RA_LS753 Raleigh, NC Thu May 16, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Wilke's Livestock Exchange, North Wilkesboro, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday May 15, 2013 Cattle Receipts: 305 Last Week: 285 Last Year: 219 Slaughter cattle trended 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 12 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 4 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 84 percent. The feeder supply included 23 percent steers, 38 percent heifers, and 39 percent bulls. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 210-210 210 132.50 132.50 1 270-270 270 163.00 163.00 2 305-345 325 154.00-158.00 155.88 7 355-370 365 136.00-146.00 142.74 3 415-440 432 137.00-150.00 145.83 2 515-535 525 124.00-130.00 126.94 6 560-570 563 123.00-134.00 127.18 4 610-645 634 120.00-121.00 120.50 1 660-660 660 105.00 105.00 2 725-740 733 117.00 117.00 1 840-840 840 93.00 93.00 4 875-885 879 87.00-95.50 92.14 1 905-905 905 102.00 102.00 Small 1 - 2 3 315-340 330 100.00-129.00 114.11 3 370-395 385 80.00-121.00 104.91 1 640-640 640 87.00 87.00 Medium and Large 3 1 255-255 255 130.00 130.00 3 300-320 312 100.00-136.00 118.40 1 480-480 480 90.00 90.00 1 585-585 585 101.00 101.00 1 630-630 630 71.00 71.00 Holstein Large 3 1 375-375 375 89.00 89.00 1 590-590 590 72.00 72.00 1 620-620 620 70.00 70.00 1 720-720 720 84.50 84.50 1 780-780 780 79.00 79.00 1 850-850 850 85.00 85.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 165-165 165 147.50 147.50 1 220-220 220 130.00 130.00 1 265-265 265 132.00 132.00 3 310-330 320 125.00-138.00 132.24 4 365-395 378 127.00-135.00 130.00 9 400-440 418 125.00-140.00 131.55 12 455-495 473 120.00-131.00 125.82 14 500-540 512 113.00-129.00 121.04 4 550-580 564 114.00-123.00 118.28 2 605-630 618 108.00 108.00 1 655-655 655 116.00 116.00 1 805-805 805 83.00 83.00 1 905-905 905 88.00 88.00 Small 1 - 2 2 300-330 315 115.00 115.00 3 350-390 365 111.00-124.00 115.93 6 420-445 434 104.00-120.00 110.31 1 425-425 425 108.00 108.00 Full 1 450-450 450 100.00 100.00 1 515-515 515 84.00 84.00 1 510-510 510 89.00 89.00 Full 1 595-595 595 104.00 104.00 1 585-585 585 107.00 107.00 Full 1 690-690 690 8.00 8.00 1 670-670 670 106.00 106.00 Full Medium and Large 3 7 350-390 369 108.00-117.50 112.28 3 425-430 428 99.00-112.00 107.03 2 450-480 465 98.00-111.00 104.29 2 520-525 523 71.00-103.00 86.92 1 615-615 615 85.00 85.00 2 680-690 685 85.00-93.00 88.97 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 415-445 431 129.00-146.00 138.73 10 460-495 481 128.00-143.00 137.45 9 510-535 521 115.00-131.00 124.21 17 550-595 569 119.00-135.00 123.32 3 635-635 635 110.00-120.00 113.67 5 650-680 662 109.00-116.00 113.13 4 705-735 720 102.00-115.00 108.36 3 770-770 770 82.00-108.00 98.33 1 950-950 950 101.00 101.00 Small 1 - 2 3 420-440 432 120.00-126.00 122.04 5 455-495 474 70.00-125.00 105.93 3 555-575 567 98.00-110.00 103.61 1 680-680 680 84.00 84.00 1 785-785 785 80.00 80.00 Medium and Large 3 5 405-445 431 114.00-124.00 118.07 3 450-490 463 108.00-120.00 115.14 5 515-540 522 100.00-115.00 107.00 1 505-505 505 116.00 116.00 Full 1 555-555 555 94.00 94.00 1 615-615 615 110.00 110.00 1 695-695 695 83.00 83.00 2 705-735 720 87.00-90.00 88.47 1 785-785 785 80.50 80.50 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1360-1360 1360 999.00-1135.00 1135.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 890-890 890 850.00 850.00 Per Head 7-9 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1170-1265 1210 73.50-79.00 75.97 5 1260-1315 1295 80.00-92.50 85.40 High Dressing 7 1400-1650 1505 81.50-90.50 85.64 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 1 870-870 870 79.50 79.50 3 980-1295 1185 78.00-79.50 78.55 7 995-1310 1124 81.50-85.50 83.79 High Dressing 1 1140-1140 1140 69.00 69.00 Low Dressing 1 1435-1435 1435 87.50 87.50 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 670-670 670 60.00 60.00 1 685-685 685 41.00 41.00 Low Dressing 3 905-1045 968 61.00-69.00 66.01 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1025-1025 1025 92.00 92.00 1 1235-1235 1235 102.00 102.00 High Dressing 1 1125-1125 1125 85.00 85.00 Low Dressing 1 1720-1720 1720 98.50 98.50 5 1570-2240 1963 101.00-107.50 103.10 High Dressing 1 1515-1515 1515 92.50 92.50 Low Dressing Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3154 http://ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS753.txt