JC_LS760 Jefferson City, MO Wed Jul 2, 2008 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Kingsville- Kingsville Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 07/01/2008 Receipts: 413 Last Week: 798 Year Ago: 285 Compared to last weeks larger run, feeders near steady on a lighter test. With farmers busy in the field and the nearby holiday, receipts were light and average feeder quality was not as attractive as usual. Demand for better quality was still good. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Cows and bulls were 20 percent of receipts. In the feeder supply, steers and bulls were 65 percent of the run; heifers 35 percent. Near 18 percent of feeders weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 588-598 591 114.00-120.00 117.28 5 602-620 609 112.00-117.00 114.96 5 653-690 660 108.50-110.00 109.01 5 702 702 107.50 107.50 3 770 770 106.75 106.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 375-391 384 125.00-126.00 125.42 9 414-439 427 117.00-126.00 122.01 5 427 427 131.00 131.00 Thin 3 450-475 462 115.00-118.00 116.56 16 512-530 520 110.00-116.25 113.68 4 555-570 562 110.50-112.50 111.51 9 603 603 110.75 110.75 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 703-705 704 104.50-105.00 104.83 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 398 398 117.00 117.00 5 441 441 114.00 114.00 4 490 490 110.00 110.00 3 523 523 108.50 108.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 330-340 335 110.00-120.00 116.46 3 385 385 109.00 109.00 6 535-545 540 100.00-104.50 102.27 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 375-380 378 118.00-118.50 118.33 15 415-443 430 105.00-109.00 106.26 7 479-485 480 103.00-103.50 103.43 9 521-548 530 103.00-104.00 103.34 5 552-575 561 100.00 100.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 586 586 85.00 85.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 423 423 117.00 117.00 5 518-535 528 105.00-108.50 106.37 Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Richard Kramer, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS760.txt 0744cdt md .