SV_LS172 Louisville, KY Fri Feb 5, 2010 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Blue Grass Stockyards of Richmond, Richmond Kentucky (Cattle weighed at time of sale) Cattle Receipts: 798 Last week: 315 Compared to last week’s sale, steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher in comparison to the light offering of last week’s sale. Heifer calves sold steady to firm. Yearling steers and heifers were not fully tested at the previous sale, however demand was strong for today’s yearling offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not fully established. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1200-1600 1310 49.00-52.50 50.78 1 1200-1600 1230 56.50 56.50 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1065 50.50-54.00 52.27 2 800-1200 1062 55.00-57.00 55.92 High Dressing 4 1200-1600 1274 48.50-54.00 51.61 1 1200-1600 1280 54.50 54.50 High Dressing 1 1200-1600 1285 45.50 45.50 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 975 45.00-47.00 45.89 3 800-1200 1010 33.00-40.00 37.33 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1500-3000 1700 58.00-58.50 58.25 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 342 105.00-106.00 105.45 8 400-500 464 100.00-109.00 106.98 3 500-600 560 99.00-104.00 101.67 4 500-600 555 91.00 91.00 Red 12 600-700 625 88.00-99.00 95.04 34 700-800 730 86.50-93.75 91.45 72 800-900 866 88.50-88.80 88.76 114 900-1000 905 88.30-91.30 89.73 2 900-1000 992 78.00 78.00 cpl Groups: 20 hd avg.w/t 742 mostly blk 93.75 62 hd avg.w/t 873 Charx-blk 88.80 60 hd avg.w/t 902 mostly blk 88.30 54 hd avg.w/t 908 Hereford 91.30 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 99 500-600 587 96.00-107.50 101.27 75 600-700 664 99.50 99.50 138 700-800 742 99.95 99.95 62 800-900 850 92.70 92.70 Groups: 87 hd avg.w/t 596 Charx-blk 100.95 75 hd avg.w/t 664 Charx-blk 99.50 72 hd avg.w/t 717 blk 99.95 66 hd avg.w/t 769 blk 99.95 62 hd avg.w/t 850 blk 92.70 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 355 108.00 108.00 3 400-500 440 100.00 100.00 1 500-600 575 96.50 96.50 1 600-700 640 87.50 87.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 290 96.00 96.00 2 300-400 370 88.00 88.00 5 400-500 465 88.00-101.00 90.68 3 500-600 532 78.00-88.00 84.33 14 600-700 640 79.50-84.50 83.02 8 700-800 729 82.00 82.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 357 111.00 111.00 Fancy 5 400-500 434 92.50 92.50 5 500-600 502 93.00 93.00 5 700-800 702 79.00 79.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-400 312 86.00-91.00 88.60 3 400-500 452 82.00-91.00 86.78 3 500-600 511 80.00 80.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 295 80.00 80.00 2 300-400 340 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-500 436 84.00 84.00 1 700-800 760 70.00 70.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 300 86.00 86.00 1 400-500 455 75.00 75.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 490 90.00 90.00 8 500-600 549 88.00-103.00 96.35 3 700-800 728 81.00-83.00 82.35 3 800-900 828 77.00-82.00 78.69 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 545 86.00 86.00 Feeder Bulls Small 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 415 87.00 87.00 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 2-3: few 6-7 years old 1160-1250 lbs and bred 7-9 months 530.00-695.00. Stock Cows and Calves: Medium 2-3: cpl 7-8 years old 955-1020 lbs with 290-390 lb calves 630.00-670.00. 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_1s172.txt