RA_LS754 Raleigh, NC Thu Mar 11, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Johnson's Cattle Auction, Canton, NC Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Mar 10, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 77 Last Week: No sale Last Year: 150 Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady. Feeder cattle trended mostly steady. Slaughter cows made up 21 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, and feeders 76 percent. The feeder supply included 30 percent steers, 22 percent heifers, and 48 percent bulls. Near 44 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-330 315 101.00-110.00 105.29 1 495-495 495 90.00 90.00 3 500-545 530 80.00-91.00 85.48 1 605-605 605 80.00 80.00 Small 1 - 2 1 625-625 625 69.50 69.50 Holstein Large 3 1 530-530 530 35.00 35.00 2 570-570 570 64.00 64.00 1 670-670 670 62.00 62.00 1 715-715 715 63.00 63.00 1 890-890 890 60.00 60.00 1 1180-1180 1180 51.00 51.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 340-340 340 80.00 80.00 1 420-420 420 85.00 85.00 2 465-470 468 75.00-78.00 76.51 1 515-515 515 79.00 79.00 4 555-595 574 76.00-80.00 77.98 1 665-665 665 75.50 75.50 Small 1 - 2 1 435-435 435 67.00 67.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 415-440 428 80.00-81.00 80.49 1 485-485 485 90.00 90.00 1 545-545 545 93.00 93.00 4 565-595 576 78.00-90.00 83.03 4 600-625 613 76.00-87.50 81.48 2 650-685 668 80.00-86.00 83.08 4 705-740 729 70.00-75.00 72.97 1 770-770 770 68.00 68.00 2 800-815 808 70.00-75.00 72.48 1 850-850 850 72.00 72.00 1 910-910 910 72.00 72.00 Medium and Large 3 1 285-285 285 60.00 60.00 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1120-1120 1120 35.00 35.00 Low Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 3 820-840 828 42.50-48.00 45.48 1 890-890 890 35.00 35.00 Low Dressing 7 930-1390 1211 42.00-48.50 44.59 1 1365-1365 1365 39.00 39.00 Low Dressing 1 1580-1580 1580 49.00 49.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1115-1115 1115 51.50 51.50 Low Dressing 1 1945-1945 1945 58.00 58.00 Cows/Calf Pairs: (1) Small 1 and 2 880 lbs middle age cows with 100 lbs calves 775.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 25.00. Goats, per head: (17) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 20-40 lbs 57.50, 40-60 lbs 50.00-55.00, 60-80 lbs 90.00; Selection 2 20-40 lbs 30.00-40.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 50-70 lbs 75.00; Selection 2 50-70 lbs 65.00-70.00. Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 50.00-65.00, 100-150 lbs 87.50; Selection 2 70-100 lbs 40.00. Sheep, per head: (7) Slaughter lambs: Good 60-100 lbs 55.00-80.00; Choice & Prime 60-100 lbs 100.00. Slaughter ewes: Good 100-200 lbs 105.00, Utility 80-100 lbs 72.50. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA _LS754.txt