LIVESTOCK PRICES

Below is a sampling of prices from the U.S. Department of Agriculture website www.ams.usda.gov and the Georgia Department of Agriculture website www. agr.state.ga.us online.

Georgia Cattle Auction Weekly Review, Dec. 8, 2017

„ Slaughter Cows, Breaker 75-80 percent: Avg. wt. — 1486, Avg. price — 52.36.

„ Slaughter Cows, Boner 80-85 percent: Avg. wt. — 1527, Avg. price — 52.50.

„ Slaughter Cows, Lean 85-90 percent: Avg. wt. — 1031, Avg. Price — 47.70.

„ Slaughter Bulls: Avg. wt. — 1792, Avg. Price — 74.01.

„ Feeder Steers, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 674, Avg. Price — 127.11.

„ Feeder Bulls, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 570, Avg. Price — 126.11.

„ Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 377, Avg. Price — 124.88.

„ Bred Cows, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 1362, Avg. Price — 1133.72.

„ Cow-Calf Pairs, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 1588, Avg. Price — 1421.65.

Whole broiler/fryer prices are steady. Supplies of all sizes are light to moderate. Retail demand is light to moderate. Distributive demand is light to moderate. Floorstocks are in balance. Market activity is slow to moderate. In the parts structure, white meat is trending with a steady to firm undertone and dark meat is generally steady. Offerings of breast cuts are light to moderate, dark meat is moderate, and wings ranged moderate to heavy. Market activity for parts is slow to moderate. In production areas, live supplies are mixed at mostly desirable weights.

SOURCE: USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News Division, Atlanta, GA 404-562-5850, email: Atlanta.lpgmn@ ams.usda.gov