Report Date: 4/2/2015
SF_LS758
Sioux Falls, SD Thu Apr 2, 2015 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News
Mitchell Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/02/2015
Receipts: 4820 Last Week: 4212 Year Ago: 2145
compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs had too
few comparable sales, 650-1000 lbs steady to 3.00 lower with
the exception of 850-900 lbs fully steady, 1000-1100 lbs
2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers lightly tested under 700
lbs, 700-800 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 800-900 lbs mostly steady
with instance 5.00 lower on 800-850 lbs, 900-950 lbs 3.00 higher
on a light test. Demand good to very good. Majority of cattle
were out of backgrounding lots and were carrying light to moderate
flesh, moderate plus flesh seen at times on some heavy weight cattle.
Few pacages of light fall calves, both off the cow and weaned short
time, in moderate flesh suitable for summer grazing sold with good demand.
Feeder cattle were 61 percent steers, 37 percent heifers, balance
Holsteins and bulls; 96 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Sale next
Thursday April 9th, expecting 4,000 head.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 320 320 341.00 341.00
17 524 524 298.00 298.00
36 550-595 584 269.00-283.50 275.52
11 606-615 610 262.00-264.00 262.92
143 656-686 664 245.00-252.00 249.15
186 712-744 728 225.00-232.50 228.71
429 752-798 776 211.50-229.25 223.68
33 782 782 210.50 210.50 Fleshy
309 800-848 830 208.00-217.00 212.85
79 850-889 866 204.25-211.50 208.29
132 905-940 933 191.75-195.50 193.74
61 946 946 188.50 188.50 Fleshy
273 952-976 960 190.50-196.10 193.25
152 960-979 968 182.75-188.25 185.42 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 278 278 345.00 345.00
16 532 532 284.00 284.00
37 588 588 264.00 264.00
31 680-682 681 230.00-237.50 234.84
7 737 737 218.50 218.50
17 777-780 778 209.00-213.50 211.64
6 834 834 200.50 200.50
78 908-934 917 183.00-190.50 186.49
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
216 1003-1036 1021 182.75-186.25 184.93
83 1036-1048 1045 172.00-179.75 177.62 Fleshy
264 1062-1079 1073 179.25-180.50 180.09
128 1113-1143 1138 172.00-173.25 172.58
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1161 1161 165.50 165.50
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 653 653 184.00 184.00
62 928 928 158.75 158.75
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 434 434 297.00 297.00
19 480-498 489 269.00-271.00 269.97
13 529-542 536 262.00 262.00
5 565 565 248.00 248.00
15 611-648 621 226.00-231.00 229.61
47 650-699 677 217.00-224.00 217.88
332 701-742 724 200.00-219.00 214.20
162 768-796 786 196.50-201.25 198.58
34 767-793 789 178.00-185.50 179.07 Fleshy
297 810-849 839 192.50-197.00 194.12
25 808-842 815 181.50-185.50 184.67 Fleshy
38 853-878 873 184.25-191.50 186.95
21 894 894 175.25 175.25 Fleshy
244 901-937 915 175.75-185.25 181.94
101 957-991 967 173.50-175.00 174.05
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 569-582 576 229.00-243.00 236.70
15 644-648 645 216.00-219.00 218.00
26 676-697 684 204.00-208.50 206.74
25 700-734 711 196.50-203.00 198.52
52 752-791 779 190.50-194.00 193.26
36 866-891 872 176.50-178.75 177.01
13 876 876 181.25 181.25 Fleshy
28 949 949 166.00 166.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
106 1072-1075 1074 168.25 168.25
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 526 526 284.00 284.00
Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
Erika Goette, Market Reporter
605-372-8350
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