MG_LS136 Montgomery, AL Fri Dec 07, 2018 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News New Brockton, AL Weighted Average Report for 12/06/2018 Receipts: 284 Last Week: 223 Year Ago: 260 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Supply consisted of 3 percent slaughter cows, 1 percent bulls, 1 percent replacement cows and pairs and 95 percent feeders. The feeder supply included 30 percent steers, 21 percent bulls and 49 percent heifers. Near 10 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 800-1200 1018 35.00-37.00 36.07 High Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-350 328 160.00-164.00 161.23 9 350-400 372 151.00-160.00 153.42 5 400-450 421 142.00-152.00 145.94 3 450-500 475 130.00-137.00 133.60 7 500-550 527 125.00-129.00 126.44 9 550-600 573 122.00-129.00 124.65 2 600-650 622 120.00-125.00 122.43 2 650-700 675 118.00 118.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 325 147.00-153.00 150.05 5 350-400 381 142.00-147.00 144.03 3 400-450 432 132.00-141.00 137.61 5 450-500 475 125.00 125.00 2 500-550 525 125.00 125.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 500-550 530 114.00-115.00 114.49 9 600-650 624 109.00-111.00 110.00 2 650-700 675 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 338 125.00-126.00 125.51 19 350-400 375 120.00-128.00 123.84 13 400-450 423 117.00-127.00 121.05 7 450-500 478 113.00-116.00 114.71 12 500-550 527 109.00-114.00 110.43 8 550-600 575 109.00-110.00 109.50 2 600-650 635 105.00-108.00 106.48 4 650-700 676 100.00-105.00 101.26 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300-350 340 120.00-124.00 122.03 2 350-400 385 115.00-120.00 117.44 2 400-450 432 110.00-115.00 112.54 4 450-500 479 107.00-110.00 109.23 4 500-550 521 100.00-108.00 103.22 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 400-450 429 140.00-147.00 143.69 2 450-500 458 132.00-139.00 135.52 7 500-550 527 119.00-121.00 119.72 5 550-600 574 115.00-118.00 116.41 3 600-650 623 113.00-116.00 114.32 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 450-500 475 118.00-125.00 121.86 6 500-550 516 110.00-118.00 113.63 3 550-600 572 105.00-110.00 107.69 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 ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- 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 3 ----------- ------------ Medium 2 Medium 3 ------------ ------------ Small 2 Small 3 ------------ ------------ Source: USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Service, Montgomery, AL David Garcia, OIC Mike Bryant, Market Reporter / Office 334-223-7488 For more information contact: montgomery.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/MG_LS136.txt 0800cst mb/dg .