SF_LS756 Sioux Falls, SD Wed Feb 8, 2012 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News Hub City Livestock Auction - Aberdeen, S.D. Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/08/2012 Receipts: 4469 Last Week: 4442 Year Ago: 4271 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady today. Many of todays consignments were charolais & charolais cross. Very active market with strong demand. Steers 69 percent, heifers 31 percent, 84 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 349 349 218.00 218.00 34 423-447 442 204.00-211.00 205.38 74 488-496 492 193.50-202.00 200.23 34 521-534 527 181.00-182.50 181.67 51 553-555 554 185.50-188.50 186.26 108 568-578 574 190.00-191.50 190.98 Value Added 120 616-645 636 165.00-175.00 167.84 49 618 618 181.50 181.50 Fancy 129 650-698 679 156.50-163.50 159.55 14 651 651 172.00 172.00 Value Added 325 704-749 722 153.00-163.25 158.74 385 758-787 766 150.00-161.75 156.04 25 788 788 148.50 148.50 Fleshy 401 807-839 826 147.00-153.75 149.77 221 852-890 862 140.75-147.00 145.01 27 886 886 136.00 136.00 Fleshy 232 908-938 924 139.50-143.00 140.76 290 954-999 980 134.50-143.00 138.76 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 500 500 172.00 172.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 61 1010 1010 138.00 138.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 41 458-475 464 176.00-178.50 178.06 58 505-528 521 166.00-173.00 170.16 31 540 540 175.00 175.00 Value Added 146 551-595 586 162.00-171.00 167.17 97 622-643 635 154.00-163.50 157.43 15 614 614 174.00 174.00 Replacement 245 650-697 674 147.50-158.00 152.86 64 694-698 696 1230.00-1260.00 1242.15 Per Head 205 720-740 731 146.75-151.25 148.26 73 706 706 1420.00 1420.00 Per Head 89 756-789 765 144.50-147.00 146.30 7 786 786 152.00 152.00 Fancy 40 834-837 835 132.00-139.00 135.67 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 574 574 157.50 157.50 12 618 618 148.00 148.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 93 1024-1033 1029 133.00 133.00 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Michael Finkbeiner 605-372-8350 24 hr Price Info 605-372-8356 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS756.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 1702c mf .