RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Fri Jan 02, 2009 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Powell Livestock Company, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Report for Thursday Jan 1, 2009 Cattle Receipts: 73 Last week: No sales Last year: 261 No sales. Slaughter cows made up 19 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 6 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 71 percent. The feeder supply included 18 percent steers, 39 percent heifers, and 43 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 3 330-340 335 92.00-97.00 95.36 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 204-230 218 76.00-85.00 80.15 2 366-372 369 75.00-78.00 76.51 2 540-544 542 72.00-76.00 73.99 3 618-622 619 68.00-69.00 68.67 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 474-496 483 88.00-93.00 91.22 3 558-566 561 79.00-89.00 83.64 Medium and Large 3 3 580-590 586 69.00-79.00 73.30 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1356-1388 1372 55.50-59.00 57.27 Boner 80-85% Lean 4 1112-1298 1200 46.50-50.50 48.57 2 1412-1468 1440 43.50-50.00 46.81 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1084-1084 1084 65.00 65.00 High Dressing Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 9.00-27.50. Goats, per head: (50) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 under 20 lbs 23.00, 20-40 lbs 26.00-53.00, 40-60 lbs 60.00, 60-80 lbs 77.00; Selection 2 under 20 lbs 11.00, 40-60 lbs 30.00. Yearlings: Selection 1 60-80 lbs 64.00, 80-100 lbs 94.00; Selection 2 60-80 lbs 39.00-45.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 45.00-66.00, 70-100 lbs 74.00, 100-140 lbs 83.00-85.00; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 30.00-39.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 91.00, 100-150 lbs 110.00, 150-250 lbs 137.50-162.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS759.txt