Livestock Reports

Farmington Livestock Market
MARCH 21, 2018 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1191; Last Week: 1510; Year Ago: 2019

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold $1.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold $3.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate. Cows made up approximately 11 percent of the run, 89 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 41 percent of the offering, 49 percent heifers with 10 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 24 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-275 lbs $200.00-202.00; 300-400 lbs $180.00-210.00; 400-500 lbs $170.00-190.00; 500-550 lbs $160.00-180.00; 550-600 lbs $145.00-164.00; 600-650 lbs $145.00-160.50; 650-700 lbs $130.00-145.00; 700-800 lbs $130.00-136.50; 800-825 lbs $129.00-132.50.  Medium and Large 1-2: few 275-300 lbs $170.00-186.00; few 300-400 lbs $150.00-177.00; 400-500 lbs $145.00-166.00; 500-550 lbs $141.00-162.00; few 600-675 lbs $123.50-132.50; pkg 708 lbs $125.00; pkg 985 lbs $113.00.
   FEEDER HOLSTEINS: Large 3: pkg 756 lbs $62.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 275-300 lbs $168.00-175.00; 300-400 lbs $150.00-176.00; 400-500 lbs $132.00-158.00; 500-600 lbs $130.00-142.50; 600-700 lbs $125.00-139.00; 700-750 lbs $125.00-131.00; 850-900 lbs $117.00-121.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 305-400 lbs $135.00-145.00; 400-500 lbs $125.00-147.00; few 500-600 lbs $120.00-138.00; few 625-650 lbs $115.00-125.00; few 700-725 lbs $115.00-120.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: pkg 378 lbs $162.00; 400-500 lbs $142.50-170.00; 500-575 lbs $135.00-153.00; few 600-650 lbs $125.00-132.50. Medium and Large 1-2: few 450-500 lbs $135.00-142.00; few 500-550 lbs $127.00-135.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $51.00-55.50, High Dressing $60.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $50.50-56.50, High Dressing $58.50-65.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, few $47.50-50.50.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1275-2190 lbs Bulk $75.00-82.50, High Dressing  $89.00.
   STOCKER COWS: Scarce.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large  1-2: few 3 yrs old to short and solid mouth, 1050-1315 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $850.00-1100.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: very few 4-7 yrs old, 890-1350 lbs with 100-320 lbs calves, $1000.00-1425.00 per pair. ∆

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
MARCH 19, 2018 • Patton, Mo.
Receipts: 636   Week Ago: 1265       Last Year: 895

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold $1.00-8.00 lower.  Slaughter cows sold $2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light. Cows made up approximately 18 percent of the run, 82 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 32 percent of the offering, 42 percent heifers with 27 percent feeder bulls.  Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 22 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $180.00-199.00; 300-400 lbs $176.00-201.00; 400-500 lbs $163.00-184.00; 500-600 lbs $159.00-177.00; 600-650 lbs $144.00-149.00; few 700-750 lbs $130.00-145.00; few 850-900 lbs $124.00-128.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 250-300 lbs $155.00-177.00; few 300-400 lbs $150.00-174.00; pkg 580 lbs $126.00; few 600-650 lbs $125.00-130.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $150.00-166.00; 400-500 lbs $142.00-166.00; 500-600 lbs $136.00-148.00; 600-665 lbs $129.00-136.00; few 700-725 lbs $121.00-130.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 263 lbs $159.00; few 300-400 lbs $145.00-161.00; 400-500 lbs $132.00-150.00; few 500-600 lbs $125.00-147.00; 600-700 lbs $121.00-134.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: few 395 lbs $171.00-175.00; 400-500 lbs $150.00-180.00; 500-600 lbs $145.00-157.00; 600-700 lbs $125.00-154.50; few 750-800 lbs $111.00-121.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-400 lbs $155.00-159.00; few 425-450 lbs $145.00-150.00; few 600-650 lbs $120.00-135.00; pkg 870 lbs $106.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $50.00-54.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $45.50-54.00, High Dressing, $58.00-59.00; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $30.00-45.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1270-2250 lbs, Bulk $66.00-77.50, High Dressing $80.00-92.50.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: 2-5 yrs old, 645-895 lbs $76.00-99.00.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 2: 4-7 yrs old, 775-1050 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $725.00-940.00 per head. 
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Scarce. ∆

Fruitland Livestock Market
MARCH 20, 2018 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 520; Last Week: 708; Year Ago: 490

   Good quality preconditioned weaned cattle made up a good amount of the offering today. The market for those was steady. Overall the rest of the market trended lower $5-9. Cows were $4 lower.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-299 lbs $175-180; 300-399 lbs $170-203; 400-499 lbs $156-178; 500-599 lbs $151-170; 600-699 lbs $125-140.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-299 lbs $170-186; 300-399 lbs $167-177; 400-499 lbs $146-165; 500-599 lbs $139-147; 600-699 lbs $135-145.
   BABY CALVES: Brown $20-20; Holstein $45-80; Beef $110-260.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $48-52, High Dressing $53-58; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $35-41, High Dressing $42-48.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: High Yield Low $70, High Yield High $80. ∆

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
MARCH 23, 2018 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 2142; Last Week: 1317; Year Ago: 2278

   Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers weighing 500-750 lbs sold mostly $5.00-10.00 lower, with 750-850 lbs selling steady to $2.00 lower, feeder heifers weighing 500-600 lbs sold steady to $2.00 lower and the best test over 600 lbs were the 650-700 lb trading mostly $5.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. Slaughter cows sold $3.00-4.00 lower.  CME cattle futures have been plagued with liquidation selling and bearish outlook for the April to June time frame and it seems expecting the worse. Cattle on Feed Report was released Friday afternoon with on feed for March 1, up 9 percent, Placements up 7 percent and Marketings up 2 percent. Slaughter cows accounted for 14 percent of the total receipts. Feeder supply consisted of 58 percent steers and bulls, 42 percent heifers and 59 percent weighing over 600 lbs.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: pkg 440 lbs $191.00; 500-600 lbs $175.50-185.00; 600-650 lbs $175.50-179.00, 650-700 lbs $158.00-169.50; 700-750 lbs $153.00-158.00, 750-800 lbs $144.50-149.00; 800-860 lbs $127.00-134.75, pkg fleshy 820 lbs $125.50; pkg 945 lbs $120.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 450-500 lbs $180.00-184.50; 500-550 lbs $166.00-176.00, 550-600 lbs $157.00-171.00; 600-700 lbs $150.00-164.50, fleshy $150.00-153.00; 700-750 lbs $140.00-149.00, 750-800 lbs $131.50-132.25.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 350-400 lbs $168.00-170.00; 450-500 lbs few $154.00-157.00; 500-600 lbs $150.00-160.00; 600-700 lbs $130.00-141.50; 700-750 lbs $130.00-135.50; pkg 810 lbs $125.50; pkg 895 lbs $118.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 300-400 lbs $152.00-162.00; 400-500 lbs $146.00-157.50; 500-600 lbs $139.50-153.00; 600-700 lbs $125.50-138.50; 840-850 lbs $115.00-118.00, pkg 915 lbs $115.00. Medium and Large 2: 400-500 lbs $140.00-145.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2: 400-450 lbs $176.00-181.50; 500-550 lbs $145.00-154.00; 600-650 lbs few $135.50; pkg 670 lbs $120.50.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $54.00-63.50, High Dressing $64.00-68.00, Ind. $70.00, Low Dressing $46.00-53.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $54.50-63.00, High Dressing $63.50-67.50, Low Dressing $45.50-52.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $54.00-59.00, Low Dressing $42.00-52.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1300-2550 lbs $78.50-86.00, High Dressing $90.00-91.00, Low Dressing $71.50-76.50.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (59 head) Select and Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lbs $122.75-126.25; Select 1-2 1000-1300 lbs $110.50-118.25. ∆
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