RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Fri Feb 10, 2012 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News Powell Livestock Company, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Report for Thursday Feb 9, 2012 Cattle Receipts: 524 Last Week: 498 Last Year: 301 Slaughter cattle trended 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle trended steady. Slaughter cows made up 8 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 2 percent, other cows 0 percent, and feeders 87 percent. The feeder supply included 35 percent steers, 45 percent heifers, and 20 percent bulls. Near 25 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 412-448 430 137.50-140.00 138.80 Medium and Large 1 - 2 1 184-184 184 127.50 127.50 7 208-248 231 130.00-194.00 154.27 6 256-288 274 135.00-185.00 157.52 16 304-348 325 140.00-190.00 166.17 21 350-394 374 150.00-208.00 174.11 23 400-448 421 150.00-198.00 171.12 11 450-496 478 150.00-189.00 163.35 9 504-548 524 150.00-177.50 166.43 11 555-596 564 152.50-166.50 163.63 4 600-636 619 129.00-159.00 145.40 3 666-696 685 120.00-150.00 137.82 2 706-736 721 130.00-137.00 133.43 9 778-796 780 127.00-140.00 138.53 2 820-844 832 105.00-121.00 112.88 3 850-898 868 108.00-145.00 121.72 1 916-916 916 99.00 99.00 Small 1 - 2 4 252-280 266 110.00-135.00 127.69 5 326-342 335 127.50-140.00 134.47 1 378-378 378 130.00 130.00 2 420-420 420 120.00-130.00 125.00 1 460-460 460 117.50 117.50 1 534-534 534 130.00 130.00 Medium and Large 3 1 276-276 276 92.50 92.50 1 365-365 365 122.00 122.00 2 440-446 443 110.00-120.00 115.03 Holstein Large 4 2 427-427 427 62.50 62.50 Feeder Heifers Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 352-352 352 127.50 127.50 2 600-642 621 110.00-122.50 116.04 Medium and Large 1 - 2 3 154-186 167 121.00-137.50 128.42 9 200-246 231 120.00-148.00 140.50 13 250-298 282 130.00-177.50 143.46 15 300-348 319 127.50-162.50 141.64 21 352-396 373 135.00-179.00 161.58 20 400-446 426 131.00-170.00 154.94 22 450-496 473 130.00-162.00 147.76 20 500-548 528 130.00-153.00 142.92 21 552-598 573 129.00-156.00 144.77 9 610-648 623 122.50-147.50 136.88 5 662-696 679 109.00-130.00 115.77 10 726-744 742 118.00-118.50 118.45 3 766-786 775 117.00-119.00 118.01 3 800-814 805 117.00-123.00 119.65 1 870-870 870 98.00 98.00 Small 1 - 2 1 154-154 154 120.00 120.00 1 330-330 330 105.00 105.00 3 394-398 396 82.50-122.00 104.90 3 416-440 429 102.00-127.00 116.18 1 558-558 558 102.50 102.50 Medium and Large 3 1 338-338 338 115.00 115.00 2 400-424 412 100.00-110.00 104.85 1 498-498 498 92.50 92.50 1 522-522 522 80.00 80.00 1 698-698 698 80.00 80.00 1 724-724 724 89.00 89.00 Small 3 1 436-436 436 62.50 62.50 Feeder Bulls Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 580-586 583 116.00-123.00 119.52 1 774-774 774 112.50 112.50 Medium and Large 1 - 2 11 450-498 477 140.00-182.00 156.80 14 500-548 521 127.50-175.00 149.78 5 560-586 574 132.50-160.00 147.71 14 600-648 622 119.00-140.00 133.67 6 650-698 676 135.00-142.00 138.11 6 714-740 726 117.00-130.00 126.18 2 760-766 763 125.00-130.00 127.49 2 812-836 824 103.00-109.00 105.96 4 850-894 867 90.00-109.00 98.38 3 900-940 923 79.00-93.00 87.33 4 952-988 976 80.00-92.00 86.31 Small 1 - 2 1 454-454 454 132.50 132.50 1 548-548 548 110.00 110.00 1 748-748 748 85.00 85.00 1 774-774 774 87.00 87.00 Medium and Large 3 1 486-486 486 100.00 100.00 1 596-596 596 90.00 90.00 1 686-686 686 100.00 100.00 2 728-738 733 70.00-80.00 74.97 1 760-760 760 91.00 91.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 944-944 944 78.00 78.00 1-3 Months Bred 2 910-1098 1004 74.00-84.00 79.47 4-6 Months Bred Small and Medium 1 - 2 Young 3 756-792 773 70.00-79.00 75.38 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 942-1386 1219 70.00-82.50 76.74 2 1330-1364 1347 83.00-84.50 83.76 High Dressing 5 1438-1626 1519 70.00-83.00 79.41 2 1480-1480 1480 85.00 85.00 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 5 970-1388 1158 65.00-80.00 74.01 1 1446-1446 1446 75.00 75.00 4 1400-1534 1436 82.00-85.00 83.10 High Dressing 1 1428-1428 1428 62.00 62.00 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 1 778-778 778 62.00 62.00 1 772-772 772 67.00 67.00 High Dressing 1 728-728 728 47.00 47.00 Low Dressing 9 846-1320 993 52.00-64.00 58.20 2 990-1006 998 68.00-70.00 69.01 High Dressing 2 848-922 885 42.00-46.00 43.92 Low Dressing Other Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1224-1224 1224 93.00 93.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1116-1410 1239 70.00-87.00 79.10 6 1664-2068 1878 90.00-100.50 95.98 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (6) Small 1 and 2 870 lbs middle age cows with 200 lbs calves 1050.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 1024-1064 lbs middle age cows with 200 lbs calves 1025.00-1125.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1104-1380 lbs middle age cows with 75-150 lbs calves 975.00-1600.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS759.txt