SF_LS768 Sioux Falls, SD Tue Nov 17, 2009 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News Stockmens Livestock Market - Yankton, SD Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009 Receipts: 873 Last Week: 1042 Year Ago: 2524 Compared to last week, feeder calves were too few in any weight category to make a test. Yearling steers and heifers were steady to firm, with a few load lots of higher quality yearling steers offered. Demand was moderate to good, but dryer field conditions had many in the fields harvesting their crops. The receipts included 65 percent steers and 35 percent heifers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs was 74 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 360-390 378 114.00-117.00 115.86 7 415-430 424 112.00-112.25 112.10 13 506 506 108.50 108.50 28 579-592 588 90.75-97.50 93.72 9 625-629 628 90.80-91.00 90.96 Calves 33 664 664 92.75 92.75 Calves 74 783 783 95.00 95.00 40 903 903 92.25 92.25 117 1065-1068 1067 82.10-84.30 83.66 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 413-424 418 105.00-106.00 105.49 6 461-472 466 98.00-99.00 98.49 6 528-539 534 98.00-99.50 98.74 49 568-594 572 88.00-91.75 89.06 6 600-630 612 90.50-93.00 92.07 Calves 5 732-743 736 86.00-87.00 86.60 6 825-842 835 86.00-89.00 87.07 12 857 857 86.85 86.85 5 967-978 971 85.00-85.50 85.20 5 1020-1030 1026 82.00-82.25 82.15 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 413-424 420 101.00-102.00 101.61 18 463 463 100.25 100.25 4 529 529 94.00 94.00 11 553 553 93.50 93.50 11 606-614 611 89.50-90.50 89.86 Calves 5 675-686 682 88.50-88.75 88.65 Calves 66 724 724 90.80 90.80 24 763 763 89.10 89.10 17 863-885 881 88.00-88.50 88.09 15 909 909 86.25 86.25 8 1060-1067 1065 82.00-84.00 83.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 458-475 463 88.00-93.00 90.40 8 563-593 586 85.00-85.75 85.57 3 843 843 86.50 86.50 9 861-895 869 84.00-85.00 84.23 9 931 931 81.75 81.75 4 970 970 81.00 81.00 8 1049 1049 77.00 77.00 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD 605-338-4061 24 Hour Price Info: 605-336-7765 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS768.txt 1510c mlh .