JC_LS760 Jefferson City, MO Wed Dec 19, 2018 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Kingsville - Kingsville Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/18/2018 Receipts: 2297 Last Week: 3351 Year Ago: 1870 Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 800 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Demand was very good for a moderate supply of quality feeders and trade was active despite Monday’s disappointing day on the board for the cattle sector. The feeder offering was made up of near 59 percent steers and bulls and 41 percent heifers with 50 percent over 600 lbs. Cows and bulls totaled 20 percent of the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 284 284 200.00 200.00 3 388 388 189.50 189.50 18 451-495 482 185.00-190.00 188.46 63 524-547 536 175.00-183.00 178.14 5 502 502 188.00 188.00 Fancy 4 509 509 161.00 161.00 Fleshy 10 559-573 563 170.00-177.00 174.86 16 580-583 582 154.00-160.00 156.75 Fleshy 97 602-646 624 155.00-165.00 161.15 20 608-618 612 140.50-141.25 140.91 Calves 7 610 610 148.00 148.00 Fleshy 73 650-692 674 146.50-159.75 155.91 4 680 680 141.50 141.50 Calves 65 709-748 726 160.00-163.00 161.44 25 715-737 719 126.00-133.75 132.16 Calves 10 768-778 772 153.25-159.50 156.98 4 763 763 132.00 132.00 Calves 7 757 757 165.00 165.00 Fancy 9 805 805 125.00 125.00 Fleshy 4 889 889 129.25 129.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 359 359 180.00 180.00 8 377 377 189.00 189.00 Thin 23 462-483 479 170.00-175.50 174.36 16 516-546 526 169.00-179.00 174.78 5 513 513 149.00 149.00 Full 26 554-587 568 159.00-169.00 164.95 49 613-647 635 140.25-144.00 141.58 4 641 641 132.50 132.50 Calves 12 656 656 142.75 142.75 6 688 688 130.00 130.00 Calves 12 712 712 142.75 142.75 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 599 599 141.25 141.25 5 707 707 136.25 136.25 6 763 763 121.00 121.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 381-389 386 162.00-168.50 164.38 18 433-438 436 160.50-165.50 162.67 27 450-485 478 159.50-160.00 159.64 9 482 482 145.00 145.00 Fleshy 64 510-546 531 139.50-150.50 145.35 71 551-599 582 137.00-154.00 147.33 22 563-593 579 121.50-134.50 127.35 Fleshy 33 625-639 636 145.00-149.00 145.83 5 644 644 122.00 122.00 Calves 80 652-679 658 147.00-150.00 147.52 27 719-726 724 141.75-147.50 142.60 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 247 247 180.00 180.00 6 326 326 160.00 160.00 6 380-385 382 144.00-151.00 147.48 19 376-377 377 165.00 165.00 Thin 7 433 433 158.00 158.00 7 485-491 488 138.00-147.00 143.17 19 505-536 528 136.00-144.50 142.36 7 505-548 523 126.50-131.00 128.98 Fleshy 4 529 529 132.50 132.50 Full 27 551-593 562 123.50-145.50 139.48 9 583-594 590 115.00-117.00 116.34 Fleshy 8 640-649 644 124.00-132.00 127.97 15 630-633 632 119.00-123.25 122.40 Calves 4 686 686 124.50 124.50 Feeder Heifers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 449 449 121.00 121.00 Brahman X 4 530 530 108.50 108.50 Brahman X Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 469-494 482 119.00-125.00 121.92 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 375 375 200.00 200.00 3 400 400 179.00 179.00 5 473 473 180.00 180.00 17 515-536 526 164.50-172.00 167.70 19 553-574 560 134.50-140.50 138.56 13 618 618 138.50 138.50 7 699 699 110.00 110.00 Calves Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 391 391 189.00 189.00 Thin 4 408 408 195.00 195.00 Thin 4 465 465 139.50 139.50 4 544 544 140.00 140.00 5 532 532 131.00 131.00 Full 13 631-633 632 118.00 118.00 Calves 4 706 706 122.00 122.00 3 898 898 105.50 105.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 640 640 115.00 115.00 4 806 806 106.00 106.00 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean: Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaking 70-80 49.00-54.50 56.50-57.50 ----------- Boning 80-85 44.00-51.00 53.00-60.00 38.00-42.00 Lean 85-90 36.50-42.00 ----------- ----------- Slaughter Bulls: Yield grade 1-2 1280-2340 lbs 65.50-72.00 74.50-76.00 57.00-66.00 Feeder/Stocker Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 1 plus-2yrs. 770-1145 lbs 70.00-110.00, 2-6 yrs. 865-1248 lbs 49.50-81.00. Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Macon, MO Dan Trickey, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC__LS760.txt 0720cst cc