Current Market Report

February 1, 2012
Total sold: 193
DLMS: 602

Upcoming sales

February 8 sale open to all classes of cattle. Feeders at 10:00 AM. Bred Cows at 1:00 PM. Next Feeder sale is February 15.

Slaughter Cattle

Comments: Cows and bulls fairly steady. Fats lower.

Slaughter Cattle Prices
Category Price
A Grade Rails Price FOB Southern Alberta 185
A Grade Steers & Heifers 87 to 102
Butcher Bulls over 1250 lbs 70 to 79
D1 - D2 Cows 66 to 72
D3 Cows 57 to 65
D4 Over fat 62 to 67
Feeder Cows 70 to 85

Replacement Cattle

Comments: Record setting feeder prices are making sellers extremely happy.

Replacement Cattle Prices
Steers Heifers
@300 lbs n/a @300 lbs n/a
@400 lbs n/a @400 lbs 150 to 165
@500 lbs 175 to 190 @500 lbs 150 to 165
@600 lbs 160 to 180 @600 lbs 140 to 157
@700 lbs 145 to 163 @700 lbs 130 to 142
@800 lbs 135 to 150 @800 lbs 125 to 137
@900 lbs 130 to 140 @900 lbs n/a
@1000 lbs n/a @1000 lbs n/a

Bulls

Bull Prices
Category Price Category Price
Under 700 lbs 135 to 180 700 - 1000 lbs 90 to 140

Breeding Stock

Comments: Herd reduction cows and mixed-quality, bred heifers sold to a very strong demand. Our February 8 sale will feature bred cows.

Bred cows: 1000 to 1350
Replacement heifers: 1175 to 1255
Cow/Calf pairs: n/a
Breeding bulls: n/a

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