LG_LS180 Lexington, KY Wed Dec 9, 2009 USDA-KY Dept Ag Market News Lexington, KY - Blue Grass Stockyards CPH Graded Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/09/2009 Actual Receipts: 1689 Sale consisted of 62 percent steers and 38 percent heifers with 55 percent (47 percent steers and 8 percent heifers) of the sale weighing over 600 lbs. *All cattle are weaned, must have met specific vaccination requirements and co-mingled unless denoted otherwise. Cattle weighed with 2% shrink. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 84 400-500 459 102.75-116.25 109.30 123 500-600 541 92.00-108.00 101.52 464 600-700 634 86.75-94.00 91.64 294 700-800 722 82.50-89.50 88.98 27 800-900 867 81.50-81.75 81.71 4 900-1000 940 81.50 81.50 Groups: 32 head 412 lbs 116.25 blk 29 head 497 lbs 102.75 smokes 78 head 508 lbs 108.00 blk 45 head 599 lbs 92.00 smokes 217 head 603 lbs 94.00 blk 35 head 607 lbs 88.75 charx 58 head 615 lbs 92.20 blk 85 head 687 lbs 91.00 blk 30 head 692 lbs 86.90 charx 39 head 693 lbs 86.75 smokes 218 head 701 lbs 89.50 blk 65 head 782 lbs 88.50 blk 22 head 878 lbs 81.75 blk Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 400-500 497 91.00 91.00 Groups: 23 head 497 lbs 91.00 charx Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400-500 424 82.00-91.00 88.45 2 500-600 515 90.00 90.00 4 600-700 648 81.00-84.00 82.41 Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 300-400 363 91.00 91.00 5 500-600 529 81.00-85.00 83.29 1 700-800 799 71.00 71.00 Feeder Steers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 500-600 516 71.00-75.50 74.50 1 900-1000 917 76.00 76.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-400 394 94.00 94.00 80 400-500 441 86.00-94.00 89.31 413 500-600 559 83.80-90.25 86.69 119 600-700 661 79.50-84.00 83.58 16 700-800 758 73.00-84.00 79.57 1 800-900 838 79.00 79.00 1 900-1000 907 75.00 75.00 Groups: 35 head 406 lbs 90.00 blk 33 head 408 lbs 87.50 charx 106 head 500 lbs 89.95 blk 28 head 511 lbs 88.75 smokes 40 head 522 lbs 90.25 blk 29 head 596 lbs 83.80 charx 191 head 599 lbs 84.50 blk 31 head 601 lbs 84.00 smokes 62 head 676 lbs 83.90 blk Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 500-600 533 73.00 73.00 Feeder Heifers Small 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 500-600 525 74.00 74.00 Source: KY Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Lexington, KY. Mike Cocanougher Phone 502-564-4896 24 Hour Market Recording 800-327-6568 (KY) or 502-564-2761 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lg_ls180.txt