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Saturday, May 17, 2008


 

JC_LS761 Jefferson City, MO Fri May 9, 2008 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News New Cambria- New Cambria Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/08/2008 Receipts: 1265 2 Weeks Ago: 823 Year Ago: 1065 Compared with the previous auction; feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Buyers actively bidding for all weights, but sensitive to the amount of flesh, especially on calves. Cow numbers have been rolling through the barns lately at least double of normal. Some farmers either loosing rented pasture or converting their own pasture and hay ground to row crops. Demand good and supply moderate. Cows and bulls accounted for 25 percent of the run and feeders 75 percent. In the feeder supply, steers and bulls made up approximately 54 percent of the run; heifers 46 percent; steers and heifers over 600 lbs totaled around 36 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 353-358 355 128.00-131.00 129.99 26 407-419 411 129.50-133.00 131.16 10 403-433 421 119.00-120.50 119.57 Fleshy 55 452-491 480 124.00-127.00 125.02 19 502-525 508 118.25-125.00 120.42 48 551-587 564 115.75-120.50 117.14 7 584-590 587 110.00-112.25 110.97 Fleshy 8 624 624 113.25 113.25 5 612 612 102.00 102.00 Fleshy 64 691 691 114.00 114.00 13 785 785 104.85 104.85 8 858 858 101.75 101.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 652 652 105.50 105.50 5 758 758 105.50 105.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 350-381 373 113.00 113.00 29 404-413 408 110.00-115.25 112.48 54 450-499 485 107.25-112.00 108.91 4 468 468 103.25 103.25 Fleshy 17 508-535 522 109.00-111.00 109.95 21 598 598 107.00 107.00 30 695 695 105.00 105.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 273-296 285 114.00-117.50 115.55 5 487 487 105.00 105.00 5 520 520 103.00 103.00 51 623-644 637 105.50-105.75 105.58 Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 270 270 116.50 116.50 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breaking 70-80 51.50-56.00 60.50 48.00-51.00 Boning 80-85 51.00-55.25 57.50-61.50 47.00-50.75 Lean 85-90 45.25-49.00 36.00-45.00 shelly 27.00-35.50 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1350-1950 lbs 63.50-68.00; High Dressing 70.00-71.00; Low Dressing 55.00-61.00. Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, New Cambria, MO Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 hour recorded report, 573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS761.txt 0732 cdt ts .


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