RA_LS180 Raleigh, NC Fri Mar 19, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Weighted Average Report for Thursday Mar 18, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 800 Last year: 1436 Feeders made up 100 percent of the offering. The feeder supply included 47 percent steers, and 53 percent heifers. Near 48 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 340-340 340 115.00 115.00 6 350-373 365 125.00 125.00 30 453-475 458 115.00-120.00 119.83 43 536-544 543 107.50-114.25 113.48 9 551-551 551 113.50 113.50 61 633-640 638 103.25-104.25 103.81 51 744-746 744 94.00-97.00 96.18 35 833-839 838 90.25-91.80 91.54 6 934-940 936 84.75-85.00 84.96 2 1033-1033 1033 82.75 82.75 1 1055-1055 1055 81.50 81.50 1 1105-1105 1105 77.00 77.00 Small 1 - 2 2 380-395 388 108.00 108.00 1 515-515 515 90.00 90.00 1 610-610 610 81.00 81.00 1 730-730 730 78.50 78.50 1 770-770 770 78.50 78.50 Medium and Large 2 - 3 8 334-334 334 126.00 126.00 10 350-370 352 121.00-126.00 125.47 23 423-438 437 114.00-120.00 119.49 18 547-547 547 114.25 114.25 10 553-569 564 112.00-114.25 112.66 29 605-644 640 98.00-103.50 102.38 13 728-738 733 88.00-91.75 89.74 2 825-825 825 89.00 89.00 1 935-935 935 78.00 78.00 1 985-985 985 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 358-358 358 105.25 105.25 42 450-477 457 95.00-102.00 101.48 13 547-547 547 99.50 99.50 79 550-557 556 96.50-99.50 98.97 81 625-641 637 87.25-92.25 91.13 41 735-741 737 84.50-85.75 85.47 12 813-835 830 78.00-79.50 78.37 4 910-933 927 76.50 76.50 1 1045-1045 1045 69.50 69.50 Small 1 - 2 2 483-483 483 78.50 78.50 2 585-585 585 77.00 77.00 1 605-605 605 70.50 70.50 2 650-650 650 70.25 70.25 1 765-765 765 68.50 68.50 Medium and Large 2 - 3 14 330-345 340 100.00 100.00 1 300-300 300 95.00 95.00 Brahman X 2 380-380 380 92.00 92.00 36 444-448 445 104.00-107.00 106.41 5 458-458 458 107.00 107.00 24 542-542 542 98.25 98.25 19 550-552 551 94.50-98.25 96.28 1 550-550 550 92.50 92.50 Brahman X 18 623-643 631 83.50-88.25 86.64 4 741-741 741 75.00 75.00 1 760-760 760 75.00 75.00 Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS180.txt