Sedalia-Central Missouri Sales Company: Cattle Auction Report for 03/29/2010

Receipts:  1210    One Week Ago:  111    Year Ago:  400

   Compared to last week, there was a much larger and better test this
week.  Feeders were not well tested in last weeks weather market.  There
was a quality run this week with the best test in mid-weight feeders.
Several bulls were in the run.  Slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 lower
on a lesser quality test of cows.  Cows and bulls were 8 percent of
receipts.  In the feeder supply, steers and bulls were 64 percent of the
run; heifers 36 percent.  Near 53 percent of feeders weighed over 600 lbs.

   Feeder Steers:  Medium and large 1  few 350-400 lbs 123.50-129.00; 400-
500 lbs 123.00-127.50, fleshy 114.00-118.00; 500-600 lbs 115.50-124.25,
fleshy 113.50; 600-700 lbs 102.00-118.75; part load 766 lbs 103.50; few
800-815 lbs 97.00-100.00.  Medium and Large 1-2  400-500 lbs 120.00-128.00;
500-600 lbs 116.00-120.75; 600-700 lbs 105.00-114.00; 700-800 lbs 97.50-
102.25; 2 loads 820-840 lbs 99.00-100.00.  Large 1  lot 887 lbs 95.00.

   Feeder Heifers:  Medium and Large 1  few 350-400 lbs 116.00-117.00; 400-
500 lbs 107.25-116.50, fleshy 102.25; 500-600 lbs 98.50-110.00; 600-650 lbs
97.25-99.25; few 700-725 lbs 94.75-95.00; pkg 803 lbs 90.00.  Medium and
Large 1-2  300-400 lbs 112.00-120.00; 400-500 lbs 107.50-116.00; 500-600 lbs
99.00-110.50; 600-700 lbs 94.50-99.50; lot 788 lbs 90.00.

   Feeder Bulls:  Medium and Large 1-2  400-500 lbs 114.00-126.00; 500-
600 lbs 104.00-117.75; 600-700 lbs 100.00-107.00; few 720-730 lbs 97.00-
98.75.

   Slaughter Cows: 
        Percent Lean    Avg Dressing    High Dressing    Low Dressing
Breaking       70-80    53.00-55.00     57.75-59.50
Boning         80-85    51.50-56.00     58.50-60.50      49.00-50.00
Lean           85-90    49.50           55.50            38.00-47.00

  Slaughter bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2,  1435-2185 lbs, 65.00-72.75; high
dressing 77.50; low dressing 52.00-55.00

Source:  MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Sedalia, MO
         Richard L Kramer, Market Reporter, (573) 751-5618
         24 hour recorded report (573) 522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS147.txt

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