TV_LS149 Thomasville, GA Wed Oct 8, 2008 USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Lanier Weighted Average Report for 10/07/2008 Receipts: 351 Last Week: 343 Year Ago: 665 Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 17 percent, bulls 3 percent, feeder steers over 600 lbs 15 percent, under 600 lbs 28 percent, feeder heifers over 600 lbs 11 percent, under 600 lbs 22 percent, replacement cows 4 percent. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1210-1420 1316 45.00-51.00 47.64 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1050-1180 1108 47.00-51.50 49.15 1210-1440 1279 47.00-52.00 49.99 1230-1290 1252 40.00-43.50 42.19 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 880-1110 994 44.00-52.00 46.78 850-980 908 36.00-43.00 38.82 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1050-1440 1203 56.00-64.00 59.81 1005-1120 1062 52.00-54.00 53.05 Low Dressing 1605-1770 1684 64.00-68.00 66.55 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 255-290 269 108.00-120.00 113.18 305-330 316 106.00-110.00 107.98 355-380 364 97.00-107.00 101.66 405-440 418 93.00-105.00 99.12 455-465 460 85.00-94.00 88.84 500-540 513 81.00-88.00 83.62 555-565 558 79.00-86.00 81.69 600-640 617 78.00-83.00 80.35 655-690 665 76.00-79.00 77.52 Feeder Steers and Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 265-290 271 90.00-100.00 94.88 300-320 310 85.00-95.00 90.06 355-365 357 80.00-90.00 85.73 405-440 431 79.00-89.00 82.16 455-490 466 72.00-82.00 77.26 500-545 525 70.00-77.00 74.10 555-565 560 68.00-78.00 72.75 600-640 623 67.00-76.00 71.14 655-675 663 65.00-75.00 70.02 700-735 724 60.00-65.00 62.28 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 355-390 378 85.00-89.00 86.94 400-430 414 79.00-83.00 81.01 455-480 466 75.00-80.00 77.61 500-540 519 73.00-78.00 75.45 555-580 565 72.00-77.00 74.41 600-640 628 70.00-76.00 72.62 655-670 660 69.00-74.00 71.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 255-290 269 80.00-90.00 84.84 355-370 362 74.00-84.00 78.62 420-440 432 70.00-78.00 73.75 455-490 464 65.00-75.00 70.17 505-540 522 63.00-70.00 66.42 555-590 569 62.00-69.00 66.03 600-640 621 60.00-67.00 63.54 655-675 662 60.00-65.00 62.41 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Per head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1050-1100 1070 700.00-760.00 727.10 4-6 Months Bred Bred Cows Medium and Large 2-3 Per head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1000-1080 1040 430.00-550.00 494.87 4-6 Months Bred Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2-3 Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1150 1150 830.00 830.00 Source: USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News Service Faith Curtis, Market Reporter, 12292261641 Market Reports www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TV_LS149.txt 2245.