RA_LS754 Raleigh, NC Thu Nov 5, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Johnson's Cattle Auction, Canton, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Nov 4, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 112 Last Week: 84 Last Year: 211 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 4 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 79 percent. The feeder supply included 31 percent steers, 46 percent heifers, and 23 percent bulls. Near 35 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 235-235 235 93.00 93.00 2 270-290 280 96.00-109.00 102.73 1 300-300 300 99.00 99.00 2 350-350 350 95.00-99.00 97.00 1 440-440 440 92.00 92.00 1 500-500 500 89.00 89.00 4 550-590 575 83.50-86.00 84.51 1 700-700 700 80.00 80.00 2 760-760 760 73.50-74.50 74.00 1 880-880 880 69.50 69.50 1 935-935 935 67.00 67.00 1 1525-1525 1525 50.00 50.00 Small 1 - 2 1 265-265 265 79.00 79.00 1 365-365 365 73.00 73.00 1 545-545 545 72.00 72.00 Medium and Large 3 1 250-250 250 90.00 90.00 Holstein Large 3 1 500-500 500 41.00 41.00 2 810-820 815 41.00-44.00 42.49 1 870-870 870 47.00 47.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215-215 215 75.00 75.00 2 270-295 283 78.00-91.00 84.79 1 325-325 325 80.00 80.00 4 370-385 378 70.00-84.00 78.44 2 430-445 438 77.00-78.50 77.76 2 470-475 473 61.00-76.00 68.54 7 505-545 522 67.50-75.00 72.10 3 555-590 568 62.00-73.50 68.37 4 600-635 619 59.50-67.00 61.63 2 670-680 675 59.00-65.00 61.98 1 700-700 700 65.00 65.00 2 750-765 758 61.00-65.00 63.02 1 805-805 805 56.50 56.50 Small 1 - 2 1 450-450 450 62.00 62.00 1 500-500 500 51.00 51.00 Medium and Large 3 1 270-270 270 66.00 66.00 2 415-435 425 60.00-63.00 61.54 1 680-680 680 52.00 52.00 1 740-740 740 50.00 50.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 405-445 425 99.00-101.00 99.95 3 460-475 470 83.50-87.00 85.52 3 555-560 557 76.50-83.00 79.49 2 665-670 668 72.00-75.00 73.51 1 730-730 730 74.00 74.00 1 795-795 795 69.00 69.00 2 805-815 810 60.00-65.00 62.52 2 905-935 920 55.00 55.00 Small 1 - 2 1 430-430 430 55.00 55.00 1 575-575 575 64.00 64.00 Medium and Large 3 1 400-400 400 70.00 70.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1025-1025 1025 350.00 350.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1000-1005 1003 440.00-520.00 479.90 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 1 1550-1550 1550 650.00 650.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1125-1395 1260 39.00-42.50 40.56 1 1450-1450 1450 36.00 36.00 Boner 80-85% Lean 1 855-855 855 34.50 34.50 Low Dressing 4 905-1305 1093 36.00-42.50 38.38 1 905-905 905 33.50 33.50 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 910-940 928 34.00-39.00 36.69 1 1030-1030 1030 28.50 28.50 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 795-795 795 44.00 44.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1015-1290 1153 42.00-45.00 43.68 Low Dressing 2 1710-1775 1743 54.00-55.00 54.51 Goats, per head: (16) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 2 20-40 lbs 20.00-22.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 60.00-65.00; Selection 2 70-100 lbs 50.00-57.50, 100-140 lbs 40.00-47.50. Sheep, per head: (4) Slaughter ewes: Good 100-200 lbs 62.50-92.50, Utility 80-100 lbs 55.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA _LS754.txt