SF_LS750
Sioux Falls, SD    Wed Apr 2, 2008    USDA-ND Dept Ag Market News
 
West Fargo Stock Yards, West Fargo, ND
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/02/2008

**This is the last report until the annual “Big Iron Sale”
  In September of 2008**
 
Receipts:  818    Last Week:  346    Year Ago:  N/A
 
Due to light receipts last week, a trend was not established.
Demand moderate.  This weeks feeder cattle consisted of 58
percent steers,and 42 percent heifers.  68 percent over 600 lbs.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   34    529-547     542    108.00-113.00     111.18
   31    555-578     567    105.00-113.75     109.27
   46    613-647     626    103.00-108.75     107.84   Calves
   26    650-687     663     99.00-104.25     101.89
   10    707-741     724     96.75-103.00      99.80
   53    767-772     767     94.50-101.50     100.97
   31      820       820        94.80          94.80
    5      808       808        88.50          88.50   Fleshy
   24      852       852        93.25          93.25

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11    510-526     517    103.00-104.00     103.54
   14      724       724        95.25          95.25
   14      750       750        87.75          87.75

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      695       695        93.25          93.25

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   13      587       587        96.25          96.25
   19      578       578        85.00          85.00   Fleshy
   34    609-646     623     88.75-93.00       90.61   Calves
   51    651-675     667     87.75-93.75       89.20
   11    755-794     776     86.25-87.00       86.58
   14    853-858     855     80.25-83.00       82.01

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   21    460-498     483     87.00-90.50       87.99
   35    508-541     523     87.00-88.50       87.84
   10      775       775        78.00          78.00   Fleshy

                    Feeder Heifers Medium 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      425       425        80.00          80.00

Source:   USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
          Dale Rostberg, Market Reporter
          605-338-4061
          www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS750.txt
 
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