RA_LS753 Raleigh, NC Thu Mar 17, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Wilkes Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Mar 17, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 535 Last Week: No sale Last Year: No sale First sale under new management. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 83 percent. The feeder supply included 35 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 22 percent bulls. Near 9 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 185-185 185 102.50 102.50 3 220-235 230 110.00-115.00 111.70 5 275-295 286 110.00-123.00 113.45 9 300-340 320 109.00-124.00 116.23 19 355-395 376 110.00-126.00 117.00 14 400-445 420 110.00-119.50 115.04 17 450-495 473 109.00-119.50 116.39 7 500-540 510 109.00-123.00 114.52 8 570-575 574 110.00-112.50 112.13 2 610-645 628 96.00-102.00 98.92 1 690-690 690 95.00 95.00 Small 1 - 2 1 240-240 240 87.50 87.50 1 275-275 275 89.00 89.00 2 335-340 338 100.00-101.00 100.50 8 350-380 368 91.00-109.00 102.31 1 415-415 415 108.00 108.00 1 490-490 490 100.00 100.00 1 465-465 465 98.00 98.00 Full 1 545-545 545 83.00 83.00 1 570-570 570 95.00 95.00 Medium and Large 3 3 210-240 220 90.00-102.50 97.73 2 260-290 275 94.00-110.00 102.44 1 350-350 350 99.00 99.00 2 415-430 423 103.00-108.00 105.54 3 450-485 465 96.00-109.00 100.98 2 505-515 510 105.00-109.00 106.98 4 565-570 566 90.00-108.00 99.76 Small 3 1 215-215 215 82.50 82.50 2 315-340 328 80.00-85.00 82.40 1 410-410 410 86.00 86.00 1 565-565 565 70.00 70.00 Holstein Large 3 1 350-350 350 82.00 82.00 2 430-430 430 74.00 74.00 3 490-495 492 69.00-76.00 73.32 5 500-535 516 73.00-80.00 75.65 1 565-565 565 76.00 76.00 1 620-620 620 71.00 71.00 1 655-655 655 68.00 68.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 245-245 245 97.00 97.00 7 255-295 273 95.00-105.00 98.99 17 300-345 326 90.00-105.00 100.28 7 350-395 365 91.00-107.00 101.29 20 355-399 384 110.00-111.25 110.85 Fancy 23 400-445 422 90.00-106.00 99.03 15 460-495 474 90.00-104.00 100.00 10 500-545 518 90.00-101.00 96.66 10 555-587 574 88.00-104.00 92.60 5 600-625 613 85.00-93.00 89.38 1 610-610 610 66.00 66.00 Full Small 1 - 2 2 210-210 210 73.00-74.00 73.50 1 325-325 325 73.00 73.00 10 350-395 373 80.00-94.00 86.92 5 410-430 422 79.00-89.00 85.56 1 480-480 480 70.00 70.00 1 475-475 475 69.00 69.00 Full 1 510-510 510 60.00 60.00 Full 4 610-630 616 70.00-80.00 74.79 1 605-605 605 50.00 50.00 Full Medium and Large 3 1 185-185 185 65.00 65.00 Thin 1 270-270 270 89.00 89.00 1 285-285 285 76.00 76.00 Thin 1 345-345 345 80.00 80.00 4 360-385 371 81.00-90.00 86.31 4 420-440 429 83.00-91.00 87.52 1 420-420 420 80.00 80.00 Thin 3 470-480 475 70.00-85.00 77.28 1 585-585 585 72.00 72.00 1 605-605 605 85.00 85.00 1 720-720 720 70.00 70.00 Small 3 1 205-205 205 80.00 80.00 1 260-260 260 72.00 72.00 3 300-325 317 53.00-76.00 66.24 1 355-355 355 71.00 71.00 3 405-440 425 52.00-75.00 62.00 1 495-495 495 73.00 73.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 315-315 315 104.00 104.00 3 365-390 380 113.00-120.00 116.27 6 420-435 428 108.00-118.00 115.34 14 455-495 475 105.00-118.00 113.38 9 500-545 518 104.00-118.00 108.27 3 555-585 568 104.00-113.00 106.98 6 600-645 624 80.50-99.00 88.31 4 655-685 674 90.00-94.00 91.89 1 725-725 725 83.00 83.00 Small 1 - 2 3 430-445 440 90.00-102.00 96.41 2 475-480 478 85.00-94.00 89.52 1 460-460 460 54.00 54.00 Full 4 525-545 535 79.00-84.00 80.73 4 555-585 569 74.00-88.00 80.65 3 605-625 618 70.00-81.00 76.97 1 700-700 700 70.00 70.00 Medium and Large 3 1 410-410 410 80.00 80.00 3 455-480 470 85.00-100.00 93.21 6 510-545 523 89.00-107.00 97.34 5 550-580 565 77.00-90.00 85.98 3 610-625 615 85.50-97.00 89.47 1 660-660 660 75.50 75.50 Small 3 1 460-460 460 70.00 70.00 1 535-535 535 71.00 71.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1000 1000 550.00 550.00 Per Head 1-3 Months Bred 1 950-950 950 540.00 540.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 1250-1250 1250 660.00 660.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1300-1300 1300 535.00 535.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Small 1 - 2 Young 1 750-750 750 535.00 535.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1260-1270 1265 49.50-53.00 51.26 1 1405-1405 1405 53.50 53.50 Boner 80-85% Lean 13 940-1385 1107 47.50-54.50 51.48 6 975-1280 1133 55.50-60.00 57.94 High Dressing 5 1070-1170 1133 44.50-47.00 46.40 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 675-785 735 41.50-44.00 42.73 2 740-760 750 32.00-35.00 33.48 Low Dressing 14 815-1060 930 42.00-48.00 44.84 12 805-1235 968 30.00-42.50 36.69 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 840-860 848 48.00-58.00 53.36 2 920-1015 968 45.00-52.00 48.67 Small 1 - 2 Young 1 620-620 620 47.00 47.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1080-1225 1153 57.50 57.50 1 1030-1030 1030 45.00 45.00 Low Dressing 2 1640-2175 1908 58.00 58.00 3 1535-2330 1988 52.00-53.00 52.26 Low Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (5) Medium 1 and 2 950-1050 lbs young cows with 150-250 lbs calves 450.00-540.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 850-1200 lbs young to middle age cows with 130-300 lbs calves 630.00-680.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 20.00-32.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS753.txt