Livestock Reports

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 540; Last Week: 1075; Year Ago: 1069

   This week’s auction had light receipts of feeder cattle with most area farmers busy harvesting corn, few comparisons of similar kind and quality sold with a steady undertone. Most calves sold in small packages and were unweaned or short weaned. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter cows and a few bred cows accounted for near 30 percent of the total receipts, with slaughter steers and heifers accounting for 9 percent of the receipts. Feeder cattle consisted of 56 percent steers, 44 percent heifers and 24 percent weighing over 600 lbs.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: lot calves 660 lbs $150.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 300-350 lbs $183.00-190.00; 400-500 lbs $171.00-185.50; 500-550 lbs $163.00-175.00; few 600-670 lbs $142.50-150.00; 750-800 lbs $130.00-134.00. Medium and Large 2: pkg 735 lbs $122.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 400-500 lbs $156.50-163.50. Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs $160.00-171.00; 400-500 lbs $145.50-156.50; 500-550 lbs few $151.00-155.00, 550-600 lbs $138.00-140.00; 645-655 lbs $138.00-143.00. Medium and Large 2: pkg 610 lbs $138.75.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 440 lbs $163.00; pkg 630 lbs $148.00.
   BRED COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: lot 3-4 yrs 1015 lbs 3rd stage $1360.00. Medium and Large 2: few 2-5 yrs 875-1350 lbs 1st-2nd stage $850.00-1090.00; few 7 yrs to short solid 1000-1300 lbs 1st-2nd stage $770.00-830.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 2: few 4-6 yrs 1200-1450 lbs w/150 lb calves $1270.00-1360.00 per head.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, few $55.00-60.00, High Dressing few $63.00-69.00, Low Dressing $51.50-53.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $55.00-60.00, High Dressing $62.00-66.50, Low Dressing $49.00-54.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $54.00-58.50, Low Dressing $45.50-53.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-2050 lbs $83.00-87.50, High Dressing $90.50-93.50.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (47 head) High Select and Choice 1-3: 1100-1450 lbs $107.50-112.00; Select 1-2: 975-1350 lbs $100.00-105.00. ∆

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 • Patton, Mo.
Receipts: 650   Week Ago: 707       Last Year: 920

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from $5.00 lower to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold $2.00 lower. Supply light. Cows made up approximately 15 percent of the run, 85 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 30 percent of the offering, 47 percent heifers with 23 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 14 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $164.00-175.00; 400-500 lbs $160.00-178.00; 500-600 lbs $152.00-168.00; few 600-700 lbs $140.00-150.00; pkg 720 lbs $133.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 263 lbs $160.00; few 300-350 lbs $142.00-166.00; few 400-500 lbs $139.00-159.00; few 550-600 lbs $147.00-150.00; pkg 900 lbs $116.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $150.00-164.00; 400-500 lbs $140.00-153.00; 500-600 lbs $134.00-152.00; few 650-700 lbs $125.00-129.00; 700-750 lbs $121.00-129.50. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 293 lbs $145.00; few 300-400 lbs $126.00-145.00; few 400-500 lbs $130.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs $125.00-139.00; few 600-700 lbs $123.00-127.00; pkg 825 lbs $117.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 400-500 lbs $150.00-164.00; 500-600 lbs $140.00-156.00; 600-700 lbs $124.00-144.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 407 lbs $145.00; few 550-600 lbs $135.00-143.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $47.50-51.50, High Dressing $57.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $46.00-50.00, High Dressing, $53.00-60.00; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $36.00-42.00, High Dressing $44.50-49.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: very few 1610-2060 lbs Bulk $73.50-80.00, High Dressing $84.00-87.00.
   STOCKER COWS: Scarce.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 4 yrs old to short and solid mouth, 855-1230 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $750.00-1100.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 3-7 yrs old, 1045-1230 lbs with 220-300 lbs calves, $1060.00-1430.00 per pair. ∆

Farmington Livestock Market
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1243; Last Week: 1349; Year Ago: 2167

   Compared to last week, 700 lbs offering sold $1.00-3.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold $2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 lower and bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Cows made up approximately 16 percent of the run, 84 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 41 percent of the offering, 45 percent heifers with 12 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 28 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-300 lbs $170.00-180.00; 300-400 lbs $170.00-192.00; 400-500 lbs $168.00-184.00; fancy part load 483 lbs $186.50; 500-600 lbs $160.00-176.00; fancy part load 544 lbs $180.50; 600-700 lbs $146.00-163.00; 700-800 lbs $145.00-153.50; few 800-825 lbs $140.00-142.50. Medium and Large 1-2: few 275-300 lbs $145.00-165.00; few 300-400 lbs $150.00-166.00; 400-500 lbs $150.00-165.00; few 500-550 lbs $150.00-154.00; 625-675 lbs $132.50-145.00.
   FEEDER HOLSTEINS: Large 3: pkg 571 lbs $80.00; pkg 669 lbs $75.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-275 lbs $154.00-155.00; 300-400 lbs $150.00-165.00; 400-500 lbs $145.00-162.50; 500-600 lbs $139.00-155.75; 600-700 lbs $133.00-144.00; few 700-725 lbs $130.00; fleshy pkg 786 lbs $125.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 375-400 lbs $140.00-155.00; few 400-500 lbs $128.00-145.00; few 500-600 lbs $132.50-146.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $150.00-160.00; 400-500 lbs $145.00-174.00; 500-600 lbs $139.00-154.50; 600-700 lbs $134.50-146.00; few 700-750 lbs $115.00-125.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 583 lbs $139.00; pkg 685 lbs $123.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $40.00-45.00, High Dressing $58.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $42.00-52.00, High Dressing $57.00-58.50; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, few $33.00-43.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: very few 1150-1585 lbs Bulk $58.50-73.50.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium 2: few 3-4 yrs old, 883-970 lbs, $70.00-85.00.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large  1-2: 3-7 yrs old, 850-1355 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $950.00-1225.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 5 yrs old to short and solid mouth, 950-1255 lbs with 150-420 lbs calves, $975.00-1485.00 per pair. ∆

SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 399; Last Week: 521; Year Ago: 363

   On average the market was lower this week. The exception was weaned, vaccinated cattle. A load lot of 62 heifers averaging 769 lbs sold for $148.10.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-300 lbs $155-175; 300-400 lbs $120-176; 400-500 lbs $125-176; 500-600 lbs $120-157; 600-700 lbs $115-152; 700-800 lbs $114-144.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-300 lbs $125-155; 300-400 lbs $120-156; 400-500 lbs $115-147; 500-600 lbs $104-145.50; 600-700 lbs $100-135; 700-800 lbs $82-148.10.
   BABY CALVES: Brown $10-35 per head; Holstein $65-115 per head; Beef $110-235 per head.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $49-54, High Dressing $55-60; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $35-41, High Dressing $42-48.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: High Yield $75-85.
   COWS SOLD: 35
   BULLS SOLD: 34. ∆
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