SF_LS768 Sioux Falls, SD Tue Feb 7, 2012 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News Stockmen's Livestock Market - Yankton, SD Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/07/2012 Receipts: 1079 Last Week: 1330 Year Ago: 2325 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady in a very narrow comparison. Good demand for all weights, receipts reduced this week yet quality was very high. Many small packages today although there were a few full loads and half load lots offered. Receipts 72 percent steers today, 28 percent heifers. 83 percent over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 547 547 182.00 182.00 17 570 570 175.85 175.85 6 578 578 167.00 167.00 Fleshy 6 628 628 161.00 161.00 80 653-684 669 158.25-165.85 163.81 43 721-740 727 153.75-154.75 154.11 38 751-788 765 148.00-153.25 150.13 81 806-839 818 146.25-148.75 148.00 128 860-871 862 143.25-145.20 144.87 18 943 943 139.00 139.00 28 954 954 139.90 139.90 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 598 598 163.50 163.50 13 700 700 154.75 154.75 5 827 827 145.00 145.00 5 877 877 139.75 139.75 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 648 648 103.25 103.25 3 818 818 99.50 99.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 45 564-574 567 163.00-165.00 164.33 5 632 632 152.00 152.00 5 614 614 147.75 147.75 Fleshy 42 686-698 691 145.00-149.50 147.72 31 765-769 769 141.90-144.00 142.10 9 757 757 140.50 140.50 Fleshy 8 806 806 139.50 139.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 470 470 162.00 162.00 6 531 531 164.50 164.50 6 556 556 141.00 141.00 13 648 648 149.00 149.00 18 629 629 152.50 152.50 Thin Fleshed 5 739 739 144.00 144.00 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Justin Lumpkin, OIC 605-372-8350 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS768.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 1405c jll