SJ_LS750 St. Joseph, MO Wed Sep 17, 2008 USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News St. Joseph, MO Stockyards Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 09/17/2008 Receipts: 1045 Last Week: 1625 Year Ago: 1275 Compared to last week, feeder steers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, with steer calves and yearlings weighing over 500 lbs selling 1.00-4.00 lower, with most decline on the yearlings. Feeder heifers weighing 400-700 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs not tested. Quality was not as attractive as last week. Financial market uncertainties are pressuring the future markets, which are adding pressure to the cattle markets as live and feeder contracts are lower this week. Supply included 65 percent steers and 35 percent heifers, with near 55 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 366 366 133.00 133.00 3 407 407 132.00 132.00 61 453-499 478 121.50-128.50 124.15 5 521 521 122.50 122.50 26 574-592 580 114.00-115.00 114.46 57 620-629 626 115.00-115.50 115.33 8 656-675 663 114.00 114.00 23 743 743 111.00 111.00 17 751-772 766 106.00-108.00 106.58 6 828 828 105.00 105.00 Fleshy 81 899 899 103.35 103.35 22 981 981 100.10 100.10 Fleshy Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 513-544 538 115.00-116.75 116.42 47 561-598 574 110.00-116.00 114.66 4 610-619 614 109.00-111.00 109.99 10 673-698 680 110.00 110.00 10 702-745 724 106.50-108.50 107.47 12 852-891 875 97.75-106.00 101.10 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 719 719 104.75 104.75 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 496 496 112.00 112.00 5 624 624 101.50 101.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 536 536 72.50 72.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 385-390 387 118.00 118.00 12 426 426 105.00 105.00 5 458 458 104.00 104.00 24 503-532 523 102.00-105.50 103.83 16 558-565 562 102.50-108.00 105.61 51 608-640 620 102.75-108.25 105.67 33 678-699 694 102.25-104.80 103.80 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 450-465 461 105.00-107.60 106.92 16 512-519 514 100.00-101.75 100.93 12 569-595 580 96.75-100.50 99.15 15 580 580 106.25 106.25 Thin 10 612-628 618 97.50-100.00 98.52 4 625 625 94.25 94.25 Fleshy 3 680 680 96.00 96.00 Fleshy 5 723 723 99.00 99.00 4 853 853 82.60 82.60 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 595 595 95.75 95.75 6 743 743 92.25 92.25 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 605 605 88.00 88.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 452-484 473 107.50-120.50 113.34 3 520 520 100.00 100.00 10 565-598 590 104.25-106.50 105.21 3 710 710 98.50 98.50 Source: USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greg Harrison, Market Reporter, 816-238-0678 24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS750.txt 1400c glh .