MG_LS154 Montgomery, AL Fri Feb 3, 2012 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Cullman, AL Weighted Average Report for 02/02/2012 Receipts: 646 Last Week: 776 Year Ago: 989 Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher, bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00-6.00 higher. Replacement cows steady. Supply consisted of 7 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent bulls, 12 percent replacement cows and pairs and 80 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 16 percent steers, 35 percent bulls and 49 percent heifers. Near 20 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1145 82.00-85.00 83.53 3 1200-1600 1308 83.00-86.50 84.46 1 1200-1600 1595 89.00 89.00 High Dressing 2 1200-1600 1278 77.00-80.50 78.67 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 800-1200 1059 76.00-80.00 77.92 2 800-1200 1115 83.00-83.50 83.25 High Dressing 3 800-1200 1087 72.50-74.00 73.35 Low Dressing 2 1200-1600 1312 78.50-80.50 79.42 1 1200-1600 1500 75.00 75.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800-1200 1040 65.00-70.00 66.08 6 800-1200 970 61.00-63.00 61.84 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1170 88.00 88.00 Low Dressing 4 1500-3000 1692 93.00-96.00 94.69 1 1500-3000 1675 91.00 91.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 321 200.00-205.00 201.50 5 400-450 432 175.00-185.00 178.39 8 450-500 481 168.00-175.00 170.36 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 326 190.00-197.50 192.90 5 350-400 376 175.00-180.00 178.29 7 400-450 425 165.00-171.00 167.44 6 450-500 473 162.00-167.00 163.57 8 500-550 532 154.00-157.50 155.50 5 600-650 610 154.00 154.00 Value Added 7 650-700 665 149.50 149.50 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 327 169.00-177.00 171.11 4 350-400 370 157.50-165.00 161.24 9 400-450 434 152.50-156.00 153.57 6 450-500 487 148.00-153.00 150.49 11 500-550 531 143.00-148.00 146.37 3 550-600 580 139.00-140.00 139.34 5 600-650 622 135.00-137.50 136.39 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-350 324 152.50-162.50 156.94 19 350-400 373 145.00-154.00 150.20 28 400-450 420 142.50-151.00 147.47 13 450-500 477 137.50-145.00 141.47 6 500-550 530 133.00-141.00 137.15 8 550-600 576 129.00-135.00 131.33 4 600-650 624 127.50-130.00 129.13 8 600-650 615 142.00 142.00 Value Added 8 650-700 673 120.00-127.00 124.33 13 650-700 690 133.00 133.00 Value Added 4 700-750 729 115.00-121.00 117.97 3 750-800 777 109.00-115.00 112.30 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 330 142.50-147.50 144.98 5 350-400 368 135.00-140.00 136.96 5 400-450 424 132.50-137.50 135.18 4 600-650 621 113.00-120.00 116.93 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 322 185.00-195.00 189.24 4 350-400 376 173.00-177.50 175.10 11 400-450 431 165.00-172.50 169.18 5 450-500 477 160.00-167.00 164.98 6 500-550 521 155.00-160.00 158.23 6 550-600 572 147.00-153.00 148.98 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 315 175.00-180.00 177.46 18 350-400 381 160.00-170.00 164.48 14 400-450 429 155.00-164.00 159.80 14 450-500 476 150.00-158.00 153.84 12 500-550 528 146.00-152.50 148.98 6 550-600 568 137.00-145.00 140.50 6 600-650 618 129.50-137.00 131.45 3 700-750 723 116.00-123.00 120.30 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 350-400 378 150.00-157.50 152.52 4 400-450 426 142.50-150.00 147.54 3 500-550 522 137.00-142.50 139.81 4 550-600 566 125.00-130.00 127.61 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 830.00-850.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 945.00-1025.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1055.00-1195.00 745.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 715.00-760.00 440.00-515.00 4-6 mos 850.00-870.00 595.00 7-9 mos 900.00-1010.00 655.00-665.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 535.00-630.00 315.00-390.00 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos 775.00-825.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs 3 in 1 Bred Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 1300.00-1475.00 860.00 Medium 2 Medium 3 1175.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 910.00-980.00 ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Johnny Little, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS154.txt 0815cst jl/dd .