MG_LS795 Montgomery, AL Fri Feb 5, 2010 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Weekly Combined Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report Alabama livestock auctions for the week ending February 6, 2010. Total estimated receipts 10,550 compared to 11,763 last week, and last year 8,639. Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand. Supply this week consisted of 81 percent feeder classes with 11 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder supply consisted of 29 percent steers, 37 percent heifers and 34 percent bulls. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 400-445 425 109.00-113.00 110.63 10 465-495 479 106.00-109.00 107.10 19 500-545 524 101.50-106.00 104.17 27 550-580 560 99.00-101.00 100.44 33 605-645 623 93.00-99.00 94.66 22 660-680 676 89.00-94.00 89.59 5 700-730 713 85.00-89.00 87.48 20 808-808 808 85.00 85.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 30 627-627 627 93.75 93.75 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 10 305-345 321 115.00-124.00 118.91 11 355-390 375 108.00-115.50 110.54 31 405-440 422 105.00-108.00 106.79 41 450-495 474 101.00-105.00 102.93 30 500-545 533 98.00-101.00 99.21 48 555-595 576 93.00-98.00 96.16 19 600-645 623 90.00-92.50 91.13 14 631-631 631 94.70 94.70 Value Added 69 650-698 679 85.00-90.00 88.67 8 700-745 729 84.00-85.00 84.87 5 755-795 782 81.00-84.00 82.77 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 2 13 475-490 484 99.00-101.00 100.08 Medium and Large 3 10 360-395 378 104.00-109.00 105.69 9 410-440 417 97.00-104.00 99.65 8 460-485 476 94.00-97.00 95.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 310-345 324 100.00-109.00 103.11 7 355-385 370 98.00-100.00 98.73 20 400-445 424 95.00-98.00 95.77 15 450-495 464 91.00-95.00 93.13 21 500-545 522 88.00-91.00 89.61 26 550-595 565 84.00-88.00 86.37 5 600-645 624 81.00-83.00 81.79 5 660-695 677 78.00-80.00 78.99 5 715-745 732 76.00-79.00 76.59 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 25 300-345 325 96.00-100.00 97.26 24 350-395 378 94.00-96.00 94.68 57 400-445 426 90.00-94.00 91.31 70 450-495 477 86.00-90.00 88.36 65 500-547 521 83.00-86.00 84.45 32 550-595 577 79.00-83.00 80.87 18 610-640 622 78.00-79.00 78.45 13 626-628 628 81.00 81.00 Value Added 10 655-680 670 75.00-78.00 76.95 7 705-745 721 73.00-75.50 74.35 6 750-780 768 68.00-73.00 69.83 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2 7 350-380 367 87.00-94.00 88.32 5 415-445 434 84.00-87.00 85.58 5 455-495 473 82.00-84.00 82.99 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 14 300-345 330 90.00-94.00 91.63 38 350-395 371 86.00-90.00 88.78 19 405-445 425 84.00-86.00 85.25 6 405-440 427 80.00-83.00 81.31 Brahman X 35 455-495 472 81.00-84.00 82.85 5 460-490 473 75.00-80.00 77.79 Brahman X 18 505-545 529 77.00-80.00 79.12 5 520-545 529 70.00-74.00 72.60 Brahman X 8 580-595 583 76.00-77.00 76.75 7 600-640 622 73.00-76.00 74.57 5 660-680 672 64.00-72.00 69.08 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 3 5 385-390 386 82.00-85.00 84.19 6 420-445 429 79.00-82.00 80.53 6 455-490 473 80.00 80.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 300-345 320 120.00-130.00 123.53 19 350-395 371 113.00-119.00 115.90 30 405-445 423 108.00-112.00 109.63 20 450-485 472 104.00-108.00 105.61 29 500-545 516 98.00-104.00 101.24 22 550-595 568 92.00-98.00 94.36 13 600-645 623 88.00-92.00 89.15 14 650-695 671 82.00-88.00 83.86 5 705-725 717 79.00-81.00 80.00 5 760-780 772 77.00-78.00 77.60 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 24 300-345 326 112.00-118.00 115.11 43 350-395 377 106.00-112.00 108.42 57 400-445 428 102.00-106.00 103.68 53 450-495 478 95.00-102.00 98.18 40 500-545 526 90.00-95.00 93.20 23 565-595 580 85.00-90.00 87.26 15 600-645 620 83.00-85.00 84.39 11 650-690 672 79.00-83.00 81.45 11 710-745 728 74.00-79.00 76.09 7 800-830 816 71.00-74.00 72.70 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 13 305-345 328 104.00-112.00 108.09 13 350-395 373 100.00-103.00 101.29 5 365-395 383 95.00-101.00 97.72 Brahman X 15 410-445 435 97.00-100.00 98.34 5 420-440 430 86.00-96.00 93.37 Brahman X 30 450-495 472 90.00-96.00 92.77 12 505-545 527 85.00-90.00 87.42 6 560-595 587 79.00-85.00 83.66 5 610-645 621 73.00-79.00 77.35 5 715-735 724 65.00-74.00 70.78 Board Sale: Montgomery, AL Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 37 head 675 lbs 90.80. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 37 head 675 lbs 85.50. Cattle sold with a 2 percent shrink, 4 cent slide up only, and for immediate delivery. Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS795.txt 0700cst dg/rt .