MG_LS151 Montgomery, AL Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Kilpatrick, AL Sand Mountain Stockyard, Inc. Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 320 Last Week: 324 Year Ago: 193 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cattle mostly steady. Supply consisted of 6 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 11 percent replacement cows and pairs and 82 percent feeders. The feeder supply included, 21 percent steers, 46 percent bulls and 33 percent heifers. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 1140 48.50 48.50 2 800-1200 1105 54.50-55.50 54.98 High Dressing 1 800-1200 1170 46.00 46.00 Low Dressing 1 1200-1600 1335 51.50 51.50 2 1200-1600 1390 45.00-45.50 45.26 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 928 37.00-39.00 38.14 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1500-3000 1705 62.25 62.25 1 1500-3000 1980 68.00 68.00 High Dressing 2 1500-3000 1810 54.00-57.50 55.84 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 420 110.00-112.00 111.04 4 450-500 482 106.00-108.00 106.75 6 500-550 530 100.00-105.00 102.81 1 550-600 550 99.00 99.00 1 600-650 605 99.00 99.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 435 107.00 107.00 1 500-550 500 95.00 95.00 1 550-600 580 95.00 95.00 3 600-650 602 91.00-96.00 94.32 7 650-700 689 87.00-89.00 88.58 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-550 525 83.00 83.00 1 550-600 560 83.00 83.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 355 98.00 98.00 1 400-450 420 93.00 93.00 5 450-500 460 89.00-95.00 92.59 4 500-550 508 87.00-93.00 89.98 3 550-600 555 84.00-88.00 85.98 1 650-700 650 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 300 99.00 99.00 1 350-400 390 89.00 89.00 3 400-450 432 89.00-92.00 90.36 3 450-500 467 82.00-88.00 84.67 2 500-550 512 80.00 80.00 1 550-600 580 70.00 70.00 Full 2 650-700 695 70.00 70.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 370 86.00 86.00 2 400-450 425 80.00-84.00 81.91 2 450-500 490 80.00 80.00 1 500-550 520 73.00 73.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 280 94.00 94.00 1 500-550 515 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 88.00 88.00 1 600-650 635 71.00 71.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-450 415 77.00 77.00 1 500-550 500 73.00 73.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 380 110.00-113.00 111.54 9 400-450 418 105.00-110.00 107.91 2 450-500 470 104.00-108.00 105.94 6 500-550 525 96.00-100.00 97.81 2 550-600 572 94.00-98.00 95.92 1 600-650 635 88.00 88.00 3 650-700 662 82.00-85.00 83.34 1 700-750 700 84.00 84.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 330 115.00 115.00 2 350-400 375 105.00-109.00 107.08 3 450-500 462 93.00-97.00 94.70 2 500-550 528 91.00-95.00 93.07 2 550-600 578 90.00 90.00 1 600-650 600 80.00 80.00 3 700-750 730 73.00-75.00 73.99 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 345 108.00 108.00 1 350-400 375 100.00 100.00 1 400-450 445 91.00 91.00 1 450-500 490 90.00 90.00 1 700-750 730 71.00 71.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 390 90.00 90.00 1 550-600 570 67.00 67.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 670.00-690.00 540.00 7-9 mos 710.00 610.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- hef 740.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 500.00-600.00 hef 720.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 600.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 310.00-360.00 300.00 4-6 mos ------------- hef 525.00 270.00-300.00 7-9 mos 500.00-510.00 450.00 Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 870.00 500.00 Small 2 Small 3 570.00-650.00 410.00-540.00 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_LS151.txt 0800cst bp/st .