SV_LS161 Louisville, KY Wed July 8, 2009 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Blue Grass East Livestock Market, Mount Sterling, KY (Cattle weighed at time of sale) Cattle Receipts: 1,202 Last week: holiday Weekly Receipts: 1,202 Compared to last sale, steer calves and heifer calves sold steady to mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher with most advance on calves under 500 lbs. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-350 lbs 116.00-124.00; 350-400 lbs 108.00-117.00; 400-450 lbs 105.00-111.00; 450-500 lbs 106.00-109.00; 500-550 lbs 103.00-107.50; 550-600 lbs 104.50-106.00; 600-700 lbs 94.00-103.50; 700-800 lbs 90.00-95.00; 800-900 lbs 92.00-97.60 including 50 head(Chax-blk) 882 lbs 97.60. Large 1 400-500 lbs 95.00-105.00; 500-600 lbs 95.00-103.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 105.00-107.00; 400-500 lbs 98.00-106.00; 500-600 lbs 94.00-102.00; 600-700 lbs 88.00-95.00; 700-800 lbs 85.00-90.00. Medium and Large 3 300-400 lbs 103.00-106.00; 400-500 lbs 90.00-101.00; 500-600 lbs 80.00-95.00; 600-700 lbs 83.00-85.00. Holsteins: Large 3 cpl 342 lbs 70.00; cpl 420 lbs 67.00; few 588 lbs 66.00. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs cpl 255 lbs 118.00; 300-400 lbs 114.00-124.00; 400-500 lbs 95.00-111.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00-104.00; 600-700 lbs 92.00-95.00; 700-800 lbs 82.50-85.00; 800-900 lbs 78.00-85.00; 900-1000 lbs 70.00-78.00. Large 1 300-400 lbs few 108.00; 400-500 lbs 93.00-103.00; 500-600 lbs 90.00-95.00. Medium and Large 1-2 500-600 lbs 98.00-100.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 94.00-106.00; 400-500 lbs 93.00-104.00; 500-600 lbs 86.00-96.00; 600-700 lbs 81.00-91.00; 700-800 lbs 78.00-79.00. Medium and Large 3 500-600 lbs 84.00-88.00. Small 1-2 400-500 lbs 85.00- 98.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 200-300 lbs 94.00-106.50; 300-350 lbs few 96.00; 350-400 lbs few 97.00; 400-450 lbs 94.00-100.00; 450-500 lbs 92.00- 99.00; 500-550 lbs 94.00-101.00; 550-600 lbs 92.00-96.50; 600-700 lbs 89.00- 98.50; 700-800 lbs 90.00-92.95 including 64 head(blk-Chax open) 790 lbs 92.95. Medium and Large 1-2 300-400 lbs few 99.00; 400-500 lbs 92.00-105.00; 500-600 lbs 94.00-95.50; 600-700 lbs 91.50-99.60 including 49 head(blk-Chax open) 643 lbs 99.60. Large 1 300-400 lbs 89.00-95.00; 400-500 lbs 85.50-96.00; 500-600 lbs few 92.00. Medium and Large 2 300-400 lbs 86.00-95.00; 400-500 lbs 83.00- 92.00; 500-600 lbs 85.00-93.00; 600-700 lbs 89.00-94.00; 700-800 lbs 86.00- 89.00. Medium and Large 3 300-400 lbs 87.00-91.00; 400-500 lbs 76.00-84.00; 500-600 lbs 80.00-84.00. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress Hi-Dress Lo-Dress Breakers 70-80 1065-1755 50.00-54.00 56.50-59.50 47.00-48.00 Boner 80-85 865-1605 51.50-55.00 55.00 43.50-49.00 few very high dress 1325-1535 61.50-62.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1555 45.00-50.50 51.00-54.50 41.00-44.50 Lean 85-90 690-995 43.50-47.50 51.00-51.50 40.00-43.00 Shelly and very low dress 775-1400 lbs 31.00-40.00 Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning Percent Avg Dress Low Dress 1 1190-1785 78-82 61.00-68.50 2 1240-1885 75-78 54.50-60.00 Stock Cows/Calves: Medium 1-3 9 years to aged with 100-300 lb calves 580.00-660.00 per pair. Stock Cows: Medium 1 4-9 years old 1010-1230 lbs and bred 7-9 months 640.00-660.00. Medium and Large 2-3 9 years to aged 970-1135 lbs and bred 4-9 months 460.00-560.00. Small 2 aged 850-870 lbs and bred 7-9 months 350.00-395.00. Stock Bulls: Medium 1 1050 lbs black 700.00. Baby Calves: beef 100.00-220.00, weak 30.00; dairybred 40.00-65.00. Source: Bill Barrows (Reporter) KY 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_1s161.txt