JC_LS752 Jefferson City, MO Mon Mar 11, 2019 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Bowling Green - Eastern MO Commission Company Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/08/2019 Receipts: 1524 Last Week: 853 Year Ago: 2761 Compared to the last special two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing 500-700 lbs sold steady to firm with spots 3.00 higher on the 550-600 lb steers, steers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher on comparable sales, with the 6 weight heifers trading steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. The best demand was on the 500-700 lb steers trading on and active market. Slaughter cows accounted for near 10 percent of the total receipts and sold steady. The Cattle-on-Feed for February 1 released Friday and was mostly within industry guesses and would be viewed as a neutral report. On Feed reported at 100 percent of a year ago; Placements at 95 percent and Marketings at 103 percent. . Feeder supply consisted of 54 percent steers, 46 percent heifers and near 70 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 539 539 181.00 181.00 30 562-597 575 162.50-169.50 167.59 45 610-647 621 160.00-169.00 163.43 41 651-684 663 154.50-163.25 159.20 17 729 729 146.00 146.00 46 750-770 766 136.25-141.00 137.26 27 809-826 818 130.25-133.00 132.16 25 886 886 128.50 128.50 5 900 900 126.50 126.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 392 392 165.00 165.00 10 430-438 436 177.00-179.00 177.39 7 490-495 492 165.00-170.00 166.71 17 527-548 544 160.00-170.00 161.71 4 521 521 154.00 154.00 Fleshy 11 557-587 575 150.00-160.50 153.24 27 609-645 631 147.00-152.50 149.83 4 645 645 142.00 142.00 Fleshy 34 650-696 688 142.50-146.50 144.54 10 715-719 717 142.50-143.00 142.75 4 746 746 135.50 135.50 Fleshy 17 763-793 774 128.00-133.50 129.86 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 509-522 514 140.00-150.50 146.24 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 51 947 947 133.35 133.35 50 977 977 131.00 131.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 514-537 520 148.00-149.00 148.28 39 567-596 583 150.00-151.75 150.96 29 617-644 626 140.00-143.50 142.62 22 655-698 686 133.75-136.25 134.40 14 737 737 128.00 128.00 4 728 728 123.00 123.00 Fleshy 13 758-764 761 125.00 125.00 3 825 825 125.00 125.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400 400 147.00 147.00 9 482-497 490 140.50-144.00 142.47 34 510-543 523 136.50-145.00 141.29 15 501-546 525 130.00-133.75 132.06 Fleshy 42 568-598 584 137.00-143.00 141.38 16 610-611 610 135.50-141.00 138.35 5 637 637 130.50 130.50 Fleshy 75 659-684 665 130.50-134.50 133.28 11 690 690 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 15 700-738 717 125.00-128.00 126.41 3 733 733 122.50 122.50 Fleshy 34 757-772 763 120.50-124.50 122.52 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 340 340 144.00 144.00 3 485 485 130.00 130.00 5 510 510 132.50 132.50 4 744 744 122.50 122.50 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 668 668 128.50 128.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 479 479 150.00 150.00 6 644 644 132.50 132.50 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Percent Lean Av Dressing Hi Dressing Low Dressing Prem White 65-70 ---------- ---------- Breakers 70-80 53.50-60.00 62.00-67.00 49.00-51.00 Boners 80-85 53.00-60.50 few 61.00-62.50 47.00-51.00 Lean 85-90 51.00-57.00 57.00-60.00 40.00-47.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1350-2550 lbs 80.00-88.00 97.00 74.00 Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Greg Harrison, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS752.txt 0703cst cc