RA_LS756 Raleigh, NC Wed Jul 8, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Shelby Livestock Yard, Shelby, NC Weighted Average 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. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-200 200 92.00 92.00 2 325-335 330 102.00-115.00 108.40 5 350-395 370 107.00-110.00 107.84 3 400-435 415 104.00-108.00 105.84 1 470-470 470 103.00 103.00 1 540-540 540 97.50 97.50 1 580-580 580 104.00 104.00 1 635-635 635 75.00 75.00 1 775-775 775 78.00 78.00 Small 1 - 2 1 305-305 305 77.00 77.00 2 355-395 375 70.00-79.00 74.26 1 485-485 485 77.00 77.00 Medium and Large 3 2 340-340 340 85.00-90.00 87.50 2 360-365 363 80.00-86.00 83.02 Holstein Large 3 1 260-260 260 73.00 73.00 4 300-340 323 65.00-73.00 69.63 1 530-530 530 69.50 69.50 2 590-595 593 63.00 63.00 2 600-620 610 60.00-64.00 61.97 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 195-195 195 86.00 86.00 3 305-335 323 90.00-101.00 94.14 3 350-390 367 94.00-98.00 96.73 10 400-445 423 85.00-96.00 91.85 7 455-495 484 80.00-94.00 88.85 7 500-535 516 85.00-91.00 86.36 4 565-590 576 82.00-88.50 85.64 2 625-630 628 77.00-84.50 80.74 1 685-685 685 69.00 69.00 2 715-720 718 63.00-75.50 69.23 3 760-770 763 60.00-77.00 68.30 Small 1 - 2 1 510-510 510 81.00 81.00 1 615-615 615 48.00 48.00 Medium and Large 3 3 450-495 468 72.00-77.00 75.01 2 535-540 538 71.00-79.00 75.02 1 575-575 575 70.00 70.00 1 790-790 790 54.00 54.00 Brahman X Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 405-430 420 95.00-107.00 102.98 11 450-495 465 96.00-106.00 101.17 11 500-545 530 88.50-100.00 95.34 7 550-590 563 86.50-99.00 93.92 3 600-645 617 86.00-96.00 91.53 3 650-685 662 84.50-88.00 86.46 2 755-760 758 64.00-75.00 69.48 3 850-865 855 65.50-78.50 72.29 Small 1 - 2 1 500-500 500 81.00 81.00 1 585-585 585 73.00 73.00 Brahman X 1 600-600 600 67.00 67.00 Medium and Large 3 2 405-440 423 84.00-89.00 86.60 5 460-485 476 86.00-92.00 89.33 1 500-500 500 62.00 62.00 2 620-645 633 70.00-80.50 75.35 1 670-670 670 73.00 73.00 1 910-910 910 56.00 56.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 650-650 650 350.00 350.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1090-1370 1207 43.00-48.00 45.53 1 1290-1290 1290 52.00 52.00 High Dressing 1 1625-1625 1625 44.00 44.00 1 1475-1475 1475 52.00 52.00 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 1 850-850 850 45.00 45.00 4 1085-1360 1199 44.00-48.00 46.54 3 1250-1325 1277 50.50-54.00 52.63 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 930-930 930 38.00 38.00 1 1225-1225 1225 27.00 27.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1215-1215 1215 59.50 59.50 4 1040-1195 1118 48.00-55.00 53.06 Low Dressing 2 1530-1535 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 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS756.txt