MG_LS149 Montgomery, AL Tue Dec 11, 2018 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Dothan, AL Weighted Average Report for 12/10/2018 Receipts: 1258 Last Week: 746 Year Ago: 711 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher . Slaughter cows 22 percent, bulls 12 percent, replacement cows and pairs 30 percent, and feeders 36 percent. The feeder supply included 13 percent steers, 50 percent heifers, and 37 percent bulls. Near 14 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1200-1600 1538 49.00-51.00 50.01 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1200-1600 1232 51.00-56.00 52.48 High Dressing 5 1200-1600 1253 45.00-48.00 46.77 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 800-1200 1072 43.00-48.00 44.68 High Dressing 15 800-1200 1016 35.00-40.00 37.18 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1000-1500 1232 67.00-72.00 68.73 High Dressing 7 1000-1500 1412 55.00-59.00 56.02 Low Dressing 12 1500-3000 1704 61.00-65.00 62.36 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 372 150.00-158.00 153.64 2 400-450 422 142.00-148.00 144.88 3 450-500 480 138.00-142.00 140.29 5 550-600 579 125.00-135.00 129.54 3 600-650 615 118.00-123.00 119.72 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 600-650 632 108.00-116.00 113.40 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 350-400 382 134.00-140.00 135.86 5 400-450 439 130.00-134.00 132.82 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 300-350 324 130.00-138.00 132.63 4 350-400 385 124.00-130.00 126.96 9 400-450 428 118.00-122.00 119.90 5 500-550 522 115.00-118.00 115.99 5 550-600 578 109.00-114.00 110.78 4 700-750 706 103.00-107.00 104.01 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-300 280 120.00-127.00 123.38 7 350-400 389 112.00-119.00 114.23 13 450-500 465 107.00-112.00 108.20 9 500-550 527 101.00-107.00 104.99 3 700-750 715 91.00-101.00 94.29 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 350-400 366 150.00-157.00 153.08 2 400-450 422 145.00-150.00 147.40 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-300 280 145.00-152.00 146.84 13 350-400 367 140.00-145.00 141.96 5 400-450 426 130.00-140.00 134.08 7 500-550 534 128.00-130.00 128.70 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 400-450 413 120.00-125.00 123.31 5 450-500 487 117.00-120.00 118.21 6 500-550 524 107.00-117.00 114.95 6 600-650 622 95.00-105.00 101.00 3 650-700 672 90.00-95.00 91.70 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos 810.00-920.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 1040.00-1100.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 1200.00-1340.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 700.00-840.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 920.00-1025.00 450.00-580.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 540.00-670.00 325.00-395.00 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos 700.00-795.00 ------------- Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 2 1200.00-1275.00 ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 975.00-1150.00 ------------- Small 2 Small 3 800.00-900.00 500.00-625.00 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 .