MG_LS146 Montgomery, AL Wed Oct 18, 2017 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Ft Payne, AL Weighted Average Report for 10/17/2017 Receipts: 1005 Last Week: 665 Year Ago: 830 Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 3 percent, bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 6 percent, and feeders 90 percent. The feeder supply included 7 percent steers, 40 percent heifers and 53 percent bulls. Near 2 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1045 50.00-55.00 52.90 3 800-1200 1120 56.00 56.00 High Dressing 2 800-1200 1025 45.00-46.00 45.51 Low Dressing 7 1200-1600 1349 52.00-55.00 53.04 2 1200-1600 1328 47.00-48.00 47.46 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 800-1200 987 47.00-49.00 47.78 Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1500-3000 1836 74.00-79.00 76.16 1 1500-3000 1975 84.00 84.00 High Dressing 1 1500-3000 1750 71.00 71.00 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 750-800 760 127.00 127.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 425 167.00-170.00 168.54 1 450-500 495 162.00 162.00 1 500-550 500 157.00 157.00 4 550-600 569 140.00-145.00 143.00 1 650-700 695 132.00 132.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 400-450 402 140.00-142.00 140.99 2 450-500 465 134.00-136.00 135.02 1 500-550 515 130.00 130.00 3 550-600 573 125.00-127.00 126.01 2 600-650 625 121.00 121.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 295 157.00 157.00 2 300-350 315 150.00-152.00 151.03 4 350-400 360 140.00-142.00 140.49 8 400-450 431 130.00-135.00 133.31 7 450-500 469 125.00-132.00 129.14 5 500-550 513 120.00-126.00 122.80 4 550-600 568 115.00-120.00 117.47 2 600-650 605 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 380 135.00-137.00 135.96 2 400-450 405 125.00 125.00 3 450-500 465 120.00-121.00 120.33 2 500-550 520 112.00-115.00 113.47 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 310 170.00 170.00 2 350-400 355 167.00 167.00 3 400-450 403 152.00-160.00 154.64 6 450-500 467 143.00-147.00 146.18 3 500-550 532 135.00 135.00 7 550-600 580 126.00-132.00 128.67 2 600-650 612 121.00-122.00 121.49 2 650-700 665 115.00-119.00 117.02 1 700-750 705 110.00 110.00 1 750-800 770 105.00 105.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 330 162.00 162.00 5 350-400 370 152.00-157.00 155.08 7 400-450 419 140.00-147.00 144.03 4 450-500 480 131.00-137.00 133.74 6 500-550 522 122.00-130.00 127.71 3 550-600 578 120.00-122.00 121.01 4 600-650 630 110.00-116.00 112.75 1 650-700 685 110.00 110.00 1 750-800 750 100.00 100.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 350-400 395 145.00 145.00 2 400-450 425 134.00-136.00 135.02 3 450-500 480 124.00-127.00 125.32 1 500-550 505 118.00 118.00 Open and bred Replacement cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 1050.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium Medium 3 0-3 mos 850.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 850.00-900.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 925.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 -------------- ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Jarrod Eubanks, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS146.txt 0735cst je/ns .