RA_LS756 Raleigh, NC Wed Oct 18, 2017 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News ***This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade, weight, and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on this date.*** Cleveland County Agr & Lstk Exchange, Shelby, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Tuesday Oct 17, 2017 Cattle Receipts: 693 Last Week: 429 Last Year: 265 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle 1.00to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Moderate demand and buyer activity. Heavy offerings with quality of cattle plain to average. Slaughter cows made up 10 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 3 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 87 percent. The feeder supply included 60 percent steers, 20 percent heifers, and 20 percent bulls. Near 46 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-265 260 130.00-140.00 133.21 3 300-320 307 167.50-174.00 171.74 5 355-370 364 145.00-155.00 150.37 4 405-445 429 128.00-135.00 131.05 3 505-530 517 118.00-125.00 122.61 90 540-540 540 161.00 161.00 Load 5 551-551 551 137.00 137.00 80 625-625 625 145.00 145.00 Load 4 670-680 675 124.00-130.00 126.51 2 710-730 720 133.00-139.00 136.04 68 725-725 725 144.50 144.50 Load 2 798-798 798 138.00 138.00 3 860-860 860 136.00-138.00 137.33 Medium 2 2 335-340 338 152.00-157.00 154.52 2 380-395 388 130.00-139.00 134.41 Medium 3 2 350-390 370 126.00-127.00 126.47 Small 3 3 365-385 375 100.00-110.00 105.74 Holstein Large 3 2 270-270 270 73.00 73.00 2 335-340 338 70.00-90.00 79.93 2 405-405 405 46.00-84.00 65.00 5 500-515 512 65.00-85.00 81.09 2 625-625 625 67.00-69.00 68.00 2 1150-1155 1153 65.00-69.00 67.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-345 325 133.00-138.00 135.73 5 365-395 379 130.00-135.00 131.57 8 410-445 428 125.00-132.00 128.08 7 455-485 470 124.00-133.00 126.86 9 506-540 517 118.00-128.00 121.33 10 550-595 570 110.00-120.00 114.85 7 600-625 613 105.00-115.00 110.25 9 650-681 671 116.50-123.00 120.13 5 745-745 745 123.00-126.00 124.80 2 768-768 768 122.00 122.00 3 852-855 853 116.00-121.00 119.33 2 975-990 983 94.00-96.00 95.01 Medium 2 2 405-410 408 110.00-116.00 113.02 4 470-490 480 107.50-117.50 113.30 3 535-545 540 110.00-115.00 113.00 3 555-585 570 100.00-109.00 102.92 2 600-615 608 90.00-101.00 95.43 2 650-660 655 104.00-110.00 106.98 2 830-835 833 80.00-90.00 84.98 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-415 407 152.50-159.00 156.50 11 450-495 473 132.00-142.00 134.48 21 500-545 519 119.00-129.00 124.21 8 560-585 570 120.00-130.00 124.29 5 605-635 620 119.00-127.00 123.02 8 650-695 671 109.00-119.00 114.12 4 705-740 719 106.00-113.00 108.95 4 750-760 753 112.00-115.00 113.01 Medium 2 4 400-445 420 135.00-146.00 141.41 2 465-495 480 115.00-124.00 119.36 3 505-545 518 100.00-110.00 106.75 5 550-570 559 109.00-118.00 113.41 3 605-645 630 111.00-112.00 111.68 2 670-685 678 85.00-95.00 89.94 2 710-715 713 98.00-101.00 99.49 Medium 3 4 400-440 419 115.00-126.00 119.56 Small 3 2 445-445 445 90.00 90.00 2 460-485 473 97.50-105.00 101.15 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1180-1365 1252 54.00-59.00 56.13 4 1140-1375 1246 61.00-74.00 65.20 High Dressing 3 1480-1655 1543 55.00-59.00 57.71 12 1415-1745 1557 60.00-67.00 62.27 High Dressing Boner 80-85% Lean 4 970-1350 1166 53.00-58.00 55.56 7 920-1195 1066 60.00-70.00 64.42 High Dressing 4 950-1120 1024 27.00-42.00 33.45 Low Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 620-640 632 50.00-60.00 54.28 8 515-790 681 30.00-50.00 39.25 Low Dressing 4 805-890 836 53.00-58.00 54.47 2 815-850 833 61.00-70.00 65.59 High Dressing 4 800-870 840 30.00-45.00 39.17 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1050-1370 1223 71.00-77.00 73.37 2 1005-1390 1198 82.00-90.00 85.36 High Dressing 2 1040-1120 1080 60.00-69.00 64.33 Low Dressing 3 1530-1580 1552 74.00-78.00 76.31 4 1555-2245 1854 85.00-87.00 85.51 High Dressing Cows/Calf Pairs: (3) Small 1 and 2 685 lbs middle age cows with 310 lbs calves 580.00 per pair. Medium 1 and 2 960 lbs middle age cows with 270 lbs calves 830.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1420 lbs middle age cows with 280 lbs calves 1160.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 http://ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/RA_LS756.txt