Livestock Reports
Livestock Reports
Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
MARCH 15, 2024 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 679; Last Week: 1960; Year Ago: 923
Compared to last week, a very light run of feeders this week were not well tested selling in small packages and singles. Several small consignments of bred cows, heifers and pairs were in the offering with a couple packages of good quality bred heifers selling with good demand and several small lots and packages of pairs mostly 4-7 yrs with 150-300 lb calves selling with moderate to good demand. Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with a nice offering of slaughter cows selling on a very active market trading 3.00-6.00 higher with a high dressing bull topping out at 167.50. Supply included: 47% Feeder Cattle (35% Steers, 48% Heifers, 17% Bulls); 38% Slaughter Cattle (17% Steers, 75% Cows, 9% Bulls); 15% Replacement Cattle (11% Bred Cows, 23% Bred Heifers, 67% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 21%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 442 $327-339; 450 $332; 530 $307; 571 $310-317; 602 $304; 678 $273; 850 $241.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 421 $306-308; 511 $276; 560 $273-277; 338 $301-315; 473 $281-283; 485 $260-271; 520 $261-266; 552 $268; 587 $236-241; 628 $240; 831 $215.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 397 $336-337; 440 $339; 559 $278-290; 619 $266-273.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $ 115-119, High Dressing $121.50-135; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $109.50-114.50, High Dressing $116.50-135, Low Dressing $96-100; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $98-110.50, High Dressing $114-125.50, Low Dressing $83-93.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $137-143, High Dressing $ 149-167.50, Low Dressing $120.
REPLACEMENT CATTLE: BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2: 1185 $1700; 1267 $2500.
COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2 w/ 150-300 lbs calf 1254 $2625-3225; 1271 $2425-2900; 1300 $2775. ∆
SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
MARCH 12, 2024 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 686; Last Week: 773; Year Ago: 528
Compared to last week, 500-700 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-11.00 higher.
and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Supply included: 77% Feeder Cattle (34% Steers, 47% Heifers, 18% Bulls); 22% Slaughter Cattle (87% Cows, 13% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (88% Bred Cows, 13% Bred Heifers). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 19%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 274 $310-317.50; 290 $342.50; 363 $320-327; 387 $330-382.50; 433 $305-325; 429 $337.50-365; 478 $282-315; 478 $382-315; 475 $337.50-340; 522 $295-305; 525 $310-322.50; 561 $278-300; 620 $258-288; 717 $248; 790 $230.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 287 $292.50-307.50; 328 $287.50-317.50; 328 $327.50; 374 $288-317.50; 381 $317.50-327.50; 428 $270-303; 407 $300-326; 473 $271-297.50; 452 $305-310; 512 $260-285; 567 $239-256; 620 $230-241; 667 $230-240; 723 $210-227.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 328 $310; 363 $280-297.50; 370 $325-330; 432 $270-312.50; 472 $272.50; 456 $317.50-327.50; 503 $297-307.50; 623 $230-255; 796 $203.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, High Dressing $112-129; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $94-110, High Dressing $110-131.50; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $85-89, High Dressing $90.50-112, Low Dressing $50-60.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: $110, High Dressing $117-145. ∆
Farmington Regional Stockyards
MARCH 13, 2024 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 641; Last Week: 1503; Year Ago: 1333
Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven , from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate. Supply included: 89% Feeder Cattle (50% Steers, 42% Heifers, 8% Bulls); 10% Slaughter Cattle (82% Cows, 18% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (83% Bred Cows, 17% Bred Heifers). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 25%.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 275 $330-355; 331 $327-335; 335 $370; 376 $330-345; 371 $355-370; 427 $315-344; 440 $346-360; 485 $300-330; 471 $333-349; 534 $300-315; 521 $320-330; 562 $300-320; 624 $260-297; 622 $302; 680 $262-272; 718 $232-252; 809 $225-227; 923 $211.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 285 $315; 327 $282-322; 343 $322-335; 368 $215-320; 431 $270-302; 418 $310-315; 478 $275-307; 457 $310-316; 529 $260-282; 570 $259-270; 627 $229-247; 640 $267; 670 $230; 738 $205-220; 756 $222.
FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 383 $275-325; 428 $330-340; 485 $285-297; 517 $270-284; 572 $275; 608 $225-256; 692 $247; 710 $227; 822 $186.
SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, High Dressing $118-130; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $100-108, High Dressing $110-128; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $80-93, High Dressing $102-119, Low Dressing $56.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $110, High Dressing $ 132.52.
REPLACEMENT COWS: BRED COWS -Medium and Large 2: 1125 $1700; 905 $1600. ∆
Patton Junction Livestock Auction
Cattle receiving hours: Sunday 8 am - 6 pm Monday 7 am to 2 pm If you need cattle picked up please call Wayne @573-450-1954, Shelly @573-382-2431. SALES AT 12:30.
Cows must be at barn by 12:00 on Monday. Vet leaves at 1 pm
NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME ∆
Sale results for March 13th, 2024
Total receipts: 797
Cattle receipts: 527
If you have any questions on fat cattle market call Gene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.
Slaughter steers and heifers traded 2.00 higher on high choice and unevenly steady on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher on high choice and 2.00 on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded strong steady on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle) and 5.00 higher on medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 higher on better cows with good lean cows 4.00-6.00 higher and 2.00-3.00 higher on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.
Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 183.00-187.00, High yielding: 188.00-190.00, Prime lots: 191.00-192.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice: 183.00-187.00, High yielding: 188.00-190.00, Prime lots: 191.00-192.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs 170.00-185.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers: 170.00-180.00, Selects: 165.00-175.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs. 150.00-180.00 Few return to feed: 133.00-165.00
Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice: 140.00-147.00, High yielding: 148.00-152.00, Prime lots: 153.00-160.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 127.00-137.00, Selects: 115.00-125.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs 170.00-185.00
Baby calves per head: Small: 15.00-60.00 Med-Large: no test
Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs. 250.00-325.00, 300-400 lbs. 280.00-320.00, 400-500 lbs. 270.00-320.00,
500-600 lbs. 260.00-305.00, 600-700 lbs. 220.00-260.00, 700-800 lbs. 190.00-250.00
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to Small 2-3 or bulls maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Beef feeder heifers: 200-300 lbs. 240.00-322.50, 300-400 lbs. 250.00-310.00, 400-500 lbs. 250.00-310.00, 500-600 lbs. 220.00-280.00, 600-700 lbs. 200.00-240.00, 700-800 lbs. 190.00-240.00.
Market quote for feeder cattle on Wednesday represents unweaned nonvaccinated calves.
Medium to small 2-3 maybe 15.00-30.00 below quotes. The lower quality plainer feeders sell considerably lower and are not quoted.
Bred cows: Small-Aged: 400.00-1000.00 Large & Young: 1100.00-1375.00
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med: 900.00-1200.00 Large & Young: 1400.00-1675.00
Slaughter cows: Breaker: 110.00-130.00, High yielding up to: 133.00
Boners: 114.00-130.00, High yielding up to: 135.00
Lean: 106.00-127.00, High yielding up to: 130.00
Low yielding & thin: 75.00-99.00 Canners: 30.00-65.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes: 115.00-155.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small: 110.00-120.00, High yielding: 125.00-140.00 Individual: 145.00