Receipts:  919    Two Weeks Ago:  387    Year Ago:  3200

   Not enough offered at the last sale two weeks ago for a good market
comparison.  Demand good, supply light.  After a two week holiday break,
Cattle Buyers were ready to resume business in spite of the weather.  Snow
packed rural roads and forecast of a bitter winter cold blast moving across
the Midwest caused several producers to hold off on marketing their cattle.
The feeder supply included 48 percent steers, 06 percent Holsteins, 39 percent
heifers, 07 percent bulls, with 34 percent over 600 lbs.

   Feeder Steers:  Medium and Large 1  425-500 lbs 106.50-116.00; 500-600 lbs
98.00-109.00; 600-650 lbs 95.00-99.00, 625-700 calves 89.50-92.50; 700-775 lbs
90.00-94.00, pkg calves 86.50; 800-850 lbs 90.00-92.00; 900-950 lbs 87.50-89.50.
Medium and Large 1-2  350-400 lbs 104.00-113.00; pkg 413 lbs thin 114.00, 450
-500 lbs few 97.00; 500-600 lbs 93.00-102.00, pkg thin 103.00; 600-700 lbs few
92.00-92.50, pkg calves 87.00; 700-775 lbs 87.00-93.00.

   Holsteins: Large 3 pkg 386 lbs 61.50; 550-600 lbs 55.00-60.00; 600-700 lbs
55.00-56.00; 700-800 lbs 54.00-58.00.

   Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1  350-400 lbs 91.00-93.00; 450-500 lbs
87.00-89.00; 500-575 lbs 83.50-89.00; 625-700 lbs 84.00-86.00.  Medium and Large
1-2  300-400 lbs 83.00-90.00; 400-500 lbs 80.00-90.00; 500-600 lbs 80.00-86.50;
600-650 lbs 83.75-84.00, calves 80.00-81.50; 700-750 lbs 81.00-81.50.

   Feeder Bulls:  Medium and Large 1  500-525 lbs 107.00-109.00; 600-625 lbs
90.50-93.50; pkg 725 lbs 85.00.  Medium and Large 1-2 pkg 498 lbs 105.50; pkg
592 lbs 92.00; pkg 795 lbs 79.50; pkg 927 lbs 66.00.

Source: MO Dept of Ag/USDA Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO
        Rick Huffman, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
        24 Hour Market Report 573-522-9244
        www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS136.txt

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