Livestock Reports

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
APRIL 30, 2018 • Patton, Mo.
Receipts: 1548   Week Ago: 1071       Last Year: 647

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from $5.00 lower to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $1.00 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 45 percent of the offering, 41 percent heifers with 14 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 27 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $175.00-188.00; 300-400 lbs $173.00-192.50; 400-500 lbs $161.00-184.00; 500-600 lbs $150.00-172.00; 600-700 lbs $133.00-151.00; 700-800 lbs $126.00-139.00; 800-825 lbs $127.00-132.00; 925-975 lbs $115.00-121.50. Medium and Large 1-2: few 300-400 lbs $150.00-167.00; few 400-500 lbs $150.00-166.00; few 500-600 lbs $136.00-157.00; few 600-650 lbs $133.00-135.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $154.00-171.00; 300-400 lbs $151.00-170.00; 400-500 lbs $144.00-166.00; 500-600 lbs $129.00-150.00; 600-700 lbs $125.00-138.00; few 700-800 lbs $115.00-126.00; 800-900 lbs $109.50-115.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs $134.00-154.00; 450-500 lbs $125.00-136.00; few 550-600 lbs $125.00-136.00; 600-650 lbs $115.00-126.00; pkg 758 lbs $110.00; pkg 898 lbs $105.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $166.00-178.00; 400-500 lbs $155.00-176.00; 500-600 lbs $135.00-159.00; 600-700 lbs $125.00-139.00; 700-800 lbs $116.00-133.00; few 825-850 lbs $112.00-118.00. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 358 lbs $157.00; 400-500 lbs $142.00-164.00; pkg 553 lbs $155.00; few 675-700 lbs $122.00-125.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, few $48.00-52.00, High Dressing $55.00-63.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $42.00-47.00, High Dressing, $52.00-62.50; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $30.00-44.00, High Dressing $49.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1225-2010 lbs, Bulk $68.00-76.50, High Dressing $78.00-84.50.
   STOCKER COWS: Scarce.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-7 yrs old, 955-1315 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $785.00-1080.00 per head. Short and solid mouth, 920-1345 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $620.00-740.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 4-7 yrs old, 910-1325 lbs with 190-320 lbs calves, $1075.00-1320.00 per pair. ∆

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
MAY 4, 2018 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 947; Last Week: 2214; Year Ago: 893

   Compared to last week, a very light test of steer and heifer calves weighing 400-550 lbs sold mostly steady on comparable weights with all other classes of feeders not tested. Demand was moderate on a light supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 lower. Bulk of Friday’s receipts was slaughter cows and slaughter steers and heifers. Slaughter cows accounted for near 35 percent of the total receipts with slaughter steers and heifers accounting for near 18 percent of the total receipts. Feeder supply consisted of 39 percent steers, 14 percent bulls and 47 percent heifers.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $200.00-206.00; pkg 402 lbs $201.00; lot 473 lbs $187.00; lot 548 lbs $180.00; pkg 580 lbs $165.00; pkg fleshy 655 lbs $145.00; few 725-735 lbs fleshy $125.00-130.00; pkg 785 lbs $139.50. Medium and Large 1-2: 450-500 lbs $165.00-181.00; 550-600 lbs $158.00-160.00; pkg 620 lbs $147.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 450-500 lbs $159.00-165.00; 500-550 lbs $145.00-158.00, fleshy $133.50-138.00; 650-700 lbs $135.50-136.50; 700-770 lbs $129.75-134.25; 800-850 lbs few $125.00-126.50. Medium and Large 1-2: 300-400 lbs $159.00-173.00; 400-500 lbs $146.50-155.00, 550-600 lbs $130.00-140.00; 600-675 lbs $132.00-135.00, pkg 605 lbs $125.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 400-425 lbs $176.00-185.50. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 345 lbs $185.50; pkg thin 425 lbs $192.00, pkg 490 lbs $162.00; pkg 540 lbs $155.50, pkg 590 lbs $140.00; 600-700 lbs $130.00-138.00; pkg 855 lbs $125.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $55.00-61.50, High Dressing $61.50-66.50, Low Dressing $51.00-54.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $55.00-61.50, High Dressing $61.50-65.00, Low Dressing $50.00-54.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $53.00-58.00, High Dressing $58.00-62.00, Low Dressing $45.00-53.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1300-2450 lbs $83.50-90.00, High Dressing $91.00-94.00, Low Dressing $74.50-79.50, 2 Belgian Blues $106.00-110.00.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (157 head) Choice and High Choice 2-4 1150-1500 lbs $123.00-128.00; Select and Choice 1-3 1000-1650 lbs $113.00-122.25; Holsteins 1250-1520 lbs $82.00-90.00, lot 1135 lbs $70.50. ∆

Farmington Livestock Market
MAY 3, 2018 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1715; Last Week: 1925; Year Ago: 1849

   Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers sold $9.00-16.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $3.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and moderate. Cows made up approximately 15 percent of the run, 85 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 46 percent of the offering, 44 percent heifers with 11 percent feeder bulls.  Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 17 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: 250-300 lbs $182.00-200.00; 300-400 lbs $183.00-205.00; 400-500 lbs $177.00-204.00; 500-550 lbs $166.00-187.00; 550-600 lbs $154.50-173.00; 600-700 lbs $141.50-157.00; few 700-725 lbs $140.00-146.00; few 800-825 lbs $125.50-129.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 250-300 lbs $170.00-175.00; few 300-400 lbs $150.00-176.00; 400-500 lbs $156.00-176.00; 500-600 lbs $135.00-162.50.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: 300-400 lbs $153.00-167.00; 400-500 lbs $142.50-165.00; 500-600 lbs $135.00-155.00; 600-700 lbs $125.00-138.50; few 700-750 lbs $125.00-128.00; few 900-925 lbs $110.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 325-400 lbs $140.00-157.00; 400-500 lbs $135.00-155.00; 500-600 lbs $124.00-140.00; few 600-675 lbs $120.00-125.50.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 400-500 lbs $157.00-183.00; 500-600 lbs $143.00-165.50; 600-675 lbs $120.00-141.50; pkg 720 lbs 121.00; few 800-825 lbs $110.00-114.00.  Medium and Large 1-2: few 425-500 lbs $135.00-145.00; pkg 525 lbs $135.00; pkg 783 lbs $112.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $52.50-57.50, High Dressing $65.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $50.50-56.50, High Dressing $58.50-61.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $45.50-50.00, High Dressing $53.00-55.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1005-1945 lbs Bulk $65.00-83.50, High Dressing  $89.00-92.50.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium and Large 2: very few 3-5 yrs old, 635-1030 lbs, $60.00-80.00.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large  1-2: few 4-7 yrs old, 980-1395 lbs 2nd and 3rd stage, $975.00-1025.00. Short and solid mouth, 975-1490 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $650.00-885.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: few 5 yrs old to short, 850-1180 lbs and solid mouth with 95-300 lbs calves, $875.00-1450.00 per pair. ∆

Fruitland Livestock Market
MAY 1, 2018 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 542; Last Week: 488; Year Ago: 328

   Very active but uneven market today, some weights not enough to test. On average $5 higher to $3 lower.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-299 lbs $165-185; 300-399 lbs $142-184; 400-499 lbs $140-173.50; 500-599 lbs $138-160; 600-699 lbs $132-145.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-299 lbs $165-171; 300-399 lbs $145-162; 400-499 lbs $140-173; 500-599 lbs $132-147; 600-699 lbs $120-129.
   BABY CALVES: Brown $45; Holstein None Today; Beef $140-300.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $54-58, High Dressing $59-65; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $39-46, High Dressing $47-55.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: High Yield Low $75, High Yield High $87. ∆
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