MG_LS156 Montgomery, AL Thu Dec 14, 2017 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Moulton, AL Valley Stockyard Weighted Average Report for 12/13/2017 Receipts: 542 Last Week: 521 Year Ago: 381 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Demand on feeders good. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Slaughter cows 4 percent, bulls 4 percent, replacement cows and pairs 9 percent, and feeders 83 percent. The feeder supply included 21 percent steers, 37 percent heifers, and 42 percent bulls. Near 10 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1200-1600 1402 47.00-49.00 47.99 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 800-1200 1130 47.00-48.00 47.32 2 1200-1600 1365 42.00-43.00 42.48 Low Dressing 1 1600-2000 1730 49.00 49.00 Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 1195 47.00 47.00 4 800-1200 1012 38.00-43.00 41.28 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1000-1500 1397 67.00-70.00 68.30 1 1000-1500 1300 72.00 72.00 High Dressing 1 1000-1500 1410 66.00 66.00 Low Dressing 2 1500-3000 1802 67.00-70.00 68.57 1 1500-3000 1560 72.00 72.00 High Dressing 1 1500-3000 1590 65.00 65.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 270 200.00 200.00 1 300-350 340 192.00 192.00 7 350-400 376 175.00-185.00 179.07 9 400-450 411 167.00-175.00 172.72 2 450-500 472 160.00-165.00 162.41 3 450-500 451 173.00 173.00 Value Added 1 500-550 505 160.00 160.00 1 550-600 570 145.00 145.00 6 550-600 550 152.00 152.00 Value Added 1 600-650 605 140.00 140.00 9 600-650 616 142.50 142.50 Value Added 2 700-750 725 141.00 141.00 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 285 175.00 175.00 1 300-350 340 172.00 172.00 2 350-400 372 162.00-170.00 165.81 3 400-450 422 152.00-162.00 156.84 1 450-500 460 152.00 152.00 1 500-550 515 145.00 145.00 2 600-650 618 130.00-135.00 132.45 1 650-700 660 129.00 129.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 350-400 385 150.00 150.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 345 155.00 155.00 2 350-400 370 150.00-155.00 152.40 3 400-450 417 145.00-150.00 147.28 6 450-500 475 134.00-139.00 136.44 7 500-550 521 130.00-135.00 132.25 4 550-600 561 127.00-130.00 128.99 6 550-600 564 131.00 131.00 Value Added 1 600-650 640 125.00 125.00 1 600-650 610 130.00 130.00 Replacement 4 600-650 618 128.00 128.00 Value Added 9 650-700 676 120.00 120.00 Value Added 1 700-750 740 120.00 120.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 318 145.00-152.00 148.43 7 350-400 366 140.00-145.00 141.67 9 400-450 430 135.00-140.00 137.72 10 450-500 476 129.00-135.00 131.73 4 500-550 514 125.00-130.00 127.97 2 550-600 582 120.00 120.00 1 600-650 645 117.00 117.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 275 140.00-145.00 142.45 2 300-350 305 140.00 140.00 1 350-400 380 135.00 135.00 1 400-450 440 125.00 125.00 4 450-500 465 122.00-125.00 124.23 3 500-550 510 120.00 120.00 3 500-550 501 123.00 123.00 Value Added 2 650-700 690 109.00 109.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-350 334 177.00-185.00 180.58 7 350-400 373 165.00-175.00 169.75 6 400-450 433 152.00-160.00 155.94 10 450-500 471 150.00-152.00 150.79 5 500-550 520 142.00-150.00 146.68 5 550-600 570 135.00-140.00 137.74 2 600-650 622 130.00-135.00 132.49 1 650-700 660 126.00 126.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-300 279 167.00-172.00 168.99 4 300-350 324 160.00-168.00 163.65 3 350-400 360 160.00 160.00 11 400-450 428 147.00-152.00 150.13 13 450-500 472 142.00-147.00 144.71 10 500-550 524 135.00-142.00 138.23 3 550-600 595 128.00-130.00 129.00 5 600-650 627 120.00-128.00 123.92 1 700-750 735 117.00 117.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 265 155.00 155.00 7 400-450 419 135.00-145.00 141.44 2 450-500 458 132.00 132.00 3 500-550 525 120.00-125.00 123.27 1 550-600 560 120.00 120.00 1 650-700 690 114.00 114.00 2 700-750 740 110.00-112.00 111.00 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 1130.00-1260.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 775.00-875.00 465.00-515.00 4-6 mos 875.00-1040.00 670.00-710.00 7-9 mos 1110.00-1250.00 820.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 410.00-600.00 340.00-365.00 4-6 mos 755.00-790.00 470.00-480.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- 1000.00 Small 2 Small 3 ------------- 890.00 Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne / Market Reporter / 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS156.txt 0830cst rt/ns .