Kingdom City- Callaway Livestock Center: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 10/01/2012

Receipts:  1193    Last Week:  2240   Year Ago:  1730
 
   Compared to last week, lightweight steer calves under 400 lbs sold mostly 
steady, with 400-550 lb steer calves selling weak to 5.00 lower on a light test, 
with instances 8.00-10.00 lower on steer calves weighing 450-550 lbs.  Feeder 
heifers weighing under 450 lbs sold mostly steady, with 450-600 lb heifer calves 
trading weak to 5.00 lower.  Yearling feeders were lightly tested and in short 
supply with a few sales selling with a lower undertone.  Feeder supply was 
mostly calves weighing 400-550 lbs with over-all quality not as attractive as 
last week.  Demand was moderate with feeder supply 55 percent steers and bulls, 
45 percent heifers and 18 percent over 600 lbs.  Slaughter cows made up 20 
percent of the total receipts.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      318       318       204.00         204.00
   21    353-375     368    185.00-195.00     189.05

   15    403-418     412    177.00-180.00     178.67
   21    455-485     463    164.00-172.50     168.15

   15    505-530     512    159.00-163.50     162.26
    5      518       518       147.00         147.00   Fleshy
    3      582       582       145.00         145.00   Fleshy

    5      610       610       157.50         157.50
    6      610       610       148.00         148.00   Fleshy
   33      650       650       145.75         145.75

   14      740       740       144.25         144.25

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      300       300       176.00         176.00
   11    362-390     378    167.00-184.00     176.22
    6    403-417     410    159.00-173.00     165.88
   11    453-459     457    166.00-167.50     166.54
   21    500-530     515    157.00-163.00     160.47
    9    589-595     592    152.00-152.50     152.22
    4      613       613       146.00         146.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      328       328       134.00         134.00
   12    356-384     375    143.00-148.00     146.42
   22    450-473     466    151.75-156.00     153.06
    4      586       586       143.00         143.00

                  Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    8      255       255        95.00          95.00
    3      692       692        90.00          90.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    9    383-388     387    171.00-178.00     176.46

   17    404-438     419    156.00-165.50     159.91
   28    462-478     468    150.00-155.00     153.55

   31    500-532     517    143.00-147.00     143.48
    7    568-584     579    139.00-140.00     139.28
   18      577       577       134.00         134.00   Fleshy

    6      647       647       133.00         133.00
    3      690       690       125.25         125.25   Fleshy

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      318       318       166.00         166.00
    4      443       443       141.00         141.00
   22    460-489     482    141.00-144.00     142.48
   17    500-540     518    139.00-143.00     141.17
    6      563       563       134.00         134.00
    6      642       642       133.00         133.00
    7      659       659       134.00         134.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10    300-348     318    136.00-148.00     143.04
    4      380       380       127.00         127.00
    4      425       425       141.50         141.50
   10    475-478     477    134.00-135.00     134.70
    9    588-594     591    121.00-131.00     125.42
    3      670       670       125.00         125.00

                Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      347       347       188.00         188.00
   11    362-398     369    160.00-186.00     177.33
    7    403-417     412    164.00-173.00     167.98
    7    452-463     458    152.00-158.50     154.75
    9    513-519     516    145.00-154.00     150.03
    6      569       569       142.50         142.50
    3      627       627       140.00         140.00

Source:  MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, 
         Greg Harrison, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS768.txt
 
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