MG_LS151 Montgomery, AL Thr Feb 9, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Kilpatrick, AL Sand Mountain Stockyard, Inc. Weighted Average Report for 02/08/2012 Receipts: 592 Last Week: 575 Year Ago: 369 Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, bulls sold 5 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 higher. Slaughter cows 7 percent, bulls 2 percent, replacement cows and pairs 3 percent, and feeders 88 percent. The feeder supply included 34 percent steers, 31 percent heifers, and 35 percent bulls. Near 10 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1040 83.00-85.00 84.34 1 800-1200 1160 86.50 86.50 High Dressing 3 800-1200 1140 76.00-78.00 76.84 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1365 84.00-84.50 84.25 1 1200-1600 1450 88.50 88.50 High Dressing 1 1200-1600 1260 79.00 79.00 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1610 78.00 78.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1010 73.00-77.00 74.76 1 800-1200 990 78.50 78.50 High Dressing 4 800-1200 1126 68.00-71.00 69.45 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1208 76.00-77.00 76.50 1 1200-1600 1265 69.00 69.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1440 95.50 95.50 Low Dressing 1 1500-3000 1710 97.50 97.50 3 1500-3000 1832 93.50-96.00 95.09 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 319 215.00-220.00 217.93 4 350-400 376 200.00-208.00 201.91 6 400-450 423 190.00-200.00 194.86 4 450-500 484 183.00-188.00 185.22 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 450-500 451 188.00 188.00 Value Added 12 500-550 543 176.50 176.50 Value Added 56 700-750 737 149.00 149.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 328 210.00-215.00 212.19 5 350-400 371 194.00-202.00 198.13 5 400-450 430 183.00-192.00 187.08 6 450-500 476 179.00-183.00 180.46 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-350 322 183.00-190.00 186.75 7 350-400 376 173.00-182.00 177.74 4 400-450 425 167.00-173.00 170.14 6 450-500 472 158.00-167.00 162.03 3 500-550 523 150.00-156.00 152.61 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-350 326 175.00-183.00 178.51 9 350-400 374 165.00-173.00 169.00 12 400-450 431 158.00-165.00 162.03 13 450-500 472 150.00-158.00 154.69 6 500-550 522 145.00-150.00 147.78 3 550-600 568 140.00-146.00 143.92 3 650-700 682 127.00-128.00 127.67 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 331 165.00-170.00 166.94 5 350-400 370 157.00-165.00 161.89 7 400-450 416 145.00-153.00 149.93 4 450-500 461 144.00-145.00 144.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 326 205.00-215.00 210.88 7 350-400 374 193.00-202.00 196.87 9 400-450 424 183.00-193.00 188.13 9 450-500 469 175.00-183.00 179.80 3 500-550 530 165.00-172.00 168.94 3 550-600 573 160.00-164.00 161.29 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 300-350 327 195.00-205.00 199.42 11 350-400 369 185.00-192.00 189.02 8 400-450 435 175.00-185.00 178.52 14 450-500 472 165.00-175.00 170.56 6 500-550 525 160.00-165.00 162.43 3 550-600 563 157.00-160.00 158.32 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 321 182.00-192.00 187.91 6 350-400 369 171.00-180.00 176.05 9 400-450 421 158.00-165.00 161.38 7 450-500 469 152.00-158.00 155.79 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- 910.00 7-9 mos ------------- 1010.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 930.00 680.00 4-6 mos ------------- 850.00-890.00 7-9 mos 1250.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 680.00 315.00 4-6 mos 770.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 1130.00 ------------- 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_LS151.txt 1045cst rt/dd .