Any opinions with regard to stating the minimum amount of $ you'll work for in your cover letter?

I'm going to send off a resume this weekend for a job that has a salary range listed on its ad. (They are not asking for applicants to state what they expect in remuneration.) It doesn't sound like a fabulous place to work at, and I couldn't see myself working there for much less than the upper-end amount that they stated. I'm also pretty well qualified.

Does anyone think that stating in the last paragraph of my cover letter something like "I'm available for $X/hour starting wage", that I'm just shooting myself in the foot? (I know when I used to hire staff for my company, that kind of honesty could have saved both parties time and grief.)