RA_LS754 Raleigh, NC Thu Jul 9, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Johnson's Cattle Auction, Canton, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Jul 8, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 72 Last Week: No sales Last Year: 261 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 23 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 7 percent, replacement cows 4 percent, other cows 4 percent, and feeders 63 percent. The feeder supply included 29 percent steers, 11 percent heifers, and 60 percent bulls. Near 29 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 610-610 610 81.50 81.50 Holstein Large 3 2 215-225 220 65.00-70.00 67.56 1 490-490 490 46.00 46.00 1 540-540 540 57.50 57.50 2 570-595 583 57.00-58.50 57.77 2 620-625 623 56.50-57.50 57.00 1 720-720 720 53.50 53.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 190-190 190 85.00 85.00 1 455-455 455 80.00 80.00 1 515-515 515 76.00 76.00 1 585-585 585 80.50 80.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 385-385 385 79.50 79.50 7 450-495 466 78.00-90.00 85.17 4 505-535 524 87.00-96.00 90.19 2 600-610 605 80.00-84.00 82.02 1 695-695 695 74.00 74.00 1 830-830 830 68.50 68.50 1 970-970 970 68.00 68.00 Small 1 - 2 1 300-300 300 51.00 51.00 Medium and Large 3 1 495-495 495 72.00 72.00 1 510-510 510 80.00 80.00 1 625-625 625 75.00 75.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 885-885 885 620.00 620.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1210-1210 1210 48.50 48.50 1 1300-1300 1300 52.50 52.50 High Dressing 2 1620-1735 1678 49.50-52.00 50.71 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 5 955-1350 1125 40.50-46.00 44.43 Lean 85-90% Lean 2 590-635 613 33.50-37.50 35.57 1 565-565 565 25.00 25.00 Low Dressing 1 880-880 880 35.00 35.00 Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 845-845 845 54.50 54.50 1 905-905 905 54.50 54.50 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1295-1295 1295 68.00 68.00 High Dressing 1 1160-1160 1160 58.00 58.00 Low Dressing 2 1705-1740 1723 62.00-65.50 63.77 Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Medium 1 and 2 955 lbs middle age cows with 225 lbs calves 720.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 28.00-42.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA _LS754.txt