RA_LS752 Raleigh, NC Tue Jul 7, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Weighted Average Report for Monday Jul 6, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 882 Last Week: 709 Last Year: 1835 Slaughter cows trended steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended 10.00 higher than last week. Slaughter cows made up 16 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 78 percent. The feeder supply included 27 percent steers, 45 percent heifers, and 28 percent bulls. Near 26 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-295 279 105.00-115.00 109.09 2 315-315 315 102.00-105.00 103.50 15 350-395 374 96.00-113.00 105.16 15 400-445 428 99.00-108.00 102.64 9 450-495 472 95.00-106.00 100.36 11 505-545 520 95.00-104.00 98.25 7 550-580 566 93.00-100.00 96.66 4 600-625 608 92.00-99.00 94.98 9 650-693 679 88.00-97.50 93.21 2 710-725 718 89.00-90.50 89.76 5 750-790 776 85.50-86.00 85.80 2 872-872 872 82.50 82.50 Small 1 - 2 3 360-390 380 70.00-99.00 86.24 4 400-440 424 90.00-95.00 93.26 3 535-540 538 91.50-92.50 92.00 2 600-635 618 85.00-86.00 85.51 3 665-680 672 75.00-86.00 82.20 Medium and Large 3 3 225-230 228 60.00-75.00 66.27 3 365-395 375 83.00-95.00 90.76 2 515-535 525 70.00-80.00 74.90 2 620-635 628 80.00-88.00 83.95 3 715-735 722 77.00-88.00 82.28 Holstein Large 3 2 200-215 208 62.00 62.00 3 280-290 283 56.00-60.00 58.68 6 310-345 331 65.00-71.00 67.85 4 360-390 378 68.00-71.00 68.99 3 400-415 407 68.00-72.00 69.65 2 945-945 945 53.00 53.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 335-345 340 95.00-96.50 95.74 15 355-395 379 90.00-100.00 93.96 16 400-445 423 91.00-96.50 93.75 27 450-495 469 89.50-97.00 93.45 29 500-545 518 87.50-94.75 91.68 35 550-595 570 85.00-91.50 88.58 17 600-645 618 81.00-89.00 85.80 7 660-680 668 81.00-86.00 84.07 6 710-725 715 77.50-83.00 80.68 Small 1 - 2 4 275-295 289 60.00-83.00 72.22 8 320-345 337 70.00-88.00 80.49 6 350-385 370 82.00-88.00 85.53 9 400-445 427 75.00-89.00 84.57 2 480-485 483 81.00-88.50 84.77 7 515-535 526 80.00-87.00 83.01 8 555-590 579 73.00-82.00 78.69 8 600-640 616 72.00-83.50 79.15 2 685-685 685 65.00-80.00 72.50 Medium and Large 3 2 355-360 358 85.00 85.00 3 400-445 425 75.00-85.00 79.00 7 455-480 469 70.00-87.00 80.77 10 505-545 528 79.00-87.00 83.40 2 580-585 583 70.00-75.00 72.51 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 405-445 430 90.00-104.00 95.36 19 450-495 478 89.00-98.50 95.21 18 500-545 529 90.00-98.50 93.35 19 550-595 576 89.00-95.50 92.46 19 600-640 617 85.00-93.50 90.53 6 665-680 673 85.00-92.50 89.07 5 705-730 715 78.50-85.00 82.19 5 750-770 756 80.00-84.50 82.49 6 803-845 817 72.50-77.50 76.05 Small 1 - 2 4 450-495 466 82.00-89.00 85.58 2 490-490 490 65.00-72.00 68.50 Full 9 515-545 529 75.00-88.00 82.05 4 560-590 579 81.00-89.00 84.99 3 625-635 632 78.00-82.00 80.66 4 650-685 664 65.00-83.00 76.40 2 870-890 880 67.00-73.00 70.03 Medium and Large 3 2 690-695 693 78.00-83.00 80.51 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1115-1390 1269 46.00-54.00 51.43 2 1100-1215 1158 56.00-58.50 57.19 High Dressing 11 1400-1845 1575 49.00-53.00 51.49 2 1430-1535 1483 55.00 55.00 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 3 760-815 788 48.50-52.00 50.79 35 915-1350 1111 47.00-55.00 50.75 18 960-1385 1148 55.00-62.00 57.50 High Dressing 4 1025-1190 1089 44.00-46.00 45.24 Low Dressing 8 1415-1615 1478 46.00-53.50 50.17 2 1540-1790 1665 55.00-58.50 56.62 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 880-1310 1120 45.00-50.00 47.47 6 810-1245 1057 39.00-44.00 41.17 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 905-1015 962 55.00-59.00 56.51 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 5 675-835 744 55.00-66.00 60.09 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1025-1465 1273 63.50-65.00 64.05 15 1500-2405 1778 60.00-69.50 64.48 4 1600-1980 1864 69.00-72.50 70.93 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (4) Small 1 and 2 665 lbs middle age cows with 270 lbs calves 740.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 900-930 lbs middle age cows with 220-225 lbs calves 660.00-710.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1105 lbs middle age cows with 160 lbs calves 750.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 10.00-60.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ncagr.gov/markets/marketnews/RA_LS752.txt