Livestock auctions 4/25/02

LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS

FRUITLAND LIVESTOCK

FRUITLAND, MO. -- TUESDAY'S FRUITLAND LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS: RECEIPTS: 536. LAST WEEK 650. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS UNDER 500 LBS SOLD 3.00 HIGHER, OFFERINGS OVER 500 LBS SOLD STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD 1.00 HIGHER AND BULLS SOLD 2.00 LOWER; DEMAND MODERATE AND SUPPLY LIGHT. COWS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 20 PERCENT OF THE RUN, 80 PERCENT FEEDERS. STEERS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 55 PERCENT OF THE OFFERING, 8 PERCENT HOLSTEINS AND 37 PERCENT HEIFERS. OFFERINGS OVER 600 LBS TOTALED AROUND 14 PERCENT.

N FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1, 300-400 LBS 101.00-113.00; 400-500 LBS 100.00-104.00; 500-525 LBS 87.50-94.00.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2, 250-300 LBS 106.00-111.00; 350-400 LBS 97.00-102.00; 400-500 LBS 87.00-97.00; 500-575 LBS 81.50-88.50; 600-700 LBS 70.00-76.25

MEDIUM AND LARGE 2, 250-300 LBS 93.00-99.00; PKG 365 LBS 85.00; 400-500 LBS 80.00-87.00; 500-600 LBS 73.00-83.50; PKG 675 LBS 69.00.

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: PKG 381 LBS 78.00; 500-575 LBS 57.50-61.50; PKG 687 LBS 55.50.

FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1, 350-400 LBS 93.00-96.00; 550

-575 LBS 92.00-95.00.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2, 250-300 LBS 94.00-98.00; 300-400 LBS 85.50-88.00; 400-500 LBS 81.00-88.00; 500-600 LBS 70.00-77.00; 600-700 LBS 68.00-71.00. MEDIUM AND LARGE 2 350-400 LBS 79.50-82.50 400-450 LBS 78.50-80.00; 500-550 LBS 65.00-73.00.

SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING: 75 PERCENT LEAN, 34.50-36.50 BULK; BONING 80-85 PERCENT LEAN, 37.75-41.25 BULK, UP TO 43.25 HIGH DRESSING, 35.50 LOW DRESSING; LEAN: 85-90 PERCENT, 25.00-30.00 BULK.

SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2: 1400-2150 LBS, BULK 45.25-46.75.

N REPLACEMENT COWS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS 895-1280 LBS 2ND AND 3RD STAGE 500.00-590.00. 8 YRS TO SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 2ND AND 3RD STAGE 430.00-485.00.

COW-CALF PAIRS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS, 895-1250 LBS WITH

CALVES FROM NEW BORN TO 300 LBS 740.00-820.00 PER PAIR; 8 YEARS TO SHORT

AND SOLID MOUTH 460.00-515.00 PER PAIR.

PATTON LIVESTOCK

PATTON, MO. -- MONDAY'S PATTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS: CATTLE RECEIPTS 825. COMPARED TO A WEEK AGO: 842. COMPARED TO LAST WEEK STEERS AND HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD STEADY AND BULLS SOLD 2.00 LOWER; DEMAND MODERATE AND WEAKEN BY END OF SALE, SUPPLY LIGHT. MOST AREAS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REMAIN WET AND VERY LITTLE GROUND WORK HAS BEEN DONE. COWS AND BULLS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 17 PERCENT OF THE RUN, 83 PERCENT FEEDERS. STEERS MADE UP APPROXIMATELY 54 PERCENT OF THE OFFERING AND 46 PERCENT HEIFERS. OFFERINGS OVER 600 LBS TOTALED AROUND 21 PERCENT.

FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 250-300 LBS 114.00-115.00; PKG

330 LBS 111.00; 400-475 LBS 92.00-100.00; 500-550 LBS 91.00-92.00; 600-625 LBS 84.50.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 250-300 LBS 106.00-111.00; 300-400 LBS 97.00-106.00; 400-500 LBS 85.50-95.00; 500-600 LBS 72.00-87.50; 600-700 LBS 70.50-77.25; 700-800 LBS 64.50-74.25; PKG 885 LBS 64.25.

MEDIUM AND LARGE 2: 250-300 LBS 98.00-100.00; 300-350 LBS 90.00-92.00;

400-500 LBS 77.50-85.00; 500-600 LBS 70.00-80.50; 600-700 LBS 63.00 68.00.

FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1: 325-400 LBS 98.00-106.00; 400

450 LBS 90.00-92.50. MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 250-300 LBS 86.00-93.00; 300-400 LBS 85.00-95.00; 400-500 LBS 80.00-89.00; 500-600 LBS 72.25-83.50; 600-700 LBS 68.00-77.50; 700-750 LBS 68.00-77.50. MEDIUM AND LARGE 2: 250-275 LBS 80.00-82.00; 300-400 LBS 72.00-76.00; 400-500 LBS 70.50-78.00; 500-600 LBS 70.00-74.00.

SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING, 75-80 PERCENT LEAN, 36.25-40.25 BULK; BONING, 80-85 PERCENT LEAN, 37.50-41.50 BULK, UP TO 44.50 HIGH DRESSING, 35.00 LOW DRESSING; LEAN, 85-90 PERCENT LEAN, 28.25-31.50 HIGH DRESSING.

SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2: 1320-1905 LBS, BULK 48.25-50.25.

REPLACEMENT COWS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2: 3-7 YRS 830-1315 LBS 2ND

AND 3RD STAGE 510.00-720.00. SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 2ND AND 3RD STAGE

405.00-575.00.

COW-CALF PAIRS: MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2, 930-1300 LBS WITH CALVES FROM NEW BORN TO 300 LBS, 2 YRS - 7 YRS 670.00-820.00 PER PAIR; 8 YRS TO SHORT AND SOLID MOUTH 480.00-655.00 PER PAIR.