MG_LS152 Montgomery, AL Thu Feb 4, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Roanoke, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 600 Last Week: 1093 Year Ago: 586 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Bulls 1.00- 3.00 higher. Feeder mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows steady. Supply consisted of 10 percent slaughter cows, 2 percent bulls, 7 percent replacement cows and 81 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 20 percent steers, 40 percent bulls and 40 percent heifers. Near 14 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1020-1170 1120 50.00-52.00 51.17 4 1115-1120 1116 55.00-56.00 55.75 High Dressing 8 1200-1570 1363 52.00-55.00 53.57 2 1200-1345 1272 58.00-60.00 58.94 High Dressing 2 1620-1700 1660 55.00 55.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 935-1160 1067 44.50-49.00 47.30 7 950-1145 1084 39.50-42.50 41.27 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1055-1465 1215 51.00-56.50 52.99 Low Dressing 5 1590-2365 1869 60.00-64.00 61.99 1 1515 1515 71.00 71.00 High Dressing 1 1965 1965 58.00 58.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 420 420 110.00 110.00 2 470-490 480 105.00-106.00 105.51 1 545 545 104.00 104.00 2 560-580 570 97.00-99.00 97.98 3 610-630 617 93.00-99.00 96.30 2 660-675 668 89.00-91.00 90.01 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 395 395 107.00 107.00 6 420-430 424 100.00-107.00 103.34 5 450-480 468 97.00-103.00 99.00 7 510-535 525 95.00-98.00 96.27 2 575-580 578 94.00-95.00 94.50 1 645 645 90.00 90.00 4 650-680 668 87.00-89.00 87.75 1 780 780 87.00 87.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 370-380 375 100.00-102.00 101.01 4 420-440 430 95.00-100.00 96.73 3 465-480 472 90.00-95.00 92.64 2 515-535 525 90.00-92.00 91.02 1 520 520 80.00 80.00 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 310-325 320 100.00-105.00 102.97 2 380 380 97.00 97.00 6 410-435 426 91.00-96.00 93.67 3 450-470 463 87.00-91.00 88.29 15 510-535 529 84.00-91.00 85.79 3 560-570 565 82.00-86.00 83.99 1 625 625 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 310-330 322 95.00-98.00 95.98 6 355-385 369 90.00-95.00 93.02 11 410-440 434 86.00-92.00 89.81 6 460-475 468 82.00-87.00 84.99 5 520-530 525 80.00-85.00 83.81 2 575-580 578 76.00-81.00 78.51 4 615-635 626 70.00-75.00 72.74 1 760 760 74.00 74.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-360 355 87.00-88.00 87.49 4 415-440 434 80.00-82.00 81.52 3 515-540 525 73.00-78.00 75.30 1 520 520 70.00 70.00 Brahman X 3 550-580 563 70.00-77.00 73.73 1 680 680 70.00 70.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 360-375 368 83.00-87.00 84.96 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 280 280 125.00 125.00 5 300-330 317 118.00-125.00 121.53 4 350-395 375 110.00-117.00 113.40 8 405-435 423 107.00-112.00 108.71 5 465-490 477 99.00-106.00 101.78 7 500-535 521 95.00-100.00 96.97 7 555-570 564 91.00-96.00 92.86 3 610-625 615 85.00-90.00 87.67 1 665 665 84.00 84.00 6 715-745 732 78.00-81.00 79.33 3 780-790 783 78.00-80.00 78.67 2 820-825 822 70.00-78.00 73.99 1 870 870 69.00 69.00 1 935 935 70.00 70.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-340 323 110.00-117.00 113.44 8 350-390 370 103.00-108.00 105.70 3 415-420 417 100.00-106.00 103.98 3 470-485 478 92.00-98.00 95.34 10 520-540 528 90.00-96.00 93.39 1 575 575 90.00 90.00 1 625 625 84.00 84.00 1 680 680 79.00 79.00 1 775 775 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 320 320 102.00 102.00 4 370-380 378 96.00-100.00 98.52 2 420-430 425 91.00-94.00 92.52 1 470 470 90.00 90.00 2 510 510 80.00 80.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 315-330 325 100.00-105.00 101.77 1 380 380 100.00 100.00 1 530 530 80.00 80.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos 875.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 530.00-650.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 370.00-430.00 250.00-300.00 4-6 mos 460.00-470.00 330.00-390.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 1150.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 600.00-680.00 370.00-440.00 Source: USDA-Alabama Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Tommy Davis, Market Reporter, 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS152.txt 0815cst td/st .