MG_LS149 Montgomery, AL Tue Oct. 17, 2017 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Dothan, AL Weighted Average Report for 10/16/2017 Receipts: 1236 Last Week: 578 Year Ago: 840 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Supply consisted of 18 percent slaughter cows, 2 percent bulls, 20 percent replacement cows and pairs, and 60 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 28 percent steers, 44 percent heifers, and 28 percent bulls. Near 22 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1200-1600 1448 61.00-63.00 61.85 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 800-1200 1155 67.00-71.00 68.02 High Dressing 18 800-1200 1109 56.00-61.00 57.87 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 800-1200 1103 51.00-55.00 52.90 High Dressing 25 800-1200 1031 45.00-50.00 47.25 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1000-1500 1276 74.00-79.00 76.27 4 1500-3000 1915 68.00-72.00 70.64 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 340 182.00-185.00 182.97 6 350-400 373 175.00-182.00 176.79 5 400-450 422 168.00-173.00 169.55 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 400-450 444 160.00-165.00 160.54 6 450-500 468 150.00-160.00 155.76 16 500-550 531 142.00-148.00 146.94 13 600-650 617 141.00-142.00 141.61 18 650-700 674 138.00-139.00 138.95 10 700-750 706 132.00-136.00 135.59 3 750-800 780 127.00-132.00 130.31 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 250-300 262 167.00-175.00 170.89 2 350-400 370 157.00-167.00 162.20 3 400-450 438 147.00-157.00 151.39 3 450-500 482 142.00-146.00 144.37 9 550-600 587 138.00-142.00 138.56 7 600-650 619 134.00-138.00 135.56 6 650-700 687 132.00-134.00 133.66 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 312 152.00-160.00 156.32 12 350-400 375 142.00-152.00 148.38 11 400-450 420 137.00-142.00 138.33 6 450-500 464 130.00-137.00 134.12 11 500-550 512 126.00-130.00 127.44 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-300 285 150.00-155.00 152.29 4 300-350 314 140.00-150.00 142.59 14 350-400 386 136.00-140.00 138.78 23 400-450 432 127.00-136.00 132.41 13 450-500 467 124.00-127.00 125.78 7 500-550 514 123.00-124.00 123.15 4 550-600 560 122.00-123.00 122.26 3 600-650 617 119.00-120.00 119.67 15 650-700 666 116.00-119.00 117.13 2 700-750 725 114.00-116.00 114.98 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 200-250 219 142.00-150.00 146.03 10 250-300 270 135.00-142.00 140.04 6 300-350 313 129.00-135.00 133.02 12 350-400 371 122.00-129.00 125.88 10 450-500 482 120.00-122.00 120.87 4 500-550 522 119.00-120.00 119.74 6 550-600 558 118.00-119.00 118.50 6 600-650 621 115.00-118.00 116.83 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-350 338 177.00-185.00 179.21 3 350-400 360 174.00-177.00 175.32 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 250-300 273 175.00-185.00 177.51 12 300-350 322 165.00-175.00 166.72 5 400-450 411 160.00-165.00 161.97 3 450-500 460 151.00-158.00 154.02 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 200-250 223 165.00-175.00 170.92 14 350-400 369 155.00-165.00 159.32 13 400-450 412 150.00-155.00 153.07 13 450-500 468 139.00-149.00 142.92 16 500-550 523 131.00-138.00 133.28 10 550-600 573 124.00-130.00 126.80 7 600-650 607 119.00-123.00 120.01 3 700-750 728 111.00-118.00 114.69 2 750-800 762 102.00-111.00 106.46 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 825.00-925.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 975.00-1030.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1090.00-1120.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 700.00-730.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 745.00-760.00 575.00-700.00 7-9 mos 780.00-820.00 760.00-800.00 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 2 1275.00-1325.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 1150.00-1200.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 1050.00-1100.00 700.00-825.00 Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service 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_LS149.txt 0750cst ws/ns .