RA_LS753 Raleigh, NC Thu May 23, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Wilke's Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday May 22, 2013 Cattle Receipts: 305 Last Week: 305 Last Year: 275 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 85 percent. The feeder supply included 24 percent steers, 37 percent heifers, and 39 percent bulls. Near 25 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270-270 270 140.00 140.00 2 315-340 328 155.00-160.00 157.40 4 365-395 381 141.00-158.00 150.40 6 413-420 415 133.00-144.00 141.81 2 480-480 480 125.00-140.00 132.50 3 500-525 513 115.00-129.00 123.09 1 570-570 570 134.00 134.00 5 605-645 628 110.00-121.00 115.22 4 660-660 660 133.00 133.00 1 705-705 705 105.00 105.00 1 790-790 790 115.00 115.00 2 830-840 835 116.00 116.00 Small 1 - 2 1 260-260 260 128.00 128.00 2 360-375 368 92.50-135.00 113.32 1 445-445 445 122.00 122.00 Medium and Large 3 1 250-250 250 120.00 120.00 2 300-315 308 137.50-140.00 138.72 5 350-385 372 111.00-133.00 123.02 1 425-425 425 125.00 125.00 1 495-495 495 123.00 123.00 1 620-620 620 119.00 119.00 Full Holstein Large 3 2 315-345 330 114.00-115.00 114.48 1 355-355 355 110.00 110.00 4 410-435 423 109.00-114.00 112.20 1 505-505 505 77.00 77.00 1 735-735 735 81.00 81.00 1 840-840 840 79.00 79.00 1 865-865 865 90.00 90.00 1 1100-1100 1100 84.00 84.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 230-230 230 130.00 130.00 1 270-270 270 125.00 125.00 1 340-340 340 140.00 140.00 7 375-395 388 134.00-140.00 137.29 21 400-448 428 124.00-142.50 132.93 13 450-480 469 120.00-131.00 124.99 7 505-525 516 115.00-124.00 120.15 8 565-595 581 110.00-125.00 113.95 2 615-625 620 103.00-108.00 105.48 3 655-670 663 97.00-103.00 101.00 1 735-735 735 109.00 109.00 2 760-770 765 97.00-105.00 100.97 1 800-800 800 102.00 102.00 Small 1 - 2 1 310-310 310 110.00 110.00 1 405-405 405 122.00 122.00 1 535-535 535 104.00 104.00 Full 2 650-665 658 73.00 73.00 Full Medium and Large 3 1 220-220 220 107.50 107.50 4 325-342 336 121.00-122.00 121.25 1 390-390 390 120.00 120.00 Full 3 415-440 423 91.00-116.00 104.07 2 505-545 525 107.00-109.00 107.96 1 500-500 500 120.00 120.00 Thin 1 590-590 590 102.00 102.00 1 610-610 610 95.00 95.00 1 710-710 710 89.00 89.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 400-440 423 120.00-139.00 131.67 10 450-485 467 124.00-139.00 131.65 14 500-545 522 119.00-131.00 124.65 9 550-595 574 110.00-127.00 118.02 12 600-640 616 108.00-120.00 117.78 3 650-695 670 106.00-114.00 110.26 2 765-790 778 94.00-110.00 102.13 1 805-805 805 104.00 104.00 2 850-870 860 91.50-95.00 93.27 3 915-945 927 85.00-90.00 87.64 Small 1 - 2 1 515-515 515 112.00 112.00 1 670-670 670 99.00 99.00 Medium and Large 3 5 400-445 413 102.00-116.00 111.61 8 450-495 476 100.00-121.00 113.65 1 545-545 545 101.00 101.00 2 570-575 573 90.00-102.00 96.03 2 605-635 620 86.00-105.00 95.73 1 685-685 685 87.00 87.00 2 755-785 770 86.00-90.00 87.96 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1400-1400 1400 76.50 76.50 2 1405-1645 1525 82.50-86.50 84.66 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 2 870-885 878 82.50-83.00 82.75 High Dressing 7 960-1380 1171 73.00-78.50 76.11 11 955-1340 1149 81.50-86.00 83.47 High Dressing 1 1400-1400 1400 78.50 78.50 4 1440-1615 1515 81.50-92.50 86.14 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 790-790 790 73.00 73.00 1 790-790 790 58.00 58.00 Low Dressing 3 1020-1190 1117 68.50-76.00 71.77 1 885-885 885 83.00 83.00 High Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1000-1275 1138 94.00-97.00 95.68 2 1045-1055 1050 90.00-91.00 90.50 Low Dressing 1 1510-1510 1510 97.00 97.00 2 1605-1640 1623 101.50-103.50 102.51 High Dressing 1 1510-1510 1510 88.50 88.50 Low Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Small 1 and 2 770 lbs middle age cows with 150 lbs calves 875.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 945 lbs middle age cows with 150 lbs calves 975.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3154 http://ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS753.txt