MG_LS156 Montgomery, AL Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Decatur, Alabama - Valley Stockyard, Inc. Weighted Average Report for 11/19/2009 ***This report will not be issued next Friday in observance of the holiday week.*** Receipts: 518 Last Week: 1168 Year Ago: 604 Compared to last sale: Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cattle mostly steady. Supply consisted of 8 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 9 percent replacement cows and pairs and 82 percent feeders. The feeder supply included, 9 percent steers, 49 percent bulls and 42 percent heifers. Near 20 percent of the run were over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1190 1190 39.00 39.00 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1150 1150 44.00 44.00 2 965-1035 1000 38.00 38.00 Low Dressing 1 1260 1260 45.50 45.50 1 1255 1255 46.00 46.00 High Dressing 1 1250 1250 40.00 40.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 960 960 34.00 34.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1655-1995 1825 55.00-56.00 55.55 2 1975-1985 1980 50.00-51.00 50.50 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 465-475 470 104.00 104.00 1 520 520 95.00 95.00 1 555 555 91.00 91.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 520 520 91.00-93.00 92.00 1 575 575 85.00 85.00 1 605 605 80.00 80.00 2 705-715 710 76.00-80.00 78.01 1 910 910 66.00 66.00 2 1010 1010 65.00 65.00 1 1090 1090 55.00 55.00 Fleshy Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 620 620 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 235 235 110.00 110.00 2 430-435 432 87.00 87.00 4 450-495 470 82.00-87.00 84.81 1 495 495 79.00 79.00 Fleshy 5 510-525 516 78.00-86.00 82.40 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 330-345 338 90.00-92.00 91.00 1 385 385 89.00 89.00 3 400-440 418 81.00-85.00 82.96 8 450-495 469 77.00-81.00 78.74 3 500-530 515 75.00-77.00 75.67 4 550-585 568 70.00-74.00 71.23 4 605-615 610 70.00-71.00 70.50 1 660 660 70.00 70.00 1 650 650 65.00 65.00 Fleshy 1 725 725 62.00 62.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 375-390 382 80.00-85.00 83.00 1 415 415 76.00 76.00 1 480 480 71.00 71.00 4 515-545 531 70.00-71.00 70.25 2 610-635 622 62.00-65.00 63.53 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 545 545 71.00 71.00 1 765 765 60.00 60.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 345 345 80.00 80.00 1 425 425 70.00 70.00 1 470 470 67.00 67.00 1 580 580 62.00 62.00 Feeder Heifers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 360 360 70.00 70.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 375 375 80.00 80.00 1 560 560 68.00 68.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 70.00 70.00 1 555 555 60.00 60.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 310-325 318 117.50-118.00 117.76 1 375 375 114.00 114.00 2 410-440 425 104.00-110.00 106.89 6 450-485 465 95.00-106.00 99.76 1 515 515 99.00 99.00 2 565-585 575 82.00-89.00 85.44 1 640 640 80.00 80.00 1 675 675 80.00 80.00 1 700 700 73.00 73.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 320-345 337 110.00-114.00 111.27 3 365-390 377 99.00-108.00 104.75 3 405-430 418 95.00-98.00 96.03 5 460-490 477 87.00-93.00 90.42 1 470 470 83.00 83.00 Brahman X 5 500-545 527 80.00-87.00 83.82 2 565-580 572 74.00-80.00 76.96 4 600-630 614 70.00-73.00 72.27 3 660-695 678 68.00-72.00 69.97 2 720 720 65.00 65.00 2 780 780 64.00 64.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 230 230 117.50 117.50 1 285 285 107.50 107.50 1 345 345 100.00 100.00 1 435 435 86.00 86.00 4 460-480 470 80.00-84.00 83.02 2 525-540 532 75.00 75.00 2 550-570 560 70.00-75.00 72.54 2 600-620 610 69.00-69.50 69.25 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 660 660 62.00 62.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 265 265 112.50 112.50 2 430-435 432 85.00-88.00 86.49 2 555-590 572 66.00-69.00 67.45 1 620 620 65.00 65.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 405 405 85.00 85.00 1 495 495 78.00 78.00 1 510 510 70.00 70.00 1 700 700 60.00 60.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to Middle Aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 645.00-730.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 720.00-750.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 500.00-540.00 420.00-475.00 4-6 mos 555.00-575.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 625.00-730.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 355.00-410.00 heifers 490.00-515.00 200.00-260.00 7-9 mos ------------- 380.00-420.00 Replacement Pairs Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Medium 2 Medium 3 760.00-800.00 ------------ Small 2 Small 3 650.00 490.00-520.00 Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News, Montgomery, AL Ben Pack, Market Reporter, Phone: 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.LGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS156.txt 0715cst bp/dl . .