SV_LS161 Louisville, KY Wed Feb 3, 2010 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Mt. Sterling, KY – Blue Grass East Stockyards Cattle Auction Report for 2/3/2010 Cattle Receipts: 1,029 Last week: 1,887 Weekly Receipts: 1,112 Compared to last week, steer calves sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with very good demand. Heifer calves sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher in a light test with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Total supply included 8% slaughter cows, less than 2% slaughter bulls, 3% replacements and 87% feeders. Feeder supply 28% steers, 24% bulls and 48% heifers with 38% of feeders over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs 115.00-125.00; 300-350 lbs 111.00-124.00; 350-400 lbs 115.00-129.00; 400-450 lbs 108.00-120.00; 450-500 lbs 105.00-111.00; 500-550 lbs 99.00-112.50; 550-600 lbs 97.00-106.00; 600-700 lbs 91.00-101.00; 700-800 lbs 90.00-95.95; 800-900 lbs 80.00-85.00. Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 101.00-108.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 105.00-111.00; 400-500 lbs 93.00-100.00; 500-600 lbs 89.00-98.00; 600-700 lbs 85.50-90.00; 700-800 lbs 79.00-85.00; 800-900 lbs 78.00-80.00. Large 1 300-400 lbs 104.00-110.00; 400-500 lbs 97.00-105.00; 500-600 lbs 86.00-90.00. Medium and Large 3 400-500 lbs 88.00-92.00; 500-600 lbs 75.00-82.00; 600-700 lbs 70.00-75.00. Large 3 Holsteins: ind 525 lbs 60.00 Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 105.00-115.00; 400-500 lbs 104.00-112.00; 500-600 lbs 95.00-104.00; 600-700 lbs 89.00-94.50; 700-800 lbs 82.00-84.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 94.00-104.00; 400-500 lbs 88.00- 94.00; 500-600 lbs 81.00-88.50; 600-700 lbs 74.00-83.50; 700-800 lbs 74.00- 79.00. Large 1 400-500 lbs 96.00-103.00; 600-700 lbs 77.00-80.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 100.00-105.00; 350-400 lbs 95.00-103.00; 400-450 lbs 92.00-100.00; 450-500 lbs 91.00-95.00; 500-550 lbs 88.00-95.00; 550-600 lbs 87.00-92.80 including 47 head(lim-chax value-added) 578 lbs 92.80; 600-700 lbs 82.50-88.50; 700-800 lbs 82.50-87.75 including 21 head(blk-chax open) 700 lbs 87.25. Medium and Large 1-2 500-600 lbs 87.00-90.00 including 22 head(blk) 515 lbs 90.00. Medium and Large 2 200-300 lbs 96.00-100.00; 300-400 lbs 89.00-95.00; 400-500 lbs 85.00-90.00; 500-600 lbs 75.00-84.00; 600-700 lbs 75.00-82.00; 700-800 lbs 71.50-78.00. Large 1 300-400 lbs 86.00-92.00; 400-500 lbs 83.00-89.00; 600-700 lbs 75.00- 80.00. Medium and Large 3 300-400 lbs 84.00-92.00; 400-500 lbs 78.00-85.00; 500-600 lbs 73.00-78.00; 600-700 lbs 70.00-74.00. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress Hi-Dress Lo-Dress Breakers 70-80 1190-1440 47.00-52.50 53.00-58.50 Boner 80-85 1065-1520 45.00-49.00 50.00-55.00 Lean 85-90 1030-1295 47.00-51.50 52.00-57.00 41.00-46.00 Lean 85-90 840-990 42.50-47.50 48.50-53.50 37.00-42.00 Shelly and very low dress 630-845 lbs 25.00-36.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1485-2190 lbs indicating 78-82 carcass boning percent 63.00-68.00, cpl 83 carcass boning percent 71.00-75.50. Yield Grade 2 1030-1740 lbs indicating 74-77 carcass boning percent 56.00-62.50. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 1060-1530 lbs bred 4-9 months 570.00- 700.00. Medium 2 900-1100 lbs bred 1-9 months 520.00-640.00. Small and Medium 2-3 5-9 years old 655-1065 lbs and bred 4-6 months 510.00- 580.00. Small 3 cpl longhorns and scotch highland bred 4-9 months 300.00- 400.00. Cow/Calf pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 1250-1580 lbs with 60-100 lb calves at side 660.00-880.00 Baby Calves: beef 160.00-210.00 Source KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Louisville, KY Bill Holleran Phone 502-564-4896 24 Hour Toll Free Market Report 1-800-327-6568 Out of State 502-564-2761 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_1s161.txt