Livestock Reports

Patton Junction Livestock Auction
AUGUST 6, 2018 • Patton, Mo.
Receipts: 521   Week Ago: 600       Last Year: 483

   Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold $2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light. Cows made up approximately 12 percent of the run, 88 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 20 percent of the offering, 48 percent heifers with 32 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 22 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $165.00-170.00; few 400-500 lbs $156.00-165.00; 500-600 lbs $152.00-158.50; few 600-700 lbs $144.50-149.00; pkg 887 lbs $122.00; pkg 969 lbs $127.50. Medium and Large 1-2: few 450-400 lbs $135.00-152.00; few 550-600 lbs $128.00-148.00; few 600-675 lbs $131.00-148.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 290 lbs $147.00-155.00; 300-400 lbs $145.00-156.00; 400-500 lbs $132.00-147.00; 500-550 lbs $131.00-146.00; 600-675 lbs $125.00-143.00; few 700-725 lbs $115.00-123.00; pkg 867 lbs $116.50. Medium and Large  1-2: 400-500 lbs $124.00-138.00; 500-600 lbs $121.00-139.00; few 600-700 lbs $116.00-128.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: 350-400 lbs $150.00-167.00; 400-500 lbs $143.00-158.00; 500-600 lbs $134.00-154.00; 600-650 lbs $130.00-140.00; few 700-750 lbs $118.00-127.00; pkg 873 lbs 104.00. Medium and Large 1-2: 450-500 lbs $137.00-146.50; few 500-600 lbs $126.00-140.00; pkg 683 lbs $118.00.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $51.50-56.50, High Dressing $58.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $51.50-55.50, High Dressing, $57.50; Lean, 85-90 Percent Lean, $42.00-46.00, High Dressing $52.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1590-2135 lbs Bulk $76.50-85.50, High Dressing $87.50-89.50.
   STOCKER COWS:  Scarce.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large 1-2: 4-7 yrs old, 1120-1450 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $830.00-1190.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 2: 4-5 yrs old, 990-1300 lbs with 130-220 lbs calves, $970.00-1170.00 per pair. ∆

Eastern Missouri Livestock Auction
AUGUST 10, 2018 • Bowling Green, Mo.
Receipts: 998; Last Week: 544; Year Ago: 1376

   Compared to two weeks ago, a light test of 400-500 lb steer calves sold with a firm undertone, with 600-800 lbs steers on a light test trading with a weak to lower undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 500-700 lbs sold mostly $2.00-4.00 lower on comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold mostly $2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with supply moderate. CME cattle futures this week were on the bearish side as fed cattle prices traded lower with cash prices in the Northern Plains ranging from $109.00-112.00 mostly $2.00-3.00 lower. One positive was the USDA crop production report released Friday had corn production forecast at 14.6 billion bushels down less than one percent from last year and yields estimated at 178.4 bpa up 1.8 bpa from last year. Slaughter cows accounted for near 15 percent of the total receipts. Feeder supply consisted of 51 percent steers, 49 percent heifers and 63 percent weighing over 600 lbs.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 400-500 lbs $180.00-190.00, pkg thin 452 lbs $193.50; pkg 555 lbs $165.50; few 600-700 lbs $154.00-163.50; 700-800 lbs $148.00-155.00; part load 845 lbs $140.75; pkg fleshy 948 lbs $128.50. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 385 lbs $187.50; 450-500 lbs $173.00-173.50; 500-550 lbs $168.50-173.50; 600-700 lbs $149.50-159.50; 700-800 lbs $144.00-147.50. Medium and Large 2: 600-650 lbs $140.00-152.50.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: pkg 395 lbs $167.00; 400-500 lbs $151.00-156.00; 500-600 lbs $146.00-152.50; 600-700 lbs $143.50-149.00; 700-800 lbs $128.75-136.75. Medium and Large 1-2: pkg 390 lbs $156.00; 400-500 lbs few $144.00-148.00; 550-600 lbs $143.50-144.50; 600-700 lbs $135.00-144.50; pkg 785 lbs $127.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: pkg 405 lbs $184.00; 450-500 lbs $171.00-177.50.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 70-80 Percent Lean, $54.50-59.50, High Dressing $61.50-62.50, Low Dressing $50.00-54.50; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $55.00-59.50, High Dressing $61.00-62.00, Low Dressing $51.00-54.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $54.00-57.00, Low Dressing $45.00-53.00.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: 1200-2100 lbs $81.00-89.50, Low Dressing $72.50-78.50.
   SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS: (46 head) Choice 2-4 few 1025-1450 lbs $107.50-109.50; Select and Low Choice 1-3 1050-1450 lbs $102.00-106.00;  Holsteins lot 1650 lbs $81.25. ∆

SEMO Livestock Sales LLC
AUGUST 7, 2018 • Fruitland, Mo.
Receipts: 96; Last Week: 526; Year Ago: 508

   Good demand today, buyers active overall market steady to $3-9 higher. Package of 59 steers average 689 @157.50 cwt. Package of 72 heifers average 627 @147.50 cwt.
   FEEDER STEERS: 200-299 lbs $177-202; 300-399 lbs $152-172; 400-499 lbs $146-170; 500-599 lbs $144-170; 600-699 lbs $142-159.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-299 lbs $159-168; 300-399 lbs $152-163; 400-499 lbs $148-158; 500-599 lbs $145-153; 600-699 lbs $142-148.50.
   BABY CALVES: None.
   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. ∆

Farmington Livestock Market
AUGUST 8, 2018 • Farmington, Mo.
Receipts: 1035; Last Week: 1215; Year Ago: 1310

   Compared to last week, steers and sold steady to $6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand steady to lower and supply moderate. Cows made up approximately 14 percent of the run, 86 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 42 percent of the offering, 51 percent heifers with 7 percent feeder bulls. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 22 percent.
   FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-300 lbs $165.00-170.00; 300-400 lbs $170.00-190.00; 400-500 lbs $155.00-178.00; 500-600 lbs $150.00-163.50; 600-700 lbs $140.00-160.50; 800-850 lbs $130.50-143.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-400 lbs $154.00-159.00; 400-500 lbs $138.00-157.00; few 500-600 lbs $135.00-155.00; pkg 765 lbs $135.00.
   FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1: few 250-275 lbs $150.00-161.00; 300-400 lbs $145.00-161.50; 400-500 lbs $133.00-150.00; 500-600 lbs $133.00-150.00; 600-700 lbs $132.50-147.50; fleshy 675-700 lbs $132.50-135.00; 750-800 lbs $115.00-127.50; 875-900 lbs $115.00-125.00. Medium and Large 1-2: few 350-375 lbs $132.50-147.00; 400-500 lbs $125.00-142.50; few 500-600 lbs $110.00-151.00.
   FEEDER BULLS: Medium and Large 1: few 350-400 lbs $165.00-167.00; 425-450 lbs $153.00-155.00; 500-600 lbs $131.00-145.00; few 600-675 lbs $125.00-137.00; pkg 820 lbs $103.50.
   SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking 75-80 Percent Lean, $48.50-55.00; Boning 80-85 Percent Lean, $49.00-54.50, High Dressing $57.50-62.00; Lean 85-90 Percent Lean, $35.00-47.00, High Dressing $48.50.
   SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2: few 1280-2120 lbs  Bulk $71.00-82.00, High Dressing $84.00-86.00.
   STOCKER COWS: Medium 2: few 2-4 yrs old, 665-760 lbs $61.00-70.50.
   REPLACEMENT COWS: Medium and Large  1-2  3 yrs old to short and solid mouth, 1010-1550 lbs, 2nd and 3rd stage, $700.00-1085.00 per head.
   COW-CALF PAIRS: Medium and Large 1-2: few 3-7 yrs old, 940-1305 lbs with 100-250 lbs calves, $1000.00-1235.00 per pair. ∆

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