RA_LS759 Raleigh, NC Fri Oct 13, 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.*** Powell Livestock Market, Smithfield, NC Weighted Average Auction Report Thursday Oct 12, 2017 Cattle Receipts: 740 Last Week: 646 Last Year: 147 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were steady. Moderate demand and market activity with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. Slaughter cows made up 8 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 2 percent, replacement cows 0 percent, and feeders 89 percent. The feeder supply included 34 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 22 percent bulls. Near 19 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 206-220 213 147.00-150.00 148.55 9 250-298 281 140.00-164.00 152.47 13 302-348 318 141.00-163.00 155.16 20 354-392 371 141.00-162.00 151.04 18 404-448 434 139.00-158.00 151.20 4 480-494 490 141.00-159.00 148.43 14 500-549 519 127.00-143.00 137.34 22 564-599 589 128.00-135.00 130.21 11 604-642 625 120.00-132.00 128.08 15 686-698 695 119.00-132.00 129.47 4 724-742 734 111.00-129.00 118.06 2 758-766 762 121.00-130.00 125.52 Small 1 - 2 5 314-348 336 96.00-115.00 106.72 3 356-390 378 85.00-106.00 95.01 5 410-436 424 88.00-108.00 97.08 Medium 2 2 270-286 278 131.00-140.00 135.37 6 300-330 317 125.00-140.00 134.53 10 366-398 386 120.00-136.00 127.68 11 400-448 421 110.00-138.00 124.37 2 404-404 404 93.00 93.00 Thin 2 466-484 475 130.00-132.00 130.98 2 488-488 488 111.00 111.00 Thin 3 518-536 527 114.00-118.00 116.33 2 538-538 538 105.00 105.00 Fleshy 2 650-674 662 106.00-110.00 108.04 Medium and Large 3 2 312-334 323 74.00-86.00 80.20 Small 3 2 320-320 320 44.00-53.00 48.50 2 406-412 409 40.00-59.00 49.43 Holstein Large 3 3 838-838 838 78.00 78.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 158-182 171 136.00-150.00 141.32 5 252-298 283 130.00-143.00 136.91 13 306-348 324 126.00-138.00 132.22 16 358-398 374 124.00-137.00 131.04 8 404-448 428 123.00-137.00 129.52 22 450-498 464 121.00-137.00 128.54 16 500-546 525 115.00-127.00 119.83 2 542-542 542 111.00 111.00 Fleshy 17 554-596 573 114.00-119.00 115.95 2 592-592 592 111.00 111.00 Fleshy 13 601-626 607 110.00-116.00 112.69 8 650-698 666 105.00-113.00 108.87 5 702-748 727 100.00-115.00 105.90 Small 1 - 2 3 354-390 377 88.00-100.00 94.16 2 414-426 420 79.00-95.00 86.89 3 480-488 484 79.00-88.00 84.36 Medium 2 5 250-294 274 110.00-125.00 119.44 9 302-342 330 112.00-125.00 118.62 25 350-398 376 98.00-124.00 114.92 2 354-354 354 97.00 97.00 Thin 21 400-448 422 95.00-121.00 112.29 20 458-498 482 101.00-120.00 110.46 2 490-490 490 95.00 95.00 Fleshy 17 500-544 524 100.00-114.00 108.98 8 550-586 569 96.00-114.00 105.73 3 600-638 623 92.00-105.00 98.87 2 650-658 654 70.00-80.00 74.97 Medium and Large 3 2 382-392 387 82.00-86.00 83.97 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 452-498 473 131.00-159.00 142.27 27 502-546 523 120.00-136.50 130.74 7 560-596 575 121.00-134.00 128.41 10 604-642 622 109.00-128.00 119.13 7 655-674 660 107.00-126.00 119.23 4 687-687 687 106.00 106.00 Fleshy 2 702-710 706 97.00-109.00 102.97 2 780-780 780 103.00-106.00 104.50 Medium 2 10 458-496 479 98.00-130.00 114.70 14 502-536 516 94.00-119.00 107.00 16 556-598 580 95.00-115.00 106.43 5 600-638 620 89.00-106.00 98.81 5 654-672 660 84.00-102.00 94.54 Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1006-1380 1214 55.00-66.00 58.76 Boner 80-85% Lean 22 902-1398 1111 52.00-63.00 58.90 2 998-998 998 65.00 65.00 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 2 788-794 791 47.00-55.00 50.98 15 858-1388 1074 49.00-56.00 52.12 6 826-1166 1006 41.00-46.00 44.13 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1014-1374 1149 71.00-85.00 76.51 2 1264-1406 1335 63.00 63.00 Low Dressing 8 1698-2304 1955 74.00-81.00 76.17 Cows/Calf Pairs: (2) Medium 1 and 2 986 lbs middle age cows with 120 lbs calves 925.00 per pair. Large 1 and 2 1246 lbs middle age cows with 160 lbs calves 1200.00 per pair. Source: NC Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Raleigh, NC 919-707-3156 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsRA_LS759.txt