Boonville - Missouri Valley Commission Company: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/04/2012

Receipts:  809    Last Week:  904    Year Ago:  1376
 
Compared to last week, feeder steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder
heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher and yearlings not well tested. 
Feeder offerings around 56 percent steers and bulls and 44 percent 
heifers. Offerings over 600 lbs around 27 percent. Cows around 30 
percent. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   12    320-331     325    191.00-192.50     191.86
    4    380-390     384    183.00-188.00     185.26

   11    402-436     426    166.00-175.00     170.91
   13      475       475       177.50         177.50

   13    512-541     534    157.00-164.00     159.93
   14    555-580     561    150.50-155.50     151.85
    7      599       599       148.00         148.00   Fleshy

   14    600-638     619    141.50-147.00     145.55
   19    680-682     680    140.00-144.50     143.79

    7    730-742     739    137.50-141.00     140.01
    6      752       752       148.00         148.00
    7      797       797       130.00         130.00   Fleshy

    6      814       814       133.50         133.50

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    8    362-382     369    167.00-177.00     171.47
    4    415-445     424    151.00-161.00     156.09
   12    450-492     472    151.00-161.00     153.90
    8    540-545     541    145.50-151.00     147.76

                      Feeder Steers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4      495       495       149.50         149.50
    4      576       576       144.00         144.00
    3      602       602       140.50         140.50

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4    352-355     353    156.00-165.00     162.74
    5      377       377       171.00         171.00   Thin Fleshed

   14    403-438     423    160.00-169.50     166.10
    7    460-495     480    152.50-155.50     154.27

   31    512-537     529    140.50-152.50     148.54
   11    572-580     576    136.50-141.00     139.54

   15    600-636     626    132.00-142.50     135.76
    4      649       649       145.50         145.50   Thin Fleshed
    5      657       657       142.50         142.50

    4      734       734       130.25         130.25
    5      708       708       126.00         126.00   Fleshy
    3      758       758       129.00         129.00

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7    423-445     434    142.00-152.00     144.06
    6    450-495     473    137.00-145.00     140.46
   19    500-546     531    125.50-137.50     133.30
    3    560-580     573    127.00-130.50     128.14

                     Feeder Heifers Medium 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      542       542       130.75         130.75   Fleshy

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      442       442       157.00         157.00
    3      463       463       151.00         151.00
    5      559       559       146.00         146.00

                Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5    602-605     603    133.50-137.00     135.60

Source:  MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service
         Brian K. Fleischmann, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS754.txt
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