SF_LS760 Sioux Falls, SD Fri May 9, 2008 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News Herreid Livestock Market - Herreid, SD Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/09/2008 Receipts: 4418 Last Week: 963 Year Ago: 3635 Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand good, with a good attendance. Many of todays offerings sold in load lots. Steers comprised 25 percent of todays run; heifers comprised 75 persent. Supply 96 percent over 600 lbs. Next week expecting 2000 Feeders. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 583 583 116.50 116.50 43 617-646 624 114.00-116.00 115.60 28 682-685 684 112.50-114.00 112.77 71 715-748 737 110.00-113.00 111.12 19 739 739 114.00 114.00 Value Added 33 767-790 776 105.50-110.00 107.81 23 773 773 115.00 115.00 Value Added 84 812-837 831 103.50-106.00 103.94 118 885-899 896 99.00-104.00 102.80 338 905-940 923 95.00-102.50 101.36 19 910 910 103.50 103.50 Value Added 186 958-992 983 96.00-98.75 97.25 13 1084 1084 92.25 92.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 602 602 110.50 110.50 12 691 691 103.50 103.50 5 745 745 106.50 106.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 529-530 529 109.50-112.50 110.44 87 573-589 582 103.50-110.50 109.17 23 560 560 107.50 107.50 Thin 5 637 637 108.50 108.50 19 647 647 106.50 106.50 Thin 217 655-696 674 103.50-109.75 105.96 77 700-744 722 98.00-105.25 101.19 17 719 719 104.25 104.25 Thin 398 755-783 771 97.00-102.00 98.59 263 808-842 828 94.50-97.50 96.48 309 851-888 871 92.00-97.00 94.64 52 889-890 890 97.50-101.00 98.37 Replacement 1123 908-948 929 87.50-92.40 91.82 237 955-997 973 87.00-92.00 90.92 157 1006-1009 1008 87.00-91.50 91.36 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 538 538 106.50 106.50 8 583 583 94.00 94.00 5 649 649 101.50 101.50 36 726-742 737 96.00-96.25 96.08 27 862-890 877 89.00-91.00 89.95 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Neal Schnieder, Market Reporter 605-338-4061 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS760.txt 1855c njs .