RA_LS756 Raleigh, NC Wed Feb 10, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Shelby Livestock Yard, Shelby, NC Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 82 Last Week: closed Last Year: 235 Trends not available. Slaughter cows made up 17 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, and feeders 81 percent. The feeder supply included 22 percent steers, 44 percent heifers, and 33 percent bulls. Near 27 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 275-280 278 75.00-85.00 80.99 5 355-385 372 90.00-105.00 100.26 1 475-475 475 85.00 85.00 Small 1 - 2 1 375-375 375 67.50 67.50 Holstein Large 3 1 425-425 425 33.00 33.00 1 580-580 580 40.00 40.00 1 620-620 620 46.00 46.00 1 860-860 860 50.50 50.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 185-185 185 65.00 65.00 1 340-340 340 75.00 75.00 1 385-385 385 80.00 80.00 3 430-435 432 75.00-82.00 79.00 3 460-495 478 75.00-82.00 77.41 3 520-545 530 75.00-80.00 77.70 2 550-580 565 72.00-83.00 77.65 4 600-610 606 64.00-72.00 66.48 2 655-670 663 65.00 65.00 1 705-705 705 65.00 65.00 1 790-790 790 61.00 61.00 Small 1 - 2 1 370-370 370 58.00 58.00 Medium and Large 3 1 370-370 370 67.50 67.50 2 510-535 523 47.50-63.00 55.44 2 590-590 590 57.00-63.00 60.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-445 422 95.00-100.00 98.34 4 455-480 465 85.00-95.00 89.67 5 515-540 527 72.00-87.00 80.78 1 550-550 550 85.00 85.00 2 640-645 643 75.00-78.00 76.49 1 655-655 655 70.00 70.00 1 745-745 745 55.00 55.00 1 885-885 885 54.50 54.50 Small 1 - 2 1 625-625 625 65.00 65.00 Medium and Large 3 1 440-440 440 80.00 80.00 1 875-875 875 54.00 54.00 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1490-1695 1610 50.50-52.50 51.64 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 1 890-890 890 51.50 51.50 High Dressing 2 735-825 780 34.00-40.00 37.17 Low Dressing 4 930-1355 1161 45.50-49.00 46.78 2 1090-1145 1118 32.00-37.00 34.44 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 965-965 965 20.00 20.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1645-1645 1645 62.00 62.00 1 1745-1745 1745 66.00 66.00 High Dressing Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 27.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS756.txt