MG_LS135 Montgomery, AL Thr Oct. 5, 2017 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Opp, AL Weighted Average Report for 10/04/2017 Receipts: 364 Last Week: 293 Year Ago: 239 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Supply consisted of 7 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent bulls, 5 percent replacement cows and pairs, and 87 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 6 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 51 percent bulls. Near 7 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1200-1600 1305 45.00-49.00 46.33 High Dressing 3 1200-1600 1365 40.00-44.00 41.36 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 800-1200 1130 46.00-50.00 47.85 High Dressing 5 800-1200 1136 41.00-44.00 42.79 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1500-3000 1808 70.00-73.00 71.53 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 370 152.00-160.00 156.75 2 400-450 435 145.00-150.00 147.56 3 450-500 467 135.00-145.00 141.64 3 500-550 530 126.00-134.00 129.40 3 550-600 570 118.00-126.00 121.32 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 341 142.00-147.00 144.79 8 350-400 390 134.00-142.00 136.46 6 400-450 410 130.00-134.00 132.63 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 306 128.00-130.00 129.49 16 400-450 431 118.00-128.00 123.76 4 500-550 522 112.00-118.00 114.93 7 550-600 572 108.00-112.00 110.13 7 600-650 619 100.00-107.00 103.27 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 250-300 289 127.00-130.00 128.25 8 350-400 365 120.00-127.00 122.86 22 450-500 481 110.00-120.00 114.93 9 500-550 529 104.00-108.00 104.86 5 550-600 575 100.00-104.00 102.36 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 335 180.00-190.00 183.23 5 350-400 362 172.00-179.00 176.43 4 400-450 409 160.00-170.00 163.02 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 300-350 328 165.00-175.00 168.72 9 350-400 381 157.00-165.00 161.26 9 400-450 409 147.00-157.00 151.22 8 450-500 458 142.00-147.00 144.64 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-300 280 160.00-162.00 160.64 7 300-350 339 152.00-160.00 156.51 10 350-400 360 142.00-152.00 146.60 14 400-450 435 130.00-140.00 134.70 15 450-500 484 121.00-128.00 124.80 13 500-550 538 120.00-121.00 120.45 12 550-600 564 114.00-120.00 116.24 5 600-650 614 104.00-113.00 110.91 5 700-750 731 101.00-104.00 102.81 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------ 4-6 mos 875.00-900.00 ------------ 7-9 mos ------------- ------------ Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 650.00-700.00 ------------ 4-6 mos ------------- ------------ 7-9 mos ------------- ------------ Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos -------------- ------------ 4-6 mos 575.00-600.00 500.00-535.00 7-9 mos -------------- ------------ Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 2 ----------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ----------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 ----------- ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Wes Sanford, Market Reporter / Office 334/223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS135.txt 0900cst ws/ns .