JC_LS758 Jefferson City, MO Mon Apr 16, 2018 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Joplin Regional Stockyards - Carthage, MO Livestock Weighted Average Report for 4/16/2018 AUCTION Receipts Week Ago Year Ago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Receipts: 5,734 4,496 3,543 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Cattle: 5,734(100%) 4,496(100%) 3,543(100%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***CLOSE*** Compared to last week, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady, yearlings steady to 4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Steady to higher Fed Cattle trade and Cattle Futures showing some strength is beneficial to the feeder cattle trade. Pastures are green but the grass is not growing. Winter continue to hang on with morning temperatures below freezing. Feeder cattle supply included 50 percent Steers, 1 percent Dairy Steers, 43 percent Heifers, and 6 percent Bulls. Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 46 percent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 278-294 290 205.00-210.00 208.94 13 318-335 328 180.00-202.00 184.91 8 387-388 387 177.00-177.50 177.19 117 401-446 426 176.00-190.00 180.65 14 421 421 172.00 172.00 Fleshy 107 450-496 472 170.00-181.00 176.47 132 510-546 521 157.50-177.00 168.77 22 516-534 521 155.00-160.00 158.10 Fleshy 132 550-596 573 160.00-169.00 163.50 9 557-562 560 152.00-154.00 153.34 Fleshy 62 607-632 618 156.00-167.00 161.69 67 664-692 684 147.00-157.50 153.20 6 695 695 142.00 142.00 Calves 95 703-748 727 147.00-154.00 151.36 46 755-796 771 142.00-143.50 142.91 138 806-841 828 131.00-136.50 133.31 147 859-887 879 129.50-132.00 130.12 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 274-281 278 175.00-192.50 186.24 17 300-332 312 177.50-197.50 187.13 7 302-330 314 195.00 195.00 Thin Fleshed 52 350-395 374 170.00-185.00 174.68 44 402-433 423 160.00-178.00 168.43 8 442 442 183.00 183.00 Thin Fleshed 71 453-497 481 157.00-172.50 163.51 14 451-459 453 177.50-181.00 179.74 Thin Fleshed 70 508-549 521 150.00-174.00 159.45 62 551-591 566 146.00-161.00 151.36 4 586 586 145.00 145.00 Fleshy 9 576 576 166.00 166.00 Yearlings 55 603-643 622 150.00-162.00 155.91 5 635 635 143.00 143.00 Calves 57 665-698 687 135.00-151.00 145.67 36 703-741 724 136.00-143.00 139.21 146 758-799 796 134.00-137.75 137.51 167 808-824 820 130.00-135.10 134.63 189 856-898 894 127.00-128.25 128.14 140 906-934 918 120.00-124.50 122.51 5 999 999 105.00 105.00 STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 448 448 160.00 160.00 13 556-578 566 137.50-145.00 141.47 9 647 647 143.00 143.00 5 780 780 127.00 127.00 STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 548 548 142.00 142.00 9 580 580 145.00 145.00 STEERS - Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 502 502 130.00 130.00 10 616 616 128.00 128.00 DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 430 430 112.00 112.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 275-294 284 167.50-177.00 173.37 20 314-342 327 165.00-169.00 167.26 35 356-396 380 161.00-166.00 164.78 138 412-448 433 151.00-166.00 159.05 218 452-497 477 147.50-165.00 154.41 6 495 495 142.00 142.00 Fleshy 25 488 488 162.00 162.00 Thin Fleshed 172 505-541 523 142.00-153.00 149.59 13 525-528 526 141.00-143.00 141.77 Fleshy 158 550-599 583 144.00-153.00 149.10 7 576 576 139.00 139.00 Fleshy 45 605-644 617 143.00-149.00 147.15 20 602-621 608 137.00-145.00 142.14 Calves 136 661-695 680 139.00-144.50 141.79 21 700-734 729 134.00-136.00 135.73 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 224 224 175.00 175.00 Thin Fleshed 13 277-287 279 165.00-170.00 168.81 26 300-341 317 155.00-160.00 157.05 5 318 318 175.00 175.00 Thin Fleshed 70 351-391 371 152.00-161.00 158.79 88 408-441 424 150.00-157.00 152.71 41 450-498 477 138.00-153.00 146.56 5 492 492 150.00 150.00 Thin Fleshed 60 500-545 517 135.00-149.00 142.79 30 501 501 154.00 154.00 Thin Fleshed 100 551-593 572 137.00-154.00 142.49 82 602-646 624 135.00-145.00 140.80 11 618-619 618 135.00-137.00 136.46 Calves 5 644 644 152.00 152.00 Thin Fleshed 91 657-688 675 135.00-143.00 141.29 6 669 669 132.00 132.00 Fleshy 176 710-743 725 122.50-133.00 131.67 115 752-795 782 121.00-128.50 126.71 22 809-838 817 105.00-120.00 114.35 5 875 875 115.00 115.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 428 428 148.00 148.00 HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 454 454 154.00 154.00 HEIFERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 529 529 134.00 134.00 BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 462-488 471 157.00-180.00 171.76 14 541 541 159.00 159.00 12 562-583 570 150.00-157.00 152.98 8 644 644 145.00 145.00 9 669-678 673 138.00-140.00 139.10 Calves 4 708 708 117.00 117.00 BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 270 270 175.00 175.00 41 365-384 372 172.00-185.00 176.74 51 423-448 433 165.00-177.50 168.92 29 466-486 481 153.00-164.00 155.57 22 506-537 523 150.00-156.00 152.89 32 553-586 568 141.00-150.00 145.71 3 627 627 135.00 135.00 6 636 636 142.00 142.00 Calves 5 669 669 125.00 125.00 4 721 721 115.00 115.00 BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 458 458 167.00 167.00 5 547 547 145.00 145.00 Please Note: The above USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on an FOB basis, unless otherwise noted. Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service Rick Huffman, Market Reporter, (573) 751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS758.txt www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain