Livestock Reports
Livestock Reports
Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
JANUARY 5, 2024 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 1150; Last Week: 470; Year Ago: 2188
Compared to last week's very light receipts steer calves under 650 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone, over 650 lbs were not tested on a light offering. Feeder heifers weighing under 650 lbs sold with a higher undertone and over 650 lbs not well tested. Feeders sold in mostly small groups and packages with a part load of 815 lb heifers selling with moderate to good demand on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold fully steady with a nice offering of choice slaughter steers and heifers trading with a higher undertone. Expecting a large run of feeders for next week's special feeder cattle auction. Supply included: 69% Feeder Cattle (36% Steers, 52% Heifers, 12% Bulls); 31% Slaughter Cattle (21% Steers, 8% Heifers, 66% Cows, 5% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 43%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 432 $310; 479 $301-320; 528 $301-305; 578 $270-281; 611 $256-274; 688 $235; 830 $195-195.50; 938 $196.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 385 $251; 422 $259; 470 $251-262; 521 $239-253; 518 $236; 569 $232.50-240; 567 $218.50; 615 $224-228; 685 $214.50-222; 813 $197.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 382 $286; 444 $276; 477 $268-269; 516 $255; 587 $218.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $ 90-97, High Dressing $100-109, Low Dressing $82.50-87.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $85-92, High Dressing $93-100.50, Low Dressing $77.50-84.50; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $81.50-87.50, High Dressing $93-100.50, Low Dressing $67-70.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $109-118; High Dressing $120-126; Low Dressing $106-107. ∆
SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
JANUARY 9, 2024 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 964; Last Week: 420; Year Ago: 766
Compared to Dec 19th sale 500-600 lbs heifers sold 12.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate. Supply included: 80% Feeder Cattle (41% Steers, 47% Heifers, 12% Bulls); 18% Slaughter Cattle (89% Cows, 11% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (83% Bred Cows, 6% Bred Heifers, 11% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 35%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 348 $270; 376 $270-280; 385 $297.50; 439 $269-277.50; 475 $247-266; 521 $250-266; 515 $280; 574 $244-265; 630 $220-247.50; 627 $254; 686 $220-227.50; 726 $210-230; 767 $205-220; 810 $200-212; 850 $210.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 303 $252.50; 371 $230-242.50; 420 $220-242.50; 416 $247.50-260; 471 $221-240; 493 $244-249; 531 $225-240; 622 $230; 717 $190-212.50; 772 $190-196; 812 $199; 880 $189.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 363 $243.50-267; 417 $240-257.50; 438 $275; 485 $240-264; 510 $231-245; 563 $240; 612 $210-230.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $85, High Dressing $89-105; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $80-88.50, High Dressing $90-106, Low Dressing $76; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $65-79, High Dressing $80-88, Low Dressing $50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $92-110, High Dressing $111.50-116.50, Low Dressing $85-86.
REPLACEMENT CATTLE: BRED COWS: Medium and Large 2: 1080 $1000; 1100 $1250-1500; 1194 $1150-1425; 1135 $860-1275.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ >300 lbs calf 1150 $1625. ∆
Farmington Regional Stockyards
JANUARY 10, 2024 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 517; Last Week: 502; Year Ago: 807
Compared to Dec 20th sale steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light. Supply included: 82% Feeder Cattle (44% Steers, 45% Heifers, 11% Bulls); 17% Slaughter Cattle (85% Cows, 15% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (86% Bred Cows, 14% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 34%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 283 $280; 310 $305; 372 $270-295; 380 $302-314; 415 $292; 440 $302-305; 490 $262-287; 4693 $302-320; 527 $270-287; 621 $232-262; 660 $230-257; 718 $210-220; 765 $215-225.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 321 $240-266; 368 $250-277; 419 $237-267; 480 $227-257; 519 $225-245; 570 $219-230; 623 $200-217; 728 $200-202.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 357 $245-255; 385 $297; 423 $240-255; 479 $249-270; 520 $250-255; 585 $246; 677 $215; 721 $170-190.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $80-86, High Dressing $88-92, Low Dressing $76-79; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $78-87, Low Dressing $76-79; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $66-75, High Dressing $80-84, Low Dressing $59-60.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $92-102, High Dressing $ 106-119.
REPLACEMENT COWS: BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2 1305 $1050-1650. Medium 2: 890
$1025.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf 1250 $1625. ∆
Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc
840 IL Route 127 South Greenville, Il 62246
618-664-1432
Sale results for January 10th, 2024 January Feeder Special is Saturday Jan 20th @ 10 am
Total receipts: 700 Cattle receipts: 642
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 1.00-2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher on high choice and steady on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers trade was strong on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and weaker on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher on better cows and 1.00-2.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 167.00-170.00, High yielding: 171.00-173.00, Prime lots: 174.00-175.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 167.00-170.00, High yielding: 171.00-173.00, Prime lots: 174.00-175.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs 160.00-173.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 150.00-165.00, Selects: 140.00-155.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs. 120.00-165.00 Few return to feed: 130.00-155.00
Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 185.00-230.00, 300-400 lbs. 200.00-260.00, 400-500 lbs. 195.00-260.00,
500-600 lbs. 180.00-240.00, 600-700 lbs. 170.00-220.00, 700-800 lbs. 160.00-210.00
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to Small 2-3 or bulls maybe 10.00-20.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs. 170.00-230.00, 300-400 lbs. 175.00-230.00, 400-500 lbs. 175.00-242.50, 500-600 lbs. 150.00-230.00, 600-700 lbs. 150.00-215.00, 700-800 lbs. 140.00-180.00.
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: 400.00-1000.00 Large & Young: 1100.00-1325.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 900.00-1200.00 Large & Young: No test
Slaughter cows: Breaker: 93.00-102.00, High yielding up to: 109.00
Boners: 94.00-107.00, High yielding up to: 112.00
Lean: 85.00-95.00, High yielding up to: 100.00
Low yielding & thin: 45.00-80.00 Canners: 30.00-60.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 95.00-120.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small: 90.00-105.00, High yielding: 110.00-120.00 Individual: 125.00