JC_LS771 Jefferson City, MO Thu Jul 3, 2008 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Springfield-Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 07/02/2008 Receipts: 863 Last Week: 1485 Year Ago: no sale Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs steady, heavier weights steady to firm, Holsteins under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs not well tested, undertone lower. Demand moderate, supply light. Most of the farmers are in the field trying to get some work done before the next rain. June finished as the wettest June on record with over thirteen inches of water. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 16 percent Holsteins, 38 percent heifers, 14 percent bulls, with 38 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 248 248 137.00 137.00 7 323 323 139.50 139.50 6 380 380 125.00 125.00 4 591 591 110.50 110.50 12 604-640 616 106.50-112.50 110.42 Calves 7 678-686 684 108.00-109.50 109.08 20 758-778 773 110.00-111.50 110.37 11 892 892 106.50 106.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 372 372 119.00 119.00 4 403-440 422 113.00-116.00 114.43 9 443 443 124.50 124.50 Thin 13 461-491 479 107.50-110.00 108.62 17 508-546 528 108.00-112.00 109.61 20 552-587 567 108.50-112.50 110.13 3 555 555 113.00 113.00 Thin 20 600-648 618 106.00-111.50 108.49 13 657-692 668 98.00-105.50 102.94 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 550 550 107.00 107.00 5 930 930 103.50 103.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 353-370 367 74.00-78.00 77.32 12 419-447 431 65.00-74.00 70.11 7 481 481 70.00 70.00 14 521-543 530 70.50-72.50 71.38 21 567-581 573 65.00-70.50 68.11 7 743 743 73.50 73.50 5 789 789 67.00 67.00 7 1022 1022 52.50 52.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 344 344 107.00 107.00 15 521-548 528 99.00-102.50 101.36 6 553-597 575 98.00-101.50 99.82 20 605-629 610 103.00-107.50 106.57 4 656 656 103.50 103.50 3 678 678 90.00 90.00 Calves 11 705-744 733 96.00 96.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 253-299 284 107.00-110.50 108.04 6 354 354 98.00 98.00 13 428-435 432 98.00-99.50 99.16 15 450-494 472 97.00-98.50 97.84 4 478 478 104.00 104.00 Thin 35 507-534 515 96.00-99.50 97.63 4 555-565 560 95.50-98.00 96.76 9 584 584 102.50 102.50 Thin 30 603-643 616 96.00-99.50 97.48 13 653-694 683 95.50-98.50 96.47 3 725 725 80.00 80.00 6 788 788 87.00 87.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 548 548 92.50 92.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 554 554 109.00 109.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 416-443 425 115.00-124.00 120.87 3 457 457 110.50 110.50 19 509-537 527 106.50-109.00 108.03 9 631-643 638 98.50-105.00 101.36 4 628 628 101.00 101.00 Calves 3 792 792 97.50 97.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 550 550 92.00 92.00 Thin 3 702 702 87.50 87.50 Feeder Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 548 548 107.00 107.00 3 565 565 106.00 106.00 5 697 697 98.50 98.50 Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 683 683 87.00 87.00 Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Rick Huffman, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS771.txt 652cdt th .