ATLANTIC STOCKYARDS LIMITED – WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

DATE;May 24, 2012

ALL LIVESTOCK ON OFFER;354CATTLE ON OFFER;244

SHEEP ON OFFER;57OTHER LIVESTOCK ON OFFER;53

SLAUGHTER COWS (cents per lb)

# / RANGE / HIGH / Ave (price/wt) / % change last week
D1 / 27 / 68-86 / 86 / 77.1/1497
D2 / 16 / 59.5-66.5 / 66.5 / 64/1309
D3 / 4 / 44-56 / 56 / 52.1/1088
D4
Slaughter Bulls / 5 / 84.5-95 / 95 / 90/1812

BOB CALVES ($ per head)

# / RANGE / HIGH / WT’ED AVE / % change last week
GOOD / 9 / 74-350 / 350 / 196
AVERAGE / 9 / 5-35 / 35 / 11

FEEDER CATTLE (cents per lb)

STEERS / # / RANGE / HIGH / AVE (price/wt) / % change last week
<400 / 2 / 148-170 / 170 / 159/320
400-500 / 9 / 126-165 / 165 / 158/434
500-600 / 30 / 135-173.5 / 173.5 / 160/568
600-700 / 18 / 94-164 / 164 / 138/649
700-800 / 2 / 85-134 / 134 / 110/748
800-900 / 3 / 121-123.5 / 123.5 / 123/803
900+ / 2 / 76 / 76 / 76/1260
Feeder bulls / 9 / 68-154 / 154 / 110/626
Breeding bulls ($) / 1 / 1070 / 1070 / 1070
HEIFERS
<400 / 5 / 81-139 / 139 / 122/378
400-500 / 11 / 120-156 / 156 / 141/456
500-600 / 17 / 84-168 / 168 / 141/545
600-700 / 16 / 99-148 / 148 / 131/641
700-800 / 7 / 90-131 / 131 / 114/748
800-900 / 1 / 98 / 98 / 98/865
900+ / 3 / 73.5-118 / 118 / 101/1012 / -

STOCK COWS ($ per head)

# / RANGE / HIGH / WT’ED AVE / % change last week
DAIRY COWS / 1 / 950 / 950 / 950
OPEN DAIRY heifer / 1 / 200 / 200 / 200
OPEN BEEF COWS / 3 / 770-1075 / 1075 / 962
BEEF STOCK COWS / 11 / 625-1150 / 1150 / 899
BEEF COWS/CALF AT SIDE / 10+10 / 640-1625 / 1625 / 1319
OPEN BEEF HEIFERS

SHEEP (cents per lb)

Lambs (lbs) / # / RANGE / HIGH / AVE (price/wt) / % change last week
<50 / 7 / 140-221 / 221 / 210/45
50-64 / 3 / 225-285 / 285 / 245/61
65-79 / 2 / 265 / 265 / 265/66
80-94 / 7 / 139-260 / 260 / 234/88
95-109 / 1 / 252 / 252 / 252/101
>109 / 2 / 200-247 / 247 / 224/134
RAMS ($/HD) / 4 / 70-190 / 190 / 129
EWES ($) / 31 / 20-195 / 195 / 110
EWES + LAMB ($)
RAM LAMBS

OTHER LIVESTOCKHAY10 lots ($1.65-3.50) GOATSHORSES2 Studs ($55-60)

PIGS 24 Weaners ($22-40), 2 sows ($41-53), 1 Boar ($12) OTHER19 lots Fowl ($1-35), 5 pens Rabbits ($4-20), 2 lots posts ($1.30/post)