ATLANTIC STOCKYARDS LIMITED – WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

DATE; March 8, 2012

ALL LIVESTOCK ON OFFER; 184 CATTLE ON OFFER; 133

SHEEP ON OFFER; 15 OTHER LIVESTOCK ON OFFER; 36

SLAUGHTER COWS (cents per lb)

# / RANGE / HIGH / Ave (price/wt) / % change last week
D1 / 31 / 61.5-70 / 70 / 64/1462
D2 / 14 / 50-60.5 / 60.5 / 57/1358
D3 / 1 / 35 / 35 / 35/1225
D4
Slaughter Bulls / 4 / 64.5-84 / 84 / 79/1695

BOB CALVES ($ per head)

# / RANGE / HIGH / WT’ED AVE / % change last week
GOOD / 28 / 82-300 / 300 / 165
AVERAGE / 6 / 16-50 / 50 / 33

FEEDER CATTLE (cents per lb)

STEERS / # / RANGE / HIGH / AVE (price/wt) / % change last week
<400
400-500
500-600
600-700 / 2 / 127-137 / 137 / 132/623
700-800
800-900
900+
Feeder bulls / 13 / 62-137 / 137 / 95/613
Breeding bulls ($)
HEIFERS
<400 / 4 / 54-128 / 128 / 112/360
400-500 / 3 / 126-144 / 144 / 132/425
500-600 / 5 / 118-136 / 136 / 129/545
600-700 / 3 / 61-124 / 124 / 82/663
700-800 / 5 / 80-122 / 122 / 112/749
800-900 / 1 / 66 / 66 / 66/810
900+ / 3 / 68.5-70.5 / 70.5 / 69/1290 / -

STOCK COWS ($ per head)

# / RANGE / HIGH / WT’ED AVE / % change last week
DAIRY COWS
OPEN DAIRY heifer / 1 / 775 / 775 / 775
OPEN BEEF COWS / 2 / 710-770 / 770 / 740
BEEF STOCK COWS / 2 / 525-975 / 975 / 750
BEEF COWS/CALF AT SIDE / 2+2 / 1150-1500 / 1500 / 1325
OPEN BEEF HEIFERS

SHEEP (cents per lb)

Lambs (lbs) / # / RANGE / HIGH / AVE (price/wt) / % change last week
<50
50-64 / 2 / 215-235 / 235 / 224/59
65-79
80-94 / 5 / 177-209 / 209 / 192/87
95-109 / 2 / 195 / 195 / 195/97
>109 / 3 / 185-197 / 197 / 193/121
RAMS ($/HD) / 1 / 130 / 130 / 130
EWES ($) / 2 / 140 / 140 / 140
EWES + LAMB ($)
RAM LAMBS

OTHER LIVESTOCK HAY 30 lots ($.55-3.10), 12 RB haylage ($21-22), 2 lots straw ($3.50-3.60) GOATS 2 Does ($82), 11 Bucks ($30-66), 2 Does +2 Kids ($40-100) HORSES 1 Mare ($205) PIGS OTHER 4 lots Fowl ($2-11), 14 pens Rabbits ($15-45)