MG_LS143 Montgomery, AL Wed Dec 12, 2018 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Arab, AL Weighted Average Report for 12/11/2018 Receipts: 649 Last Week: 1343 Year Ago: 600 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 7 percent, bulls 1 percent, replacement cows and pairs 3 percent, and feeders 89 percent. The feeder supply included 26 percent steers, 38 percent heifers, and 36 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 2 1600-2000 1655 47.00-49.00 47.97 Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 800-1200 1150 46.00-50.00 47.51 1 800-1200 1160 45.00 45.00 Low Dressing 8 1200-1600 1354 46.00-50.00 47.95 4 1200-1600 1356 51.00-52.00 51.74 High Dressing 1 1600-2000 1610 53.00 53.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 800-1200 975 44.00 44.00 1 1200-1600 1225 43.00 43.00 1 1200-1600 1310 35.00 35.00 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1000-1500 1380 66.00 66.00 3 1500-3000 1900 68.00-71.00 69.60 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 450-500 464 152.00-155.00 153.00 16 500-550 515 146.00-147.00 146.06 2 550-600 582 137.00-138.00 137.50 8 550-600 599 145.50 145.50 Value Added 19 600-650 627 135.00-138.00 137.58 4 650-700 661 130.00 130.00 11 700-750 730 131.00 131.00 1 800-850 820 127.00 127.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 205 182.00 182.00 1 250-300 280 170.00 170.00 1 400-450 440 152.00 152.00 2 450-500 475 147.00-150.00 148.44 2 500-550 520 137.00-140.00 138.47 3 550-600 575 132.00-137.00 133.61 3 650-700 683 121.00-123.00 121.98 1 700-750 705 121.00 121.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-250 235 160.00 160.00 1 500-550 510 135.00 135.00 1 550-600 560 127.00 127.00 1 650-700 695 115.00 115.00 1 700-750 730 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-350 335 145.00 145.00 4 350-400 365 138.00-143.00 140.72 7 400-450 418 125.00-135.00 131.21 11 450-500 468 120.00-124.00 123.43 5 500-550 536 117.00-120.00 117.97 1 500-550 535 127.00 127.00 Replacement 5 550-600 571 112.00-117.00 114.56 12 550-600 563 123.00 123.00 Value Added 1 600-650 620 122.00 122.00 Replacement 12 650-700 676 115.00 115.00 Value Added 3 700-750 724 106.00-109.00 106.97 1 750-800 780 95.00 95.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 200-250 228 147.00-155.00 150.69 1 250-300 260 145.00 145.00 4 300-350 314 135.00-140.00 137.98 4 350-400 386 127.00-129.00 128.24 8 400-450 416 120.00-126.00 123.82 6 450-500 468 115.00-117.00 115.98 7 500-550 529 105.00-115.00 109.90 6 550-600 568 105.00-107.00 105.65 2 600-650 625 100.00 100.00 2 700-750 705 95.00-97.00 96.00 2 750-800 765 90.00 90.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 250-300 270 135.00-137.00 136.28 1 300-350 330 132.00 132.00 2 350-400 372 123.00-125.00 124.01 7 400-450 424 110.00-120.00 115.18 8 450-500 475 105.00-110.00 107.67 4 500-550 512 102.00-105.00 104.24 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 275 167.00 167.00 2 300-350 328 162.00-165.00 163.44 1 350-400 355 155.00 155.00 2 400-450 442 150.00 150.00 6 450-500 472 142.00-150.00 145.93 4 500-550 525 137.00-142.00 139.72 4 550-600 579 128.00-135.00 130.42 5 600-650 621 117.00-125.00 120.71 5 650-700 679 115.00-118.00 116.38 1 700-750 705 111.00 111.00 1 800-850 835 95.00 95.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 322 150.00-154.00 151.89 19 350-400 384 143.00-150.00 145.27 9 400-450 427 142.00-145.00 143.41 10 450-500 466 137.00-142.00 140.27 3 500-550 522 130.00-135.00 132.30 5 550-600 573 117.00-125.00 120.73 5 600-650 632 110.00-117.00 112.35 4 650-700 678 105.00-110.00 107.46 2 700-750 740 97.00-99.00 97.99 3 750-800 793 92.00-93.00 92.67 3 800-850 823 90.00-93.00 91.65 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 250-300 270 147.00 147.00 1 300-350 340 142.00 142.00 3 350-400 373 138.00-142.00 140.64 6 400-450 428 135.00-138.00 135.79 5 450-500 473 128.00-135.00 130.53 3 500-550 525 122.00-127.00 124.62 3 550-600 587 107.00-114.00 110.29 2 600-650 632 105.00 105.00 1 650-700 655 105.00 105.00 2 700-750 730 91.00-97.00 93.94 2 750-800 768 87.00-91.00 88.97 Board Sale: Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 77 head 650 lbs 146.00. Cattle sold with a 2 percent shrink, 8 cent slide up only, and to be delivered December 13-15, 2018. Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos 600.00-650.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 720.00 525.00 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos 425.00-515.00 ------------- 4-6 mos 525.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- 450.00 Replacement Pairs Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 3 ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 625.00-775.00 ------------- Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service David Garcia, OIC Russell Thorne / Market Reporter / 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS143.txt 0800cst rt/dg .