AM_LS795 Amarillo, TX Mon May 13, 2013 USDA Market News Weighted Average Summary for 4 Texas Auctions - 05/06/2013 thru 05/11/2013 Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report: Market: Amarillo Livestock Auction, TX Market: Cattleman's Livestock Commission Co., TX Market: San Angelo Auctions, TX Market: Tulia, TX Receipts: 6,079 Last Week 5,293 Last Year 7,329 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 7.00 lower with the exception of 500-600 pound steers and heifers under 700 pounds steady to 3.00 higher at the Dalhart auction. Trade activity and demand light to moderate. Buyers very cautious this week in reaction to declines in Live and Feeder Cattle CME Futures. Scatters rain showers around the Panhandle benefitted forages but much more is needed to end drought conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 3.00 higher, except at Dalhart slaughter cows and bulls were steady to weak. The Feeder supply included 50 percent steers and bulls, 50 percent heifers. Approximately 70 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 214-245 223 209.00-216.00 214.16 31 253 253 216.00 216.00 8 334-347 341 190.00-194.00 191.96 5 350-368 364 185.00-190.00 185.96 7 445-449 448 170.00-178.00 172.27 3 492 492 166.00 166.00 11 510-547 517 158.00-159.00 158.81 28 505-548 536 160.00-167.00 163.41 Value Added 19 557-591 587 148.50-157.00 149.35 24 603-634 617 144.00-151.50 148.48 34 653-661 656 139.00-147.00 142.63 17 656 656 151.50 151.50 Gaunt 22 700-703 701 134.50-136.50 135.14 6 733 733 129.50 129.50 Fleshy 18 719 719 140.00 140.00 Gaunt 85 764-790 771 130.00-131.00 130.72 441 808-843 818 123.00-128.00 125.00 117 857-870 868 117.25-123.50 118.67 292 903-943 918 116.25-120.50 118.10 9 967-986 980 116.00-118.50 117.68 25 1013-1047 1029 109.00-117.00 115.21 27 1069 1069 115.60 115.60 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 265-270 266 170.00-194.00 176.76 22 308-343 328 183.00-192.00 184.89 45 357-388 366 176.00-188.00 180.43 7 415-440 422 162.00-179.00 173.94 10 471 471 162.00 162.00 33 505-528 515 155.50-160.00 157.06 8 560-594 581 146.00 146.00 14 606-625 613 140.00-146.00 143.27 8 653-698 664 137.00-141.00 139.95 24 710-742 723 132.00-136.50 134.69 74 768-794 789 126.50-132.00 127.46 39 778 778 121.50 121.50 Fleshy 105 801-827 818 120.50-123.50 123.36 34 866-885 877 122.00-123.00 122.41 16 907-935 926 116.00-117.25 116.87 21 919 919 115.00 115.00 Fleshy 20 969 969 113.00 113.00 Fleshy Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 349 349 182.00 182.00 50 373-396 389 151.00-181.00 166.29 39 402-444 430 160.00-174.00 164.89 4 426 426 140.00 140.00 Fleshy 11 450-485 462 154.00-164.00 158.83 8 460 460 146.00 146.00 Fleshy 31 500-546 525 141.00-150.00 145.41 11 576-598 590 136.00-147.00 143.09 23 603-638 621 126.00-135.00 131.33 14 655-665 661 130.00-132.00 131.08 5 725 725 123.00 123.00 4 706 706 131.50 131.50 Gaunt Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 614 614 134.50 134.50 27 761 761 125.50 125.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 415 415 164.50 164.50 20 456-496 470 152.00-164.00 158.77 19 513-546 525 149.50-157.00 152.71 3 568 568 144.50 144.50 12 612 612 146.00 146.00 12 668-688 681 120.00-128.50 125.72 10 853-855 853 110.00 110.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 603 603 129.00 129.00 4 721 721 123.00 123.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 403-448 426 131.00-153.00 143.10 5 455 455 150.00 150.00 5 633 633 117.00 117.00 5 683 683 110.00 110.00 7 705-725 714 108.00-110.00 108.87 5 755 755 111.00 111.00 6 947 947 101.00 101.00 5 995 995 103.00 103.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 202-222 220 186.00-224.00 219.97 24 280-296 283 169.00-200.00 194.59 11 349 349 167.00 167.00 17 350-370 365 161.00-170.00 164.37 45 413-441 428 153.00-161.00 157.31 41 400-429 409 164.00-177.00 171.53 Fancy 63 466-492 477 144.00-158.00 155.08 49 467-486 472 148.00 148.00 Fleshy 61 503-543 523 138.00-149.00 143.29 35 545 545 152.00 152.00 Fancy 69 568-589 582 131.00-141.00 138.53 38 607-641 621 130.00-134.00 132.48 40 639 639 138.00 138.00 Fancy 67 618 618 138.25 138.25 Thin Fleshed 93 652-668 657 125.00-132.50 127.67 174 706-737 715 125.00-127.50 127.02 80 750-773 760 120.00-123.00 120.55 14 753-765 760 115.00 115.00 Fleshy 188 800-843 810 116.00-119.00 117.30 86 855-879 861 114.50-119.00 117.37 67 905-921 906 114.25-114.50 114.27 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 315-343 337 158.00-167.50 160.02 10 353 353 166.00 166.00 52 402-438 424 143.00-156.00 146.65 42 460-498 480 136.00-151.00 141.29 41 503-547 530 130.00-141.00 138.03 15 550-578 562 132.00-134.50 133.56 62 609-645 635 125.50-133.00 127.85 76 726-730 726 123.50-124.25 124.19 177 766-791 790 117.50-118.50 118.33 18 764 764 124.00 124.00 Gaunt 7 808 808 118.00 118.00 Full 10 850 850 112.50 112.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 218-240 227 152.50-171.00 163.17 11 265-297 285 155.00-174.00 161.98 7 335-348 340 136.00-154.00 144.20 33 354-388 372 136.00-160.00 153.92 17 403-448 424 130.00-150.00 138.99 33 460-485 479 126.00-147.00 134.81 12 513-533 524 125.00-130.00 127.72 34 552-597 587 117.00-128.00 123.66 32 610-645 636 119.00-127.00 124.35 45 665-688 680 119.00-129.00 124.85 5 760 760 109.00 109.00 24 768 768 103.00 103.00 Fleshy 16 829 829 117.00 117.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 729 729 116.00 116.00 Source: USDA Market News Service, Amarillo, TX 806/372-6361 - amarillo.lgmn@ams.usda.gov USDA-TX 24 hour price information 806-372-3494 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AM_LS795.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 0830c ktg ldh