London, TX Livestock Auction

SV_LS152
Louisville, KY    Mon Feb 07, 2011   USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
 
Laurel Livestock sales, London Kentucky
(Cattle weighed at time of arrival)

Cattle Receipts: 204      Last week: 164

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves steady. Slaughter cows 
steady. Slaughter bulls firm.

Feeder Steers:  Medium and Large 1-2: 200-300 lbs 135.00; 300-400 lbs 130.00-
134.00; 400-500 lbs 120.00-125.00; 500-600 lbs 115.00-122.00; 600-700 lbs 
120.00-124.00; 700-800 lbs 103.00-106.00; 800-900 lbs 97.00; Medium and Large 3: 
400-500 lbs 97.00-100.00; 600-700 lbs 93.00-96.00. Small 1: 400-500 lbs 94.00;  
Small 2: 400-500 lbs 87.00-97.00; Feeder bulls: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-500 
lbs 108.00-116.00; 500-600lbs 107.00-111.00.

Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs 112.00-117.00; 400-500 lbs 
105.00-110.00; 500-600 lbs 103.00-105.00; 600-700 lbs 98.00-103.00; 700-800 lbs 
93.00). Medium and Large 3: 300-400 lbs 90.00-93.00. 

Slaughter Cows:        
         Percent Lean    Weight       Avg-Dress     Hi-Dress      Lo-Dress
Breaker     75-80      1000-1795     57.00-61.50    65.00-73.50        
Boner       80-85       940-1300     50.00-54.50
Lean        85-90       890-1100     45.00-49.00                  39.00-41.00                              

 Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1  1610-2200 lbs 76.00-88.00.  
Yield Grade 2 1500-1900 lbs 71.00-74.50 
       

Stock cows/calves: Medium 1-2: not tested
Stock cows: Medium 1-2: 1 1/2 to 8 year old cows, bred 1-9 months 685.00-
1000.00 per hd.  Aged: 510.00-600.00 per hd

Source:  Travis Gabbard    (Market Specialist)
         Kentucky Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Louisville, KY
         Travis Gabbard@USDA.gov      Phone 606-260-1404
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/sv_1s152.txt

1. Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
2. Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
3. Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
4. A visit with CBB member Chris Hutton, President of Sampco
5. Global food: Waste not, want not
6. Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples

1. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
2. 3,000 pounds of copper wire stolen from Oklahoma ranch
3. Changes in U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade
4. Crude oil expected to peak and cost of electricity to go down
5. Peterson Brothers: What summer vacation?
6. Experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years

1. COOL isn’t working
2. Feedyard margins a train wreck, packers cozy
3. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody
4. New ads emphasize agriculture’s role in economic recovery
5. 2100: 11 billion mouths to feed
6. New tools emerging to measure soil health