MG_LS149 Montgomery, AL Tue Feb 9, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Dothan, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/08/2010 Receipts: 766 Last Week: 886 Year Ago: 940 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows 25.00 to 50.00 higher per head. Supply consisted of 17 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 10 percent replacement cows and pairs and 72 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 19 percent steers, 27 percent bulls and 54 percent heifers. Near 15 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 800-1200 1032 51.00-56.00 53.46 22 800-1200 1100 57.00-63.00 58.86 High Dressing 13 800-1200 1060 45.50-50.00 47.93 Low Dressing 12 1200-1600 1380 51.00-56.00 54.15 7 1200-1600 1326 57.00-62.00 59.27 High Dressing 3 1200-1600 1257 49.50-50.00 49.66 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1655 54.50 54.50 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800-1200 1016 49.00-54.00 51.09 15 800-1200 987 43.00-48.50 46.79 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1235 47.00 47.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1285 62.50 62.50 1 1000-1500 1450 58.50 58.50 Low Dressing 4 1500-3000 1774 62.50-64.50 63.49 3 1500-3000 1727 65.50-67.50 66.20 High Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-550 525 105.00 105.00 4 600-650 624 94.00-100.00 95.95 1 700-750 710 92.00 92.00 2 750-800 752 89.00-90.00 89.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 330 119.00 119.00 1 350-400 390 109.00 109.00 8 400-450 432 103.00-107.00 105.87 10 450-500 470 100.00-106.00 103.17 2 500-550 540 97.00-100.00 98.51 4 550-600 571 99.00-102.00 99.73 1 550-600 580 91.00 91.00 Brahman X 2 600-650 620 92.00-93.00 92.49 1 650-700 660 88.00 88.00 1 700-750 715 89.00 89.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 340 112.00 112.00 2 350-400 362 107.00-109.00 108.03 1 400-450 425 98.00 98.00 1 550-600 575 94.00 94.00 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 450-500 492 97.00 97.00 1 650-700 650 79.00 79.00 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 515 105.00 105.00 1 600-650 645 89.00 89.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 450-500 480 91.00-95.00 92.94 3 500-550 535 86.00-91.00 87.99 4 550-600 576 84.00-87.50 85.85 2 600-650 628 81.00-84.00 82.51 1 650-700 690 78.00 78.00 1 800-850 805 69.00 69.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 331 96.00-99.00 97.99 10 350-400 375 91.00-97.00 94.54 21 400-450 422 89.00-95.00 91.98 16 450-500 470 85.00-92.00 89.72 17 500-550 523 82.00-90.00 85.83 3 500-550 530 76.00-78.00 77.01 Brahman X 17 550-600 567 80.00-86.50 83.67 5 600-650 629 76.00-81.00 78.79 8 650-700 678 74.00-81.00 77.88 3 700-750 742 75.00-76.00 75.50 1 750-800 785 72.00 72.00 1 750-800 785 76.00 76.00 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 245 90.00 90.00 1 250-300 295 95.00 95.00 2 300-350 310 93.00-95.00 93.98 9 350-400 368 83.00-92.00 86.73 5 400-450 416 85.00-89.00 87.16 2 400-450 428 75.00-78.00 76.54 Brahman X 2 450-500 472 78.00-88.00 82.81 1 600-650 615 74.00 74.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 450-500 488 83.00-85.00 83.98 1 500-550 505 77.00 77.00 1 550-600 570 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 350-400 363 112.00-117.00 115.26 5 400-450 430 106.00-111.00 108.35 2 450-500 482 104.00-106.00 104.99 2 550-600 558 97.00-98.00 97.51 1 600-650 615 87.00 87.00 1 650-700 680 83.00 83.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 285 120.00 120.00 11 300-350 324 114.00-121.00 117.68 6 350-400 377 107.00-114.00 109.63 6 400-450 427 99.00-108.00 103.40 1 400-450 440 98.00 98.00 Brahman X 7 450-500 470 101.00-106.00 102.98 4 500-550 528 93.00-101.00 97.21 5 550-600 566 88.00-95.00 92.13 1 600-650 615 86.00 86.00 1 650-700 660 86.00 86.00 1 800-850 840 67.00 67.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 265 112.00 112.00 1 300-350 345 107.00 107.00 4 350-400 370 102.00-109.00 104.91 1 400-450 400 97.00 97.00 1 450-500 480 91.00 91.00 2 500-550 512 89.00-94.00 91.49 1 600-650 640 79.00 79.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 325 104.00 104.00 1 400-450 435 98.00 98.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 480.00-565.00 300.00-390.00 4-6 mos ------------- 460.00 7-9 mos 605.00-790.00 460.00-560.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 300.00-455.00 200.00-270.00 4-6 mos 490.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 490.00 ------------- 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 3 690.00-830.00 ------------- Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Joe Dorrill, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS149.txt 0800cst jd/st .