Livestock Reports

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
MARCH 14, 2016
Patton, Mo.
Receipts: 699   Week Ago: 995       Last Year: 1014

   Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers and heifers sold $2-10 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from $7 higher to $3 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold $1 higher. Demand uneven and supply light. Slaughter cows made up approximately 11 percent of the run, 89 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 53 percent of the offering, 38 percent heifers with 9 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 26 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: Few 250-300 lbs $221-235; 300-400 lbs $200-225; 400-500 lbs $183-212; 500-600 lbs $166-194; 600-700 lbs $153-182; 700-800 lbs $142-160. Medium and Large 1-2: Pkg 270 lbs $200; few 325-400 lbs $170-187; few 400-475 lbs $168-188; few 500-600 lbs $144-176.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $176-208; 400-500 lbs $163.50-190; 500-600 lbs $145-169; 600-700 lbs $130-158; few 700-775 lbs $137-145; few 800-850 lbs $135-137. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 350-400 lbs $150-165; few 425-500 lbs $125-169; few 500-600 lbs $125-141; 600-675 lbs $121-147.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 400-500 lbs $186-202; few 500-600 lbs $149-192; few 600-650 lbs $140-161; pkg 780 lbs $134; pkg 823 lbs $137.50. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 600-650 lbs $135.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $71-74.50, High Dressing $80; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $68-72.50, High Dressing, $74.50-77.50; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $56-64, High Dressing $66.50.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: Few 1320-2095 lbs, bulk $92-94.50, High Dressing $95.
   STOCKER COWS: Few 2-4 yrs old, 675-710 lbs $90-131.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: 4-7 yrs old, 870-1225 lbs in 2nd and 3rd stage, $1260-1650 per head. Short and solid mouth, 930-1395 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $1140-1220 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: Short and solid mouth, 1050-1400 lbs with 120-210 calves, $1310-1410 per pair. ∆

Farmington Livestock Market
MARCH 16, 2016 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1387; Last Week: 1515; Year Ago: 2087

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold $3-15 higher with good conditioning in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand good and supply moderate. Cows made up approximately 12 percent of the run, 88 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 52 percent of the offering, 39 percent heifers with 8 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 25 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: Few 250-300 lbs $222.50-240; 300-400 lbs $210-240; 400-500 lbs $190-230; 500-600 lbs $179-216; 600-650 lbs $170.50-193; 650-700 lbs $153.50-167; 700-800 lbs $145-166; pkg 800-850 lbs $132-146.50; pkg 938 lbs $140.50. Medium and Large 1-2: Pkg 298 lbs $225; 300-400 lbs $175-200; 400-500 lbs $176-200; 500-600 lbs $150-185; 600-650 lbs $145-165; pkg 780 lbs $131.50; pkg 880 lbs $138.
   FEEDER HOLSTEINS: Large 3: Pkg 750 lbs $95.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $180-218; 400-500 lbs $170-207; 500-550 lbs $170-196; 550-600 lbs $154.50-175; 600-700 lbs $126-162; 700-800 lbs $125-144; pkg 933 lbs $125. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 275-300 lbs $189-222; 350-400 lbs $156-171; 400-500 lbs $149-179; 500-600 lbs $125-150; 600-700 lbs $125-140; pkg 710 lbs $120; few 810 lbs $121-129.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 425-475 lbs $180-200; 500-600 lbs $163-192.50; 600-700 lbs $145-169.50; pkg 823 lbs $131. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 425-500 lbs $148-171; pkg 565 lbs $146; pkg 730 lbs $137.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $70.50-72; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $69.50-73.50, High Dressing $75.50-79; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $55.50-65, High Dressing $70-74.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: Few 1125-2180 lbs $89-95, High Dressing $97.50-99.50, Low Dressing $80-83.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium 2: Few 3-5 yr old, 685-975 lbs $113-117.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: Few 5 yrs old to short and solid mouth, 825-1152 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $1200-1700 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: Few short and solid mouth, 870-1230 lbs with 160-220 lbs calves, $1400-1550 per pair. ∆

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
MARCH 18, 2016 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 1150; Last Week: 2968

   Friday’s auction was a Special Bred Cow sale, with a light supply of feeder cattle. Feeders on a very light test traded near steady on few comparable sales of lightweight calves under 500 lbs all other weights were too lightly tested. Most sales were singles, small packages and odds. Slaughter cows sold fully steady to spots $2 higher on the lean and boning cows. Bred and slaughter cows accounted for near 65 percent of the receipts with the balance feeders. In the feeder supply steers and bulls accounted for 47 percent, 53 percent heifers and near 25 percent weighed over 600 lbs.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: Few 400-450 lbs $219-223; few 550-600 lbs $188-195; 600-650 lbs $175-191. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 350-400 lbs $207-221; few 400-500 lbs $202-216; few 500-550 lbs $197-198.50; few 600-700 lbs $160-163.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: Pkg 420 lbs $192; pkg 460 lbs $177; few 600-700 lbs $151-75-155. Medium and Large 1-2: Few 300-350 lbs $192-204; 350-400 lbs $181-190; few 400-450 lbs $173-186; few 500-600 lbs $150.50-154.50; few 600-650 lbs $148-151; pkg 710 lbs $151.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2: Few 350-400 lbs $206-216; 450-500 lbs $179-195; pkg thin 458 lbs $210; 500-550 lbs $179.50-192.50, thin $198-200; pkg 702 lbs $143.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $74-82.50, High Dressing $82.50-86, Low Dressing $69.50-74; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $76-84, High Dressing $84-88, Gaunt ind. $90, Low Dressing $67-74; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $66-75.50, High Dressing few $75.50-82.50, Low Dressing $60-66.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1500-2200 lbs $99-104.50, High Dressing $104.50-110, Low Dressing $90-99.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (30 head) Choice and Select 2-3: 1180-1450 lbs $136.50-138; few Select 1-2: $125-128.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1: Few 4-6 yrs 1240-1450 lbs 3rd stage $1810-2125. Medium and Large 1-2: 4 yrs to short solid 1100-1450 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $1200-1500; few short solid to mostly aged cows 1050-1400 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $850-1110. Medium and Large 2: Pkg heifers 880 lbs 3rd stage $1600.
   PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: 2-4 yrs 900-1350 lbs w/baby to 250 lb calves$1500-1975, pkg $2125. ∆

Fruitland Livestock Market
MARCH 15, 2016 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 523; Last Week: 403; Year Ago: 714

   What a difference Sun and Greening Grass Makes. Market very strong today $5-17 or more higher.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-299 lbs $176-237; 300-399 lbs $189-238; 400-499 lbs $189-206; 500-599 lbs $168-191.50; 600-699 lbs $154-174; 700-799 lbs $128-155.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Under 200 lbs $285; 200-299 lbs $197-227; 300-399 lbs $183-206; 400-499 lbs $172-188; 500-599 lbs $162-181; 600-699 lbs $143-150; 700-799 lbs $147-154.
   BABY CALVES: Brown $110; Holstein $185-320; Beef $280-320. Lots of good quality babies.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $62-68, High Dressing $69-75; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $72-75, High Dressing $76-80, Low Dressing $67-70; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $67-71, High Dressing $72-78, Low Dressing $50-60.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: High Yield Low $92, High Yield High $100; Low Yield Low $60, Low Yield High $85. ∆
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