SV_LS172 Louisville, KY Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA-KY Dept of Ag News Blue Grass Stockyards of Richmond, Richmond Kentucky (Cattle weighed at time of sale) Cattle Receipts: 1271 Last week: 2048 Compared to last week’s sale, steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 lower, with the most decline seen on calves below 500 lbs. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg-Dress High Dressing Lo-Dress Breakers 75-80 1200-1435 35.00-37.50 40.00 33.00-34.50 Boner 80-85 810-1515 34.50-37.50 38.00-44.00 33.50-34.00 Lean 85-90 860-1710 33.00-36.00 36.50-38.00 23.00-31.00 Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. Weights Carcass Boning Percent Range 1 1690-1890 79-81 53.00-58.00 2 1300-1860 77-78 46.00-52.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-400 386 108.00-110.00 109.32 18 400-500 450 92.00-107.00 100.77 10 500-600 517 90.00-101.00 93.23 38 600-700 642 81.00-91.50 85.28 10 700-800 750 75.50-80.50 77.67 64 800-900 877 78.00-86.80 86.67 Groups: 23 hd avg.w/t 647 mixed 85.00 63 hd avg.w/t 878 mixed 86.80 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 300-400 367 114.50 114.50 6 500-600 549 93.50 93.50 13 600-700 631 83.00 83.00 224 800-900 848 87.75-88.80 88.33 25 1000-1100 1015 79.75 79.75 Groups: 33 hd avg.w/t 367 blk 114.50 104 hd avg.w/t 825 Charx-blk-red 87.75 120 hd avg.w/t 868 mixed 88.80 25 hd avg.w/t 1015 mixed 79.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-300 265 92.50-98.00 95.35 6 300-400 352 95.00-108.00 103.73 3 400-500 440 89.00-95.00 91.64 1 500-600 515 93.00 93.00 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 400-500 445 88.00 88.00 2 600-700 685 74.50 74.50 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 571 72.00 72.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 365 84.00 84.00 12 400-500 455 73.00-78.00 75.96 4 400-500 444 70.00-72.50 71.14 Red 15 500-600 534 72.50-77.00 75.05 63 600-700 652 72.00-86.10 83.84 5 600-700 678 67.00 67.00 Fleshy 2 700-800 707 70.00 70.00 127 800-900 838 68.00-83.50 82.59 Groups: 39 hd avg.w/t 663 mostly blk 86.10 120 hd avg.w/t 835 mixed 83.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 43 300-400 376 77.00-94.00 91.72 5 400-500 464 75.00-77.50 76.58 58 500-600 529 73.00-83.00 81.10 40 600-700 608 73.00-80.50 79.30 70 700-800 762 83.50 83.50 Groups: 36 hd avg.w/t 378 blk 94.00 40 hd avg.w/t 529 blk 83.00 33 hd avg.w/t 604 blk 80.50 70 hd avg.w/t 762 mixed 83.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 300-400 367 74.00-84.00 79.58 7 400-500 445 74.00-79.50 77.37 2 600-700 612 76.00 76.00 1 600-700 650 72.00 72.00 Fleshy 2 700-800 750 69.00 69.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 370 95.00 95.00 6 400-500 444 94.00-102.00 98.13 28 500-600 549 79.00-95.00 86.67 16 600-700 654 71.00-83.00 77.75 3 700-800 768 67.00 67.00 Stock Cows: Medium and Large 2-3: 3 years old to aged 920-1415 lbs and bred 1-9 months 400.00-610.00. Small 2-3: few 4 years old to aged 795-885 lbs and bred 4-9 months 265.00-400.00. Cows and Calves: Medium and Large 2-3: cpl 7 years old to aged 1045-1415 lbs with with 100-220 lb calves 500.00-720.00. Head Beef: ind 110.00 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