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Cattle Auction for Tue May 13, 2008

Receipts:  900    Last Week:  787    Year Ago:  879


   Compared to last week, slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls
mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs. 1.00 higher,
over 500 lbs. 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs.
1.00 to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs. 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand on
feeders very good. Fleshy and long haired calves discounted 5.00 to
10.00. Demand mostly on thin calves in good condition for grazing.
Replacement cows too few to trend. Supply consisted of 12 percent  
slaughter cows; bulls 2 percent; Replacement cows and pairs 4    
percent; Feeder cattle 82 percent of which 6 percent were over 600  
lbs. In the feeder supply 6 percent were steers, 49 percent bulls
and 45 percent heifers.


                  Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3   1200-1375   1298     55.00-56.50       55.49
    1   1600-1765   1765        57.00          57.00

                   Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   25    800-1190   1044     53.50-59.00       56.13
    5    800-1185   1101     60.00-63.50       61.24   High Dressing
    6    800-955     908     50.00-52.00       51.52   Low Dressing
   12   1200-1440   1288     54.00-59.00       56.80
   11   1200-1420   1320     60.00-63.50       61.84   High Dressing
    1   1200-1355   1355        53.00          53.00   Low Dressing
    2   1600-1690   1688     58.00-59.00       58.50
    2   1600-1985   1810     60.00-62.00       60.90   High Dressing

                    Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    700-785     785        45.00          45.00   Low Dressing
   16    800-1180    981     50.00-53.50       51.61
    3    800-980     893     46.00-49.00       47.43   Low Dressing

                    Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1000-1465   1419     67.00-71.00       68.84
    1   1000-1470   1470        74.00          74.00   High Dressing
    6   1500-2220   1838     71.50-78.50       75.07   High Dressing
    2   1500-1640   1580     63.00-65.50       64.30   Low Dressing

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    450-500     495       113.00         113.00
    1    600-650     605       106.00         106.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    400-450     442       113.00         113.00
    3    450-500     465    111.00-113.00     111.99

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    300-350     310       119.00         119.00
    1    350-400     375       112.00         112.00
    4    350-400     379    109.00-111.00     109.73   Brahman X
    4    400-450     431    110.00-112.00     110.73

                Feeder Steers Small and Medium 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    400-450     425       111.00         111.00
    1    450-500     455       109.00         109.00
    1    500-550     505       104.00         104.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    300-350     335       111.00         111.00
    4    400-450     415    106.00-107.00     106.49
    1    450-500     495       103.00         103.00
    5    500-550     534    100.00-103.00     100.97
    4    550-600     578     98.00-100.00      98.98
    2    600-650     620     95.00-97.00       95.99
    3    650-700     670     92.00-94.00       92.65
    1    700-750     730        89.00          89.00
    1    800-850     805        86.00          86.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    250-300     280       111.00         111.00
    3    300-350     320    107.00-110.00     108.29
    4    350-400     381    105.00-106.00     105.49
   15    400-450     425    102.00-106.00     103.56
    2    400-450     430     99.00-101.00      99.98   Brahman X
   12    450-500     477     99.00-103.00     100.88
    2    450-500     480     95.00-97.00       95.98   Brahman X
   12    500-550     527     97.00-100.00      98.22
   10    550-600     572     94.00-98.00       96.07
    2    550-600     588     87.00-90.00       88.48   Brahman X
    2    600-650     618     91.00-94.00       92.47
    1    600-650     640        83.00          83.00   Brahman X
    2    650-700     660        90.00          90.00
    1    700-750     730        86.00          86.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 3
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    200-250     215       115.00         115.00
    2    250-300     278    105.00-110.00     107.34
    1    300-350     315       105.00         105.00
    4    350-400     376    103.00-105.00     103.97
    2    350-400     372     97.00-101.00      98.93   Brahman X
   15    400-450     425     99.00-103.00     101.29
    5    400-450     424     95.00-97.00       95.98   Brahman X
   10    450-500     481     96.00-99.00       97.18
    2    450-500     462        93.00          93.00   Brahman X
    5    500-550     524     93.00-97.00       94.97
    2    500-550     532     88.00-89.00       88.50   Brahman X
    3    550-600     570     91.00-93.00       91.99
    2    600-650     625     84.00-89.00       86.44
    3    600-650     622     82.00-84.00       82.65   Brahman X

                Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    450-500     485       101.00         101.00
    1    500-550     510       100.00         100.00
    2    550-600     572     95.00-98.00       96.45
    1    600-650     635        91.00          91.00

                Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4    400-450     425    100.00-102.00     100.48
    3    450-500     468     95.00-100.00      97.91
    3    500-550     510     92.00-95.00       93.66

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    350-400     378    116.00-119.00     117.47
    3    400-450     422    114.00-115.00     114.65
    4    450-500     469    108.00-114.00     111.43
    5    500-550     527    103.00-107.00     105.16
    3    550-600     567    100.00-103.00     101.64
    2    600-650     620     96.00-98.00       96.98
    1    650-700     670        96.00          96.00
    1    700-750     715        89.00          89.00
    2    750-800     782     85.00-87.00       85.98
    1    800-850     810        84.00          84.00

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    250-300     285       114.00         114.00   Brahman X
    2    300-350     338    114.00-118.00     115.96
    3    350-400     373    113.00-115.00     113.98
   15    400-450     430    108.00-113.00     110.04
   16    450-500     474    104.00-109.00     106.34
    2    450-500     490     99.00-101.00      99.99   Brahman X
   11    500-550     529    100.00-104.00     101.53
    2    500-550     512     97.00-99.00       97.99   Brahman X
    8    550-600     580     96.00-100.00      97.73
    1    550-600     555        94.00          94.00   Brahman X
    7    600-650     617     92.00-97.00       94.98
    2    650-700     670     88.00-92.00       89.97
    1    800-850     805        83.00          83.00

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 3
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    250-300     280       115.00         115.00
    4    300-350     326    111.00-115.00     113.19
    6    350-400     376    107.00-111.00     109.44
    2    350-400     395    101.00-102.00     101.50   Brahman X
    8    400-450     429    103.00-108.00     105.33
    3    400-450     432     97.00-100.00      98.29   Brahman X
    9    450-500     477     99.00-104.00     100.97
    3    450-500     467     97.00-98.00       97.33   Brahman X
    4    500-550     519     95.00-99.00       97.21
    1    500-550     505        94.00          94.00   Brahman X
    5    550-600     563     93.00-95.00       94.39
    2    600-650     622     89.00-92.00       90.46
    2    650-700     675     84.00-86.00       84.98

                 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    400-450     405       113.00         113.00
    1    450-500     465       109.00         109.00
    4    500-550     519    102.00-105.00     103.22
    2    550-600     585     97.00-98.00       97.49
    2    600-650     608        96.00          96.00

                 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 2
Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1    300-350     305       113.00         113.00
    5    400-450     415    103.00-108.00     106.54
    3    450-500     463    101.00-103.00     101.99
    6    500-550     521     94.00-99.00       97.80
    4    550-600     574     90.00-96.00       92.22
    1    600-650     610        90.00          90.00

Open and Bred Replacement Cows
Young to middle aged                               Aged
         Medium 2                                 Medium 3
0-3 mos      570.00                               -------------
4-6 mos  -------------                            530.00-535.00
7-9 mos  -------------                                710.00

         Small 2                                  Small 3
0-3 mos  -------------                            275.00-370.00
4-6 mos  520.00-610.00                            400.00-470.00
7-9 mos  -------------                            480.00-610.00


Replacement Pairs
Young to middle aged cows with calves 100-300 lbs      Aged
          Large 2                                      Large 3
          -------------                                     930.00

          Medium 2                                     Medium 3
          -------------                                810.00-870.00

          Small 2                                      Small 3
          800.00-860.00                                620.00-700.00


Source:  Alabama Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Montgomery, AL
         Russell Thorne, Market Reporter     phone: 334-223-7488