Jefferson City, MO    Mon Nov 23, 2009   MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Bowling Green- Eastern Missouri Commission CO
Feeder Cattle Auction Report for 11/20/09

Receipts:   876       Week ago:   1191    Year ago:  908

  Compared to last week, feeder steer calves steady to firm and heifer
calves mostly steady.  Demand moderate to good.  Supply light, mostly
450-650 lbs calves, near 40 percent steers and bulls, 30 percent heifers,
20 percent cows, 10 percent slaughter steers and heifers and 25 percent
feeders over 600 lbs.  Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.
( No sale next Friday November 27, 2009 )
( Special Cow sale, Saturday November 28, 2009 )

  Feeder Steers:  Medium and Large 1 few small pkgs 450-500 lbs 103.50-
107.00; small pkgs 500-600 lbs 96.00-106.00; 600-650 lbs 94.75-100.50,
pkg calves 657 lbs 96.75; two pkgs calves 715-750 lbs 87.50-87.75; few
small pkgs 810-835 lbs 85.25-86.50.

  Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 small pkgs 450-500 lbs 86.00-96.00;
500-600 lbs 83.50-89.00; 600-700 lbs 82.50-85.00; pkg calves 715 lbs
79.25.

  Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1 pkg 482 lbs 93.00; pkg 510 lbs 100.00;
Lot 592 lbs 88.75; lot 670 lbs 83.75.

Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean
          Percent Lean    Av Dressing      Hi Dressing       Lo Dressing
Breakers  70-80       few 40.00-45.00      45.00-47.00       -----------

Boners    80-85           40.00-44.00      44.00-47.00       -----------

Lean      85-90           35.00-40.00      40.00-41.00       30.00-35.00

Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2
1400-2100 lbs             50.25-55.25      Ind 56.50         45.00-50.00
2150-2350 lbs             45.25-50.25

Slaughter Steers and Heifers: (80 head)
Choice 2-3 1300-1400 lbs 80.25-81.25
Select and Choice 2-3 1200-1300 lbs 76.25-80.25
Select 1-2 1100-1350 lbs 72.50-76.25

Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Bowling Green, MO
         Roger Parker, Market Reporter  573-751-5618
         24 hour recorded report 1-573-522-9244

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Jefferson City, MO   Mon Nov 23, 2009   MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News

Fruitland- Fruitland Livestock Auction
Monthly Sheep and Goat Report for 11/20/2009

Receipts:  767    Last Month:  895    Year Ago:  970

******Sheep and goat sale is on the third Friday of the month at 10:00 am******

******(All goats at Fruitland will now be sold per hundred weight.)*************

   Compared to last month, feeder lambs scarce; slaughter lambs sold
20.00 higher; slaughter ewes sold 5.00 higher; slaughter rams 5.00 lower.
Billies traded 7.00 higher, nannies sold 7.00 higher, kids sold 10.00 higher,
feeder kids sold 8.00 higher and few yearlings sold 10.00 higher; Demand very
good and supply light.   Sheep made up approximately 55 percent of the offering,
45 percent goats. Sheep and goats are priced on a per hundred weight basis.

   Slaughter lambs:  Choice 2-3   50-55 lbs 110.00-123.00, fancy pkg 57 lbs
130.00; 60-75 lbs 120.00-131.00, fancy 66 lbs 133.00; few 80-93 lbs 125.00-
130.00; few 110-125 lbs 112.50-120.00.

   Feeder lambs:  Medium and Large 1-2  pkg 35 lbs 90.00; pkg 43 lbs 115.00.

   Slaughter ewes:  Utility and Good 1-3   few 98-105 lbs 57.50-67.50.

   Slaughter rams:  few 170-185 lbs 62.50-72.50.

    Replacement ewes:  Medium and Large 1-2   few 110-131 lbs 77.50-85.00.

   Goats: **********All goats price per Hundred weight***************

   Kids:  Selection 1   40-48 lbs 115.00-119.00 per cwt; 50-63 lbs 125.50-
132.00; fancy pkg 77 lbs 144.00.   Selection 2   40-50 lbs 105.00-110.00 per
cwt; 55-58 lbs 117.00-118.00.   Selection 3 few 57-60 lbs 90.00-95.00 per cwt.
Pygmy: few 35-45 lbs 92.00-101.00 per cwt; pkg 52 lbs 120.00.

   Yearlings Selection 1-2 few 97-120 lbs 103.00-112.50

  Does/Nannies:  Selection 2-3, 90-108 lbs 55.00-65.00 per cwt.   Pygmy: 45-55
lbs 62.00-72.00 per cwt.

   Billies:  Bulk medium flesh few 145-180 lbs 70.00-85.00 per cwt. Replacement
Billies few 120-145 lbs 117.00-122.50; one young Boer 80 lbs 147.50.

   Replacement Classes:  Selection 1-2   Does/Nannies:  Selection 1-2 fancy 70-
97 lbs 120.00-130.00 per head, 80-95 lbs 97.00-110.00 per head.   Milking
Nannies  Scarce:   Nannies with kids Scarce:

   Stocker/Feeder Kids:  Selection 1 30-40 lbs 102.50-113.00.   Selection 1-
2 few 35-38 lbs 100.00-102.00 per cwt.   Selection 2-3 30-38 lbs 80.50-82.50 per
cwt.


Source: Missouri Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Fruitland MO
         Dennis Nagel, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244

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Jefferson City, MO    Fri Nov 20, 2009    Mo Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Southwest Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale
Joplin Regional Stockyards, Joplin, MO   11/20/09

Receipts:  335     Year Ago:  299

   Sponsored by Missouri Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers, Inc.,
Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association in cooperation
with University Extension, Commercial Agriculture Program, Division
of Animal Sciences, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, the Missouri
Cattlemen's Association and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

   All heifers in the sale have met minimum standards for reproductive
soundness, pelvic size, body condition and weight. They have also under-
gone a comprehensive health program, and were guaranteed bred to easy
calving bulls. Several were synchronized and artificially bred. Projected
calving dates were given for all lots with all heifers expected to calve
from mid-January thru April 30. The offering was screened for blemishes,
muscle, frame, body condition score (BCS), and disposition by a screening
committee, consisting of official graders from the Missouri Dept of Agri-
culture and USDA, then sorted into lots according to calving dates and sim-
ilar body types. There were 41 percent of the heifers artificially bred, 56
percent naturally bred with 3 percent mixed AI and natural. About 75 percent
of the heifers were black or black white face. The AI bred heifers averaged
55.00 dollars more per head than natural bred heifers. The quality, type and
condition of the offering was good and all heifers were in the 2nd and 3rd
stage. There was capacity crowd on hand with a large number of buyers and
good demand for these known quality heifers. Sale average for the 335 head
was 1139.00.

    Replacement Bred Heifers:  Large 1  3rd stage 1145-1340 lbs 1250.00-
1425.00, 2nd stage 1105-1260 lbs 1000.00-1200.00 per head. Large 1-2  2nd
and 3rd stage 1125-1220 lbs 1125.00-1300.00 per head. Medium and Large 1
3rd stage 1035-1135 lbs 1125.00-1350.00, 2nd stage 990-1115 lbs most
1050.00-1250.00 per head, couple lots 925.00-950.00. Medium and Large 1-2
3rd stage 1000-1085 lbs most 1100.00-1350.00 w/lot mottle faced 1450.00,
2nd stage 985-1085 lbs 975.00-1250.00 per head. Medium and Large 2  2nd
stage lot 990 lbs 875.00 per head. Medium 1  3rd stage 865-945 lbs 1075.00-
1250.00, 2nd stage 855-955 lbs 950.00-1125.00 per head. Medium 1-2  3rd
stage 865-920 lbs 950.00-1150.00, 2nd stage 860-965 lbs 875.00-1050.00
per head.

Source:   Missouri Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Joplin, MO
          Don Kleiboeker Market Reporter, 573-751-4339
          24 hour recorded report, 1-573-522-9244

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Jefferson City, MO    Mon Nov 23, 2009    MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Unionville - Unionville Livestock Market, Inc
Feeder Cattle Auction for 11/21/09

Receipts:  1709    Week Ago:  550

   Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers steady to
2.00 higher.  Slaughter cows steady.  Several large strings of both
calves and yearlings offered and a large crowd on hand for this
special preholiday sale including plenty of star power manning the
auction block.  Assisting Tom Frey, who is the current Reserve
Champion Auctioneer, was the reigning 2009 World Champion Auctioneer
Ty Thompson from Billings, Montana.  Demand moderate to good and
supply moderate.  Cows and bulls accounted for 2 percent of the run
and feeders 98 percent.  In the feeder supply, steers and bulls made
up approximately 66 percent of the run; heifers 34 percent; steers
and heifers over 600 lbs totaled around 55 percent.

   Feeder Steers:  Medium and Large 1 Few 350-400 lbs 112.50-118.50;
400-500 lbs 109.00-117.25, Fleshy 449 lbs 106.00, 500-600 lbs
101.00-108.75, Fleshy 576 lbs 89.00; 600-700 lbs 93.00-102.25,
Calves/Fleshy 85.25-94.00; 700-800 lbs 94.35-96.75, Calves/Fleshy
82.75-89.60; Calves/Fleshy 850-900 lbs 85.00-88.00.  Medium and Large 1-2
Pkg 550 lbs 106.25; Pkg 752 lbs 89.75, Fleshy 785 lbs 88.50.

   Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1 Few 350-400 lbs 102.50-105.00;
400-500 lbs 93.25-98.75, Fleshy 85.00-88.00; 500-600 lbs 85.50-96.00;
600-650 lbs 85.25-87.00; Fleshy Load 707 lbs 83.00.  Medium and Large 1-2
500-550 lbs 87.50-90.25, Fleshy 500-600 lbs 82.50-84.25; Pkg 619 lbs
84.00, Fleshy 600-650 lbs 82.00-82.25; Fleshy 700-800 lbs 77.50-84.25.
Medium 1-2 Pkg 348 lbs 86.00; Pkg 430 lbs 87.25.

   Slaughter Cows:
            Percent Lean    Avg Dressing   Hi Dressing    Lo Dressing
Breaking    70-80           40.00-44.75
Boning      80-85           42.00-43.25
Lean        85-90                                         33.50-35.00

   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2  1650-1850 lbs 45.00-50.00


Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Unionville, MO
        Steve Disselhorst, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
        24 hour recorded report, 573-522-9244