MG_LS149 Montgomery, AL Tue Dec 04, 2018 USDA-AL Dept of Ag Market News Dothan, AL Weighted Average Report for 12/03/2018 Receipts: 746 Last Week: 1505 Year Ago: 951 Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand on feeders moderate. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows 11 percent, bulls 3 percent, replacement cows and pairs 11 percent, and feeders 75 percent. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 43 percent heifers, and 25 percent bulls. Near 25 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1200-1600 1392 53.00-55.00 53.63 High Dressing 5 1200-1600 1388 46.00-50.00 48.52 Low Dressing Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90% Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 800-1200 1156 46.00-49.00 47.23 High Dressing 19 800-1200 1032 31.00-35.00 32.86 Low Dressing Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1000-1500 1455 60.00-65.00 62.29 Low Dressing 2 1500-3000 1965 70.00-72.00 71.02 High Dressing 5 1500-3000 2109 65.00-68.00 66.20 Low Dressing Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 500-550 514 140.00-145.00 141.03 19 600-650 632 136.00-138.00 136.47 12 700-750 718 130.00-135.00 132.06 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 300-350 323 165.00-170.00 167.25 4 350-400 384 163.00-165.00 163.73 4 400-450 430 160.00-161.00 160.24 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 300-350 325 150.00-160.00 157.50 7 350-400 380 145.00-150.00 147.97 4 400-450 428 135.00-145.00 140.20 10 450-500 485 127.00-135.00 131.78 3 650-700 667 120.00-127.00 122.38 4 750-800 774 110.00-120.00 114.20 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-350 329 142.00-149.00 144.98 8 350-400 366 135.00-142.00 138.08 16 400-450 425 129.00-133.00 130.16 5 700-750 710 122.00 122.00 value added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 450-500 468 122.00-130.00 124.95 5 550-600 573 121.00-122.00 121.20 4 600-650 628 115.00-121.00 118.49 5 650-700 683 112.00-114.00 113.00 5 700-750 733 101.00-109.00 104.54 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 300-350 321 128.00-135.00 131.76 5 350-400 372 120.00-125.00 122.38 18 400-450 420 115.00-120.00 118.25 17 450-500 468 110.00-115.00 112.67 6 500-550 522 100.00-110.00 103.23 2 700-750 735 90.00-95.00 92.52 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 250-300 269 176.00-177.00 176.73 8 300-350 322 166.00-173.00 169.12 6 350-400 382 163.00-166.00 163.80 6 400-450 412 157.00-162.00 159.47 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 300-350 319 152.00-158.00 156.18 3 400-450 440 150.00-151.00 150.67 6 450-500 469 141.00-150.00 145.69 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 400-450 423 137.00-147.00 142.22 9 500-550 519 130.00-135.00 131.34 3 550-600 567 124.00-130.00 127.95 4 600-650 628 120.00-122.00 120.99 3 650-700 667 110.00-118.00 114.64 3 700-750 723 105.00-110.00 107.70 Open and Bred Replacement Cows Young to middle aged Aged Large 2 Large 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 950.00-1025.00 ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 0-3 mos ------------- ------------- 4-6 mos 700.00-840.00 ------------- 7-9 mos 920.00-970.00 450.00-580.00 Small 2 Small 3 0-3 mos ------------- 325.00-395.00 4-6 mos ------------- ------------- 7-9 mos ------------- ------------- Replacement Pairs: Young to Middle Aged Cows with Calves 100-300 lbs Aged Large 2 Large 2 -------------- ------------- Medium 2 Medium 3 -------------- ------------- Small 2 Small 3 -------------- ------------- 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 0800cst ws/dg .