RA_LS153 Raleigh, NC Thu, February 10, 2005 USDA-NCDA&CS Market News NC Farm Bureau/Southeast Livestock Exchange Monthly Beef Cattle Tele- Auction Sale Date: February 9, 2005 Lot # 1 – Chatham County 62 Steers 89 % Black / Bwf 8 % Char X 3 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 810 Lbs. Price Cwt. 98.00 Lot # 2 – Stokes County 58 Steers 60 % Black / Bwf 25 % Char X 5 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 835 Lbs. Price Cwt. 96.10 Lot # 3 – South Carolina 56 Steers 50 % Black / Bwf 25 % Char X 25 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 850 Lbs. Price Cwt. 94.90 Lot # 4 – Georgia 65 Steers 90 % Black / Bwf 10 % Char X & Rednecks Est. Avg. Wt. 800 Lbs. Price Cwt. 96.00 Lot # 5 – Georgia 72 Steers 50 % Black / Bwf 30 % Char X 20 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 700 Lbs. Price Cwt. 96.75 Lot # 6 – Georgia 150 Heifers 50 % Black / Bwf 30 % Char X 20 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 700 Lbs. Price Cwt. 93.10 Lot # 7 – Georgia 72 Heifers 40 % Black / Bwf 20 % Char X 40 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 675 Lbs. Price Cwt. 93.70 Lot # 8 – Georgia 70 Heifers 60 % Black / Bwf 30 % Char X 10 % Reds Est. Avg. Wt. 710 Lbs. Price Cwt. 93.00 Most lots are picked up at the farm and weighed locally with a 2% shrink given and a 4 cent slide over estimated weight. Source: NC Farm Bureau and the NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, USDA-NCDA&CS Market News, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/mktnews 1000e/sw