JC_LS769 Jefferson City, MO Thu Jan 28, 2010 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Green City- Green City Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/27/2010 Receipts: 2595 2 Weeks Ago: 2580 Year Ago: 2081 Compared to the previous auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower on yearling steers and 1.00-2.00 higher on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Colder weather this week has temporarily solved the mud problem that was making feeding and moving cattle difficult. Grains closed with new recent lows on Wednesday which should continue to support the feeder market with lower feed costs. Demand moderate to good and supply moderate. Cows and bulls accounted for 7 percent of the run and feeders 93 percent. In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 53 percent of the run and heifers 47 percent. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 63 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 404-437 429 119.00-124.50 122.81 36 458-484 478 116.00-118.75 117.58 111 504-548 527 109.00-118.50 115.30 65 551-585 561 109.00-115.35 114.65 204 600-649 629 98.25-108.00 104.04 7 611-625 617 85.50-90.75 88.47 Fleshy 145 651-691 664 97.00-104.50 101.06 147 708-747 731 93.30-97.50 95.43 27 767-786 777 96.70-97.00 96.86 5 865 865 92.50 92.50 12 867 867 87.70 87.70 Fleshy 12 901-926 911 90.00 90.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 537-548 543 113.75-115.25 114.36 28 559-565 561 113.00-114.25 113.76 21 611-634 626 98.25-101.00 100.11 22 640 640 96.50 96.50 Fleshy 30 679-691 688 94.75-96.50 95.15 50 720-736 728 92.00-95.00 93.30 16 783 783 92.75 92.75 Feeder Steers Small 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 614 614 37.50 37.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 402-443 428 104.25-108.75 107.56 30 453-498 474 103.25-108.25 105.32 108 518-547 529 98.00-104.75 101.72 55 554-599 569 94.25-99.00 97.78 5 567 567 93.00 93.00 Fleshy 111 610-635 626 94.50-97.50 95.61 44 658-690 673 94.75-96.75 95.79 44 708-733 719 89.00-94.75 92.43 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 442 442 96.50 96.50 36 504-545 533 99.00-104.25 100.24 103 554-595 583 96.50-101.25 97.95 29 609-648 636 93.25-97.00 94.36 38 658-665 662 91.00-96.00 94.17 15 653-655 654 85.00-90.00 87.66 Fleshy 12 735 735 87.25 87.25 12 705 705 96.00 96.00 Replacement 118 762-786 780 88.00-90.25 88.79 67 808 808 87.60 87.60 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 513-534 529 96.75-98.50 97.17 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 70-80 47.00-50.00 50.00-54.00 43.00-46.75 Boning 80-85 45.00-49.00 49.50-52.00 42.00-45.00 Lean 85-90 39.00-40.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1700-2150 lbs 55.50-60.00 Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Green City, MO Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 hour recorded report, 573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS769.txt 0722cst md .