JC_LS153 Jefferson City, MO Tue Sep 16, 2008 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Kingdom City - Callaway Livestock Center Cattle Auction Report for 09/15/08 Receipts: 1161 Week Ago: 1527 Year Ago: 1956 Compared to last week, feeder steers under 500 lbs and heifers under 450 lbs not well tested, steers 500-700 lbs and heifers 450-650 lbs weak to 3.00 lower. Demand light to moderate. Supply light, mostly small packages and lots of 400-700 lbs feeders, near 49 percent steers and bulls, 41 percent heifers, 10 percent cows and 36 percent feeders over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 two pkgs 440-475 lbs 114.00-120.00 two pkgs 500-550 lbs 114.00-115.50; three pkgs unweaned 440-525 lbs 108.00-109.00; load blacks value-added 610 lbs 122.75; pkg 695 lbs 120.00 Medium and Large 1-2 lot 645 lbs 114.50; load value-added 611 lbs 121.75; pkg and lot 665-700 lbs 110.00-113.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 pkg 357 lbs 115.50; pkg 460 lbs 112.50; two pkgs unweaned 475-500 lbs 94.00-103.50; few pkgs 500-600 lbs 102.50-109.50; pkg 700 lbs 103.00. Medium and Large 1-2 load 565 lbs 109.75; pkg, lot and load 600-650 lbs 103.75-108.25. Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 400-450 lbs 109.00-113.50; 500- 575 lbs 96.00-106.50. Slaughter Cows: Percent Lean Av Dressing Hi Dressing Lo Dressing Breakers 70-80 60.00-62.50 few 63.00-66.00 few 56.50-59.00 Boners 80-85 57.00-62.00 62.00-68.00 52.00-57.00 Lean 85-90 52.00-57.00 57.00-62.00 47.00-51.00 few 40.50-45.50 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1450-1900 lbs 67.00-71.75 ----------- 61.50-64.50 Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Kingdom City, MO Roger Parker, Market News Reporter 1-573-751-5618 24 hour recorded report 573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS153.txt 0721cdt th .