Livestock Reports

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction

AUGUST 9, 2024 • Bowling Green, Mo.

Receipts: 1037; Last Week: 275; Year Ago: 1540

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, on a light test of comparable sales of 500-700 lb steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, over 700 lbs were lightly tested but sold with a lower undertone. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. The week has seen volatile CME cattle futures along with large drop in equities has created a lot of uncertainty. Overall supply included lots of crossbred cattle in Friday's auction carrying flesh as weighing conditions were not as good as two weeks ago. There was one stick out sale a pot load of top quality black steers weighing 888 lbs at 247.50. Good offering of near 90 head of slaughter steers and heifers sold steady with last week with slaughter cows trading steady to firm. Supply included: 80% Feeder Cattle (62% Steers, 35% Heifers, 3% Bulls); 20% Slaughter Cattle (31% Steers, 22% Heifers, 39% Cows, 9% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 69%.

FEEDER STEERS:Medium and Large 1:489 $330; 465 $319; 522 $317-333; 547 $306; 580 $300-312.50; 613 $292-293; 696 $271; 726 $253.50-265.50; 750 $241.50; 888 $247.50; 883 $225-235.25.

FEEDER HEIFERS:Medium and Large 1: 410 $331; 481 $313; 530 $279-286; 563 $267-269.50; 667 $245-248; 659 $236.50; 667 $245-248; 659 $236.50; 740 $238; 845 $216.

FEEDER BULLS:Medium and Large 1-2: 482 $272; 593 $265; 722 $232.

SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $132-144.50, High Dressing $146-155-122;Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $135-143.50, High Dressing $145-156, Low Dressing $126-131; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $124-130, High Dressing $135-138, Low Dressing $104-105.

SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $160-174, High Dressing $177-184, Low Dressing $152-158. ∆

SEMO Livestock Sales LLC

AUGUST 6, 2024 • Fruitland, Mo.

Receipts: 443; Last Week: 305; Year Ago: 385

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-16.00 lower due to the heat and stock market taking a big hit. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light to moderate. Supply included: 89% Feeder Cattle (69% Steers, 25% Heifers, 6% Bulls); 9% Slaughter Cattle (82% Cows, 18% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (100% Bred Cows). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 51%.

FEEDER STEERS:Medium and Large 1:275 $322-322.50; 315 $335; 376 $312.50-320; 429 $300-307.50; 523 $250-299; 595 $283-287; 613 $245-264; 665 $240-255; 737 $224-239; 773 $225; 840 $230; 978 $200-210.

FEEDER HEIFERS:Medium and Large 1:334 $322.50-337.50; 384 $277.50-302.50; 423 $290-300; 480 $260-294; 515 $243-266; 585 $243-277; 616 $225-244; 664 $220-239; 732 $219-225; 796 $209.

FEEDER BULLS:Medium and Large 1:108-322.50; 459 $265-297.50; 508 $260.

SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $120-125,High Dressing $130-140; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $116-126High Dressing $129-147, Low Dressing $110 $110; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $95-100, Low Dressing $60.

SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $135-155, High Dressing $155-168.

REPLACEMENT CATTLE:BRED COWS - Medium and Large 2: 1388 $1500; 1313 $1700-2100.∆

Farmington Regional Stockyards

AUGUST 7, 2024 • Farmington, Mo.

Receipts: 640; Last Week: 319; Year Ago: 864

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light to moderate. Supply included: 83% Feeder Cattle (52% Steers, 44% Heifers, 4% Bulls); 15% Slaughter Cattle (81% Cows, 19% Bulls); 2% Replacement Cattle (77% Bred Cows, 23% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 31%.

FEEDER STEERS:Medium and Large 1:340 $322-365; 415 $310-337; 419 $357-360; 480 $317-322; 456 $325-342; 532 $285-300; 505 $312-322; 456 $325-342; 532 $285-300; 505 $312-322; 553 $282-292; 615 $262-280; 651 $270-271; 714 $226-250; 871 $225.

FEEDER HEIFERS:Medium and Large 1:286 $322; 315 $270-300; 376 $307; 416 $265-295; 479 $265-290; 454 $306; 530 $240-272; 581 $240-265; 618 $230-259; 675 $225-237; 745 $225.

FEEDER BULLS:Medium and Large 1:265 $310; 467 $285.Medium and Large 1-2: 543 $235; 575 $230-239; 639 $225; 670 $217.

SLAUGHTER COWS:Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $124-126,High Dressing $135-145; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $125-126;, High Dressing $135-145; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $75-110, High Dressing $114-123, Low Dressing $60..

SLAUGHTER BULLS:Yield Grade 1-2: $ 130-150; High Dressing $154-179.

REPLACEMENT COWS:BRED COWS -Medium and Large 2:1130 $1500; 1137 $1650-1725; 1035 $1325-1500.

COW-CALF PAIRS:Medium and Large 2 w/ <150 lbs calf 1318 $1700-2100. ∆

Oklahoma National Stockyards

2501 Exchange Ave.

107 Exchange Bldg.

Oklahoma City, OK 73108

Phone: 405-235-8675

AUGUST 6, 2024

Receipts: 3864; Last Week: 4661; Year Ago: 6192

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower with instances of up to 15.00 lower. Demand moderate. August feeder cattle down 5.65 on Monday. Dow Jones down over 1000. Buyers being very cautious today with all classes of cattle. The Oklahoma heat is not helping either. Quality mostly plain early in the sale with some average drafts coming in at the end of the sale. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (47% Steers, 50% Heifers, 3% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 66%.

FEEDER STEERS:Medium and Large 1:325 $359-363; 356 $361-383; 438 $338-353; 462 $315-329; 513 $291-310; 518 $299; 584 $277-289; 592 $301; 573 $272-284; 622 $274.50-281; 604 $269-275; 675 $264-279; 730 $247-258; 724 $272; 770 $240-246; 756 $264; 801 $240-241; 817 $235; 874 $222-229; 988 $221-227.50; 1075 $208.50

FEEDER HEIFERS:Medium and Large 1: 387 $281-291; 377 $301; 432 $283-297; 449 $264.50; 464 $279-283; 496 $260; 516 $262-275; 514 $273; 579 $252-266; 580 $250; 622 $244-256; 607 $252; 676 $232-249; 717 $226-239.50; 700 $226; 769 $228-232; 823 $219-22.50; 869 $217; 930 $206.

FEEDER BULLS:Medium and Large 1: 425 $305; 479 $284; 533 $291; 560 $275; 681 $233.∆

Patton Junction Livestock Auction

AUGUST 5, 2024 • Patton, Mo.

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

FEEDER STEERS:200-300 lbs $325-345; 300-400 lbs $300; 400-500 lbs $285-300; 500-600 lbs $275; 600-700 lbs $267-275; 800-900 lbs $227.50l; 900-1000 $210; 1000-1100 lbs $195.

FEEDER HEIFERS:200-300 lbs $302.50; 300-400 lbs $295-307; 400-500 lbs $280-290; 500-600 lbs $264-275; 600-700 lbs $247-252.50; 700-800 lbs $200; 800-900 lbs $165; 900-1000 lbs $182-185.

BULLS:300-400 lbs $308-317.50; 400-500 lbs $284-290; 500-600 lbs $260-275; 600-700 lbs $220-245; 700-800 lbs $200; 800-900 lbs $185-200; 900-1000 $150; 1000-1100 lbs$170; 1600-1700 lbs $145; 1700-1800 lbs $156; 1900-2000 lbs $158.

BRED COWS:$1755-1975.

SLAUGHTER COWS:900-1000 lbs $109-117; 1000-1100 lbs $135-142; 1100-1200 lbs $136-139; 1200-1300 lbs$130-134; 1300-1400 lbs $140-143; 1500-1600 lbs $129.

PAIRS:$2310-2375.∆

Greenville Livestock Auction, Inc
840 IL Route 127 South Greenville, Il 62246
618-664-1432

Sale results for July Aug 7th, 2024
Total receipts:778Cattle receipts:578
If you have any questions on fat cattle market callGene @ 217-331-3930 or Caleb @ 217-827-5818.

Slaughter steers and heifers traded 1.00 lower on high choice and 2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Holstein steers traded 1.00 lower on high choice and 2.00 lower on low choice and selects. Feeder steers & heifers traded lower on the better quality on medium-large 1-2 (Market quotes are on mostly unvaccinated cattle)and 10.00-15.00 lower on lower quality medium-short 2-3. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower on better overnight cows with good lean cows trading 3.00 lower, and 3.00 lower on slower cows. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 lower.

Steers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice:190.00-194.00,High yielding:195.00-196.00,Prime lots:197.00-200.00
Heifers: 1100-1500 lbs. Choice:190.00-194.00,High yielding:195.00-196.00,Prime lots:197.00-200.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs184.00-190.00
Low Choice & Select steers & heifers:172.00-180.00,Selects:160.00-183.00
Heavy wts:1675-1850 lbs.175.00-192.00Few return to feed:no test

Holstein steers: 1300-1600 lbs. Choice:150.00-158.00,High yielding:159.00-165.00,Prime lots:166.00-170.00
Low Choice & Select Holstein steers: 135.00-145.00,Selects: 125.00-135.00
Ang/Hol cross 1250-1500 lbs184.00-190.00

Baby calves per head: Small:100.00-130.00Med-Large:Beef: 300.00-500.00

Holstein feeder steers: 200-400 lbs.170.00-200.00400-600 lbs. 180.00-200.00,600-1100 lbs. 140.00-180.00,thin350-700 lbs. 120.00-150.00

Beef feeder steers: 200-300 lbs.250.00-300.00,300-400 lbs.240.00-302.00,400-500 lbs.230-290.00,
500-600 lbs.230.00-290.00,600-700 lbs.200.00-250.00,700-800 lbs.200.00-220.00load GLA Vac2 898 lbs 235.00
Market quotefor 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.220.00-300.00,300-400 lbs.220.00-280.00,400-500 lbs.230.00-280.00,500-600lbs.210.00-270.00,600-700 lbs.190.00-240.00,700-800 lbs.180.00-220.00.
Market quotefor 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:700.00-1250.00Large & Young:No test
Cow/calf pairs: Small-Med:900.00-1450.00Large & Young:2025.00-2550.00

Slaughter cows: Breaker:115.00-130.00,High yielding up to:135.00
Boners:115.00-130.000,High yielding up to:140.00
Lean:110.00-125.00,High yielding up to:130.00
Low yielding & thin:80.00-105.00Canners:35.00-70.00
Premium Whites & heiferettes:130.00-160.00
Slaughter bulls: Low yielding & small:110.00-130.00,High yielding:140.00-155.00Individual:160.00
These are representative sales only not every animal. Lower quality plainer animals sell considerably lower and are not quoted.∆