Baton Rouge, LA - Fri, May 9, 2008 - USDA-LA Dept of Ag Market News
LOUISIANA WEEKLY CATTLE SUMMARY OF 10 ACUTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 05/09/2008
Cattle Receipts: 4755 Week Ago: 3385 Year Ago: 5775
Percent of supply: This Week Last Week Year Ago
Feeders under 600 lbs 63 percent 53 percent 61 percent
Feeders over 600 lbs 8 percent 9 percent 6 percent
Slaughter cows 19 percent 24 percent 19 percent
Replacement cows and Pairs 10 percent 14 percent 14 percent
The feeder supply included 61 percent steers/bulls and 39 percent heifers.
Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.
Not enough slaughter bulls on offer for a market test. Feeder steers sold
steady to 3.00 higher, with prices 1.00-2.00 lower in Delhi. Feeder heifers
sold steady to 4.00 higher. Increased cattle runs this week, with both
Coushatta and Delhi nearly doubling their receipts over last week.
Slaughter Cows:
Weight (lbs) Pct Lean Avg Dressing
Breaking 850-1200 70-80 51.00-58.50
Boning 850-1200 80-85 52.00-60.50
Lean 850-1200 85-90 45.00-53.00
Lean 750-850 85-90 37.00-48.00
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1000-1500 lbs 54.00-62.00; 1500-2000
lbs 58.00-68.00.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1-2 200-250 lbs 125.00-155.00; 300-350
lbs 113.00-127.00; 350-400 lbs 115.00-125.00; 400-450 lbs 105.00-121.00; 450-
500 lbs 102.00-118.00; 500-550 lbs 99.00-116.00; 550-600 lbs 95.00-115.00;
600-650 lbs 95.00-103.00; 650-700 lbs 92.00-107.00. Small and Medium 1-2
200-300 lbs 103.00-113.00; 300-350 lbs 85.00-95.00. Medium and Large 3 300-
350 lbs 112.00-117.00; 350-400 lbs 100.00-115.00; 400-450 lbs 100.00-105.00;
450-500 lbs 92.00-102.00; 500-550 lbs 94.00-99.00; 550-600 lbs 90.00-98.00;
600-650 lbs 80.00-90.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 200-250 lbs 120.00-130.00; 350-400
lbs 100.00-117.00; 400-450 lbs 100.00-116.00; 450-500 lbs 98.00-112.00; 500-
550 lbs 98.00-111.00; 550-600 lbs 95.00-106.00; 600-650 lbs 94.00-101.00;
650-700 lbs 86.00-93.00. Medium and Large 3 250-300 lbs 107.00-116.00; 350-
400 lbs 98.00-100.00; 400-450 lbs 93.00-100.00; 450-500 lbs 90.00-101.00;
500-550 lbs 88.00-99.00; 550-600 lbs 86.00-98.00.
Cow/Calf Pairs: Large 1 5-7 years old, 1010-1340 lbs with 210-370 lb
calves, 900.00-1385.00 per pair. Medium 1 5-6 years old, 900-970 lbs with
175-280 lb calves, 870.00-950.00 per pair. Medium and Large 1-2 2-4
years old, 890-1225 lbs with 175-400 lb calves, 850.00-1050.00 per pair; bred
back with 275-450 lb calves, 1175.00-1230.00; 5-7 years old with 175-275 lb
calves, 850.00-1050.00.
Replacements: Large 1 5-7 years old, 1020-1290 lbs, 5-7 months bred,
680.00-930.00 per head. Medium 1 5-7 years old, 840-950 lbs, 3-7 months
bred, 700.00-800.00 per head. Medium and Large 1-7 5-7 years old, 2-7
months bred, 930-1210 lbs, 690.00-890.00 per head.
Source: USDA-LA Dept of Ag Market News
Taylor Cox, 225-922-1328, Baton Rouge, LA
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/BG_LS145.txt
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