SF_LS763 Sioux Falls, SD Wed Nov 18, 2009 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News Kist Livestock Auction - Mandan, North Dakota Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009 Receipts: 4121 Last Week: 3464 Year Ago: 5846 Compared to last week feeder steers under 550 lbs were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 550 lbs and over feeder steers were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were overall 2.00 higher. Demand was good for steers under 600 lbs, moderate for weights over 600 lbs. Moderate to good demand for all weights of heifers. Receipts were 64 percent steers and 36 percent heifers. 46 percent of today's offering were over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 389-396 392 116.00-119.00 117.77 32 413-448 432 109.50-120.50 114.70 96 453-491 475 109.00-114.00 111.11 243 500-548 520 103.00-111.50 107.73 358 554-595 571 96.00-106.50 102.72 40 551-553 551 107.50 107.50 Fancy 14 597 597 93.50 93.50 Full 407 601-647 628 91.75-99.75 95.00 Calves 196 604-620 617 100.40-103.25 101.61 Value Added 267 651-699 669 91.50-97.25 93.99 Calves 16 702-717 712 91.00-93.50 91.77 117 701-743 724 88.75-92.50 91.49 Calves 38 752-754 753 89.00-90.75 89.60 Calves 11 879 879 90.25 90.25 7 998 998 86.50 86.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 339 339 113.50 113.50 5 442 442 107.50 107.50 13 576 576 99.00 99.00 51 575-597 588 92.25-96.50 94.05 10 788 788 90.25 90.25 5 890 890 87.25 87.25 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 524 524 58.00 58.00 7 649 649 59.00 59.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 275 275 111.50 111.50 17 332-345 337 108.00-109.00 108.59 48 358-396 380 102.50-108.00 105.13 50 403-448 433 97.50-104.50 101.02 13 440 440 108.00 108.00 Fancy 135 452-493 472 95.00-101.00 98.77 162 506-549 528 88.00-97.25 93.40 22 519 519 99.75 99.75 Fancy 225 550-599 577 86.75-92.00 89.49 19 556 556 96.50 96.50 Replacement 19 577 577 91.50 91.50 Value Added 200 602-644 624 87.00-90.50 88.68 Calves 17 660 660 87.75 87.75 22 652-696 675 85.50-87.25 86.01 Calves 44 701-743 714 81.50-87.00 85.89 Calves 6 842 842 87.00 87.00 15 1003-1004 1003 82.50-83.50 82.97 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 478-499 488 89.00-93.00 91.19 20 531-546 536 84.00-88.25 87.30 5 586 586 86.00 86.00 9 800 800 82.50 82.50 Source: Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Leonard Rohrer, Market Reporter Office: 605-338-4061 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS763.txt 1858c ljr .