Kingdom City - Callaway Livestock Center: Cattle Auction Report for 07/16/12

Receipts:  1033    Week Ago:  1198    Year Ago:  947        

  Compared to last week, on comparable sales feeder steers 10.00-20.00 lower
and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.  Demand light to moderate.  Supply light,
mostly small packages of 400-800 lbs feeders, near 51 pct steers and bulls, 
31 pct heifers, 18 pct cows and 30 pct feeders mostly steers over 600 lbs.
Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower.

   Feeder Steers:   Medium and Large 1 two pkgs 400-415 lbs 150.00-155.50;
small pkgs 475-500 lbs 143.50-146.50; 525-550 lbs 134.00-144.00; 600-650 lbs
129.50-133.00; lot 755 lbs 126.75.  Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 140.00-
146.00; 550-575 lbs 137.75-140.00; 600-700 lbs 126.00-133.00, pkg thin 139.00;
load 840 lbs 119.35 and load 900 lbs 120.90.  Medium 1 lot 695 lbs 131.00.
Medium 1-2 600-650 lbs 126.50-129.00.

   Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1 small pkgs 400-450 lbs 133.00-137.00,
pkg value/added 495 lbs 145.00; 500-525 lbs 133.50-137.00; few fleshy 550-600 
lbs 119.00-120.00; lot value/added 610 lbs 138.00; lot 707 lbs 125.00.
Medium and Large 1-2 few small pkgs 500-550 lbs 134.00-135.00; few 775-800 lbs
109.00-118.50.  Medium and Large 2 pkg 600 lbs 130.00.  Medium 1-2 500-535 lbs
121.00-129.50; 600-620 lbs 127.00.

   Feeder Bulls:  Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 few pkgs 500-525 lbs 120.00-133.00.

   Slaughter Cows:
   Percent Lean     Avg Dressing     High Dressing    Low Dressing     
Breakers  70-80     73.00-78.00  few 78.00-83.00      63.00-72.00    
Boners    80-85     73.00-78.00      -----------      -----------      
Lean      85-90     65.00-70.00      70.00-76.00      58.00-63.00  
                             
   Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2                                        
1675-1900 lbs   few 93.50-94.50      ------------     -----------  
                                               
      
Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Kingdom City, MO
         Roger Parker, Market News Reporter 1-573-751-5618
         24 hour recorded report 573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS153.txt

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