RA_LS752 Raleigh, NC Tue Jan 24, 2012 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Harward Brothers Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC Weighted Average Report for Monday Jan 23, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 932 Last Week: 1256 Last Year: 2131 Slaughter cows trended mostly steady, bulls trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 23 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 2 percent, and feeders 70 percent. The feeder supply included 33 percent steers, 36 percent heifers, and 31 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 225-230 228 165.00-180.00 172.42 9 255-295 279 182.50-201.00 191.91 16 300-345 325 150.00-202.50 182.25 18 350-395 372 152.00-199.00 179.52 17 405-445 425 148.00-184.00 163.93 13 450-495 470 153.00-186.00 168.17 14 500-545 527 149.00-170.00 162.54 5 555-580 567 154.00-162.00 158.78 8 605-640 616 129.00-145.00 137.59 3 725-745 735 111.00-128.00 118.08 2 815-845 830 114.00-117.00 115.47 Small 1 - 2 2 240-245 243 120.00-160.00 139.79 4 255-295 278 140.00-160.00 148.33 4 310-340 324 106.00-150.00 137.59 10 350-395 367 105.00-155.00 133.13 3 420-435 430 135.00-146.00 139.26 5 455-490 474 140.00-152.00 144.14 Holstein Large 3 2 265-290 278 107.00-111.00 108.91 2 300-340 320 100.00-105.00 102.66 2 1000-1020 1010 83.00-85.00 84.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 240-240 240 140.00-162.50 151.25 5 255-295 273 130.00-151.00 144.43 8 315-345 332 140.00-164.00 151.22 16 350-395 378 140.00-189.00 155.39 18 400-445 430 134.00-189.00 154.14 28 450-495 474 130.00-165.00 145.88 23 500-545 522 128.00-141.00 136.92 17 550-585 568 124.00-162.00 137.53 11 600-645 625 124.00-136.00 129.58 7 650-690 672 115.00-126.00 120.84 5 700-735 718 109.00-124.00 114.96 2 805-825 815 104.00-105.00 104.51 Small 1 - 2 2 305-320 313 115.00-120.00 117.56 3 370-390 377 111.00-135.00 125.50 6 405-445 425 120.00-130.00 125.94 2 450-470 460 100.00-126.00 113.28 Medium and Large 3 2 345-345 345 102.50-120.00 111.25 2 760-760 760 100.00-110.00 105.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 310-340 335 189.00-197.50 190.31 3 360-380 372 182.50-190.00 187.24 20 400-445 422 150.00-186.00 165.55 18 450-495 481 150.00-170.00 161.35 32 500-540 523 145.00-166.00 155.78 22 550-595 573 130.00-160.00 147.86 13 600-635 617 122.00-146.00 134.64 5 660-675 667 124.00-139.00 132.97 5 700-725 713 125.00-132.00 128.21 2 755-775 765 128.00 128.00 Small 1 - 2 8 405-445 428 107.00-138.00 123.58 6 455-490 477 130.00-146.00 135.71 3 652-652 652 102.00 102.00 Full Medium and Large 3 2 600-620 610 117.00-126.00 121.57 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 920-940 930 910.00-930.00 919.89 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 2 1220-1490 1355 970.00-1160.00 1074.47 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 3 955-1135 1037 920.00-1020.00 965.71 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1030-1385 1226 72.50-80.00 77.03 11 1420-1990 1663 70.00-80.50 75.29 2 1425-1545 1485 82.50-83.00 82.76 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 5 810-880 844 69.00-73.50 70.94 60 900-1390 1167 68.00-81.50 73.79 3 1110-1145 1128 84.50-87.00 85.84 High Dressing 3 955-1180 1072 60.00-67.50 64.35 Low Dressing 31 1400-1860 1548 68.00-81.50 75.23 3 1470-1685 1557 81.50-85.50 83.10 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 4 940-1340 1111 65.00-68.00 66.12 15 840-1375 1019 55.00-67.00 61.36 Low Dressing 5 1470-1690 1543 58.00-65.00 60.95 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 920-1160 1048 76.50-90.00 82.23 Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 4 720-880 815 81.00-92.00 85.42 Small 1 - 2 Young 4 600-715 658 83.00-96.00 91.47 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1035-1485 1284 72.00-93.50 84.36 4 1525-2015 1741 82.50-92.50 88.35 3 1615-2055 1857 94.50-96.00 95.30 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Large 1 and 2 1290 lbs middle age cows with 170 lbs calves 1060.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 40.00-57.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS752.txt