Livestock auctions 4/18/02

LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS

FRUITLAND LIVESTOCK

FRUITLAND, MO. -- TUESDAY'S FRUITLAND LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS: CATTLE RECEIPTS: 650. LAST WEEK: 860. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS UNDER 500 LBS SOLD 1.00-3.00 HIGHER, OFFERINGS OVER 500 LBS SOLD 2.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 2.00 LOWER AND BULLS SOLD STEADY; DEMAND AND SUPPLY MODERATE. COWS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 27 PERCENT OF THE RUN, 73 PERCENT FEEDERS. STEERS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 45 PERCENT OF THE OFFERING, 2 PERCENT HOLSTEINS AND 53 PERCENT HEIFERS. OFFERINGS OVER 600 LBS TOTALED AROUND 26 PERCENT.

FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 250-300 LBS 100.00-106.00; 350-

400 LBS 97.50-101.00; 400-500 LBS 96.00-101.00; 500-525 LBS 93.75-96.00.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 250-300 LBS 90.50-91.00; 300-400 LBS 88.00-97.00;

400-500 LBS 86.00-95.00; 500-575 LBS 82.50-90.00; 600-700 LBS 73.00-79.50; 700-800 LBS 65.00-72.25.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 2: 250-300 LBS 79.00-81.00; 375-400 LBS 77.50-84.50; 425-450 LBS 77.50-82.50; 500-575 LBS 70.00-76.50.

FEEDER HOLSTEINS: LARGE 3: 750-775 LBS 55.00-56.00.

FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 300-400 LBS 91.00-95.00; MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 250-300 LBS 83.00-90.00; 300-400 LBS 82.50-91.00;

400-500 LBS 84.00-91.00; 500-600 LBS 74.00-82.50; 600-700 LBS 62.50-70.75 700-725 LBS 60.25-65.00.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 2: 300-325 LBS 70.00-75.50; 400-500 LBS 69.50-81.00; 550-600 LBS 65.00-74.00; 600-700 LBS 57.00-63.00 PKG 720 LBS 52.25.

SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING, 75-80 PERCENT LEAN, 35.50-37.25 BULK; BONING, 80-85 PERCENT LEAN, 37.25-40.00 BULK, UP TO 43.75 HIGH DRESSING, 33.50-36.50 LOW DRESSING; LEAN, 85-90 PERCENT LEAN, 25.00-30.00 BULK.

SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2: 1400-2150 LBS, BULK 48.75-50.00.

N REPLACEMENT COWS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS 915-1350 LBS 2ND AND 3RD STAGE 530.00-700.00. EIGHT YRS TO SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 2ND AND 3RD STAGE 305.00-490.00.

COW-CALF PAIRS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS, 865-1325 LBS WITH

CALVES FROM NEW BORN TO 300 LBS 710.00-840.00 PER PAIR; EIGHT YEARS TO SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 540.00-640.00 PER PAIR.

PATTON LIVESTOCK

PATTON, MO. -- MONDAY'S PATTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS: CATTLE RECEIPTS 842. COMPARED TO A WEEK AGO: 1262. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS UNDER 600 LBS SOLD STEADY TO 3.00 HIGHER, 600 LBS HEIFERS SOLD 1.00 HIGHER, THE REST OF THE OFFERING WAS NOT WELL TESTED. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS SOLD STEADY; DEMAND MODERATE AND SUPPLY LIGHT. THE OVER ALL QUALITY OF THE SALE WAS MUCH BETTER THAN AVERAGE. COWS AND BULLS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE RUN, 90 PERCENT FEEDERS. STEERS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 54 PERCENT OF THE OFFERING, 1 PERCENT HOLSTEINS AND 45 PERCENT HEIFERS. OFFERINGS OVER 600 LBS TOTALED AROUND 12 PERCENT.

FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 275-300 LBS 109.00-111.00; PKG

332 LBS 110.00; 400-475 LBS 98.00-108.00; 525-575 LBS 91.00-93.50.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 250-300 LBS 93.00-95.50; 300-400 LBS 95.50-105.00 400-500 LBS 87.50-97.50; 500-600 LBS 82.00-89.00; 600-650 LBS 75.00-78.00; 700-725 LBS 67.00-74.50; 800-850 LBS 65.00-67.00. MEDIUM ANDLARGE 2: 300-400 LBS 64.00-91.00; 400-500 LBS 80.00-86.50; 500-600 LBS 74.50-82.50; 675-700 LBS 65.00-72.50; PKG 851 LBS 60.25.

FEEDER HOLSTEINS: STEERS LARGE 3: PKG 850 LBS 52.50.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 375-400 LBS 91.00-94.00; 400-450 LBS 91.00-93.50; PKG 509 LBS 87.50.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 PKG 225 LBS 106.00; 300-400 LBS 82.50-91.00; 400-500 LBS 79.50-89.00; 500-600 LBS 74.00-84.00; 600-650 LBS 70.50-76.50; 700-750 LBS 61.00-65.00; 825-850 LBS 59.00-67.00.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 2: 250-300 LBS 85.50-87.00 350-400 LBS 80.50-81.00; 400-500 LBS 70.00-78.50; 500-600 LBS 70.50-77.50.

SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING, 75-80 PERCENT LEAN, 37.25-38.00 BULK, UP TO 42.50 HIGH DRESSING; BONING, 80-85 PERCENT LEAN, 36.00-40.25 BULK, UP TO 42.50 HIGH DRESSING; LEAN, 85-90 PERCENT LEAN, 27.00-31.75 HIGH DRESSING.

SLAUGHTER BULLS: YEILD GRADE 1-2: 1275-2470 LBS, BULK 46.25-52.75;

HIGH DRESSING UP TO 54.50.

REPLACEMENT COWS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS 885-1365 LBS 2ND

AND 3RD STAGE 570.00-680.00. SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 2ND AND 3RD STAGE

415.00-520.00.

COW-CALF PAIRS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2, 945-1340 LBS WITH CALVES FROM

NEW BORN TO 300 LBS, 2 YRS - 7 YRS 710.00-875.00 PER PAIR; 8 YRS TO SHORT

AND SOLID MOUTH 470.00-665.00 PER PAIR.