JC_LS756 Jefferson City, MO Wed Jul 8, 2009 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Fruitland- Fruitland Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 07/07/2009 Receipts: 390 Last Week: No Sale Year Ago: 335 Due to the Holiday there was no sale last week for a trend comparison, however compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light. Cows made up approximately 17 percent of the run, 83 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 37 percent of the offering, 50 percent heifers. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 23 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 265 265 111.00 111.00 4 315-340 330 112.00-116.00 113.57 6 350-395 378 110.00-114.00 111.20 11 400-445 417 99.00-109.00 104.91 7 463-480 470 105.50-107.50 106.35 14 500-523 514 95.50-100.50 98.70 7 560-595 588 95.75-97.50 96.10 4 632-645 635 93.50-96.25 95.55 5 661 661 88.75 88.75 6 714-731 725 93.25-95.00 93.82 Feeder Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 393 393 100.50 100.50 11 465-493 482 87.50-95.00 89.58 4 500-545 511 83.00-83.50 83.13 3 623 623 88.25 88.25 3 745 745 84.50 84.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 268 268 103.00 103.00 3 313 313 93.00 93.00 9 400-435 414 89.50-99.00 97.43 4 403 403 102.50 102.50 Fancy 14 458-488 477 89.00-97.50 93.74 21 510-543 526 81.00-90.00 86.92 11 550-595 575 84.25-87.25 85.93 8 639 639 91.75 91.75 5 653-680 664 85.25-85.75 85.45 6 700-748 732 80.25-86.50 83.77 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 470-498 491 84.50-85.25 85.02 3 510 510 79.00 79.00 5 550-590 566 75.50-83.00 78.63 Feeder Heifers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 343 343 79.50 79.50 9 473-495 481 72.50-75.50 73.53 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 523-525 524 89.50-97.50 95.49 4 573-588 577 86.25-97.00 94.26 6 628-645 636 91.50-93.00 92.26 3 715 715 87.00 87.00 3 765 765 72.52 72.52 Feeder Bulls Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 435 435 83.00 83.00 3 535 535 71.50 71.50 3 562 562 75.00 75.00 3 638 638 82.00 82.00 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 0715cdt md .