Agriculture
Livestock Report, Oct. 12-13, 2009
Farmers Livestock Market
Glasgow
Oct. 12, 2009
Receipts: 1,607. For the week: 1,646. Last week: 1,412.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers: Steady-$2 lower; Slaughter Cows: Steady to $1 higher; Slaughter Bulls: Steady.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 200-300 lbs. $104-$106; 3 head 300-400 lbs. $106; 10 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$94; 118 head 500-600 lbs. $84-$89.50; 25 head 600-700 lbs. $82-$89; 87 head 700-800 lbs. $75-$88.15. Groups: 47 head 528 lbs. $89.50 blk; 32 head 569 lbs. $87.75 blk; 61 head 781 lbs. $88.15 blk.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 16 head 500-600 lbs. $65.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 20 head 300-400 lbs. $85.50-$88; 67 head 400-500 lbs. $81.50-$85; 83 head 500-600 lbs. $78.50-$87.25, 60 head 500-600 lbs. $86 Part Loads; 67 head 600-700 lbs. $79.25-$82.25; 13 head 700-800 lbs. $77. Groups: 50 head 442 lbs. $85 blk; 60 head 521 lbs. $86 blk; 39 head 581 lbs. $83.75 blk; 28 head 643 lbs. $79.25 mixed; 31 head 649 lbs. $80.10 blk.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 3 head 300-400 lbs. $81; 21 head 400-500 lbs. $76.25; 31 head 500-600 lbs. $70-$76; 8 head 600-700 lbs. $72.50. Groups: 21 head 430 lbs. $76.25 mixed; 30 head 521 lbs. $76 mixed.
Feeder Heifers Small 1: 1 head 390 lbs. $73; 6 head 400-500 lbs. $71; 3 head 500-600 lbs. $62.
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 2 head 200-300 lbs. $100-$105; 11 head 300-400 lbs. $100.50-$104.50; 39 head 400-500 lbs. $86-$88.75; 20 head 400-500 lbs. $98.75 Fancy; 102 head 500-600 lbs. $78.50-$83; 52 head 600-700 lbs. $77.75-$79; 14 head 700-800 lbs. $75.50. Groups: 20 head 430 lbs. $98.75 blk; 52 head 517 lbs. $80.75 blk; 25 head 594 lbs. $80.75 blk; 31 head 664 lbs. $78.60 blk.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 12 head 300-400 lbs. $83.50-$91.50; 13 head 400-500 lbs. $80.50-$83.50.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$46, High Dressing: $46.50-$47, Low Dressing $38-$41; Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $41-$44, High Dressing $46, Low Dressing: $37-$39.50; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37.50-$42, Low Dressing $34-$36.50; Shelly/Low Dressing: 750-1000 lbs. $27-$30.50.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 78-80 carcass boning percent $53.50-$56.50; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $49-$52.50.
Stock Cows: Medium Large 1-2: 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $690-$790 per head.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2 4-8 years old 4-8 months bred $410-$660 per head.
Stock Cows and Calves Medium and Large 1-2: 3-8 years old with 100-400 lb. calves at side $800-$940 per pair.
Stock Cows: Small and Medium 1-2: 4-8 years old with 100-300 lb. calves at side $610-$750 per pair.
Stock Bulls: No test.
Calves: Baby Dairy: $20-$45; Beef: $95-$150; Weaned: $150-$210 per head.
Edmonton Buying Station
Oct. 13, 2009
Receipts: 1,206. Last week: 1,323.
Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 300-400 lbs. $1-$3 higher, 500-800 lbs. $1-$3 lower; Slaughter Cows: Steady to $1 higher; Slaughter Bulls not previously tested.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2: 3 head 200-300 lbs. $106-$110; 28 head 300-400 lbs. $99-$108; 29 head 400-500 lbs. $88-$95; 75 head 500-600 lbs. $83-$90; 23 head 600-700 lbs. $76-$86; 21 head 700-800 lbs. $81-$83; 6 head 800-900 lbs. $79-$81; 5 head 900-1000 lbs. $75-$77.
Feeder Steers Large 2: 1 head 340 lbs. $90.
Feeder Steers Medium 2: 2 head 300-400 lbs. $75-$80.
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3: 4 head 300-400 lbs. $63-$64; 7 head 500-600 lbs. $62-$65; 12 head 700-800 lbs. $63-$64; 1 head 820 lbs. $62; 1 head 955 lbs. $56.
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2: 25 head 300-400 lbs. $84-$90; 100 head 400-500 lbs. $77-$84; 128 head 500-600 lbs. $70-$80; 34 head 600-700 lbs. $73-$78; 18 head 700-800 lbs. $72-$74.
Feeder Heifers Large 2: 12 head 300-400 lbs. $70-$78; 29 head 400-500 lbs. $70-$75; 1 head 570 lbs. $71; 1 head 680 lbs. $68.
Feeder Heifers Medium 2: 1 head 385 lbs. $68; 4 head 400-500 lbs. $65-$66; 1 head 535 lbs. $64; 1 head 655 lbs. $60.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 29 head 400-500 lbs. $83-$88; 100 head 500-600 lbs. $76-$83; 40 head 600-700 lbs. $69-$78; 14 head 700-800 lbs. $67-$74.
Feeder Bulls Large 2: 4 head 400-500 lbs. $74-$75; 5 head 500-600 lbs. $73-$75
Feeder Bulls Medium 2: 5 head 400-500 lbs. $70.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1000-1600 lbs. Boners: 80-85% lean 1000-1600 lbs. $42-$44, High Dressing $47, Low Dressing $37-$40; Lean: 85-90% lean 800-1400 lbs. $37-$42, Low Dressing: $33-$36; Shelly/ Low Dressing 750-1000 lbs. $27-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1100-2200 lbs. 77-78 carcass boning percent $53-$54; Yield Grade 2: 1100-2000 lbs. 75-76 carcass boning percent $45-$47.
United Producers of Bowling Green
Oct. 13, 2009
Receipts: 525 head.
Comparison: Steers: $3 lower; Heifers: $2-$3 lower; Slaughter Cows: $1 lower; Slaughter Bulls: $1 lower.
Steers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $97-$107; 300-400 lbs. $97-$101; 400-500 lbs. $86-$90; 500-600 lbs. $81.50-$87.50; 600-700 lbs. $76-$78. Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs. $83-$91; 400-500 lbs. $70-$87.50. Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $75.
Large 3 Holsteins: 200-300 lbs. $62.50; 800-900 lbs. $57.
Bulls Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs. $76-$100; 400-500 lbs. $93; 500-600 lbs. $78-$85.50; 600-700 lbs. $72-$75; 700-800 lbs. $73.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs. $90-$97.50; 300-400 lbs. $80-$85; 400-500 lbs. $80-$83.75; 500-600 lbs. $76-$82; 600-700 lbs. $74-$77; 700-800 lbs. $75.50. Medium and Large 3: 400-500 lbs. $74-$77; 500-600 lbs. $73-$75. Small 2: 300-400 lbs. $67.50; 400-500 lbs. $67.
Slaughter Cows: Breakers: 75-80% lean 1205-1510 lbs. $41.50-$44, High Dressing: $43.50-$45. Boners: 80-85% lean 935-1655 lbs. $37-$42; Lean: 85-90% lean 875-1020 lbs. $33-$37; Lean & Crips 640-1140 lbs. $14-$32.
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1: 1405-2130 75-78 carcass boning percent $48-$50, High Dressing $50-$52.50; Yield Grade 2: 1340-1730 lbs. 72-75 carcass boning percent $44.50-$48.
Bred Cows: Medium-Large Frame Cows 2-8 years old 1-8 months bred $350-$570.
Cows & Calves: Medium-Large Frame Cows 9-10+ years old with 75-425 lb. calves by side $425-$770.
Stock Bulls: Angus Bulls: 2-3 years old 1050-1410 lbs. $640-$840.
Head Calves: Beef: $95-$100.
Groups of 20 or more head:
Bulls: 25 head 595 lbs. $78 blk; 20 head 510 lbs. $79 chxb-blk.
Heifers: 24 head 373 lbs. $85 blk; 23 head 449 lbs. $83.75 blk; 31 head 522 lbs. $82 blk.
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