RA_LS757 Raleigh, NC Wed Jul 8, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Mount Airy Stockyards, Mount Airy, NC Weighted Average Report for Tuesday Jul 7, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 858 Last Week: No sales Last Year: 1170 No sales last week. Slaughter cows made up 24 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 3 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 69 percent. The feeder supply included 30 percent steers, 38 percent heifers, and 32 percent bulls. Near 23 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 180-185 182 102.00-114.00 107.32 2 210-235 223 104.00-108.00 106.11 3 270-285 275 103.50-112.00 106.80 5 305-338 331 97.00-105.00 98.47 24 354-385 362 96.50-107.00 105.47 4 433-433 433 104.50 104.50 16 450-490 457 100.00-103.50 102.90 18 529-544 541 96.00-102.50 99.78 2 550-575 563 93.50-96.00 94.78 16 600-645 630 89.00-97.75 96.30 4 727-745 732 92.00-94.00 92.51 Small 1 - 2 3 340-345 342 82.00-93.50 88.19 3 438-438 438 94.50 94.50 2 630-630 630 81.50 81.50 2 710-715 713 85.00-85.50 85.25 Holstein Large 3 6 211-245 218 60.00-79.00 73.00 6 286-286 286 80.50 80.50 4 300-305 303 58.00-65.00 61.78 4 355-380 374 58.00-75.00 66.90 5 405-445 426 59.50-70.00 64.04 2 580-585 583 54.00-58.00 55.99 7 696-696 696 71.00 71.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 150-190 166 100.00-125.00 114.43 2 210-240 225 95.00-113.00 103.40 3 250-285 272 98.00 98.00 2 300-325 313 90.50-98.00 94.10 17 365-380 375 89.00-95.50 94.23 25 424-444 439 93.50-94.50 94.27 20 453-495 471 89.50-95.00 93.24 46 530-544 537 88.50-90.00 88.84 10 561-590 564 85.00-85.25 85.22 23 600-645 635 77.00-84.75 81.92 3 710-723 719 80.00-86.50 82.14 Small 1 - 2 3 405-425 418 69.00-84.00 75.53 4 450-495 469 80.00-88.50 84.82 2 500-535 518 80.00-87.00 83.62 Medium and Large 3 7 370-383 381 78.50-81.00 78.85 3 405-445 425 69.00-81.50 74.70 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 400-447 432 93.00-103.00 101.04 22 450-490 457 93.00-101.50 100.23 26 505-548 541 90.50-94.00 92.44 18 550-590 552 93.00-96.75 96.53 15 638-638 638 85.25 85.25 13 650-690 658 81.00-86.50 83.66 15 710-740 732 79.50-89.50 82.84 Small 1 - 2 2 415-425 420 91.00-92.00 91.49 4 452-465 455 86.00-87.00 86.26 6 500-545 529 67.00-89.00 81.40 2 560-595 578 76.00-78.50 77.29 2 650-670 660 78.50-79.00 78.75 Medium and Large 3 3 460-475 470 79.00-89.00 83.78 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 945-970 958 660.00-760.00 709.35 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 2 1015-1120 1068 500.00-630.00 568.20 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 1280-1410 1373 660.00-825.00 758.28 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1565-1740 1653 870.00-885.00 877.90 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 890-890 890 42.50-45.00 43.75 Low Dressing 35 910-1350 1130 46.00-52.00 48.47 4 1235-1340 1281 52.50-56.50 54.24 High Dressing 5 1005-1255 1133 42.00-45.50 44.62 Low Dressing 6 1410-1585 1478 48.00-52.00 50.17 3 1400-1565 1463 53.50-54.50 54.02 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 4 800-890 836 48.00-51.50 49.00 69 970-1380 1131 46.00-53.00 49.17 11 900-1280 1156 53.00-56.00 54.08 High Dressing 8 935-1390 1166 41.50-46.50 44.60 Low Dressing 2 1420-1520 1470 47.50-49.00 48.28 Lean 85-90% Lean 8 915-1185 991 44.50-46.50 45.58 15 820-1325 1011 33.00-44.00 39.15 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 935-985 960 45.00-49.00 47.05 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1040-1495 1317 60.00-65.50 63.35 3 1090-1220 1143 53.00-55.00 54.36 Low Dressing 11 1540-2205 1879 58.50-67.00 60.93 2 1775-1795 1785 67.50-68.00 67.75 High Dressing 2 1645-1670 1658 58.00-59.50 58.76 Low Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (10) Small 1 and 2 700 lbs middle age cows with 220-260 lbs calves 650.00-710.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 710-1045 lbs middle age cows with 80-375 lbs calves 510.00-875.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1110-1195 lbs middle age cows with 100-150 lbs calves 600.00-860.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 55.00-67.50. Goats, per head: (24) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 72.50-87.50. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 32.50-45.00. Sheep, per head: (13) Slaughter ewes: Good 100-200 lbs 105.00, Utility 80-100 lbs 40.00-65.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ncagr.gov/markets/marketnews/RA_LS757.txt