JC_LS771 Jefferson City, MO Wed Jan 2, 2019 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Springfield Livestock Marketing Center - Springfield, MO Livestock Weighted Average Report for 1/2/2019 AUCTION Receipts Last Reported Year Ago (12/19/2018) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Receipts: 2,770 1,244 1,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feeder Cattle: 2,770(100%) 1,244(100%) 1,477(100%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compared to a light test two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, too few steers over 650 lbs at the last sale for a price comparison, heifers 400 to 550 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, under 400 lbs and over 550 lbs steady. Holsteins were scarce. Demand moderate to good, supply moderate. Several strings of reputation cattle in the offering were well received as Buyers looked to fill orders after the long holiday break. Muddy conditions persist everywhere causing concern for Buyers and producers. Feeder cattle supply included 53 percent Steers, 2 percent Dairy Steers, 41 percent Heifers, and 4 percent Bulls. Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 55 percent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 79 400-442 428 169.00-182.00 178.42 28 465-499 491 165.00-187.50 178.45 11 475-481 479 158.00-165.50 163.47 Fleshy 66 502-543 531 156.50-180.00 165.86 5 501 501 149.00 149.00 Fleshy 54 552-596 582 154.00-160.00 156.67 69 557-599 583 139.00-150.00 144.38 Fleshy 103 615-647 629 142.50-155.00 150.37 6 647 647 145.00 145.00 Calves 56 650-683 660 141.50-151.00 147.89 28 669-675 673 140.00-141.00 140.18 Calves 335 700-740 721 139.00-155.75 150.32 6 703-715 711 136.00-144.00 141.36 Calves 92 752-798 762 135.00-149.00 142.65 20 777 777 126.00 126.00 Calves 3 755 755 135.00 135.00 Fleshy 43 805-837 814 140.00-145.00 141.96 41 860-895 870 130.00-142.50 138.35 3 910 910 130.00 130.00 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 339 339 174.00 174.00 Thin Fleshed 4 389 389 187.00 187.00 Thin Fleshed 16 462-483 469 154.00-157.00 156.13 46 510-545 529 145.00-156.00 150.65 22 570-593 579 140.00-155.00 148.05 7 550-573 556 138.00-140.00 139.41 Fleshy 15 612-634 622 140.00-151.00 144.98 5 601 601 133.00 133.00 Calves 56 662-690 679 141.00-146.00 144.03 27 778-797 783 130.00-143.00 138.93 16 806-833 814 135.00-139.50 138.06 9 868 868 135.00 135.00 STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 794 794 134.50 134.50 STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 424 424 145.00 145.00 6 578 578 140.00 140.00 11 761 761 130.00 130.00 STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 417 417 144.00 144.00 3 465 465 140.00 140.00 STEERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 458 458 126.00 126.00 Thin Fleshed STEERS - Small and Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 344 344 125.00 125.00 Thin Fleshed DAIRY STEERS - Large 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 351 351 60.00 60.00 5 459 459 65.00 65.00 9 516 516 70.00 70.00 11 653 653 70.00 70.00 9 926 926 65.00 65.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 315-339 326 150.00-155.00 152.58 11 374-388 380 140.00-152.00 145.25 83 408-443 424 150.00-154.50 151.70 10 412 412 158.00 158.00 Thin Fleshed 30 450-488 472 140.00-159.50 152.34 6 467-473 470 138.00-139.00 138.50 Fleshy 76 517-537 524 136.00-146.00 141.85 13 528 528 130.00 130.00 Fleshy 139 555-595 570 130.00-140.00 134.68 50 555-594 588 125.00-130.00 127.77 Fleshy 223 615-649 630 130.00-139.25 135.40 11 618-640 622 120.00-132.00 124.80 Calves 80 650-689 672 129.50-132.00 130.80 23 688 688 118.50 118.50 Calves 14 703-710 709 126.00-127.50 127.29 11 755-765 761 122.00-127.00 123.80 3 843 843 130.50 130.50 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 338-343 340 139.00-140.00 139.50 19 309-338 316 164.00-165.00 164.72 Thin Fleshed 4 355-385 368 139.00-140.00 139.74 4 398 398 147.00 147.00 Thin Fleshed 12 443-446 444 134.00-139.00 136.08 23 466-496 487 133.00-138.00 135.10 24 513-533 519 132.00-135.00 133.86 38 551-598 569 127.00-136.00 131.74 4 559 559 127.00 127.00 Fleshy 13 603-641 616 125.00-131.00 128.78 7 658-674 668 125.00-129.00 127.31 9 663-684 677 115.00-120.00 116.63 Calves 27 704-745 722 120.00-130.50 125.88 3 763 763 115.00 115.00 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 583 583 125.00 125.00 5 776 776 115.00 115.00 HEIFERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 305 305 134.00 134.00 Thin Fleshed 3 627 627 128.00 128.00 HEIFERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 445 445 133.00 133.00 3 477 477 125.00 125.00 HEIFERS - Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 415 415 124.00 124.00 HEIFERS - Medium 3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 318 318 110.00 110.00 BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 433-440 435 164.00-166.00 164.81 6 455-471 465 159.00-160.00 159.33 4 574 574 129.00 129.00 11 612-638 619 130.00-133.00 132.16 Calves 8 661 661 126.50 126.50 4 659 659 130.00 130.00 Calves 11 731-746 739 119.50-120.00 119.72 Calves BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 485-493 489 136.00-140.00 137.70 4 531 531 139.50 139.50 5 626 626 136.00 136.00 3 608 608 129.00 129.00 Calves 5 656 656 126.00 126.00 Calves BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 399 399 144.00 144.00 6 558 558 125.00 125.00 BULLS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 292 292 135.00 135.00 8 330 330 159.00 159.00 Thin Fleshed 3 482 482 130.00 130.00 BULLS - Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt / Actual Wt) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 420 420 115.00 115.00 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_LS771.txt www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain