JC_LS765 Jefferson City, MO Wed Feb 3, 2010 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Vienna- South Central Regional Stockyards Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 1411 Last Week: 462 Year Ago: 2113 Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers 500-650 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, other weights firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher with little comparison available from last week on heifers over 650 lbs. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate. Near 12 percent cows and 58 percent of the feeders were over 600 lbs. Feeder supply approximately 62 percent steers and bulls and 38 percent heifers. Mostly good quality cattle in the auction with several offering very good condition as well. Strong buyer attendance with the battle starting to heat up for those mid-weight grass cattle. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 400-445 432 122.50-125.50 123.75 25 455-495 473 118.00-124.00 122.19 20 505-540 526 113.25-119.50 116.44 77 550-590 570 103.25-115.00 109.10 8 575 575 116.00 116.00 Thin 64 600-645 626 98.75-105.00 102.20 127 655-690 665 95.00-104.00 101.08 50 700-735 713 93.50-95.25 94.87 105 750-785 774 91.00-96.75 95.25 6 815-825 818 94.25-94.50 94.42 27 880-895 885 90.50-92.75 92.28 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 375-395 388 120.00-125.50 123.36 12 410-440 429 122.50-124.00 122.88 7 465-495 484 112.00-118.50 117.11 12 530-545 542 103.75-115.00 110.11 6 580-590 583 102.00-102.50 102.33 10 620 620 95.00-98.00 96.82 3 615 615 102.50 102.50 Thin 8 650-695 672 94.50-96.00 95.24 5 720-730 728 93.00-94.00 93.20 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 260 260 103.50 103.50 4 400-430 422 103.00-105.00 103.47 14 460-485 470 99.00-103.75 100.51 47 500-545 518 95.50-100.75 98.73 40 560-590 576 93.25-97.00 94.89 70 600-645 621 91.50-96.00 94.54 25 655-670 657 91.75-93.25 91.99 26 720-735 733 88.00-90.50 90.22 6 765-770 766 86.75-89.25 88.83 5 840 840 74.00 74.00 Fleshy 4 920 920 83.00 83.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 280 280 102.00 102.00 7 375-385 378 100.00-100.50 100.35 9 420-445 429 95.25-103.50 98.71 5 430 430 107.00 107.00 Thin 7 450-480 474 94.50-98.50 96.04 16 505-525 513 90.00-94.75 94.07 4 525 525 99.50 99.50 Thin 42 555-595 568 89.50-95.75 93.20 36 605-640 617 90.50-94.75 92.50 7 670-680 675 87.50-89.75 88.74 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 550-585 560 91.25-99.75 96.04 9 620-645 634 89.00-91.50 90.07 5 670-685 682 86.50-87.50 86.70 5 745 745 83.25-85.50 84.60 Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Duane Robertson, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS765.txt 0654cst md .