


| Cascade Livestock Auction LLC Market Report for January 2, 2012 840 head sold Trend: (no sale last week, Christmas holiday) $3.00 to $4.00 higher than last test 2 weeks ago. Choice and Prime Steers & Heifers: $128.00 to $134.25. 174 hd over $130.00 56 over $131.75 17 from $133.50 to $134.25 top on 9 hd. Holsteins Steers (152): $115.00 to $119.50. 55 over $115.00 20 over $116.50 12 hd 1686# @ $118.25 Slaughter Cows (213): Bulk of the cows in the upper $60's through $82.00 with young cows in the $70 to $76.00 range, hfretts in the $79 to $99.00 range, and good thick cows in the $75.00 to $82.00 range. Cow market $5.00 higher than last tested. 21 cows $75.00 to $82.00 35 cows $70.00 to $74.75 37 cows $65.00 to $69.50 35 cows $55 to $64.50 Slaughter Bulls (4): lightly tested with a fed bull top of $109.00 and slaughter bulls at $80.50 |