JC_LS756 Jefferson City, MO Wed Nov 18, 2009 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Fruitland- Fruitland Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 Receipts: 503 Last Week: 507 Year Ago: 1002 Compared to last week, the heifer offering and the 500 lbs steers sold 1.00- 2.00 higher, the rest of the steer offering sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light. Cows made up approximately 16 percent of the run, 84 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 44 percent of the offering, 46 percent heifers. Offering over 600 lbs totaled around 32 percent. Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 515 515 75.00 75.00 3 655 655 80.00 80.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 350-390 372 95.00-100.00 98.03 13 408-423 416 91.00-97.00 95.54 9 465-490 476 91.50-94.25 93.31 27 505-530 516 85.00-94.00 89.55 8 570-583 577 84.25-86.00 85.53 5 605-640 624 83.00-84.00 83.34 14 650-675 663 80.00-85.00 81.41 18 705-725 708 82.50-86.75 85.73 3 940 940 77.00 77.00 Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 360-385 366 81.25-86.25 82.56 10 405-440 430 85.25-92.50 90.21 7 450-498 488 85.00-87.00 85.86 11 505-548 530 80.00-88.50 84.89 11 555-595 576 75.75-82.75 79.32 4 618-640 624 75.00-82.25 80.39 3 710 710 73.00 73.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 675 675 54.25 54.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 255-278 274 91.00 91.00 3 815 815 73.00 73.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 290 290 90.00 90.00 6 315-345 330 88.50-90.00 89.28 18 350-395 384 85.00-91.00 88.54 4 410-442 434 86.50-89.00 87.09 22 454-493 467 78.00-91.00 87.17 10 510-548 534 78.50-85.50 83.27 18 555-589 577 79.00-82.25 81.42 6 608-625 616 78.50-80.00 79.26 4 657-690 665 73.25-74.25 73.99 4 700-710 702 79.50-81.50 80.99 6 785-788 788 73.50-75.75 75.38 3 840 840 74.50 74.50 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 418-438 430 80.25-82.25 81.52 6 465-485 475 75.00-79.00 77.04 10 513-545 531 73.00-75.50 74.47 17 553-590 577 72.00-79.50 76.81 10 605-636 625 73.00-74.00 73.17 4 650-690 678 70.50-75.25 73.98 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 530-535 531 85.25-87.50 86.93 7 620 620 82.00 82.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 553-590 572 84.25-85.00 84.61 7 618-641 631 75.25-76.00 75.69 5 653 653 78.25 78.25 Feeder Bulls Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 605 605 75.00 75.00 Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Fruitland, MO Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS756.txt 0709cst md .