SV_LS144 Louisville, KY Saturday January 31, 2009 KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Campbellsville, KY Bluegrass of Campbellsville Livestock Market (cattle weighed at time of sale) Receipts: 165 Last week: 356 Compared to last Saturday: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady on light test. Slaughter cows 08 percent: Slaughter bulls 01 percent: Replacement cows 01 percent and feeders 90 percent: The feeder supply included 69 percent steers,31 percent heifers and 00 percent bulls: 25 percent of the supply weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Lo Dressing Breaker 75-80 1080-1605 44.50-48.50 51.00 Boner 80-85 1005-1400 42.00-47.50 48.50 36.00-39.50 Lean 85-90 745-1460 35.50-38.50 43.50 29.50-33.50 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade Weight Carcass Boning Percent Average Dress Lo Dress 1 1615 80 62.00 2 1440-2015 77-78 54.00-57.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 200-300 273 112.00 112.00 3 300-400 318 100.00-108.00 105.36 1 400-500 415 92.00 92.00 19 500-600 523 94.50-96.00 95.51 11 600-700 672 85.50-87.50 85.95 1 700-800 756 80.00 80.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 200-300 245 90.00 90.00 1 300-400 385 88.00 88.00 2 600-700 645 75.00-76.00 75.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 200-300 243 64.00-68.00 65.21 5 300-400 338 60.00 60.00 3 400-500 440 55.00-56.00 55.69 7 500-600 573 55.00-56.00 55.35 4 600-700 617 52.00-55.00 53.46 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 200-300 256 90.00-91.00 90.79 6 300-400 380 78.50-81.00 79.38 11 400-500 477 77.50-80.50 78.30 1 500-600 555 73.00 73.00 6 600-700 628 71.00-73.00 72.66 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 320 75.00 75.00 1 500-600 585 68.00 68.00 Stock Cows: No Test Stock Cows and Calves: No Test Stock Bulls: No Test Calves: Baby Beef No Test Source: Todd Henning (Market Specialist) KY Dept of AG-USDA Market News, Louisville, KY Jack.Colley@usda.gov Phone: 502-582-5287 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_ls144.txt