St. Louis
Feeder Cattle
Greenville, IL
December 7,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle and calves; 1150 head. Com
pared to last week, slaughter steers and
heifers were firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
mainly Choice and Select and Choice
slaughter steers and heifers. Moderate
supply of holstein steers.
Total Receipts this week: 1150 Last
week; 1520 Last year: 1150
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
975-1450 lbs 68.00-71.00, mostly 68.00-
70.00; 1450-1600 lbs 64.00-68.00; Yield
Grade 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1050-1450 lbs
70.00- Prime 2-4 1250-1450 lbs
71.00- 1450-1550 lbs 70.00-72.00;
Mixed Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1450
lbs 65.00-68.00. Select 2-3 1000-1450 lbs
62.00- 1450-1600 lbs 60.00-62.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-3
1350-1800 lbs 61.00-64.00; Mixed Select
and Choice 2-3 1250-1800 lbs 58.00-
61.00. Select 2-3 1175-1450 lbs 54.00-
58.00. Low Yielding 49.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
975-1400 lbs 68.00-71.00, mostly 68.00-
70.00; YG 2-3 and Fancy 2-4 1050-1375
lbs 70.00-72.00; Prime 2-4 1075-1400
71.00-73.00; Select and Choice 2-3 950-
1250 lbs 65.00-68.00. Select 2-3 900-1225
lbs 62.00-65.00.
HEIFERETTES: Medium and Large
Frame 1100-1425 lbs 42.00-56.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Compared to the
last week, feeder steers were 4.00-6.00
higher, except holstein steers were firm
to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 2.00-
4.00 higher. Overall quality above last
weeks level. Large buyer attendance.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large Frame 1: Thin; 200-300 lbs 97.00-
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105.00 300-400 lbs 92.00-100.00, fancy
100.00- 400-500 lbs 88.00- 95.00,
fancy 95.00-100.00 part load precondi
tioned blacks at 120.50 500-600 lbs
86.00- 92.00, fancy 92.00- 94.00 600-700
lbs 84.00- 89.00 700-800 lbs 81.00- 86.00
800-900 lbs 79.00- 84.00 Moderately
Fleshy: 300-400-lbs 84.00- 92.00 400-600
lbs 78.00- 88.00 600-800 lbs 75.00- 84.00
800-900 lbs 73.00- 80.00 Fleshy: 500-700
lbs 71.00- 78.00 Large Frame 2 Hol
steins: 150-200 lbs 100.00-105.00 200-
300 lbs 85.00- 93.00 300-500 lbs 70.00-
79.00
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large Frame 1: Thin: 300-400 lbs 85.00-
93.00, fancy 93.00-96.00 400-500 lbs
83.00- 88.00, fancy 88.00-93.00 precon
ditioned 93.00- 95.00 500-600 lbs 79.00-
85.00 600-700 lbs 75.00- 82.00, fancy
82.00- Moderately Fleshy: 300-500
lbs 77.00- 85.00 500-700 lbs 70.00- 79.00
Cow/Calf Pairs; Few Large Frame 7-
10 yrs old with calf at side 570.00-
680.00/pair.
Bred Cows: Large Frame 3-9 yrs old in
2nd and 3rd stage 450.00-690.00/hd.
Medium to Large Frame 7-10 yrs old
325.00-500.00/hd.
Slaughter Cows and Bulls: 250 head.
Compared to last week, slaughter cows
were steady. Bulls were firm to 1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER COWS: % Lean
Weight Price Breakers 75-80 % 850-1200
lbs 34.00-37.00 Boners 85-90 % 850-1200
lbs 36.00-40.00 High Yielding 85-90 %
over 1100 lbs 37.00-41.00 Lean 85-90 %
850-1200 lbs 32.00-35.00 90-95 % 750-
850 lbs 28.00-32.00 90-95 % under 750
lbs 24.00-28.00
BULLS: Large supply of Yield Grade
1-2 1300-2300 lbs 42.00-48.00. Several
Yield Grade 1 1550-2350 lbs 48.00. Indi
vidual High Yield 1845 lbs at 50.50.
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Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, December 5,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 103 HEAD,
1.00 LOWER. UTILITY 36.00-40.00,
HIGH DRESSING 40.00-42.25,
CANNERS 32.00-37.00, SHELLY 32.00
DOWN.
BULLS; 18 HEAD. YG#l 1400-1850
LBS. 49.00-57.00, YG#2 1100-2250 LBS.
44.00-49.00, LOW DRESSING TO
42.25.
FED STEERS: 25 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1475 LBS.
71.00- CHOICE 2-3 65.00-70.00,
SELECT 60.00-64.00, HIGH CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 1100-1500 LBS. 62.50-
64.75,1 AT 66.25.
FED HEIFERS: 15 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 1100-1400 LBS.
71.00- CHOICE 1000-1200 LBS.
65.00- LOW CHOICE 62.00-65.00.
CALVES: 126 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 85-115 LBS. 55.00-
70.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS RETURN
ING TO FARM LIGHTWEIGHTS
HIGHER, HEAVIER, LOWER. #1 85-
115 LBS. 120.00-142.00, 120-130 LBS.
90.00- #2 90-115 LBS. 95.00-
120.00, 75-90 LBS. 75.00-110.00; HOL
STEIN HEIFERS #1 90-110 LBS.
335.00- #2 75-90 LBS. 140.00-
255.00; BEEF X BULLS AND HEIF
ERS 80-110 LBS. 110.00-152.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 29 HEAD. #1
AND 2 210-250 LBS. 37.25-38.00, #2
AND 3 220-290 LBS. 37.00-39.00; 1 450
LBS. AT 27.25.
SOWS: 9 HEAD. 300-600 LBS. 30.00-
32.00, THIN AND ROUGH 22.00-28.00.
BOARS: 4 HEAD. 400-750 LBS. TO
14.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 198 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LRGE. FRAME
200-400 LBS. 89.00-100.00, 400-600
LBS. 82.00-96.00, 600-700 LBS. 68.00-
79.00,900-1050 LBS. TO 68.50.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LRGE.
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 72.00-89.00, 500-
700 LBS. 71.00-80.00; SM. FRAME 300-
700 LBS. 60.00-69.00.
BULLS: MED. AND LRGE. FRAME
200-400 LBS. 80.00-97.00, 400-600 LBS.
72.00- 600-700 LBS. 67.00-78.00,
700-800 LBS. 65.00-75.00, 900-1000
LBS. 54.00-58.00.
SHEEP: 36.00-39.00,
LIGHTWEIGHTS 50.00-69.00.
lAMBS: 106 HEAD. HIGH CHOICE
100-125 LBS. 78.00-94.00, SEV. 130-145
LBS. 73.00-90.00, CHOICE 80-110 LBS.
96.00- 50-80 LBS. 115.00-132.00,
MED. TO GOOD 100-120 LBS. 65.00-
75.00,60-90 LBS. 80.00-90.00.
GOATS; 56 HEAD. LARGE BILLIES
90.00-130.00, MED. 60.00-85.00, LRGE.
NANNIES 80.00-132.00, MED. 45.00-
65.00, SM. FLESHY 28.00-39.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE
HEAD, 150-200 LBS. 7.00-18.00, BY
THE LB. 32 HEAD 27-35 LBS. 78.00-
89.00; STOCK BOARS 230-250 LBS
22.00.
Four States Livestock
Hagerstown, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Wednesday, Dec. 13,2000
SLAUGHTER COWS: 88 HEAD,
2.00-3.00 LOWER. UTILITY 36.00-
39.75, HIGH DRESSING 40.00-42.00,
CANNERS 31.00-35.00, SHELLY 31.00
DOWN.
BULLS: 9 HEAD. YG#l 1300-1500
LBS. 50.00-56.00, LOW DRESSING
1050-1250 LBS. 44.00-47.00.
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FED STEERS: 23 HEAD. LOW
CHOICE 1300-1475 LBS. 64.50-68.00,
SELECT 1200-1400 LBS. 60.00-64.00,
LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS 1100-1300
LBS. 51.50-55.50, ST-SEL 44.00-50.00.
FED HEIFERS: 10 HEAD. 1 HIGH
DRESSING CHOICE 1266 LBS. AT
74.00; CHOICE 1000-1300 LBS. 64 00-
66.00, LOW CHOICE HOLSTEINS
50.00-55.00.
CALVES: 146 HEAD, GOOD
SLAUGHTER. 80-110 LBS. 55.00-
70.00, CULLS 35.00-50.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FARM 5.00-
10.00 HIGHER. #1 90-120 LBS. 127.00-
142.00, 80-90 LBS. 92.00-115.00; #2 90-
120 LBS. 80.00-125.00, 75-85 LBS.
60.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
SCARCE. #1 90-110 LBS. TO 345.00; #2
230.00- BEEF X BULLS AND
HEFIERS #2 70-90 LBS. 80.00-125.00,1
128 LB. AT 140.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED.
SOWS: 24 HEAD. 300-400 LBS.
29.00- 400-600 LBS. 30.00-33.00,
THIN AND ROUGH 20.00-28.00.
BOARS; 5 HEAD. 350-650 LBS. TO
14.25.
STOCK CATTLE: 129 HEAD.
STEERS MED. AND LRGE. FRAME
300-400 LBS. TO 107.00, 500-700 LBS.
76.00- HEREFORDS 400-600
LBS. 70.00-77.00.
HEIFERS; MED AND LRGE.
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 74 00-85.00, 500-
700 LBS. 65.00-75.00, 700-900 LBS.
57.00-
BULLS: 300-500 LBS. TO 85.00, 500-
700 LBS. 68.00-77.00, HOSLTEINS 200-
450 LBS. 69.00-79.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 6
HEAD. LARGE SPRINGERS TO
1275.00, MED. FRESH TO 900.00; SM.
OPEN HEFIERS 340.00-420.00, MED.
TO 560.00.
LAMBS; 17 HEAD. CHOICE 100-120
LBS. 75.00-84.00, 70-95 LBS. 85.00-
99.00.
SHEEP: 1 BUCK 54.50, YEAR
LINGS 50 00-70.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: 73 HEAD,
MAINLY CULLS. BY THE HEAD, 25-
35 LBS. 12.00-17.00.
NEXT WED., DEC. 13, SPECIAL
FEEDER CATTLE SALE 7.45 P.M.