SV_LS145 Frankfort, KY Fri May 17, 2013 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary for 10 through 16 May, 2013 Receipts This Week Last Week Last Year 20,217 22,275 17,321 Compared to last week: Feeder Cattle and Calves were steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Prices continuing to receive pressure from lower futures in both the Live and Feeder Cattle contracts for nearby months, and consecutive weeks of lower Fed Cattle prices. Most of the seasonal demand for calves to turn out to pasture is behind us as temperatures slowly increase to a level expected for this time of year. Slaughter Cows and Bulls 1.00-3.00 higher as warmer weather fuels the demand for beef. Historical prices for beef leaves many consumers trading down to ground beef to continue to enjoy their protein of choice. Historic price levels in tandem with lower cow numbers helps push cull prices higher. Supply: Slaughter Cows 10 percent; Slaughter Bulls 3 percent; Feeder cattle 85 percent. In the feeder supply, Steers made up approximately 37 percent and Heifers approximately 43 percent. Steers and Heifers over 600 lbs totaled approximately 49 percent. Replacement cattle 2 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 270-294 287 157.50-190.00 177.85 16 305-345 319 151.00-192.00 179.62 65 353-395 369 141.00-179.50 164.81 89 400-447 433 143.00-167.00 154.23 84 450-499 476 138.00-160.00 149.97 217 500-549 527 132.00-153.50 145.16 317 550-599 576 130.00-149.00 140.35 320 600-649 615 120.00-140.50 134.30 150 650-695 667 120.00-135.50 131.33 135 700-745 724 118.00-132.50 126.19 203 752-798 768 116.00-130.80 126.77 124 787-797 792 124.25 124.25 Value Added 427 800-838 820 114.00-128.00 125.20 127 801-819 810 128.85-129.25 129.04 Fancy 61 808 808 121.00 121.00 Value Added 142 856-889 866 112.50-126.00 122.14 234 900-945 913 90.00-124.80 119.26 148 953-990 981 106.00-117.80 115.86 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 400-445 433 120.00-155.00 142.24 34 450-498 476 132.00-154.00 142.86 36 550-595 574 115.00-139.00 132.36 20 660-689 681 109.50-124.00 121.23 22 705-741 721 107.00-119.00 113.13 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 257-283 278 103.00-129.00 123.42 32 320-348 328 82.00-130.00 125.28 61 385-391 390 105.50-123.50 122.84 17 416-445 427 93.00-123.50 120.97 35 450-496 471 94.00-123.50 110.55 26 511-535 515 83.00-114.00 107.53 13 550-585 571 84.00-110.00 104.36 59 600-641 619 82.00-106.25 103.81 17 665-675 673 94.00-100.00 95.23 22 713-742 719 83.50-97.50 95.32 47 902 902 95.85 95.85 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 300-349 325 145.00-170.50 158.75 52 350-396 367 144.00-175.00 162.52 155 400-448 433 134.00-165.00 151.22 91 450-497 474 129.00-154.00 143.32 186 500-546 521 124.00-148.00 138.86 161 550-595 574 123.00-148.25 135.56 82 600-646 625 114.00-139.00 124.97 79 650-695 669 114.00-135.00 124.11 67 700-749 731 103.50-128.00 113.05 12 750-790 770 102.00-116.50 110.68 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 353-395 375 125.00-150.00 142.74 28 410-445 439 122.00-150.00 134.80 33 450-495 471 120.00-147.00 134.47 48 500-543 535 118.00-134.00 127.01 51 550-595 573 110.00-134.00 124.88 12 610-635 624 90.00-121.00 109.87 15 650-695 678 100.00-118.00 111.46 19 705-748 735 90.00-109.00 103.77 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 718-730 719 107.00-117.50 116.68 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 200-245 220 137.50-160.00 148.41 27 250-297 278 132.00-180.00 150.36 40 300-348 330 123.00-160.00 145.70 112 350-397 374 132.00-158.00 144.26 287 400-447 433 123.00-154.00 137.56 22 430 430 145.00 145.00 Fancy 310 450-498 476 120.00-145.00 134.26 24 494 494 140.00 140.00 Fancy 18 485 485 140.50 140.50 Value Added 503 500-549 525 120.00-137.50 128.25 451 550-599 572 117.00-136.00 126.85 216 600-645 623 115.00-130.00 124.17 52 625 625 129.25 129.25 Fancy 263 650-699 672 113.25-128.50 121.85 73 667 667 129.25 129.25 Fancy 296 700-748 729 104.00-124.25 118.81 142 750-796 779 110.00-122.25 119.23 242 800-837 813 100.00-119.25 116.51 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 300-345 322 120.00-141.00 128.45 36 350-398 379 114.00-153.00 133.68 20 400-445 428 94.00-136.00 120.49 83 456-497 471 117.00-139.00 128.30 34 505-540 521 110.00-129.00 121.17 38 550-595 577 109.00-128.00 121.37 30 600-645 621 105.00-117.00 112.79 19 650-695 677 102.00-116.00 110.20 13 700-745 730 99.00-114.00 105.16 14 750-799 779 105.00-113.00 107.63 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress low Dress Breaker 75-80 1050-1825 73.00-77.50 79.00-83.00 69.00-71.50 Boner 80-85 1000-1500 71.50-76.50 79.00-83.00 68.00-72.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1300 67.00-71.00 75.00-77.00 64.50-67.50 Light 85-90 635-1000 66.50-71.00 71.50.73.00 60.00-63.50 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade Weights Average Dress High Dress Low Dress 1-2 1070-2675 93.50-98.50 101.00-105.00 85.00-90.00 Source: USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Frankfort, KY Alex Tolbert, OIC 502-564-0290 xtn 238 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SV_LS145.txt 1030e kdb