MG_LS152 Montgomery, AL Thr Feb 9, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Roanoke, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/08/2012 Receipts: 1052 Last Week: 1099 Year Ago: 1031 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs firm. Supply consisted of 13 percent slaughter cows, 2 percent bulls, 5 percent replacement cows and pairs and 80 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 43 percent steers, 20 percent bulls and 37 percent heifers. Near 34 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800-1200 1052 78.00-80.00 79.12 4 800-1200 622 75.00-77.00 76.06 Low Dressing 17 1200-1600 1314 78.00-83.00 79.68 4 1200-1600 1320 84.50-88.00 85.55 High Dressing 5 1200-1600 1332 72.50-77.50 75.21 Low Dressing 2 1600-2000 1600 76.50 76.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1115 82.00-84.00 82.90 16 1200-1600 1261 82.50-87.00 84.58 6 1200-1600 1435 87.50-91.50 88.63 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 800-1200 1087 74.00-79.00 76.27 1 800-1200 1035 70.50 70.50 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1225 75.50-78.50 77.02 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000-1500 1352 95.00-96.00 95.51 2 1000-1500 1292 85.00-90.00 87.51 Low Dressing 7 1500-3000 1611 93.50-98.00 95.75 5 1500-3000 1813 102.00-108.00 104.49 High Dressing 3 1500-3000 1752 84.00-90.00 87.54 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 318 202.50-210.00 205.30 10 350-400 375 186.00-192.00 190.01 14 400-450 412 178.00-187.50 181.95 30 450-500 488 173.00-178.00 173.19 5 500-550 524 170.00-175.00 172.02 5 550-600 576 165.00-171.00 167.80 9 600-650 632 151.00-157.00 155.14 4 650-700 665 140.00-148.00 144.03 4 700-750 725 134.00-140.00 137.06 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 89 500-550 547 170.75 170.75 Load 54 600-650 621 152.00 152.00 Part Load 72 650-700 678 153.25 153.25 Load Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 350-400 366 175.00-182.00 179.33 5 400-450 431 170.00-174.00 171.16 14 450-500 467 116.00-170.00 157.39 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 600-650 648 86.00 86.00 3 700-750 725 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 312 174.00-183.00 180.21 6 350-400 377 168.00-176.00 172.04 16 400-450 424 160.00-168.00 164.56 20 450-500 468 154.00-160.00 156.65 16 500-550 532 148.00-156.00 152.72 44 550-600 559 145.00-152.00 150.63 12 600-650 621 138.00-145.00 141.86 12 650-700 677 135.00-139.00 137.67 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 60 600-650 643 141.00 141.00 Part Load Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 315 173.00 173.00 9 350-400 373 160.00-168.00 165.19 19 400-450 436 153.00-160.00 155.14 13 450-500 457 150.00-155.00 151.41 9 500-550 537 142.00-148.00 144.78 7 550-600 581 140.00-145.00 142.57 4 600-650 608 136.00-138.00 137.00 2 650-700 675 132.00 132.00 3 700-750 710 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 375 156.00-160.00 157.97 10 450-500 454 141.00-144.00 143.48 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 321 197.50-206.00 201.40 8 350-400 369 190.00-200.00 193.21 8 400-450 426 178.00-185.00 181.14 13 450-500 487 139.00-177.00 157.76 5 550-600 564 150.00-155.00 152.57 11 600-650 621 135.00-150.00 146.24 4 650-700 670 140.00-142.00 140.99 5 700-750 724 119.00-128.00 122.39 3 750-800 778 117.00-119.00 117.66 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 332 187.50-197.50 191.29 7 350-400 374 177.00-185.00 180.72 8 400-450 424 170.00-176.00 173.66 9 450-500 462 160.00-177.00 165.97 7 500-550 522 150.00-158.00 154.84 6 550-600 567 142.00-146.00 144.34 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 435 162.00-170.00 164.76 7 450-500 482 152.00-159.00 155.31 3 500-550 525 145.00 145.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 975.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 1100.00-1250.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1250.00-1400.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 700.00-900.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 1000.00-1175.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1150.00-1250.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 600.00-700.00 385.00-480.00 4-6 mos 750.00-950.00 420.00-580.00 7-9 mos 930.00-1050.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 1350.00-1550.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 ------------- ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Tommy Davis, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS152.txt 1045cst td/dd .