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Saturday, May 17, 2008


 

SF_LS753 Sioux Falls, SD Fri Apr 11, 2008 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News St. Onge Livestock Co. Ltd. - St. Onge, SD **No report this week. Following is most recent report.** Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/21/2008 Receipts: 1305 Last Week: 603 Year Ago: 975 Compared to two weeks ago feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and feeder cows sold mostly steady with last week. Slaughter bulls too few to test. Buyer attendance moderate with moderate to good demand. Feeder receipts 39 percent steers and 61 percent heifers. 57 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Today's receipts about 80 percent feeder cattle; 7 percent slaughter cows and bulls; 6 percent bred cows; 5 percent feeder cows and the balance was breeding bulls. Next week's auction will be a regular cattle sale with bred cows featured. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 447 447 133.00 133.00 7 485 485 129.00 129.00 25 491 491 116.00 116.00 Fleshy 47 515-520 519 130.00-131.00 130.85 53 557-588 569 115.00-118.25 116.86 6 631 631 108.50 108.50 Fleshy 100 663-678 673 112.25-114.50 112.64 16 813 813 88.00 88.00 24 861-864 862 85.50-87.50 86.58 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 479 479 121.50 121.50 20 623 623 108.00 108.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 673 673 100.50 100.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 363 363 124.00 124.00 32 448 448 114.00 114.00 Fleshy 39 479-496 481 116.00-121.00 120.34 17 549 549 111.50 111.50 73 550-592 581 105.50-116.00 109.34 7 601 601 105.00 105.00 37 605-635 616 104.50-106.50 105.72 Replacement 88 651-689 661 100.00-105.00 102.85 24 654 654 106.50 106.50 Replacement 12 723-746 738 90.00-90.75 90.51 88 708-735 721 94.75-97.50 96.13 Replacement 13 815-846 832 86.50-87.00 86.73 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 412-430 420 116.00 116.00 13 477-496 487 113.50-117.00 115.08 24 580 580 104.00 104.00 5 652 652 96.00 96.00 24 682 682 98.00 98.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 601 601 100.00 100.00 Bred cows, Medium and Large 1, calving now: Head Age Weight Price/head 11 3-5 1288 1200.00 Feeder cows, Medium and Large 1-2: 3-4 yrs old 935-1045 lbs 71.50-81.50, Young 917-1045 lbs 61.00-65.50, Middle aged 53.00- 54.00. Large 1: 1400-1440 lbs 52.50-55.00. Slaughter cows: Percent Lean Weight Avg dress Hi dress Lo dress Breakers 75-80 1305-2005 52.00-55.00 57.00 50.00 Boners 80-85 1205-1545 51.00-54.50 56.00 -- Lean 85-90 1010-1470 49.00-54.00 55.50 43.00-48.00 90 1055 -- -- 40.75 Slaughter Bulls, Yield Grade 1-2: Weight Avg dress Hi dress Lo dress 1250-1985 61.00-67.50 -- 58.00-58.50 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Jerry Bawdon, Market Reporter 605-338-4061 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS753.txt 1645m jb .


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