RA_LS756 Raleigh, NC Wed Jan 7, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Shelby Livestock Yard, Shelby, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Tuesday Jan 6, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 198 Last Week: No sales Last Year: 698 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 20 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 4 percent, and feeders 75 percent. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 28 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215-215 215 82.50 82.50 2 270-280 275 107.50 107.50 1 315-315 315 86.00 86.00 2 355-395 375 80.00-98.00 88.52 3 405-425 415 76.00-86.00 81.41 2 515-540 528 76.00-78.00 77.02 3 550-560 555 72.00-76.50 74.15 5 605-645 623 65.00-76.00 69.57 1 665-665 665 75.00 75.00 1 720-720 720 68.50 68.50 1 855-855 855 61.50 61.50 Medium and Large 3 1 260-260 260 77.50 77.50 1 390-390 390 71.00 71.00 Holstein Large 3 1 240-240 240 58.00 58.00 1 345-345 345 55.00 55.00 1 470-470 470 55.00 55.00 3 510-545 525 50.00-66.00 57.36 3 565-595 585 35.00-63.00 52.83 2 605-610 608 57.00-59.00 58.00 2 675-690 683 30.00-40.00 34.95 1 845-845 845 47.50 47.50 2 865-895 880 44.00-49.00 46.54 1 930-930 930 42.00 42.00 1 990-990 990 48.00 48.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 225-245 235 67.50-75.00 71.41 2 255-270 263 77.50-84.00 80.84 1 345-345 345 74.00 74.00 4 350-390 369 72.00-76.00 74.04 3 400-445 425 76.00-81.00 77.75 4 450-495 469 72.00-84.00 76.42 8 500-545 524 69.50-80.50 73.13 5 550-580 561 60.50-74.50 68.14 3 605-645 625 63.50-70.50 67.55 1 690-690 690 63.50 63.50 2 705-735 720 58.50-59.50 59.01 1 750-750 750 65.50 65.50 Small 1 - 2 1 415-415 415 70.00 70.00 2 455-475 465 59.00-60.50 59.73 4 535-540 536 56.00-67.00 62.01 2 575-585 580 55.00 55.00 Medium and Large 3 1 375-375 375 62.00 62.00 2 425-440 433 62.00-69.00 65.56 2 470-480 475 69.00 69.00 1 520-520 520 63.00 63.00 1 555-555 555 60.00 60.00 3 600-615 610 50.00-62.00 57.39 1 695-695 695 55.50 55.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 405-440 418 82.00-93.00 87.42 4 455-495 473 80.00-90.00 83.71 4 515-545 531 81.00-90.00 83.90 3 550-595 577 84.00-91.00 86.90 1 615-615 615 74.00 74.00 1 660-660 660 82.50 82.50 4 700-745 721 64.50-67.50 66.36 Small 1 - 2 1 500-500 500 69.00 69.00 1 590-590 590 62.00 62.00 Medium and Large 3 1 400-400 400 70.00 70.00 2 525-535 530 75.00-78.00 76.49 3 555-570 562 64.00-78.00 70.61 1 795-795 795 53.50 53.50 1 835-835 835 54.00 54.00 1 920-920 920 52.00 52.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 680-835 738 210.00-430.00 322.78 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1030-1030 1030 540.00 540.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1200-1200 1200 480.00 480.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1300-1335 1318 45.00-47.00 46.01 1 1355-1355 1355 52.50 52.50 High Dressing 4 1405-1825 1601 44.00-47.00 45.93 2 1510-1685 1598 51.00-53.50 52.32 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 1 895-895 895 45.00 45.00 14 915-1370 1115 41.00-48.00 45.28 1 1160-1160 1160 49.50 49.50 High Dressing 5 910-1385 1069 33.50-40.00 36.50 Low Dressing 2 1540-1590 1565 49.00-53.00 51.03 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 480-480 480 31.00 31.00 Low Dressing 1 930-930 930 34.00 34.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1265-1265 1265 62.00 62.00 1 1105-1105 1105 58.00 58.00 Low Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Small 1 and 2 775 lbs young cows with 190 lbs calves 375.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1165 lbs middle age cows with 305 lbs calves 785.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 22.50-32.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/RA_LS756.txt