MG_LS150 Montgomery, AL Tue Feb 14, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Florence, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/13/2012 Receipts: 740 Last Week: 593 Year Ago: 789 Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to 100.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 9 percent of the offerings, bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 6 percent, and feeders 84 percent. The feeder supply included 4 percent steers, 57 percent heifers, and 39 percent bulls. Near 4 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1200-1600 1295 84.50 84.50 1 1200-1600 1200 87.50 87.50 High Dressing 3 1200-1600 1372 79.00-81.00 80.18 Low Dressing 2 1600-2000 1700 85.00 85.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800-1200 1121 80.00-84.00 81.55 4 800-1200 1141 84.50-87.50 85.61 High Dressing 2 800-1200 1090 75.00-78.00 76.51 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1275 81.00 81.00 6 1200-1600 1361 85.00-90.00 87.84 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1355 75.00-76.00 75.54 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1031 72.00-75.50 74.22 1 800-1200 1190 78.50 78.50 High Dressing 12 800-1200 991 67.00-71.50 69.49 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1500-3000 1927 97.00-101.00 98.68 2 1500-3000 1630 93.00-94.00 93.52 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-450 415 191.00-193.00 191.99 5 450-500 475 180.00-189.00 184.10 5 500-550 520 170.00-177.00 174.12 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 364 178.00-181.00 179.47 7 400-450 428 167.00-173.00 169.37 10 450-500 466 165.00-168.00 166.79 4 500-550 526 158.00-162.00 159.74 10 550-600 578 150.00-154.00 152.09 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-350 326 175.00-179.00 176.81 8 350-400 372 169.00-176.00 173.05 9 400-450 434 164.00-169.00 165.62 12 450-500 477 160.00-164.00 161.45 10 500-550 519 152.00-160.00 156.64 15 550-600 576 146.00-152.00 149.65 6 600-650 621 142.00-145.00 144.33 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-350 320 165.00-172.00 168.78 7 350-400 361 163.00-165.00 163.71 6 400-450 422 154.00-160.00 157.27 4 450-500 461 150.00-152.00 151.24 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 365 199.00-207.00 204.37 5 400-450 423 189.00-198.00 193.67 6 450-500 472 180.00-188.00 184.09 3 500-550 522 170.00-173.00 171.64 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 350-400 376 189.00-198.00 193.61 10 400-450 422 181.00-190.00 186.82 12 450-500 471 171.00-180.00 177.77 5 500-550 522 165.00-170.00 167.35 11 550-600 561 153.00-161.00 159.42 4 650-700 686 130.00 130.00 4 750-800 782 117.00-119.00 118.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-400 375 180.00-187.00 183.71 4 400-450 410 175.00-178.00 176.73 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 1070.00-1085.00 805.00 4-6 mos 1175.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1310.00-1350.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 885.00-970.00 685.00 4-6 mos 975.00-1100.00 960.00 7-9 mos 1150.00-1250.00 975.00-1110.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 635.00-760.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 775.00-840.00 490.00 7-9 mos ------------- 825.00 Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- 985.00 Small 2 Small 3 ------------- ------------- 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_LS150.txt 1000cst rt/dd .