RA_LS757 Raleigh, NC Wed Jan 7, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Mount Airy Stockyards, Mount Airy, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Tuesday Jan 6, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 584 Last Week: 339 Last Year: 1055 Slaughter cows trended 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls trended 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle trended mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher with a few higher. Slaughter cows made up 38 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 6 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 52 percent. The feeder supply included 35 percent steers, 31 percent heifers, and 34 percent bulls. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 210-240 225 95.00-95.50 95.27 3 255-290 267 94.00-96.00 95.00 5 330-347 342 95.00-112.00 105.54 5 355-375 363 91.00-108.00 95.66 1 415-415 415 99.00 99.00 2 455-460 458 91.00-100.50 95.72 3 530-545 537 83.00-84.50 83.83 8 560-595 572 84.50-86.00 85.06 8 610-633 626 79.50-84.00 81.26 Small 1 - 2 1 160-160 160 70.00 70.00 5 205-245 226 70.00-87.00 76.35 2 255-270 263 88.00-88.50 88.24 6 300-348 327 60.00-86.00 75.11 7 350-390 369 70.00-84.00 78.16 2 450-455 453 84.50-86.00 85.25 8 500-540 533 70.00-80.50 76.30 4 590-590 590 69.50 69.50 2 605-635 620 66.00-77.50 71.89 Medium and Large 3 1 390-390 390 75.00 75.00 1 710-710 710 65.00 65.00 1 815-815 815 55.00 55.00 Holstein Large 3 3 553-565 557 46.00-50.00 48.65 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 185-185 185 81.00 81.00 4 260-295 276 80.00-83.50 81.38 1 345-345 345 82.00 82.00 5 360-365 363 77.50-83.00 79.20 2 400-445 423 74.00-82.50 78.48 5 458-480 462 76.00-78.00 77.58 1 515-515 515 76.00 76.00 13 555-578 565 75.50-82.00 79.50 2 600-615 608 68.00-77.00 72.44 4 655-680 664 67.00-76.00 73.20 1 735-735 735 67.00 67.00 3 757-757 757 70.00 70.00 1 820-820 820 63.50 63.50 Small 1 - 2 1 210-210 210 59.00 59.00 3 255-260 258 51.00-75.00 65.09 3 310-320 315 66.00-75.00 70.35 3 355-395 377 65.00-70.00 67.58 3 410-440 428 66.00-73.50 70.94 1 480-480 480 72.00 72.00 2 500-500 500 70.00-74.00 72.00 2 555-585 570 68.50-72.50 70.55 1 645-645 645 63.00 63.00 1 745-745 745 65.50 65.50 Medium and Large 3 1 285-285 285 73.00 73.00 3 415-445 427 64.00-73.50 68.62 1 455-455 455 71.00 71.00 1 505-505 505 60.00 60.00 2 615-615 615 61.00 61.00 1 785-785 785 62.50 62.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-445 423 87.00 87.00 3 453-465 457 84.00-101.50 95.56 19 500-542 530 77.50-85.00 83.24 6 563-590 572 73.00-78.50 75.70 7 600-645 613 70.00-79.75 73.03 2 665-680 673 69.00-74.00 71.53 4 700-735 716 65.50-69.00 67.38 1 765-765 765 66.00 66.00 1 840-840 840 67.00 67.00 Small 1 - 2 3 400-428 419 78.00-81.00 78.96 7 450-495 474 65.00-80.50 74.11 10 500-530 520 68.00-77.00 73.37 2 570-590 580 70.50-78.50 74.57 2 610-625 618 60.00-68.00 63.95 1 690-690 690 60.00 60.00 1 720-720 720 63.00 63.00 Medium and Large 3 1 475-475 475 62.00 62.00 1 515-515 515 79.00 79.00 1 570-570 570 76.00 76.00 1 655-655 655 64.00 64.00 2 710-720 715 65.00-69.00 66.99 1 835-835 835 64.00 64.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 870-870 870 440.00 440.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 970-970 970 550.00 550.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 2 855-870 863 460.00-490.00 474.87 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1183-1183 1183 720.00 720.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 4 940-973 965 530.00-620.00 598.08 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 1125-1125 1125 615.00 615.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 2 845-885 865 405.00-480.00 441.63 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1035-1060 1048 475.00-490.00 482.59 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1265-1295 1280 705.00-720.00 712.41 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1130-1140 1135 570.00-620.00 594.89 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred 1 1215-1215 1215 635.00 635.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 1 710-710 710 270.00 270.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred Small and Medium 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 785-785 785 400.00 400.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 860-860 860 45.00 45.00 15 1095-1390 1264 45.00-50.00 48.61 2 1380-1380 1380 51.50-52.50 52.00 High Dressing 2 1175-1255 1215 44.00-44.50 44.24 Low Dressing 2 1415-1760 1588 49.50 49.50 3 1455-1545 1500 51.00-52.00 51.51 High Dressing 1 1430-1430 1430 44.00 44.00 Low Dressing 1 2025-2025 2025 445.00 445.00 Boner 80-85% Lean 2 705-830 768 45.00-47.50 46.35 4 705-875 764 37.00-42.50 40.83 Low Dressing 71 900-1375 1153 44.00-50.00 47.90 12 1045-1320 1183 50.00-54.00 51.43 High Dressing 9 925-1340 1079 42.00-44.00 43.07 Low Dressing 10 1405-1775 1544 46.50-50.00 48.50 7 1425-1510 1475 50.00-53.50 51.71 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 785-785 785 37.00 37.00 Low Dressing 8 835-1305 1080 42.50-44.50 43.79 17 815-1215 964 32.00-41.50 38.25 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 695-695 695 50.00 50.00 1 1145-1145 1145 47.50 47.50 Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 890-890 890 43.00 43.00 1 1210-1210 1210 50.00 50.00 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 2 700-700 700 49.00 49.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1175-1385 1308 54.50-55.50 55.00 3 1060-1265 1193 52.00-54.00 53.41 Low Dressing 5 1550-1930 1784 56.00-59.50 57.77 3 1740-1930 1805 62.00-62.50 62.32 High Dressing Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 20.00-40.00. Goats, per head: (18) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 40-60 lbs 50.00-55.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/RA_LS757.txt