Cattle Receipts:  139          Last Week: 202          Last Year: 282

Slaughter cattle trended mostly steady.  Feeder cattle trended mostly steady.

Slaughter cows made up 26 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 5 percent,
replacement cows 5 percent, other cows 1 percent, and feeders 63 percent.  The feeder
supply included 34 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 24 percent bulls. Near 31
percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.  (Figures in parentheses are weighted average
weights and prices for each category)

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 280-280 lbs (280) 165.00 (165.00); 325-325 lbs
(325) 165.00 (165.00); 450-465 lbs (458) 130.00-134.00 (131.97); 520-540 lbs (532)
125.00-136.00 (131.74); 550-595 lbs (572) 119.00-135.00 (128.82); 600-640 lbs (627)
104.00-122.00 (111.09); 650-675 lbs (667) 111.00-122.50 (117.44); 710-710 lbs (710)
116.00 (116.00); 970-970 lbs (970) 86.00 (86.00).  Small 1-2 495-495 lbs full (495)
112.00 (112.00); 525-525 lbs (525) 110.00 (110.00).  Medium and Large 3 510-510 lbs
(510) 114.00 (114.00); 560-560 lbs (560) 102.50-115.00 (108.75).  Holstein Large 3 295-
295 lbs (295) 72.00 (72.00); 445-445 lbs (445) 69.00 (69.00); 670-670 lbs (670) 87.50
(87.50).

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 165-165 lbs (165) 150.00 (150.00); 200-200 lbs
(200) 165.00 (165.00); 280-280 lbs (280) 142.50 (142.50); 395-395 lbs (395) 117.50
(117.50); 410-440 lbs (425) 122.50-135.00 (125.93); 450-480 lbs (461) 110.00-127.50
(119.88); 500-540 lbs (520) 110.00-124.00 (117.71); 565-585 lbs (574) 108.00-120.00
(115.77); 650-695 lbs (672) 95.00-110.00 (104.04); 935-935 lbs (935) 85.00 (85.00).  
Small 1-2 485-485 lbs (485) 105.00 (105.00).

Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 455-465 lbs (460) 135.00-137.50 (136.24); 500-545
lbs (518) 114.00-130.00 (121.77); 565-595 lbs (582) 110.00-119.00 (113.94); 610-640 lbs
(622) 101.00-115.00 (108.33); 680-690 lbs (685) 100.00-107.00 (103.53); 705-725 lbs
(715) 100.00-102.00 (100.99); 790-790 lbs (790) 97.00 (97.00).  Small 1-2 410-410 lbs
(410) 98.00 (98.00).

Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 885-885 lbs (885) 875.00 per head 1-3 months
bred (875.00).  Medium and Large 1-2 Young 845-845 lbs (845) 675.00 per head 7-9 months
bred (675.00); 945-945 lbs (945) 875.00 per head 7-9 months bred (875.00).  Medium and
Large 1-2 Middle Aged 1000-1000 lbs (1000) 875.00 per head 4-6 months bred (875.00).

Slaughter Cows: Breaker 70-80 percent lean 1670-1730 lbs (1700) 72.00-78.50 (75.19).  
Boner 80-85 percent lean 815-815 lbs low dressing (815) 68.00 (68.00); 960-1355 lbs
(1166) 70.00-79.00 (75.55); 1045-1220 lbs high dressing (1133) 81.00 (81.00); 1315-1315
lbs low dressing (1315) 65.00 (65.00); 1490-1610 lbs (1550) 73.00-74.50 (73.78); 1400-
1400 lbs low dressing (1400) 65.00 (65.00).  Lean 85-90 percent lean 705-730 lbs (718)
64.50-66.00 (65.26); 810-1380 lbs (1082) 60.00-65.50 (63.84); 1110-1200 lbs low dressing
(1155) 48.00-50.00 (49.04).

Other Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 1070-1070 lbs (1070) 80.00 (80.00).

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1225-1225 lbs low dressing (1225) 81.50 (81.50);
1565-1955 lbs (1771) 90.00-94.50 (91.52); 1850-1850 lbs high dressing (1850) 100.00
(100.00).

Cows/Calf Pairs: (3) Small 1 and 2 860-880 lbs middle age cows with 200-235 lbs
calves 950.00-1030.00 per pair.  Large 1 and 2 1130 lbs middle age cows with 170 lbs
calves 1050.00 per pair.

Baby Calves, per head:  Holsteins 80.00.

Goats, per head: (11) Slaughter and Replacement Classes: Kids: Selection 1 60-80 lbs
52.00-60.00. Does/Nannies: Selection 1 70-100 lbs 72.50-80.00, 100-140 lbs 80.00-90.00.
Bucks/Billies: Selection 1 100-150 lbs 120.00.


Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC
919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS152.txt