JC_LS764 Jefferson City, MO Tue Nov 24, 2009 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Palmyra- F and T Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/23/2009 Receipts: 1027 Week Ago: 121 Year Ago: 879 Compared to the last tested market from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Several nice strings of calves in the offering along with a few yearlings, but many of calves showing more flesh than most buyers desire. Demand and supply moderate. Cows and bulls accounted for 13 percent of the run and feeders 87 percent. In the feeder supply, steers and bulls made up approximately 46 percent of the run; heifers 54 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled around 46 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 323 323 114.00 114.00 3 376 376 111.00 111.00 17 412-429 417 103.50-112.50 109.78 23 450-480 466 103.00-107.25 105.05 4 496 496 96.50 96.50 Fleshy 5 526 526 98.00 98.00 13 551-561 558 100.00-102.00 101.39 13 629-640 633 90.00-96.25 92.43 5 666 666 97.25 97.25 7 680-685 683 86.25-92.25 89.69 Fleshy Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 522-547 537 99.25-103.00 100.55 12 554-576 560 92.50-100.00 98.07 10 566-597 585 86.50-89.25 87.57 Fleshy 25 601-607 603 92.00-92.50 92.20 7 630 630 92.25 92.25 Fleshy 3 670 670 95.25 95.25 5 680 680 84.00 84.00 Fleshy 41 713-721 715 94.25-96.85 96.34 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 372-383 381 102.00-103.75 103.37 6 500 500 80.50 80.50 Fleshy 4 551 551 94.00 94.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 401-431 415 97.00-103.50 99.68 16 503-515 508 88.50 88.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 503-540 519 87.75-92.50 89.55 6 527 527 83.75 83.75 Fleshy 35 555-589 582 86.50-90.75 90.07 7 553-562 558 80.50-82.50 81.35 Fleshy 15 629 629 88.75 88.75 20 671 671 87.75 87.75 10 657-662 659 72.50-80.00 76.99 Fleshy 34 729 729 85.75 85.75 9 725 725 82.00 82.00 Fleshy 5 836 836 87.00 87.00 62 897 897 82.35 82.35 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 285 285 88.00 88.00 3 320 320 92.50 92.50 8 370 370 94.00 94.00 3 405 405 89.50 89.50 8 477-481 480 84.00-85.50 85.13 18 543 543 82.00 82.00 3 571 571 79.00 79.00 Fleshy Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 589 589 85.75 85.75 Fleshy Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 70-80 41.25-45.25 46.75-48.00 37.25-40.75 Boning 80-85 41.00-44.25 45.00-45.75 38.00-41.00 Lean 85-90 37.00-40.75 32.00-35.25 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1250-2050 lbs 51.75-54.00, Low Dressing 40.25-47.00. Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Palmyra, MO Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 hour recorded report 573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS764.txt 0649cst md .