MG_LS148 Montgomery, AL Wed Feb 3, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Uniontown, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/02/2010 Receipts: 514 Last Week: 671 Year Ago: 273 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00-3.00 higher. Replacement cows mostly steady. Supply consisted of 18 percent slaughter cows, 4 percent slaughter bulls, 12 percent replacement cows and pairs and 66 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 41 percent steers, 23 percent bulls and 36 percent heifers. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1200-1600 1423 50.00-53.50 52.06 1 1600-2000 1720 52.50 52.50 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 800-1200 1002 46.50-51.50 48.95 8 800-1200 1072 52.00-55.00 53.42 High Dressing 4 800-1200 1029 40.00-44.50 42.24 Low Dressing 18 1200-1600 1281 47.00-51.50 49.82 16 1200-1600 1322 52.00-56.50 54.43 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1290 45.00 45.00 Low Dressing 2 1600-2000 1635 55.50 55.50 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1046 40.00-42.00 40.98 5 800-1200 902 35.00-38.00 35.82 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1295 45.00 45.00 1 1200-1600 1250 38.00 38.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1245 60.00 60.00 2 1000-1500 1150 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing 3 1500-3000 1792 59.50-63.50 61.86 8 1500-3000 1686 64.00-67.50 65.55 High Dressing 3 1500-3000 1698 54.00-56.00 54.82 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 310 124.00 124.00 1 450-500 475 106.00 106.00 2 500-550 528 101.50-102.00 101.76 2 550-600 560 100.00-101.00 100.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 290 123.00 123.00 3 300-350 327 114.00-120.00 116.57 4 400-450 434 106.00-108.00 106.73 4 450-500 479 102.00-103.00 102.25 13 500-550 545 98.50 98.50 6 550-600 572 93.00-94.00 93.66 3 600-650 622 90.00-92.50 91.33 33 650-700 681 87.50-90.00 88.32 2 750-800 795 82.50 82.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 450-500 483 94.00-96.00 95.34 1 600-650 615 84.00 84.00 2 650-700 678 79.00-80.00 79.51 2 700-750 732 75.00-79.00 77.03 1 750-800 760 75.00 75.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 245 105.00 105.00 2 300-350 328 99.00-102.00 100.42 3 350-400 378 95.00-99.00 96.63 2 400-450 418 94.00-94.50 94.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 275 97.00-100.00 98.47 4 300-350 325 93.00-97.00 95.52 8 350-400 379 87.00-94.00 89.88 10 400-450 433 85.00-90.00 86.61 4 450-500 472 84.00-85.00 84.75 6 500-550 523 82.00-85.00 83.89 2 550-600 595 80.00 80.00 2 600-650 628 76.00-79.00 77.47 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 327 85.00-87.00 85.67 4 350-400 385 83.00-84.00 83.51 5 400-450 428 81.00-83.00 82.07 4 500-550 514 76.00-80.00 77.76 5 550-600 582 73.00-77.50 75.49 3 600-650 627 70.00-74.00 71.36 3 650-700 667 69.50-72.00 70.49 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 335 118.00 118.00 2 350-400 365 108.00-110.00 108.99 2 400-450 440 105.00-107.00 106.01 1 500-550 515 101.00 101.00 2 550-600 565 94.00-97.00 95.49 1 600-650 610 88.00 88.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 260 118.00 118.00 5 350-400 392 100.00-103.00 100.99 5 400-450 423 99.00-103.00 100.19 4 450-500 485 95.00-96.00 95.51 3 500-550 533 88.00-90.00 88.65 3 550-600 573 85.00-88.00 85.99 4 600-650 636 81.00-84.00 82.25 2 700-750 730 77.00-78.00 77.51 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 385 94.00 94.00 3 400-450 438 88.00-91.00 90.01 2 500-550 512 81.00-85.00 82.97 3 600-650 628 73.00-78.00 76.29 1 700-750 715 70.00 70.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 610.00-680.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 690.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 780.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 515.00 370.00-410.00 4-6 mos 600.00-640.00 435.00-450.00 7-9 mos 660.00 500.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 410.00-450.00 250.00-310.00 4-6 mos ------------- 300.00 7-9 mos 530.00-580.00 480.00 Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 875.00-925.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- 540.00-580.00 Small 2 Small 3 500.00 heifer ------------- Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Johnny Little, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: Montgomery.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS148.txt 0745cst jl/st .