Livestock Reports

Fruitland Livestock Market
DECEMBER 12, 2017 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 618; Last Week: 510; Year Ago: 595

   Groups of preconditioned, weaned calves made the market $6 higher. Lesser quality unweaned, bull calves pulled the rest of the market $4 lower.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-299 lbs $155-169; 300-399 lbs $150-167; 400-499 lbs $149-165; 500-599 lbs $147-164; 600-699 lbs $146-156; 700-799 lbs $145-148.50.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-299 lbs $145-163; 300-399 lbs $141-160; 400-499 lbs $134-150; 500-599 lbs $131-145; 600-699 lbs $125-143.
   BABY CALVES: Holstein $55-100; Beef $125-200.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $50-55, High Dressing $56-60, Low Dressing $45-49; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $52-57, High Dressing $58-62; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $49-51, High Dressing $52-55, Low Dressing $44-48.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: High Yield Low $65, High Yield High $80; Low Yield Low $60, Low Yield High $64. ∆

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
DECEMBER 11, 2017 • Patton, Mo.
No Sale Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 due to Christmas
Receipts: 767   Week Ago: 1135       Last Year: 1201

   Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold $5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to $5.00 lower.  Slaughter cows sold $2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light. Cows made up approximately 14 percent of the run, 86 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 22 percent of the offering, 40 percent heifers with 38 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 29 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-275 lbs $179.00-185.00; 300-400 lbs $165.00-188.50; 400-500 lbs $152.00-170.00; 500-600 lbs $142.50-154.00; 600-700 lbs $143.00-152.00; 725-775 lbs 134.00-135.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-400 lbs $160.00-163.00; few 400-450 lbs $144.00-150.00; few 550-600 lbs $125.00-140.00; few 600-700 lbs $120.00-138.00; pkg 753 lbs $121.50.
   FEEDER HOLSTEINS: Large 3: pkg 561 lbs $71.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 275-300 lbs $151.00-159.00; 300-400 lbs $143.00-161.00; 400-500 lbs $127.00-147.00; 500-600 lbs $125.00-140.00; 600-700 lbs $130.00-146.00; few 725-750 lbs $114.00-125.00; pkg 833 lbs $115.00. Medium and Large  1-2: few 350-400 lbs $139.00-150.00; 400-500 lbs $124.00-138.00; 500-600 lbs $120.00-136.00; 600-700 lbs $115.00-127.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 350-400 lbs $160.00-174.00; 400-500 lbs $138.00-164.00; 500-600 lbs $134.00-154.00; 600-700 lbs $121.00-135.00; few 700-800 lbs $112.00-125.00; 825-850 lbs $108.00-115.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-400 lbs $145.00-150.00; few 425-500 lbs $125.00-139.00; few 500-600 lbs $124.00-136.00; 600-700 lbs $115.00-129.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $42.00-51.50, High Dressing $54.50-56.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $46.50-52.00, High Dressing, $54.50-59.50; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $39.00-40.50, High Dressing $45.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1495-2025 lbs, Bulk $64.00-72.00, High Dressing $77.00-78.00.
   STOCKER COWS: Scarce.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 2-7 yrs old, 835-1540 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $700.00-1100.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: few short and solid mouth, 980-1025 lbs with 200-320 lbs calves, $730.00-950.00 per pair. ∆

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
DECEMBER 15, 2017 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 1550; Last Week: 1801; Year Ago: 1719

   Friday's auction was a Special Bred Cow-Heifer sale with a very light test of feeder cattle. The best test of feeders was on the 400-600 lb steer and heifer calves selling mostly steady on comparable sales with yearlings scarce. The feeder offering was made up of mostly small packages and singles many unweaned and fleshy selling with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 lower with high dressing cows trading steady. Slaughter cows, bred cows and heifers made up 56 percent of the total receipts. Feeder cattle consisted of 33 percent steers, 22 percent bulls and 45 percent heifers with near 27 percent weighing over 600 lbs.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 400-500 lbs $180.00-189.00; few 500-600 lbs $157.00-172.50; 650-700 lbs fleshy $141.25-141.50. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-400 lbs $181.00-191.00; few 400-450 lbs $178.00-179.00; 450-500 lbs $164.00-174.00; 500-600 lbs $153.75-169.00; 600-650 lbs $155.50-157.00; pkg fleshy 750 lbs $148.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 400-500 lbs $154.50-156.00; 500-600 lbs $145.00-155.50, fleshy $133.00-135.50; few 800-825 lbs $131.00-134.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 780 lbs $154.00; 400-500 lbs $145.00-153.50, fleshy $135.00-145.00; 500-600 lbs $140.00-145.50, fleshy $130.00-135.00; few 625-665 lbs $136.50-142.00; 700-750 lbs $132.50-135.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1-2: 350-375 lbs $155.00-161.00; 400-430 lbs $170.00-170.50, 450-500 lbs $145.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs $146.00-154.00; 600-700 lbs $126.50-139.75; 950-980 lbs $115.00-115.50.
   BRED HEIFERS: Fancy blks AI bred Western Origin 2nd stage 1280-1315 lbs $1925.00-2100.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 950-1100 lbs 2nd stage $1500.00-1660.00. Medium and Large 2: 880-1060 lbs 2nd stage $1225.00-1300.00.
   BRED COWS:  Medium and Large 1-2: 3-6 yrs  few 1150-1520 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $1400.00-1525.00; few short solid 1250-1350 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $900.00-1000.00. Medium and Large 2: 3-6 yrs 1000-1475 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $1125.00-1350.00; thin 1000-1300 lbs 2nd-3rd stage $750.00-1000.00; short solid to aged cows 1200-1400 lbs 2nd stage $660.00-840.00.
   COW/CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2: 4-7 yrs 1000-1450 lbs w/baby to 250 lb calves $1275.00-1460.00; short solid to aged cows 1100-1300 lbs w/150-200 lb calves $1000.00-1125.00. Medium 2: 5-6 yrs 900-950 lbs w/150 lb calves $1100.00-1210.00.
   HEIFERETTES/STOCK COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: 2 yrs 850-1000 lbs few $118.00-124.00; few 3-4 yrs 1000-1250 lbs $84.00-89.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $53.00-58.00, High Dressing $58.50-62.50, few $64.50-66.50, Low Dressing $48.00-53.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $50.00-55.00, High Dressing $55.00-58.00, Low Dressing $46.00-50.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $47.00-52.50, High Dressing $54.00-55.00, Low Dressing $37.00-46.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1600-2125 lbs $75.00-82.00, High Dressing $84.50-86.00, Low Dressing $69.50-72.50.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (56 head) Select and Choice 1-3: 1150-1585 lbs $112.00-116.00; Select 1-2: 1100-1450 lbs $105.00. ∆

Farmington Livestock Market
December 13, 2017 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1639; Last Week: 2034; Year Ago: 1797
No Sale Dec. 27 due to Christmas

   Compared to last week, 400-600 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to $9.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold $5.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate. Cows made up approximately 11 percent of the run, 89 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 46 percent of the offering, 47 percent heifers with 7 feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 24 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $178.00-185.00; 300-400 lbs $162.00-182.50; 400-500 lbs $160.00-186.00; 500-600 lbs $152.50-179.50; 600-675 lbs $135.00-162.50; 700-775 lbs $135.00-140.50; few 800-850 lbs $135.00-138.50; 900-950 lbs $125.00-135.50.  Medium and Large 1-2: few 300-375 lbs $145.00-167.00; 400-500 lbs $135.00-164.00; 500-600 lbs $125.00-150.00; 600-650 lbs $132.50-142.50; pkg 748 lbs $135.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $150.00-159.00; 300-400 lbs $141.00-160.00; 400-500 lbs $142.00-161.00; 500-600 lbs $133.00-156.50; 600-700 lbs $125.00-148.00; few 775-800 lbs $125.00-130.00; pkg 814 lbs $133.50; pkg 935 lbs $120.00. Medium and Large  1-2: few 300-400 lbs $120.00-142.50; 400-500 lbs $122.00-149.50; 500-600 lbs $120.00-146.00; few 600-650 lbs $115.00-125.00; few 750-800 lbs $115.00-118.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $165.00-169.00; 400-500 lbs $142.00-170.00; 500-600 lbs $137.00-157.00; few 600-650 lbs $129.00-133.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 400-450 lbs $135.00-148.50; pkg 460 lbs $136.00; pkg 515 lbs $125.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $45.00-49.00, High Dressing $54.50-59.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $46.50-50.50, High Dressing $57.00-60.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, few $35.00-41.00, High Dressing $46.00-52.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1210-2346 lbs Bulk $66.50-74.50, High Dressing  $78.00-88.50.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium 1-2: 3-5 yrs old, 855-1125 lbs, $64.00-85.00.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 2-7 yrs old, 835-1425 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $935.00.00-1250.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Scarce. ∆
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