RA_LS146
Raleigh, NC      Wed Jul 8, 2009     USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News

Shelby Livestock Yard, Shelby, NC
Report for Tuesday Jul 7, 2009

Cattle Receipts:  182          Last week:  No sales          Last year:  378

Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady.  Feeder cattle trended mostly steady.

Slaughter cows made up 9 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, 
replacement cows 2 percent, and feeders 85 percent.  The feeder supply included 
23 percent steers, 35 percent heifers, and 42 percent bulls. Near 20 percent of 
the run weighed over 600 lbs.  (Figures in parentheses are weighted average 
weights and prices for each category)

   Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 200-200 lbs (200) 92.00 (92.00); 325-335 
lbs (330) 102.00-115.00 (108.40); 350-395 lbs (370) 107.00-110.00 (107.84); 400-
435 lbs (415) 104.00-108.00 (105.84); 470-470 lbs (470) 103.00 (103.00); 540-540 
lbs (540) 97.50 (97.50); 580-580 lbs (580) 104.00 (104.00); 635-635 lbs (635) 
75.00 (75.00); 775-775 lbs (775) 78.00 (78.00).  Small 1-2 305-305 lbs (305) 
77.00 (77.00); 355-395 lbs (375) 70.00-79.00 (74.26); 485-485 lbs (485) 77.00 
(77.00).  Medium and Large 3 340-340 lbs (340) 85.00-90.00 (87.50); 360-365 lbs 
(363) 80.00-86.00 (83.02).  Holstein Large 3 260-260 lbs (260) 73.00 (73.00); 
300-340 lbs (323) 65.00-73.00 (69.63); 530-530 lbs (530) 69.50 (69.50); 590-595 
lbs (593) 63.00 (63.00); 600-620 lbs (610) 60.00-64.00 (61.97). 

   Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 195-195 lbs (195) 86.00 (86.00); 305-335 
lbs (323) 90.00-101.00 (94.14); 350-390 lbs (367) 94.00-98.00 (96.73); 400-445 
lbs (423) 85.00-96.00 (91.85); 455-495 lbs (484) 80.00-94.00 (88.85); 500-535 
lbs (516) 85.00-91.00 (86.36); 565-590 lbs (576) 82.00-88.50 (85.64); 625-630 
lbs (628) 77.00-84.50 (80.74); 685-685 lbs (685) 69.00 (69.00); 715-720 lbs 
(718) 63.00-75.50 (69.23); 760-770 lbs (763) 60.00-77.00 (68.30).  Small 1-2 
510-510 lbs (510) 81.00 (81.00); 615-615 lbs (615) 48.00 (48.00).  Medium and 
Large 3 450-495 lbs (468) 72.00-77.00 (75.01); 535-540 lbs (538) 71.00-79.00 
(75.02); 575-575 lbs (575) 70.00 (70.00); 790-790 lbs brahman x (790) 54.00 
(54.00). 

   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 405-430 lbs (420) 95.00-107.00 (102.98); 
450-495 lbs (465) 96.00-106.00 (101.17); 500-545 lbs (530) 88.50-100.00 (95.34); 
550-590 lbs (563) 86.50-99.00 (93.92); 600-645 lbs (617) 86.00-96.00 (91.53); 
650-685 lbs (662) 84.50-88.00 (86.46); 755-760 lbs (758) 64.00-75.00 (69.48); 
850-865 lbs (855) 65.50-78.50 (72.29).  Small 1-2 500-500 lbs (500) 81.00 
(81.00); 585-585 lbs brahman x (585) 73.00 (73.00); 600-600 lbs (600) 67.00 
(67.00).  Medium and Large 3 405-440 lbs (423) 84.00-89.00 (86.60); 460-485 lbs 
(476) 86.00-92.00 (89.33); 500-500 lbs (500) 62.00 (62.00); 620-645 lbs (633) 
70.00-80.50 (75.35); 670-670 lbs (670) 73.00 (73.00); 910-910 lbs (910) 56.00 
(56.00). 

   Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 650-650 lbs (650) 350.00 per head 4-6 
months bred (350.00). 

   Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 percent lean 1090-1370 lbs (1207) 43.00-48.00 
(45.53); 1290-1290 lbs high dressing (1290) 52.00 (52.00); 1625-1625 lbs (1625) 
44.00 (44.00); 1475-1475 lbs high dressing (1475) 52.00 (52.00).  Boner 80-85 
percent lean 850-850 lbs (850) 45.00 (45.00); 1085-1360 lbs (1199) 44.00-48.00 
(46.54); 1250-1325 lbs high dressing (1277) 50.50-54.00 (52.63).  Lean 85-90 
percent lean 930-930 lbs (930) 38.00 (38.00); 1225-1225 lbs low dressing (1225) 
27.00 (27.00). 

   Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1215-1215 lbs (1215) 59.50 (59.50); 1040-
1195 lbs low dressing (1118) 48.00-55.00 (53.06); 1530-1535 lbs (1533) 60.50-
63.50 (62.00). 

   Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Small 1 and 2 760-870 lbs middle age cows with 200-275 
lbs calves 750.00-810.00 per pair.


Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC
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