Kingsville- Kingsville Livestock Auction: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/18/2012

Receipts:  1569    Last Week:  2300    Year Ago:  1635
 
   Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold uneven with
best quality selling steady to 3.00 higher; lesser quality up to 7.00 lower;
yearlings sold steady to 5.00 higher.  Supply moderate - demand moderate to
good.  Average feeder quality was less attractive than last week.  Cows and
bulls were 20 percent of receipts.  In the feeder supply, steers and bulls
were 66 percent of the run; heifers 34 percent.  Near 47 percent of feeders
weighed over 600 lbs.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6    325-343     334       199.00         199.00
    3      378       378       195.00         195.00

   30    425-442     437    182.50-195.00     187.95
    7    463-488     477    157.50-159.50     158.67

   41    506-511     509    169.00-173.75     171.49
   19    555-589     576    155.50-164.00     158.61

   18    600-616     605    153.76-156.00     154.52
   12      626       626       144.00         144.00   Fleshy
    4      694       694       151.00         151.00

   17    717-744     728    141.00-155.00     149.11

   64    804-848     845    136.75-142.00     141.69
   12    850-884     873    132.85-136.25     133.95

  113    901-919     910    136.60-137.35     136.98

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6    340-345     342    160.00-195.00     183.22
    9    374-396     384    161.00-173.50     166.73
   14    406-443     415    166.00-175.00     172.99
   31    450-483     471    157.00-168.00     160.15
   13    504-545     518    155.00-164.25     160.25
    4    560-568     566    157.00-163.00     161.52
   19    606-640     630    143.75-150.00     145.87
   12    650-680     678    140.50-147.00     146.48
    5      862       862       139.00         139.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6    315-335     328    168.00-170.00     168.99

   43    403-443     420    154.00-169.00     163.05
   30    451-487     470    148.00-160.10     157.45

   14    511-548     523    147.00-150.00     149.04

   32    603-647     630    142.25-149.75     146.99
   12      646       646       129.25         129.25   Fleshy

    9    700-712     711    133.75-139.75     139.09

   12      837       837       127.60         127.60

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6    325-338     332    170.00-171.00     170.49
   11    353-396     382    157.00-160.00     159.48
    5      375       375       148.00         148.00   Fleshy
   17    413-439     421    152.00-164.00     159.23
   22    452-486     470    146.00-157.00     150.26
   10    500-530     516    134.00-143.00     136.76
    5      568       568    133.00-139.50     136.90
    7      581       581       130.75         130.75   Fleshy
   12    625-647     645    137.00-137.75     137.69
    5    703-710     704    128.75-132.00     129.41

                      Feeder Heifers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      623       623       120.50         120.50

                Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4    363-375     366    179.00-186.00     184.21
   13    415-446     440    164.00-170.00     166.88
   14    480-495     490    150.00-160.00     154.28
    3    567-575     570    135.00-141.00     137.02
    6    610-615     612    137.50-141.00     139.24
    5    665-680     671    130.00-140.00     132.79

Source:  MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, 
         Richard Kramer, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS760.txt

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