Report Date: 4/17/2014
JC_LS148
Jefferson City, MO Thu Apr 17, 2014 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
Vienna-South Central Regional Stockyards
Feeder Cattle Auction Report for 04/16/2014
Receipts: 419 Last Week: 989 Year Ago: 501
Compared to last Wednesday, feeder steers and heifers under 425 lbs 4.00-
10.00 lower, over 425 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.
Supply moderate. Near 25 percent of the offering was cows and 20 percent of
the feeders were over 600 lbs. Feeder supply approximately 59 percent steers
and bulls and 41 percent heifers. Lower feeder trade partly due to less buying
power and fewer numbers to work with although the cheaper light new crop calf
trade is probably real and demand driven.
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 350-400 lbs 217.50-228.00; 400-
500 lbs 215.00-234.00; 500-600 lbs 196.00-208.50; 600-700 lbs 180.00-198.00,
small package fleshy calves 600 lbs 183.00.
Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 300-400 lbs 200.00-218.00;
400-500 lbs 197.00-208.00; 500-600 lbs 175.00-195.00; 600-700 lbs 163.00-
177.00; small package fleshy 700 lbs 148.50. Medium and Large 2 small package
410 lbs 187.50. Medium 1-2 small package 435 lbs 176.00.
Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-500 lbs 208.00-213.00; 500-550 lbs
186.00-188.00; 650-730 lbs 150.00-163.00.
Slaughter Cows:
Percent lean Average Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Breaking 70-80 102.50
Boning 80-85 94.00-100.00 101.00-102.00
Lean 85-90 84.00-94.00 74.00-82.50
Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1875-1950 lbs Ind. 111.00 Ind. Low
Dressing 97.75.
Replacement Cows: Medium and Large 1-2, few 6 years to short and solid, 1000-
1300 lbs, second stage 1300.00-1485.00 per head.
Cow and calf pairs: Medium and Large 1-2, 4-7 years, 975-1050 lbs, bred back
in the first to second stage with 250-325 lb calves 2350.00-2625.00 per pair.
Medium and Large 1-2, few 4 years to short and solid, 950-1100 lbs, with baby
to 150 lb calves 1600.00-1685.00; Broken mouth, 1175 lbs, with baby calves
1435.00 per pair.
Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service
Duane Robertson, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
24 hour recorded report 573-522-9244
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