Livestock Reports
Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
NOVEMBER 10, 2023 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 1889; Last Week: 647; Year Ago: 1394
Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer and heifer calves weighing 450-700 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower on comparable sales with a near pot load of 939 lb heifers off the same consignment from two weeks ago selling 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows on the high dressing breaking cows sold steady with all other slaughter cows selling 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate on a moderate supply. CME cattle futures had a very rough week turning very bearish with sharp losses as the bears spoke loud taking away recent gains. From Friday to Friday week ending Nov 10, Live Cattle contracts for Dec lost near 10.00 with Feb loosing 10.58; Feeder Cattle contracts for Nov lost 10.88, with January loosing 13.33; giving away to significant market loss and weakness. Supply included: 85% Feeder Cattle (49% Steers, 48% Heifers, 2% Bulls); 15% Slaughter Cattle (7% Steers, 4% Heifers, 78% Cows, 11% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 51%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 387 $295; 469 $271-274; 520 $259-273; 570 $250-267; 609 $246; 607 $230; 675 $229-233.50; 721 $228-241; 716 $219.50; 764 $227-239; 800 $236-240; 858 $229.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 368 $262.50; 403 $269; 470 $245-257; 512 $243-245; 566 $225.50-230; 657 $224-226.50; 685 $210; 740 $207.50-210; 867 $205.75; 939 $203.25; 997 $200.75.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2: 378 $249-260; 546 $209; 572 $208; 572 $196.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $ 94-106, High Dressing $110-120, Low Dressing $85-92; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $90-98, High Dressing $100.50-104.50, Low Dressing $82.50-89.50; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $84.50-92.50, High Dressing $93-95, Low Dressing $82.50-89.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $115-125; Low Dressing $101-113. ∆
SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
NOVEMBER 14, 2023 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 445; Last Week: 829; Year Ago: 696
*************No Sale next week (Nov 21) due to Thanksgiving******************
Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower, on a light test with less attractive quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady. Demand light and supply light. Supply included: 56% Feeder Cattle (31% Steers, 1% Dairy Steers, 41% Heifers, 27% Bulls); 39% Slaughter Cattle (90% Cows, 10% Bulls); 5% Replacement Cattle (61% Bred Cows, 35% Cow-Calf Pairs, 4% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 18%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 263 $255-277.50; 301 $268-285; 372 $247.50-275; 415 $264-277; 460 $245-250; 528 $238-259.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 285 $235; 334 $237-247; 369 $226-240; 422 $225-239; 555 $222; 600 $210; 737 $206; 947 $160.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 398 $240; 433 $249-260; 479 $220-252.50; 558 $236-239; 708 $175-185.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $80-88, High Dressing $87-100; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $70-88.50, High Dressing $89-95; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $70-77.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $90-107, High Dressing $105.50-110, Low Dressing $88.
REPLACEMENT CATTLE: BRED COWS: Medium and Large 2: 1232 $1000-1850; 1125 $925-1000; 1230 $1100-1125.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ <150 lbs calf 1225 $1900. Medium and Large 2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf 1238 $2125-2900. ∆
Farmington Regional Stockyards
NOVEMBER 15, 2023 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 741; Last Week: 792; Year Ago: 1049
***********************No Sale next week (Nov 22) due to Thanksgiving************************
Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Supply included: 86% Feeder Cattle (40% Steers, 44% Heifers, 16% Bulls); 12% Slaughter Cattle (85% Cows, 15% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (58% Bred Cows, 42% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 44%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 327 $272-286; 427 $250; 464 $252-270; 510 $250-265; 532 $277; 558 $249-268; 565 $267; 639 $232-242; 629 $265-270; 688 $227-245; 667 $270; 668 $257; 724 $221-227; 769 $216-236; 805 $214; 911 $215.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 280 $245-255; 327 $225-242; 379 $225-232; 424 $220-235; 479 $222-234; 579 $218-231; 620 $218-227; 658 $220; 738 $210-219; 757 $213.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 384 $227-267; 425 $220; 470 $220-237; 520 $210-237; 529 $252; 572 $210-234; 627 $208-217; 654 $197-215.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $87, High Dressing $89-103; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $75-89, High Dressing $90-98; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $65-78, Low Dressing $40-50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $90-98, High Dressing $ 106-119.
REPLACEMENT COWS: BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 1183 $1000-1300; 1250 $1050.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf 1350 $1600-2100; 1000 $1500. ∆
Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc
840 IL Route 127, South Greenville, Il 62246 618-664-1432
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
If you have any questions on fat cattle market call Gene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.
Slaughter steers and heifers traded unevenly steady on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 3.00-4.00 higher on high choice and 2.00 higher on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded lower on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and 5.00-8.00 lower on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher on better cows and 2.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 178.00-181.00, High yielding: 182.00-183.00, Prime lots: 183.00-185.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 178.00-181.00, High yielding: 182.00-183.00, Prime lots: 183.00-185.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 165.00-175.00, Selects: 150.00-165.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs. 155.00-175.00 Few return to feed: no test
Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 230.00-260.00, 300-400 lbs. 220.00-260.00, 400-500 lbs. 230.00-265.00,
500-600 lbs. 200.00-250.00, 600-700 lbs. 200.00-230.00, 700-800 lbs. 190.00-220.00
Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs. 220.00-255.00, 300-400 lbs. 210.00-250.00, 400-500 lbs. 200.00-245.00, 500-600 lbs. 200.00-240.00, 600-700 lbs. 180.00-200.00, 700-800 lbs. 180.00-210.00.
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to small 2-3 maybe 15.00-25.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Bred cows: Small-Aged: 400.00-800.00 Large & Young: 1000.00-1585.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 900.00-1200.00 Large & Young: no test
Slaughter cows: Breaker: 90.00-98.00, High yielding up to: 105.00
Boners: 90.00-105.00, High yielding up to: 107.00
Lean: 74.00-92.00, High yielding up to: 94.00
Low yielding & thin: 40.00-70.00 Canners: 30.00-50.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-130.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small: 90.00-100.00, High yielding: 105.00-115.00 Individual: 120.00