RA_LS751 Raleigh, NC Mon Jan 5, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Carolina Stockyards, Siler City, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Friday Jan 2, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 431 Last Week: No sales Last Year: 821 No sales last week. Slaughter cows made up 27 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 67 percent. The feeder supply included 30 percent steers, 39 percent heifers, and 30 percent bulls. Near 23 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-335 314 90.00-96.00 92.84 3 375-395 388 92.00-100.00 96.95 16 400-440 421 83.00-99.00 92.35 11 450-490 469 85.00-97.00 88.26 1 725-725 725 70.00 70.00 Small 1 - 2 1 235-235 235 80.00 80.00 2 265-270 268 90.00-95.00 92.52 4 305-345 328 80.00-88.00 82.92 4 360-385 370 80.00-88.00 83.47 2 410-445 428 75.00-77.00 76.04 1 700-700 700 63.00 63.00 Medium and Large 3 1 190-190 190 70.00 70.00 4 215-233 229 70.00-74.00 70.94 6 260-297 289 80.00-88.00 82.39 6 305-335 317 72.00-79.00 74.73 5 350-395 372 70.00-74.00 71.63 1 445-445 445 69.00 69.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 310-345 334 73.00-77.00 74.96 6 365-390 376 75.00-84.00 78.57 4 435-440 439 70.00-73.00 71.00 8 455-495 472 70.00-75.00 72.60 4 565-595 583 70.00-72.00 71.00 3 600-630 613 62.00-69.00 65.99 6 655-690 673 65.00-68.00 66.15 3 705-720 713 61.00-65.00 62.34 1 780-780 780 62.00 62.00 1 805-805 805 63.00 63.00 Small 1 - 2 1 200-200 200 76.00 76.00 3 265-295 282 70.00-75.00 71.69 5 300-345 332 60.00-69.00 63.92 7 355-390 367 60.00-70.00 64.26 8 400-445 418 63.00-69.00 66.25 3 475-495 482 64.00-65.00 64.33 17 500-540 525 63.00-68.00 65.30 6 560-590 574 66.00-69.00 67.34 1 780-780 780 55.00 55.00 Medium and Large 3 2 200-230 215 66.00-69.00 67.60 1 325-325 325 54.00 54.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 450-495 468 72.00-85.00 77.98 4 505-530 518 80.00-83.00 80.75 3 550-580 562 81.00-83.00 81.66 12 605-645 628 72.00-76.00 73.74 10 655-685 667 65.00-78.00 70.37 1 715-715 715 72.00 72.00 2 755-780 768 66.00-69.00 67.52 1 830-830 830 65.00 65.00 1 880-880 880 62.00 62.00 1 1025-1025 1025 56.00 56.00 Small 1 - 2 7 455-495 476 64.00-70.00 67.24 5 505-530 517 71.00-78.00 75.03 6 560-595 579 72.00-78.00 75.21 4 600-630 619 64.00-69.00 66.78 1 695-695 695 64.00 64.00 1 720-720 720 66.00 66.00 1 870-870 870 55.00 55.00 Medium and Large 3 1 530-530 530 63.00 63.00 2 555-595 575 65.00-68.00 66.45 1 720-720 720 56.00 56.00 1 755-755 755 58.00 58.00 1 940-940 940 54.00 54.00 1 975-975 975 50.00 50.00 Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 1445-1999 1557 50.00-58.50 54.30 1 1705-1705 1705 60.50 60.50 High Dressing 1 1455-1455 1455 49.00 49.00 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 45 900-1395 1182 50.00-56.00 53.18 2 1230-1290 1260 58.00 58.00 High Dressing 15 985-1340 1100 40.00-49.00 46.20 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 820-1015 910 43.00-48.00 45.84 1 840-840 840 51.00 51.00 High Dressing 3 915-1135 1005 34.00-38.00 35.59 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 815-815 815 51.00 51.00 2 910-935 923 50.00-56.00 52.96 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1415-1415 1415 61.50 61.50 2 1230-1300 1265 50.00-52.00 50.97 Low Dressing 8 1530-2270 1823 64.00-66.00 64.80 2 1595-1720 1658 51.50-58.00 54.87 Low Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (7) Small 1 and 2 700 lbs aged cows with 100 lbs calves 475.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 900 lbs middle age cows with 125 lbs calves 350.00-500.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1150-1200 lbs middle age cows with 200- 275 lbs calves 670.00-735.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 20.00-50.00. Goats, per head: (74) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 35.00, 40-60 lbs 50.00-57.50, 60-80 lbs 62.50-75.00. Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 80.00-85.00, 80-100 lbs 90.00-110.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 50.00-70.00, 70-100 lbs 70.00-92.50, 100-140 lbs 110.00; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 45.00; Selection 3 50-70 lbs 30.00. Wethers: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 170.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 105.00-115.00, 100-150 lbs 142.50-150.00, 150-250 lbs 160.00-187.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/RA_LS751.txt