JC_LS760 Jefferson City, MO Wed Jan 23, 2019 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Kingsville - Kingsville Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/22/2019 Receipts: 2821 Last Week: 2080 Year Ago: 3274 Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold unevenly steady except for heifer calves under 500 lbs trading with a noticeably lower undertone. A quality run of feeders was on offer and allowed buyers to put several loads together of the same type and kind. Also, a few load lots were offered. Demand was mostly moderate despite poor weather conditions, good in spots but light for heifer calves under 500 lbs. Cattle futures have moved lower the last several days, however buyers have remained active. The feeder offering was made up of near 57 percent steers and bulls and 43 percent heifers with 62 percent over 600 lbs. Cows and bulls totaled 12 percent of the offering. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 399 399 174.00 174.00 3 438 438 180.00 180.00 3 433 433 165.00 165.00 Fleshy 23 483-494 489 180.00-182.50 181.32 73 501-549 530 165.00-177.50 173.00 74 555-589 572 161.50-171.50 166.99 108 600-635 621 150.00-163.25 157.25 111 653-698 671 146.50-161.50 156.20 27 685 685 138.25 138.25 Fleshy 128 702-736 722 144.00-155.75 151.14 48 752-791 775 136.85-142.50 138.51 182 802-825 813 138.25-145.35 141.20 11 800-827 817 132.25-132.75 132.57 Fleshy 13 895 895 135.50 135.50 21 940 940 134.85 134.85 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 338 338 162.00 162.00 6 357-392 374 157.00-171.00 163.67 15 436-446 441 160.00-165.00 162.54 7 407 407 193.00 193.00 Thin 8 468 468 155.00 155.00 22 531-548 536 160.00-168.00 164.34 15 505 505 175.00 175.00 Thin 25 570-596 589 147.00-163.00 154.21 39 618-644 627 138.00-144.50 142.75 28 670-677 671 133.50-144.50 138.02 20 726-738 732 135.00-140.00 137.48 9 813 813 133.00 133.00 8 866 866 122.25 122.25 Fleshy 17 1035 1035 117.25 117.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 381 381 138.50 138.50 12 413-419 416 144.00-145.00 144.41 12 508 508 129.00 129.00 3 577 577 131.00 131.00 11 649 649 125.00 125.00 10 732 732 126.25 126.25 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 422-425 424 146.00-157.00 152.30 Feeder Steers Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 648 648 120.25 120.25 Feeder Steers Medium 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 453 453 104.00 104.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 435-443 440 143.00-148.00 144.85 7 408 408 139.50 139.50 Fleshy 23 461-494 482 133.50-144.00 136.40 65 520-543 529 134.25-148.50 140.78 50 554-595 583 132.75-142.50 137.55 70 600-642 627 132.00-144.75 139.20 6 608 608 126.50 126.50 Fleshy 107 654-690 668 136.75-145.00 140.60 17 735-743 739 128.00-131.00 130.37 74 757-788 781 125.35-134.75 127.23 20 802-829 810 123.25-130.10 127.17 23 897 897 124.60 124.60 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 312-344 330 141.00-155.00 146.67 40 366-388 378 137.50-146.50 144.39 34 408-448 439 134.50-147.00 144.43 4 440 440 127.50 127.50 Fleshy 23 486-499 493 135.00-144.00 137.19 4 545 545 123.00 123.00 63 551-594 567 125.00-132.25 129.01 12 629-646 640 131.00-138.00 135.71 67 658-678 662 128.00-139.50 132.71 3 663 663 118.00 118.00 Fleshy 50 705-732 715 121.25-128.35 126.14 28 753-765 763 123.25-124.85 124.62 18 836 836 124.85 124.85 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 402-419 414 125.00 125.00 7 495 495 125.00 125.00 8 500-542 526 121.00-125.00 123.57 3 625 625 118.50 118.50 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 418 418 134.50 134.50 8 533 533 130.50 130.50 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 400 400 121.00 121.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 585 585 107.50 107.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 453 453 154.00 154.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 398 398 170.00 170.00 16 400-436 421 148.00-159.00 154.84 5 484 484 157.00 157.00 8 520 520 146.00 146.00 6 591 591 140.00 140.00 3 635 635 131.00 131.00 6 742 742 117.00 117.00 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean: Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaking 70-80 46.00-53.00 54.50-59.00 38.00 Boning 80-85 43.00-49.00 50.00-54.50 37.00-42.00 Lean 85-90 37.00-43.50 ----------- 34.00-36.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield grade 1-2 1510-2345 lbs 69.00-75.00 75.00-82.50 66.00-67.00 Feeder/Stocker Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 1 plus-2yrs. 915-1240 lbs 72.50-105.00, 3 yrs. 1060-1275 lbs 56.00-68.50. Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Kingsville, MO Dan Trickey, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC__LS760.txt 0732cst cc