RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Fri Mar 19, 2010 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Powell Livestock Company, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Report for Thursday Mar 18, 2010 Cattle Receipts: 1276 Last Week: 920 Last Year: 629 Slaughter cattle trended 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle trended 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows made up 6 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 0 percent, and feeders 91 percent. The feeder supply included 40 percent steers, 46 percent heifers, and 14 percent bulls. Near 14 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 166-192 179 107.00-110.00 108.39 8 208-246 231 110.00-120.00 114.68 12 250-296 269 106.00-123.00 112.78 25 300-348 326 100.00-122.00 111.35 54 352-398 378 100.00-130.00 112.85 71 400-448 425 96.00-124.00 108.74 24 456-498 475 96.00-120.00 111.93 34 502-546 524 96.00-115.00 112.93 20 556-594 579 95.00-113.00 108.23 15 610-630 620 94.00-106.00 100.52 19 650-682 655 94.00-105.00 102.51 4 700-712 707 89.00-97.00 91.99 3 806-814 809 83.00-86.00 84.33 3 876-888 881 80.00-83.00 81.34 Small 1 - 2 3 220-224 223 82.00-97.50 89.88 12 252-298 274 72.50-100.00 90.98 8 300-338 318 80.00-92.00 85.83 13 354-388 372 80.00-100.00 88.19 7 402-448 421 80.00-90.00 86.98 2 556-568 562 85.00-90.00 87.47 2 728-742 735 74.00-75.00 74.50 Medium and Large 3 4 262-284 273 98.00-105.00 101.23 6 368-392 387 82.00-100.00 91.19 6 404-428 422 89.00-96.00 92.36 5 456-492 474 87.00-93.00 90.57 2 518-532 525 88.00-93.00 90.47 Small 3 2 386-388 387 43.00-57.50 50.27 Holstein Large 3 2 422-426 424 42.00-47.00 44.51 2 466-476 471 50.00 50.00 7 503-537 514 55.00-62.50 59.35 19 560-598 577 45.00-60.00 53.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 204-248 223 90.00-104.00 96.10 12 250-296 280 92.00-109.00 99.88 29 300-346 325 92.00-110.00 100.55 47 352-398 377 87.00-108.00 94.65 61 400-446 422 87.00-108.00 96.94 62 450-498 472 84.00-103.00 94.25 53 500-548 524 86.00-100.00 94.06 55 550-598 571 80.00-99.00 92.79 24 602-648 618 79.00-95.00 88.06 9 650-694 674 74.00-86.00 80.95 5 700-740 719 74.00-84.00 81.34 2 752-766 759 82.00-83.00 82.50 3 822-846 833 65.00-72.00 67.30 Small 1 - 2 5 204-238 222 72.50-80.00 77.00 8 256-294 276 70.00-88.00 81.54 4 306-322 312 72.50-88.00 80.56 5 352-388 371 71.00-86.00 79.30 7 404-446 429 67.00-85.00 75.29 2 410-414 412 60.00-63.00 61.49 Fleshy 3 470-496 485 72.00-85.00 79.79 4 462-496 482 55.00-62.00 59.22 Thin 3 554-564 558 64.00-80.00 74.28 Medium and Large 3 4 324-344 334 81.00-90.00 86.46 4 354-390 373 75.00-81.00 79.18 5 400-442 429 75.00-85.00 79.89 7 462-496 476 75.00-82.00 79.29 3 460-478 469 60.00-66.00 62.04 Thin 10 500-548 522 67.00-82.00 78.21 2 504-526 515 70.00-73.00 71.53 Brahman X 8 550-594 570 70.00-79.00 75.00 2 630-632 631 73.00 73.00 Small 3 2 372-394 383 41.00-51.00 46.14 2 400-400 400 45.00-50.00 47.50 2 450-480 465 42.50-51.00 46.89 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 450-498 473 95.00-118.00 106.21 28 500-548 522 91.00-110.00 99.76 18 552-598 574 91.00-105.00 97.93 13 602-642 616 85.00-102.00 94.34 9 650-682 662 84.00-94.00 88.76 8 700-744 720 80.00-87.00 83.36 2 766-770 768 77.00-80.00 78.50 2 802-814 808 79.00-84.00 81.52 3 900-914 906 58.00-65.50 61.49 2 980-988 984 60.00-66.00 63.01 Small 1 - 2 2 558-572 565 74.00-80.00 77.04 2 756-772 764 62.00 62.00 Medium and Large 3 3 466-484 476 80.00-90.00 83.60 3 454-458 457 60.00-67.00 63.33 Thin 2 530-544 537 86.00-88.00 87.01 5 550-580 564 80.00-87.00 82.81 2 860-862 861 50.00-55.00 52.50 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 818-824 821 55.00-62.00 59.34 4-6 Months Bred 4 908-942 921 51.00-62.00 56.29 4-6 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 3 922-1096 983 47.00-52.00 49.20 4-6 Months Bred Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 3 728-864 781 46.00-63.00 54.17 4-6 Months Bred Small and Medium 1 - 2 Middle Aged 2 742-858 800 44.50-47.50 46.11 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1056-1364 1201 49.50-55.00 52.49 2 1616-1670 1643 48.50 48.50 Boner 80-85% Lean 15 968-1218 1086 45.00-51.00 47.58 5 1174-1280 1218 51.00-53.50 52.80 High Dressing 2 1420-1444 1432 54.00-55.00 54.50 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 30 814-1158 998 40.00-48.00 44.37 5 972-1228 1088 32.00-38.00 36.67 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1024-1440 1219 58.00-63.00 61.18 2 1262-1416 1339 44.00-52.00 47.77 Low Dressing 2 1676-1854 1765 55.00-62.00 58.32 Cows/Calf Pairs: (4) Small 1 and 2 790-818 lbs middle age cows with 150 lbs calves 490.00-560.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 986-1066 lbs middle age cows with 50-200 lbs calves 520.00-660.00 per pair. Baby Calves, per head: Holsteins 50.00-65.00. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-733-7252 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS759.txt