Report Date: 5/17/2018
SF_LS758
Sioux Falls, SD Thu May 17, 2018 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News
Mitchell Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/17/2018
Receipts: 2258 Last Week: 5348 Year Ago: 1909
Compared to last week: Steers over 900 lbs steady
4.00 lower, other weights not well compared. Heifers
over 850 lbs 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand mostly moderate
for today's offering of average to attractive quality cattle.
Majority of the offering was load lots of steers and heifers
out of backgrounding yards weighing over 800 lbs. Flesh
condition moderate to moderate plus. Warm and dry weather
has many farmers focused on getting their spring planting done
before the next round of predicted rain arrives this weekend.
Light buyer attendence, with few farmer-feeders on hand. Deferred
contract months of the CME Live Cattle futures closed steady to firm,
with August up .05 at 99.10; Oct steady at 102.30; Dec up .57 at 108.20.
Feeder cattle were 51 percent steers, 49 percent heifers; 96 percent
weighing over 600 lbs. Sale next Thursday May 24th, with 2,500 expected.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 484 484 184.00 184.00
5 570 570 162.00 162.00
20 626-631 629 160.00-164.00 161.79
32 656-691 664 144.00-155.50 148.40
19 656 656 165.50 165.50 Thin Fleshed
20 734 734 137.00 137.00
11 728 728 136.00 136.00 Fleshy
17 790 790 140.00 140.00
102 801-847 827 129.75-137.75 133.23
270 907-949 936 123.25-130.00 126.67
17 901 901 122.25 122.25 Fleshy
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 545 545 166.50 166.50
10 551-554 552 161.00-163.00 162.00
5 684 684 142.50 142.50
7 740 740 135.50 135.50
10 765-788 776 137.50-142.50 140.04
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
27 778 778 137.75 137.75
258 1002-1046 1025 115.75-118.90 117.47
107 1091-1095 1093 112.50-116.30 114.49
10 1113 1113 110.75 110.75
13 1169 1169 108.25 108.25
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
51 1017 1017 113.00 113.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 678 678 69.00 69.00
12 844-847 845 70.00-72.25 71.31
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 608 608 66.50 66.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 427 427 179.00 179.00
5 463 463 179.00 179.00
18 503-520 509 152.00-159.00 154.39
23 570-597 581 148.00-157.00 153.20
33 603-636 622 143.50-146.00 144.82
30 654-670 660 133.00-139.00 136.71
9 670 670 118.25 118.25 Fleshy
131 722-745 736 122.00-130.50 125.53
69 753-797 784 120.25-128.50 122.55
10 788 788 115.50 115.50 Fleshy
112 836-846 839 115.25-121.00 118.90
138 864-885 878 115.25-116.90 116.20
6 869 869 112.50 112.50 Fleshy
294 917-949 940 109.50-114.00 110.67
53 986 986 111.75 111.75
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 557 557 153.25 153.25
10 648 648 139.50 139.50
9 691 691 129.50 129.50
12 732 732 121.75 121.75
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1027 1027 105.00 105.00
12 1055 1055 106.75 106.75
Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
Erika Goette, Market Reporter
605-372-8350
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