Agriculture
Livestock Report, June 8-9
Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
June 8, 2009
Receipts: 1,486. For the week: 1,819. Last week: 1,815.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers: $2-$4 lower; Slaughter cows $2-$4 lower; Slaughter bulls, steady.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $107.50-$115; 30 head 400-500 lbs. $104-$109; 86 head 500-600 lbs. $93-$105.50; 32 head 600-700 lbs. $92.75-$99; 4 head 700-800 lbs. $85.50; 3 head 700-800 lbs. $92.25 Thin; 11 head 900-1000 lbs. $84. Groups: 42 head 534 lbs. $105.50 bbwf; 20 head 600 lbs. $99 blk; 33 head 632 lbs. $87.75 blk; 22 head 910 lbs. $84 mixed.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $98.50.
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2: 4 head 100-200 lbs. $114; 8 head 400-500 lbs. $94.50; 3 head 500-600 lbs. $89.50.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $60; 1 head 765 lbs. $58.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 39 head 300-400 lbs. $96-$103.50; 89 head 400-500 lbs. $94.50-$95; 219 head 500-600 lbs. $86-$94; 79 head 600-700 lbs. $82-$88.50; 5 head 700-800 lbs. $80; 68 head 700-800 lbs. $89.10 Load Thin. Groups: 46 head 442 lbs. $95 bbwf; 34 head 449 lbs. $94.60 mixed; 25 head 506 lbs. $91.25 mixed; 62 head 519 lbs. $93.75 bbwf; 20 head 522 lbs. $86 mixed; 56 head 577 lbs. $94 blk; 36 head 597 lbs. $89.75 mixed; 33 head 623 lbs. $87.75 blk; 20 head 643 lbs. $88.50 mixed; 68 head 735 lbs. $89.10 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $86-$91; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $85.50-$90; 2 head 500-600 lbs. $84.50.
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $80-$85; 3 head 400-500 lbs. $83; 1 head 605 lbs. $78.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 9 head 200-300 lbs. $115; 17 head 300-400 lbs. $105-$119; 37 head 400-500 lbs. $99.50-$106; 107 head 500-600 lbs. $93.75-$101; 23 head 600-700 lbs. $87.50-$90.25; 8 head 700-800 lbs. $83.50. Groups: 20 head 438 lbs. $106 blk; 33 head 508 lbs. $101 blk; 21 head 583 lbs. $95.25 bbwf.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $86-$95.
Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2: 9 head 300-400 lbs. $93; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $91; 4 head 500-600 lbs. $86.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $43.50-$48, High Dressing $48.50-$50, Low Dressing $42-$43; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing $48-$49.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $41-$45.50, High Dressing $46-$47, Low Dressing $35-$39; Shelly/ Low Dressing: 750-1000 lbs. $25-$31.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent $59-$64; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $55-$58.
Stock Cows: Medium Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $665-$830 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $495-$620 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves Medium and Large 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-400 lbs. calves at side $830-$1015 per pair.
Stock Cows Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old with 100-300 lbs. calves at side $750-$840 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No test.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $35-$65, Large $90; Beef: $110-$160, Weaned: $140-$220 per head.
Edmonton Livestock Market
June 9, 2009
Receipts: 993.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers: $2-$4 lower; Slaughter Cows $2-$4 lower. Slaughter Bulls: Not tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 5 head 200-300 lbs. $114-$116; 32 head 300-400 lbs. $105-$112; 31 head 400-500 lbs. $102-$107; 79 head 500-600 lbs. $97-$105; 42 head 600-700 lbs. $90-$96; 12 head 700-800 lbs.. $86-$95; 5 head 800-900 lbs. $80-$83; 2 head 900-1000 lbs. $77-$78.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $92-$98; 10 head 400-500 lbs. $83-$95.
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2: 2 head 200-300 lbs. $102-$105.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 1 head 275 lbs. $70; 4 head 300-400 lbs. $60-$70; 6 head 400-500 lbs. $62-$70; 4 head 500-600 lbs. $57-$69; 9 head 600-700 lbs. $68; 5 head 700-800 lbs. $64-$66; 1 head 805 lbs. $52.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 17 head 300-400 lbs. $94-$100; 51 head 400-500 lbs. $90-$95; 120 head 500-600 lbs. $82-$94; 43 head 600-700 lbs. $81-$87; 19 head 700-800 lbs. $77-$80; 6 head 800-900 lbs. $77.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 7 head 300-400 lbs. $82-$90; 8 head 400-500 lbs. $78-$83; 6 head 500-600 lbs. $75-$81; 7 head 600-700 lbs. $72-$78.
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2: 4 head 200-300 lbs. $95-$102.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 13 head 400-500 lbs. $97-$100; 39 head 500-600 lbs. $90-$100; 8 head 600-700 lbs. $84-$88; 4 head 700-800 lbs. $80-$82.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 4 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$94.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing $50; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $40-$44; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37-$45, Low Dressing $28-$36.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-1800 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent No test.
Barren River Livestock
Bowling Green
June 9, 2009
Receipts: 577 head
Comparison: Steers: $3-$4 higher; Heifers: Steady; Slaughter Cows: $1 lower; Slaughter Bulls: Firm.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $107-$114; 300-400 lbs. $114.50; 400-500 lbs. $94-$106; 500-600 lbs. $93.50-$106; 600-700 lbs. $91; 700-800 lbs. $88.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $106-$109; 400-500 lbs. $98.50-$106.75; 500-600 lbs. $86-$97; 600-700 lbs. $91.25; 700-800 lbs. $85.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $107; 300-400 lbs. $104.50-$106.50; 400-500 lbs. $92.75-$96.75; 500-600 lbs. $89.50-$94.75; 600-700 lbs. $81-$83; 700-800 lbs. $75.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1175-2055 lbs. $40-$45.50, High Dressing $44.50-$49.50; Boners: 80-85% lean 845-1310 lbs. $34.50-$40.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 970-1125 lbs. $32-$37; Lean & Crips: 675-890 lbs. Low Dressing $26-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1390-1810 lbs. 76-78 carcass boning percent $55.50-$57.50, High Dressing: $60-$61.50.
Bred cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 4-8 years old 1-8 months bred $350-$770.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Small Frame Cows 5-10+ years old with 70-175 lb. calves by side $520-$760.
Stock Bulls: Simmental Angus-Charola Bulls 3 years old 1625-1800 lbs. $1000.
Head Calves: Dairy: $30-$90; Weaned: $125-$170.
Groups of 20 or more head
Steers: 20 head 523 lbs. $106 Blk.
Heifers: 34 head 513 lbs. $94.75 Blk; 20 head 581 lbs. $89.50 Redxb.
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