JC_LS772 ***corrected holiday dates*** Jefferson City, MO Fri Dec 14, 2018 MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Ava - Douglas County Livestock Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/13/2018 Receipts: 914 Last Week: 2070 Year Ago: 1090 Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested. Demand and supply moderate. Near 13 percent of receipts were replacement cows, slaughter cows and bulls. The feeder supply included 32 percent steers, 49 percent heifers, 19 percent bulls, with 32 percent over 600 lbs. ***Note*** Douglas County Livestock Auction will be closed December 20 and 27 for Christmas and New Year holidays. The first sale of the new year will be January 3, 2019. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 259 259 190.00 190.00 5 363-365 364 180.00-182.50 182.00 10 402-445 430 167.00-174.00 169.11 8 456-489 472 171.50-176.00 173.67 16 518-547 532 157.00-164.00 161.73 15 574-585 577 145.00-151.00 146.60 17 603-622 615 145.00-148.00 146.96 13 666-671 669 144.00-146.00 145.39 18 650-692 664 135.00-140.00 137.14 Calves 8 709-730 717 130.00-132.50 130.95 Calves Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 440 440 167.50 167.50 7 460-485 472 155.00-160.00 157.96 11 507-538 523 141.00-150.00 146.51 5 558-590 568 140.00-145.00 142.95 3 658 658 135.00 135.00 Calves Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 375 375 135.00 135.00 5 576 576 120.00 120.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 358-395 380 139.00-147.00 142.01 28 400-445 427 136.00-142.00 139.18 25 453-495 472 130.00-143.50 136.04 13 517-538 528 133.00-136.50 135.10 23 560-590 573 120.00-133.00 126.25 9 603-642 625 129.00-135.00 131.83 15 609-641 618 120.00-125.00 122.76 Calves 3 652 652 128.00 128.00 4 726 726 127.00 127.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 315 315 135.00 135.00 16 400-446 428 130.00-137.00 132.45 3 412 412 138.00 138.00 Thin Fleshed 6 462-475 465 130.00-138.00 134.97 14 505-548 539 123.00-129.00 124.70 12 550-598 576 120.00-127.00 122.27 14 608-643 632 124.00-130.00 127.07 2 630 630 124.00 124.00 Calves 4 654 654 123.00 123.00 12 732 732 130.00 130.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 468-492 478 120.00-128.00 122.94 4 515-538 526 119.00-122.00 119.98 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 637 637 115.00 115.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 458 458 140.00 140.00 3 618 618 115.00 115.00 Calves Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 365-393 382 170.00-177.50 172.87 9 430-440 433 160.00-169.00 164.31 13 450-485 472 142.00-160.00 149.00 17 500-539 525 132.00-145.00 135.50 5 555 555 126.00 126.00 5 634 634 125.00 125.00 Calves 3 707 707 120.00 120.00 5 781 781 110.00 110.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 318-335 324 170.00 170.00 3 422 422 167.00 167.00 6 468-495 482 140.00-142.00 141.03 3 640 640 120.00 120.00 Calves Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 693 693 116.00 116.00 Feeder Bulls Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 603 603 120.00 120.00 Calves Feeder Bulls Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 482 482 131.00 131.00 Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaking 70-80 43.00-45.50 40.00-41.50 Boning 80-85 40.00-45.00 ind 47.00 38.00-39.50 Lean 85-90 38.00-44.00 45.00-47.50 27.00-37.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 ind 1750 lbs, average dressing 60.00, ind 1770 lbs High Dressing 69.50, ind 2000 lbs fat 64.00. Feeder Cows: not well tested. Replacement Cows: not well tested. Cow/Calf Pairs: scarce. Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Ava, MO Rick Huffman, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS772.txt 0729cst cc