Boonville- Missouri Valley Commission Company: Cattle Auction Report for 12/18/2012

Receipts:  1183    Last Week:  555    Year Ago:  1280
 
  Compared to last week’s light offering, feeder steer and heifer calves steady 
to 3.00 higher, yearlings steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good. Supply moderate.
Feeder offerings around 62 percent steers and bulls and 38 percent heifers.
Offerings over 600 lbs around 55 percent. Cows around 21 percent. Slaughter
cows steady to 1.00 higher.

   Feeder Steers:  Medium and Large 1  350-400 lbs 184.00-190.00; 400-500 lbs
170.00-179.00; 500-600 lbs 160.50-167.50; pkg fleshy 580 lbs 145.00; 600-700
lbs 140.25-152.00; pkg thin fleshed 616 lbs 157.50; pkg 698 lb calves 135.50;
700-800 lbs 138.00-148.00; 850-900 lbs 136.00-142.25; pkg fleshy 936 lbs
126.10; pkg fleshy 1075 lbs 111.75. Medium And Large 1-2  350-400 lbs 161.00-
174.00; 400-500 lbs 150.50-173.00; 500-600 lbs 145.50-151.50; 650-675 lbs
135.50-140.00; 700-725 lbs 138.00-139.00. 850-900 lbs 130.00-131.75.

   Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1  350-400 lbs 160.00-167.00; 400-500
lbs 153.00-163.00; 500-600 lbs 134.00-146.50; 600-700 lbs 132.25-141.75;
pkg 645 lb calves 125.50; pkg 721 lbs 133.00; pkg fleshy 701 lbs 125.25;
pkg fleshy 904 lbs 119.25; few fleshy 1000-1020 lbs 100.25-109.50. Medium And
Large 1-2  350-400 lbs 146.00-154.00; 400-500 lbs 136.00-149.00; 500-600 lbs
133.50-135.50; 600-700 lbs 130.50-138.00; pkg 760 lbs 120.25.

   Feeder Bulls:  Medium And Large 1  300-400 lbs 177.00-190.00; 400-500 lbs
156.50-185.00; pkg 572 lbs 140.25; pkg 617 lbs 134.25. Medium And Large 1-2
400-500 lbs 145.50-161.00; 500-600 lbs 130.50-142.50; pkg 671 lbs 127.00;
pkg 785 lbs 128.50.

   Slaughter Cows:
         Percent Lean   Avg Dressing      High Dressing    Low Dressing
Breaking     70-80      75.00-79.00       80.00-82.00      68.00-73.50
Boning       80-85      72.50-79.00       80.00-85.00      65.00-72.00
Lean         85-90      70.00-76.00       77.00-82.00      62.00-69.50
                                                           55.00-61.00 shelly

   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2 
910-2645 lbs            90.00-96.00       97.50-103.00     79.00-89.50

   Replacement Cows:  Medium And Large 1  pkg 1055 lbs 3rd stage 1275.00 per
head. Medium And Large 1-2  7 yrs to broken mouth 1240-1495 lbs 2nd to 3rd
stage 975.00-1135.00 per head.

   Cow-Calf pairs: Medium And Large 1  pkg 3 yrs to 4 yrs 1275 lbs with 350
lb calves at side and cows bred back in 1st stage 2250.00 per pair; pkg short
solid 1450 lbs with 450 lb calves at side 1750.00 per pair. Medium And Large
1-2  pkg 3 yrs 1050 lbs with 250 lb calves at side 1550.00 per pair.  

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_LS132.txt

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