SV_LS142 Louisville, KY Mon Nov 23, 2009 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Blue Grass South Livestock Market, Stanford Kentucky (Cattle weighed at time of sale) Cattle Receipts: 804 Last week: 742 Compared to Thursday’s sale, steer calves sold steady to weak. Heifer calves sold mostly steady. Yearling steers sold fully steady to firm. Yearling heifers were not tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress Hi-Dress Lo-Dress Breakers 75-80 1165-1790 40.50-42.50 ----------- 37.00 Boner 80-85 1015-1370 40.00-42.50 42.00-44.50 35.00-39.50 Lean 85-90 900-1510 36.50-38.50 41.50 30.00-34.00 Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning Percent Range 1 1690-1760 78-80 54.00-55.00 2 1585-2350 75-77 47.50-53.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-400 339 100.00-104.00 101.50 3 400-500 447 103.00-108.00 106.40 6 500-600 536 89.00-90.00 89.67 6 600-700 629 78.00-83.50 81.59 2 700-800 727 79.00 79.00 61 800-900 820 88.70 88.70 Groups: 61 hd avg.w/t 820 Charx-blk 88.70 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 400-500 433 102.50-106.00 103.41 9 500-600 575 85.00-87.00 86.35 19 600-700 632 85.25 85.25 62 700-800 708 87.90 87.90 Groups: 62 hd avg.w/t 708 mixed 87.90 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 300-400 347 89.00-102.00 96.77 6 400-500 463 91.00-103.00 94.91 5 500-600 552 89.00 89.00 1 600-700 605 84.50 84.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 412 83.00 83.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 385 68.00 68.00 9 600-700 667 70.00 70.00 61 800-900 845 68.70 68.70 Groups: 61 hd avg.w/t 845 Holstein 68.70 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 305 92.00 92.00 3 400-500 485 81.50 81.50 7 500-600 571 75.50-77.00 76.38 8 600-700 610 72.00-75.00 72.77 2 700-800 760 77.50 77.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 427 84.00 84.00 14 500-600 565 71.00-79.00 75.97 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 258 85.00-86.00 85.55 3 300-400 378 84.00 84.00 14 400-500 448 80.00-91.00 84.30 9 500-600 545 70.00-80.00 75.34 2 600-700 637 69.00 69.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 400-500 445 71.50 71.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 400-500 486 88.00-92.00 90.26 4 500-600 506 88.00 88.00 8 600-700 690 73.00-80.00 77.35 7 700-800 706 72.00-75.00 74.58 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 4-7 years old 920-1470 lbs and bred 4-9 months 610.00-850.00; aged 1050-1130 lbs and bred 1-3 months 380.00-490.00. Stock Cows and Calves: 5-6 years old 1000-1320 lbs with 100-300 lb calves 800.00-980.00; aged 1050-1165 lbs with 200-300 lb calves 600-670.00. Source: Kenneth Leavell (Market Specialist) Kentucky Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Louisville, KY kenleavelle@USDA.gov Phone 502-564-4896 24 Hour Toll Free Market Report 1-800-327-6568 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_1s142.txt 0:00pm .