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5/22/2013 2:15 PM
By Associated Press

SJ—LS150
St. Joseph, MO	Wed May 22, 2013	USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News

St. Joseph, MO Stockyards
Feeder Cattle Auction Mid-Session and Close for 05/22/2013

Receipts:	1343	Last Week:	1707	Year Ago:	859

	Compared to last week, middle-weight steer calves and yearlings weighing from
550-750 lbs and heifers weighing from 450-650 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher.	Other
weights and classes were fully steady on similar comparisons.	The market
appeared steady to weaker on the open, but became more active after a few
reputation consignments of light yearlings made their way through the ring by
mid-morning.	Supply included 46 percent steers, 46 percent heifers, and 8
percent feeder bulls.	Around 51 percent weighed over 600 lbs.

	Feeder Steers:	Medium and Large 1	400-450 lbs 173.50-181.25; 450-500 lbs
167.00-173.00; 500-550 lbs 158.00-173.00; 550-600 lbs 155.00-167.00, pkg
unweaned 144.00; 600-700 lbs 145.25-162.00, unweaned 140.50-141.00; 700-775 lbs
135.60-147.50; pkg 815 lbs 134.25; pkg fleshy 865 lbs 119.25.	Medium and Large
1-2	300-350 lbs 181.00-187.00; 350-400 lbs 168.50-179.00; 400-500 lbs 160.00-
170.00; 500-600 lbs 145.00-160.00; 600-700 lbs 144.00-151.00; 700-750 lbs
134.00-137.50; pkg 810 lbs 128.25.

	Holstein Steers:	Large 3 pkg 490 lbs 75.00; pkg 860 lbs 70.50.

	Feeder Heifers:	Medium and Large 1 pkg 305 lbs 166.00; 400-500 lbs 142.25-
154.50; 500-600 lbs 134.00-149.25, pkg unweaned 500 lbs 130.00; 600-700 lbs
133.75-146.75, unweaned/fleshy 115.25-131.75; 750-800 lbs 120.00-130.00; pkg
fleshy 790 lbs 117.25; pkg replacements 850 lbs 120.00; pkg 950 lbs 116.00.
Medium and Large 1-2 few 300-350 lbs 154.00; 400-500 lbs 135.00-140.00; 500-600
lbs 126.00-141.00; 600-700 lbs 122.50-138.50, lot thin 685 lbs 141.75, pkg
fleshy 670 lbs 119.50; 700-800 lbs 114.00-129.75.

	Feeder Bulls:	Medium and Large 1 pkg 355 lbs 164.50; 400-450 lbs 154.00-
164.00; 450-500 lbs 149.00-155.25; pkg 565 lbs 142.50.	Medium and Large 1-2
350-400 lbs 152.50-157.00; 500-600 lbs 135.25-139.00; 600-700 lbs 132.75-133.00;
700-800 lbs 122.25-125.00; pkg 815 lbs 120.00.

	Cow/Calf Pairs:	Medium and Large 1 Consignment 5 year old 1300-1500 lb good
quality fleshy black cows w/newborn to 200 lb calves 1600.00-1785.00.	Medium
and Large 1-2	4-6 year old 1050-1200 lb average quality thin black cows w/100-
200 lb calves 1350.00-1525.00; similar 7 years to short and solid mouthed 1200-
1300 lb pairs 1250.00-1260.00 per pair.

SOURCE:	USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
	Corbitt Wall, Greg Harrison, 816-676-7000
	24 Hour Market Report 1-573-522-9244
	http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ—LS150.txt
	http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews

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