RA_LS752 Raleigh, NC Tue Mar 9, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Weighted Average Report for Monday Mar 8, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 2341 Last Week: 2281 Last Year: 1534 Slaughter cows trended mostly steady, bulls trended mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder cattle trended mixed. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 83 percent. The feeder supply included 31 percent steers, 44 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 16 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 180-180 180 107.00-127.00 117.00 5 200-235 217 117.00-135.00 124.15 17 255-295 277 110.00-132.00 117.20 49 300-347 325 107.00-125.00 113.25 79 350-395 373 108.00-119.00 112.43 51 400-445 416 108.00-122.00 112.98 45 450-495 471 105.00-119.00 111.39 44 500-545 521 101.00-120.00 110.18 25 550-595 567 102.00-116.00 108.42 12 600-645 619 96.00-105.00 101.11 5 665-685 674 92.00-97.00 94.72 2 725-740 733 88.00-92.00 89.98 3 755-785 775 86.50-88.00 87.32 Small 1 - 2 5 225-235 230 95.00-112.50 104.51 11 250-295 276 100.00-110.00 106.32 17 305-345 330 100.00-110.00 104.19 26 350-395 374 90.00-108.00 103.17 4 400-435 416 97.00-105.00 101.76 5 460-490 472 90.00-98.00 93.94 7 500-545 523 95.00-98.00 96.37 3 605-640 620 93.00-94.00 93.50 5 714-714 714 67.00 67.00 Medium and Large 3 2 285-290 288 99.00-107.50 103.29 2 315-340 328 71.00-78.00 74.37 Brahman X 3 355-375 365 98.00-107.00 102.25 8 405-430 411 85.00-105.00 91.17 3 455-495 472 98.50-102.00 100.45 3 565-595 578 89.00-99.00 93.34 Holstein Large 3 3 450-495 473 55.00-79.00 68.29 2 555-570 563 55.00-59.00 56.97 3 605-640 628 40.00-62.00 52.15 3 710-725 717 53.00-65.00 59.66 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 185-195 190 107.50-125.00 116.50 10 205-245 224 104.00-121.00 112.59 20 250-290 274 98.00-110.00 104.68 54 300-345 323 99.00-114.00 105.75 84 350-395 374 95.00-110.00 101.98 86 400-445 423 94.00-112.00 99.10 85 450-495 471 92.00-105.00 97.07 75 500-545 523 85.00-98.50 94.47 29 550-595 573 90.00-101.00 93.31 23 600-635 613 85.00-97.00 89.18 4 670-690 680 86.00-87.00 86.50 11 700-745 724 80.00-85.50 83.08 2 790-790 790 75.00-79.50 77.25 4 800-843 823 78.00-81.00 79.76 Small 1 - 2 3 220-240 230 85.00-100.00 90.22 3 250-285 268 60.00-85.00 75.06 6 300-340 319 82.00-97.00 91.00 12 350-395 373 78.00-95.00 89.17 17 405-440 418 82.00-100.00 91.61 2 405-440 423 70.00-71.00 70.48 Yearlings 2 410-435 423 60.00-64.00 62.06 Full 16 460-495 477 85.00-93.00 88.68 8 500-545 525 75.00-88.00 83.09 3 550-580 568 82.00-89.00 85.27 16 602-645 625 70.00-86.00 80.84 9 655-695 676 75.00-83.00 79.67 2 665-665 665 74.00 74.00 Fleshy 3 700-740 725 69.00-79.00 74.63 2 770-775 773 75.00-79.00 77.01 Medium and Large 3 4 300-340 321 80.00-97.00 89.49 3 350-380 362 92.00-95.00 92.98 2 410-420 415 80.00-96.00 88.10 7 455-490 476 90.00-94.00 91.56 12 500-545 519 85.00-98.00 89.64 2 515-515 515 54.00-80.00 67.00 Yearlings 5 565-595 580 65.00-88.00 76.38 9 600-630 620 68.00-85.00 77.77 9 650-695 673 70.00-86.00 79.08 2 850-865 858 74.00-76.00 75.01 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 57 400-445 424 102.00-116.00 108.67 50 450-495 470 97.00-111.50 105.93 71 500-546 525 94.50-109.00 102.14 46 550-595 572 95.00-110.00 101.66 16 605-645 622 93.00-103.50 96.43 7 665-695 672 90.00-97.00 92.44 13 710-740 736 82.50-92.00 85.83 5 765-795 781 80.00-88.00 83.01 4 805-835 820 78.00-84.00 80.91 Small 1 - 2 12 405-445 424 89.00-100.00 94.50 6 450-490 473 87.00-95.00 91.83 15 500-545 523 85.00-95.00 91.02 13 550-595 576 70.00-92.00 86.77 17 605-645 630 80.00-92.00 86.17 12 660-695 678 67.00-86.00 79.44 3 705-735 718 78.50-85.00 81.17 3 765-790 775 74.00-78.00 75.32 3 805-830 817 70.00-75.00 72.35 2 855-860 858 65.00 65.00 Medium and Large 3 4 400-425 410 86.00-98.00 93.01 4 510-540 523 85.00-97.00 91.76 5 550-595 566 90.00-96.00 92.76 3 605-615 610 80.00-85.00 83.33 6 705-725 711 62.00-81.00 75.68 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 1035-1395 1220 45.00-53.00 48.89 4 1160-1330 1224 53.50-58.00 55.20 High Dressing 6 910-1170 1082 40.00-43.50 42.30 Low Dressing 16 1410-1885 1583 45.00-53.00 49.69 6 1420-1815 1570 54.00-65.50 56.99 High Dressing 3 1410-1555 1465 39.50-42.50 41.28 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 7 830-885 869 45.00-49.00 46.92 2 775-895 835 42.00-44.00 43.07 Low Dressing 79 900-1390 1126 45.00-53.00 48.70 5 1100-1390 1251 53.50-56.00 54.83 High Dressing 22 910-1370 1064 35.00-44.50 42.41 Low Dressing 17 1405-1925 1578 47.00-53.00 51.33 6 1505-1655 1577 54.00-56.50 55.16 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 660-760 710 36.00-38.00 36.93 Low Dressing 13 855-1225 1017 35.00-42.50 39.03 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 650-855 772 55.00-65.00 58.78 6 900-1105 984 47.50-63.00 55.99 Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 4 735-895 829 42.50-45.00 44.04 12 935-1195 1060 43.50-53.50 47.56 2 1245-1390 1318 40.00-47.50 43.54 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 8 630-835 753 42.00-69.00 54.13 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1010-1495 1303 52.00-59.50 56.02 2 1000-1040 1020 45.00-46.50 45.76 Low Dressing 10 1575-2040 1810 52.50-62.00 58.33 6 1715-2185 1990 63.00-67.50 64.68 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (9) Small 1 and 2 650-770 lbs middle age cows with 135-205 lbs calves 430.00-630.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 905-1005 lbs middle age cows with 90-210 lbs calves 460.00-790.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1180-1240 lbs middle age cows with 300-335 lbs calves 760.00-1025.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 5.00-47.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS752.txt