85.00-88.00 86.59 High Dressing 4 1200-1600 1310 76.00-78.00 77.01 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1640 87.50 87.50 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1111 73.00-77.00 75.06 10 800-1200 1040 67.00-70.00 68.73 Low Dressing 3 1200-1600 1223 67.00-70.00 68.34 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1500-3000 1818 94.00 94.00 6 1500-3000 1685 88.00-91.00 89.18 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 326 197.00-200.00 198.20 3 450-500 465 168.00-172.00 169.97 4 550-600 574 150.00-157.00 153.41 4 600-650 620 144.00-148.00 145.98 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-450 420 157.00-162.00 159.29 5 450-500 473 150.00-156.00 154.14 5 500-550 521 146.00-149.00 147.37 3 550-600 572 142.00-144.00 142.99 4 600-650 622 134.00-139.00 135.98 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 326 167.00-175.00 171.44 9 350-400 378 157.00-165.00 160.78 10 400-450 424 152.00-156.00 153.76 9 450-500 477 145.00-152.00 148.49 10 500-550 526 136.00-143.00 139.75 7 550-600 575 130.00-136.00 133.09 5 600-650 618 129.00-130.00 129.80 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 331 150.00-160.00 153.06 4 350-400 371 146.00-150.00 148.20 6 400-450 422 142.00-146.00 144.45 7 450-500 474 135.00-141.00 139.39 9 500-550 527 130.00-135.00 132.74 5 550-600 572 124.00-129.00 126.75 3 600-650 617 120.00-123.00 121.32 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 330 200.00-210.00 203.43 4 350-400 376 187.00-195.00 189.94 4 400-450 426 175.00-185.00 178.67 3 450-500 467 170.00-172.00 171.33 3 550-600 573 153.00-159.00 154.94 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 320 192.00-197.00 194.61 7 400-450 428 167.00-175.00 171.05 8 450-500 479 158.00-166.00 161.77 6 500-550 531 153.00-159.00 154.93 9 550-600 581 142.00-152.00 146.49 5 600-650 617 138.00-142.00 139.98 3 650-700 680 134.00-137.00 135.30 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-450 432 154.00-160.00 156.77 8 450-500 481 149.00-154.00 151.71 6 500-550 522 141.00-150.00 145.21 5 550-600 571 136.00-141.00 138.57 4 600-650 615 130.00-134.00 131.99 3 650-700 662 128.00-130.00 129.32 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 1025.00 1000.00 7-9 mos ------------- 1125.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 790.00-945.00 595.00-750.00 4-6 mos 950.00-1000.00 750.00-850.00 7-9 mos 1000.00-1075.00 950.00-1025.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 680.00-750.00 475.00-490.00 4-6 mos 775.00-900.00 600.00-650.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 1475.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 1125.00-1275.00 1125.00 Small 2 Small 3 850.00 ------------- 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_LS146.txt 0945cst rt/dd .