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.

Below is a sampling of average weights and 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. The cattle report was not issued this week due to the Independence Day holiday. The most recent information available was used below.

CATTLE & BEEF

Georgia Cattle Auction Weekly

Review, June 28

♦ Slaughter Cows, Breaker 75-80 percent: Avg. wt. — 1,445, Avg. price — 60.75.

♦ Slaughter Cows, Boner 80-85 percent: Avg. wt. — 1,195, Avg. price — 60.49.

♦ Slaughter Cows, Lean 85-90 percent: Avg. wt. — 1,046, Avg. Price — 53.94. ♦ Slaughter Bulls: Avg. wt. — 1,637, Avg. Price — 86.83.

♦ Bred Cows, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 1,074, Avg. Price — 810.93.

♦ Cow-Calf Pairs, Medium and Large: Avg. wt. — 1,010, Avg. Price — 1,061.39. CHICKEN

Broiler/Fryer: National Broiler Market at-a-Glance For July 3:

Whole broiler/fryer prices are steady to weak with 3-pound-and-up sizes the weakest. Offerings are light to moderate. Retail demand is light at best where holiday shopping applies. Food service demand is light to moderate. Trucks are short due to fruit deliveries. Processing schedules are short this week with plants taking off for the holiday. Most are making up over the weekend with Saturday kills planned. Floor stocks are adequate for current needs. Market activity is slow to moderate. In the parts structure, jumbo wings are steady and smaller wings are steady to weak. Dark meat is steady to instances firm, and white items are steady at best. Supplies of dark meat items are moving well; wings are light to moderate. In production areas, live supplies are moderate at mostly desirable weights.

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