Area livestock auctions 11/15/01

Fruitland Livestock

FRUITLAND, Mo. -- Fruitland Livestock Auction Tuesday. Receipts, 823; last wee, 751; last year, 1,030. Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, offering over 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand moderate and supply light. Cows made up approximately 33 percent of the run, feeders 67 percent.

Steers made up approximately 51 percent of the offering, 49 percent heifers. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 28 percent.

Feeder steers: Medium and Large 1 325-375 lbs 100.00-101.50. Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs 96.00-99.00; 300-400 lbs 87.00-98.00; 400-450 lbs 81.00-91.00; 500-600 lbs 75.00-84.25; 600-700 lbs 69.00-78.00; 750-775 lbs 73.25-74.50; pkg 810 lbs 71.00. Medium and Large 2 300-375 lbs 72.50-86.00; 450-500 lbs 73.25-79.00; 550-600 lbs 67.50-76.00; pkg 613 lbs 69.50.

Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 250-275 lbs 91.00-95.00; 300-400 lbs 76.50-83.00; 400-500 lbs 76.00-87.00; 500-550 lbs 67.00-74.00; 600-650 lbs 64.50-72.75; 700-800 lbs 68.00-72.50; 850-900 lbs 65.00-66.00. Medium and Large 2 325-400 lbs 70.50-77.50; 400-425 lbs 68.50-77.00; 500-600 lbs 60.00-69.00; 600-650 lbs 60.00-64.00.

Slaughter Cows: Percent lean Bulk High dressing Low dressing Breaking 75-80 31.00-33.75 Boning 80-85 30.25-34.25 up to 36.25 Lean 85-90 24.50-25.50 Slaughter bulls: Yield Grade 1-2: 1250-1835 lbs 36.00-38.75, High Dressing up to 42.75.

Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-7 yrs, 788-1350 lbs 2nd and 3rd stage 535.00-670.00. 8 yrs-Short and solid mouth 2nd and 3rd stage 405.00-540.00.

Cow-calf pairs: Medium and Large 1-2: 3-7 yrs, 855-1390 lbs, with calves from babies to 250 lbs 560.00-790.00; 8 yrs to short and solid mouth 490.00-610.00 per pair.

Patton Livestock

PATTON, Mo. -- Patton Junction Livestock Auction Monday. Receipts, 960; last week, 1,382; last year, 1,080. Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 5.00+ lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand and supply light. Cows made up approximately 8 percent of the run, 92 percent feeders. Steers made up approximately 50 percent of the offering and 50 percent heifers. Offering over 600 totaled around 19 percent.

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 9 305 - 325 312 101.00 - 106.00 103.76

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 5 310 - 328 321 87.50 - 95.00 90.40 20 353 - 391 374 85.00 - 95.00 89.45 45 400 - 445 428 80.50 - 89.50 85.65 30 450 - 498 476 80.50 - 86.50 83.84 48 500 - 549 524 74.00 - 84.50 79.51 27 558 - 598 577 75.00 - 77.50 75.74 28 610 - 637 620 71.25 - 75.50 73.77 30 655 - 687 675 67.00 - 73.00 70.59 8 710 - 735 723 67.50 - 73.50 70.69 16 761 - 787 769 71.25 - 73.25 72.12 4 810 - 828 819 70.00 - 71.25 70.63

Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 4 300 - 315 308 84.50 - 85.00 84.76 4 370 - 380 375 81.00 - 82.50 81.76 10 412 - 440 426 65.00 - 75.00 70.61 11 450 - 496 479 74.00 - 78.50 76.16 15 525 - 549 540 72.00 - 75.00 73.05 16 550 - 585 565 65.00 - 75.00 71.34 6 605 - 635 624 66.50 - 72.00 68.62 7 710 - 740 729 65.00 - 70.00 67.69 2 833 833 66.00 66.00

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 6 251 - 260 256 79.00 - 87.00 82.93 9 300 - 325 317 75.50 - 80.00 78.97 14 358 - 395 373 70.50 - 83.00 76.15 77 400 - 446 432 70.00 - 78.00 74.95 33 453 - 490 471 70.00 - 79.00 75.47 31 500 - 540 519 68.25 - 78.50 72.50 24 550 - 575 564 68.50 - 74.50 71.11 7 615 - 621 620 67.75 - 69.50 68.25 14 665 - 698 682 64.00 - 68.00 66.50 16 710 - 738 729 65.00 - 70.00 68.58 6 805 - 840 829 61.00 - 63.00 61.65

Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 15 310 - 340 325 72.00 - 75.00 73.88 22 353 - 390 373 70.00 - 74.50 72.40 10 400 - 438 422 60.00 - 68.00 63.92 20 455 - 494 475 62.00 - 68.50 65.26 31 500 - 545 522 57.50 - 68.25 65.07 19 550 - 590 571 60.50 - 68.00 66.11 .

Source: Missouri Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Dennis Nagel, market reporter.