MG_LS146 Montgomery, AL Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Ft Payne, AL Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 ***This report will not be issued next Wednesday in observance of the holiday week*** Receipts: 1292 Last Week: 824 Year Ago: 1278 Compared to last sale slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle mostly steady, moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle mostly steady. Supply consisted of 5 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 5 percent replacement cows and pairs and 89 percent feeders. The feeder supply included, 3 percent steers, 58 percent bulls and 39 percent heifers. Near 18 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1040 1040 36.50 36.50 Low Dressing 3 1305-1550 1423 39.00-41.00 40.39 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1105-1160 1126 41.00-45.50 43.29 2 1105-1190 1148 40.00 40.00 Low Dressing 7 1205-1405 1291 42.00-44.25 43.36 4 1210-1570 1395 46.00-46.75 46.19 High Dressing 4 1255-1395 1328 36.00-40.00 38.71 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 795 795 37.50 37.50 Low Dressing 5 940-1120 1017 38.50-41.50 39.61 6 830-1190 1067 34.00-37.50 35.89 Low Dressing 2 1215-1295 1255 35.00-36.50 35.73 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1130-1330 1230 54.25-55.00 54.66 1 1495 1495 50.00 50.00 Low Dressing 3 1680-1915 1830 52.25-55.00 53.47 2 1570-1895 1732 50.50-52.00 51.32 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 505 505 94.00 94.00 1 815 815 80.00 80.00 1 865 865 78.00 78.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 525 525 79.00 79.00 3 550-580 563 78.00-80.00 79.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 255-285 270 102.00-104.00 103.06 2 300-310 305 98.00-99.00 98.51 9 355-390 369 91.00-100.00 95.39 2 405 405 88.00-93.00 90.50 4 450-490 468 82.00-87.00 84.51 9 472 472 77.00 77.00 Fleshy 2 500-520 510 77.00-79.00 77.98 1 555 555 75.00 75.00 5 550 550 73.00 73.00 Fleshy 1 635 635 74.00 74.00 1 685 685 72.00 72.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 255 255 95.00 95.00 4 310-345 332 90.00-94.00 91.02 2 350-375 362 86.00-87.00 86.48 5 410-445 429 82.00-86.00 84.17 1 405 405 93.00 93.00 Thin 4 460-480 474 78.00-81.00 80.00 4 510-540 525 74.00-75.00 74.50 1 500 500 59.00 59.00 Full 8 555-595 576 71.00-74.00 72.50 4 600-630 615 68.00-71.00 69.48 1 665 665 69.00 69.00 1 665 665 62.00 62.00 Brahman X 1 655 655 65.00 65.00 Fleshy 1 785 785 64.00 64.00 1 845 845 60.00 60.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 295 295 90.00 90.00 2 335-340 338 85.00-88.00 86.51 3 355-395 378 80.00 80.00 3 405-435 425 75.00-81.00 77.68 3 470-495 482 73.00-75.00 74.31 2 580-595 588 67.00-69.00 67.99 1 615 615 63.00 63.00 2 760-795 778 53.00-60.00 56.42 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 420-445 432 79.00-80.00 79.51 1 490 490 74.00 74.00 1 690 690 65.00 65.00 1 865 865 55.00 55.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 465 465 71.00 71.00 1 605 605 61.00 61.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 74.00 74.00 1 495 495 70.00 70.00 1 660 660 60.00 60.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 275 275 132.00 132.00 2 315-320 318 118.00-120.00 119.01 2 310-325 318 134.00-136.00 134.98 Thin 8 355-395 378 110.00-116.00 111.92 14 400-445 414 103.00-110.00 107.01 9 450-495 467 96.00-105.00 101.37 11 500-525 503 88.00-96.00 91.53 10 550-580 563 83.00-92.00 85.01 3 600-635 618 78.00 78.00 1 700 700 76.00 76.00 3 805-830 818 68.00-69.00 68.33 1 885 885 66.00 66.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 260-285 275 121.00-128.00 124.36 2 320-330 325 102.00-111.00 106.43 14 350-395 376 100.00-109.00 105.88 5 415-445 432 97.00-100.00 98.40 7 455-495 471 90.00-94.00 92.27 5 505-540 517 81.00-86.00 83.77 1 530 530 93.00 93.00 Thin 3 570-590 577 78.00-82.00 79.65 7 603-645 614 74.00-75.00 74.86 1 610 610 66.00 66.00 Fleshy 1 655 655 70.00 70.00 3 690-693 692 64.00-68.00 65.33 Brahman X 2 700-705 702 66.00-68.00 67.00 1 830 830 62.00 62.00 2 850-875 862 60.00 60.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 265 265 123.00 123.00 Thin 2 330-340 335 102.00-107.00 104.54 5 400-445 421 90.00-94.00 91.79 2 470-480 475 87.00-88.00 87.49 1 505 505 74.00 74.00 1 540 540 71.00 71.00 Brahman X 1 565 565 73.00 73.00 1 640 640 70.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 635 635 70.00 70.00 1 810 810 63.00 63.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 375-390 382 90.00-96.00 92.94 1 470 470 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 375 375 98.00 98.00 1 600 600 66.00 66.00 1 665 665 64.00 64.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 260 260 106.00 106.00 1 320 320 94.00 94.00 2 350-395 372 90.00-91.00 90.53 1 470 470 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 81.00 81.00 1 485 485 75.00 75.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 680.00-720.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 700.00-770.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 750.00-775.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 490.00-545.00 430.00-460.00 4-6 mos 560.00-570.00 430.00-500.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 360.00-470.00 hef 500.00-560.00 200.00-275.00 4-6 mos 450.00-485.00 275.00-370.00 7-9 mos 465.00-550.00 400.00-420.00 Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 750.00-870.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 600.00-740.00 450.00-560.00 Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Ben Pack, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS146.txt 0815cst bp/st .