JC_LS764 Jefferson City, MO Tue Mar 12, 2019 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Palmyra - F and T Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/11/2019 Receipts: 1040 Week Ago: 523 Year Ago: 1166 ` Compared to the last tested auction from two weeks ago, feeder steers under 750 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 750 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower compared to last week. Temperatures slowly on the rise, but area cattlemen will have to put up with a lot of mud before feeding conditions improve. Demand moderate to good and the supply moderate. Cows and bulls accounted for 21 percent of the run and feeders 79 percent. In the feeder supply, steers and bulls made up approximately 57 percent of the run; heifers 43 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled around 67 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 513 513 181.50 181.50 16 559 559 175.25 175.25 11 618-630 626 143.00-152.00 148.77 Fleshy 15 650-665 656 158.50-162.50 160.88 23 687-688 687 147.00-149.25 147.39 Fleshy 8 705-723 714 144.00-154.00 148.94 11 747 747 136.00 136.00 Fleshy 15 762 762 138.25 138.25 40 805-815 812 133.00-137.50 135.43 7 980 980 124.25 124.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 518 518 174.50 174.50 14 561-585 576 162.50-167.00 164.06 17 601-631 623 147.00-159.50 149.48 12 686 686 147.50 147.50 8 722 722 138.00 138.00 48 751-792 757 130.00-145.75 143.35 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 521 521 147.00 147.00 12 564 564 161.00 161.00 8 650 650 132.50 132.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 410-448 429 158.00-163.00 160.39 8 480 480 156.00 156.00 8 559 559 136.00 136.00 24 602-631 616 135.00-146.00 142.71 22 652 652 136.50 136.50 4 730 730 127.50 127.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 522 522 145.00 145.00 34 568-594 584 134.00-141.00 137.32 8 585 585 131.00 131.00 Fleshy 7 624 624 135.00 135.00 3 618 618 133.00 133.00 Fleshy 19 678 678 146.50 146.50 8 687 687 128.00 128.00 Fleshy 38 705-732 721 123.50-127.50 125.85 12 782 782 122.50 122.50 4 863 863 115.50 115.50 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 447 447 152.00 152.00 11 488-490 489 132.00-152.50 141.34 4 579 579 137.00 137.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 501-535 512 149.00-166.00 155.96 3 706 706 122.00 122.00 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaking 70-80 58.00-63.00 64.00-69.50 53.00-58.00 Boning 80-85 57.50-62.00 62.00-65.50 51.00-57.00 Lean 85-90 54.00-58.50 59.50-60.50 42.50-53.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2550 lbs 81.50-90.00, Low Dressing 75.00-80.00. Slaughter Cattle Receipts: 8 Week Ago: 7 Year Ago: 23 Slaughter steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter Steers: Select and Choice 2-3 1150-1250 lbs 124.50-125.00 Slaughter Heifers: Select and Choice 2-3 1150-1200 lbs 119.25-122.75 Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Palmyra, MO Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 hour recorded report, 573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS764.txt