Bowling Green- Eastern Missouri Commission CO
Feeder Cattle Auction Report for 08/16/13
Receipts: 681 Week ago: 1420
This week's sale consisted of a Special Bred Cow Sale with feeder receipts
very light, a few comparable sales traded steady with last week as sales
consisted of singles and small packages. Supply was light with demand very good
for bred cows and feeders. A nice offering of slaughter cows sold firm to 2.00
higher with instances up to 5.00 higher on the high dressing cows. Slaughter
cows and bred cows made up near 48 percent of the total receipts, with 7 percent
slaughter steers and heifers and 45 percent feeder cattle. In the feeder supply
62 percent steers and bulls, 38 percent heifers and 55 percent weighing over 600
lbs.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 lot 338 lbs 217.00; few 410-460 lbs
186.00-191.00; 700-750 lbs 152.50-158.25; lot 890 lbs 142.50. Medium and Large
1-2 500-550 lbs 169.00-177.50; few 650-675 lbs 150.50-153.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 pkg 380 lbs 182.00; few 450-500 lbs
158.00-169.00; few 525-530 lbs 152.00-158.00. Medium and Large 1-2 300-400 lbs
few 174.00-175.00; pkg 445 lbs 163.50; 600-650 lbs 133.00-142.00, pkg 675 lbs
137.50; pkg 742 lbs 134.00; pkg 807 lbs 131.50. Medium and Large 2 300-350
lbs 151.00-158.00; pkg 820 lbs 120.25.
load 962 lbs 111.25.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 pkg 260 lbs 220.00; pkg 345 lbs 218.00,
350-400 lbs 194.00-207.00; 400-425 lbs 184.00-196.50; 500-550 lbs 156.00-168.50.
Medium and Large 1-2 pkg 325 lbs 180.00; pkg 445 lbs 180.50; 450-500 lbs
161.00-171.00; 635-650 lbs 134.50-143.00.
Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean
Percent Lean Av Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing
Breakers 70-80 85.00-90.50 91.00-94.50 79.00-83.00
few 97.00-98.50
Boners 80-85 86.50-91.50 91.50-95.50 77.00-84.00
gaunt 97.00-100.00
Lean 85-90 75.00-84.50 84.50-89.00 65.50-74.50
Couple 93.00-95.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1200-2000 lbs 97.00-106.00, high dressing
107.00-114.00.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers (45 head)
Choice 2-3 1150-1450 lbs 124.00-127.00; Select and low choice 2-3 116.50-
122.00.
Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1 3-7 yrs fancy Blk’s 1225-1565 lbs 3rd stage
1750.00-2000.00; 4 yrs to Aged cows Blk’s 1150-1600 lbs 2nd-3rd stage 1500.00-
1600.00. Medium and Large 1-2 2-7 yrs 980-1250 lbs 1st thru 3rd stage 1100.00-
1375.00, lot 2 yrs blk 1010 lbs 1st stage 1410.00. Medium and Large 2 7 yrs to
aged 900-1250 lbs 1st-3rd stage 920.00-1125.00, pkg aged blk 1285 lbs 1230.00.
Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 few 3 yrs to short solid 1000-1500 lbs w/150-200
lb calves 1475.00-1700.00.
Source: Mo Dept Ag-USDA Market News Service, Bowling Green, MO
Greg Harrison, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
24 hour recorded report 1-573-522-9244
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS156.txt
Bowling Green- Eastern Missouri Commission Co.
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/16/2013
Receipts: 681 Last Week: 1420
This week's sale consisted of a Special Bred Cow Sale with feeder receipts
very light, a few comparable sales traded steady with last week as sales
consisted of singles and small packages. Supply was light with demand very good
for bred cows and feeders. Slaughter cows and bred cows made up near 48 percent
of the total receipts, with 7 percent slaughter steers and heifers and 45
percent feeder cattle. In the feeder supply 62 percent steers and bulls, 38
percent heifers and 55 percent weighing over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 338 338 217.00 217.00
4 411 411 191.00 191.00
3 457 457 186.00 186.00
20 707-743 738 152.50-158.25 156.54
10 890 890 142.50 142.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 500-543 527 169.00-177.50 172.68
7 666-673 669 150.50-153.00 151.58
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 520 520 155.50 155.50
6 772 772 132.50 132.50
7 953 953 122.25 122.25
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 381 381 182.00 182.00
11 450-488 472 158.00-169.00 162.85
12 527-530 528 152.00-158.00 154.01
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 308 308 174.00 174.00
5 395 395 175.00 175.00
3 443 443 163.50 163.50
11 615-634 627 133.00-142.00 139.49
5 641 641 130.50 130.50 Fleshy
3 678 678 137.50 137.50
3 742 742 134.00 134.00
3 807 807 131.50 131.50
3 990 990 109.00 109.00 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 300-349 322 151.00-158.00 153.53
7 820 820 120.25 120.25
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 260 260 220.00 220.00
3 343 343 218.00 218.00
8 360-388 381 194.00-207.00 197.07
10 406-420 413 184.00-196.50 192.67
8 514-540 519 156.00-168.50 165.86
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 327 327 180.00 180.00
5 443 443 180.50 180.50
8 463-485 472 161.00-171.00 166.33
5 637-645 640 134.50-143.00 139.57
Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service
Greg Harrison, Market Reporter 573-751-5618
24 Hour Market Report 573-522-9244
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS752.txt