SV_LS143 Louisville, KY Thurs June 25, 2009 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Blue Grass South Livestock Market, Stanford Kentucky (Cattle weighed at time of sale) BLUEGRASS SOUTH WILL BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDECE DAY! Cattle Receipts: 1997 Last week: 1867 Compared to Monday’s sale, steer and heifer calves sold steady to firm. Yearling steers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady in comparison to the light offering of the previous sale. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress Hi-Dress Lo-Dress Breakers 75-80 1250-1455 50.00-53.00 55.00-56.50 44.00 Boner 80-85 670-1555 48.00-51.00 54.50-59.50 43.50-47.00 Lean 85-90 740-1425 48.00-50.00 50.50-54.50 42.50-47.50 Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning Percent Range 1 1865 78-80 68.00-71.50 2 1015-1730 75-77 59.00-66.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 200-300 294 110.00-113.00 112.26 5 300-400 390 113.00 113.00 4 400-500 452 103.00-110.00 106.36 12 500-600 530 106.00-111.50 109.41 99 600-700 652 94.50-100.50 99.18 129 700-800 771 96.70-100.55 98.60 5 700-800 725 96.00 96.00 Full 319 800-900 813 95.40-96.70 95.84 Groups: 65 hd avg.w/t 757 Charx-blk 100.55 64 hd avg.w/t 785 mixed 96.70 64 hd avg.w/t 804 mixed 96.30 65 hd avg.w/t 805 Charx 96.70 125 hd avg.w/t 812 mixed 95.40 65 hd avg.w/t 832 Charx-blk 95.40 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-500 410 112.50 112.50 84 500-600 595 102.90-106.00 103.12 6 500-600 515 113.50 113.50 Fancy 116 600-700 678 100.50-105.00 103.44 81 700-800 712 94.00-100.40 99.45 17 700-800 770 90.00 90.00 Full Groups: 78 hd avg.w/t 596 mixed 102.90 74 hd avg.w/t 646 blk 100.50 41 hd avg.w/t 665 mostly blk 100.50 75 hd avg.w/t 685 bbwf 105.00 69 hd avg.w/t 711 mixed 100.40 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 380 113.00 113.00 6 400-500 446 109.00 109.00 7 500-600 554 97.00-107.00 102.01 5 600-700 628 99.00-102.00 100.60 1 700-800 760 95.00 95.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 75 500-600 574 99.00 99.00 Groups: 75 hd avg.w/t 574 Charx-blk-few red 99.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 335 107.00 107.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 68 500-600 568 75.00-79.25 76.93 2 600-700 657 73.00 73.00 2 1100-1200 1137 58.00 58.00 Groups: 46 hd avg.w/t 581 Holstein 76.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 235 86.00 86.00 1 300-400 380 102.00 102.00 14 400-500 463 94.00-99.50 96.50 4 500-600 540 92.00-96.00 94.15 5 600-700 639 89.50 89.50 207 700-800 714 90.30-91.70 90.96 Groups: 67 hd avg.w/t 705 Charx-blk 90.95 68 hd avg.w/t 706 Charx-blk 91.70 72 hd avg.w/t 729 mixed 90.30 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 400-500 458 94.75-98.00 95.89 110 500-600 554 92.00-97.25 96.74 95 600-700 657 88.00-92.20 89.70 5 600-700 691 86.00 86.00 Full 6 700-800 782 80.00 80.00 Groups: 89 hd avg.w/t 559 Charx-blk 97.25 36 hd avg.w/t 636 Charx-blk 92.20 31 hd avg.w/t 653 mixed 88.50 28 hd avg.w/t 690 blk 88.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 300-400 370 90.00-97.00 92.84 21 400-500 415 87.00-98.00 95.36 3 500-600 565 91.00-95.00 93.31 1 600-700 665 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 477 86.00 86.00 3 500-600 528 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-500 440 93.00 93.00 11 700-800 710 85.75 85.75 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 700-800 764 83.50 83.50 Feeder Heifers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 380 94.00 94.00 2 500-600 542 91.00 91.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 400-500 470 101.00-108.50 107.29 9 500-600 542 97.00-105.50 102.61 13 600-700 641 93.00-98.00 95.85 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 2-3: 5 years old to aged 975-1220 lbs and bred 4-9 months 520.00-590.00. Stock Cows and Calves: Medium 2-3: 3 years old to aged 830-1135 lbs with 190- 300 lb calves 760.00-870.00. Calves: Baby Beef: 125.00-175.00 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_1s143.txt 0:00pm .