Springfield - Springfield Livestock Marketing Center: Cow and Bull Auction for 10/22/2012

Receipts:  608    Last Week:  597    Last Year:  556

   Compared to last Monday, breaking and boning slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00
lower and lean cows sold steady while slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower.
Most of the offering went to slaughter including several cull dairy cows.
Most bred cows traded were in the second stage and the offering of cow/calf
pairs was light. Supply and demand were moderate for slaughter classes.

   Slaughter Cows:
        Percent Lean     Avg Dressing   High-Dressing   Low-Dressing
Breaking     70-80       71.00-77.00    76.50-80.50     65.00-71.50
Boning       80-85       70.00-76.50    77.00-79.50     63.00-71.00
                                extreme indiv.86.50
Lean         85-90       62.50-68.00    68.50-73.00     54.00-64.00

   Slaughter Bulls:  Yield Grade 1-2  1100-2185 lbs 88.50-93.50; high
dressing 95.00-97.50, indiv. 100.00; low dressing 79.00-87.00.

   Feeder/Stocker Cows:  Medium and Large 1-2  1 1/2-3 yrs few 875-1025 lbs
85.00-98.00; 3-7 yrs 820-1135 lbs most 69.50-81.50, black indiv. 90.00.

Bred Cows:  Medium and Large 1-2  3-7 yrs most 2nd some 3rd stage 1200-1345
lbs 1000.00-1250.00, 1st stage 1245 lb indiv. 960.00; short and solid mouth
to aged 2nd and 3rd stage 1040-1200 lbs 735.00-960.00. Large 1-2  5-6 yrs  2nd
and 3rd stage pkg. 1495 lbs 1450.00. Medium and Large 2  3-7 yrs 1st and 2nd
stage 985-1090 lbs 800.00-925.00. Medium 1-2  2 yrs to short and solid mouth
2nd and 3rd stage 805-1045 lbs 885.00-1100.00, 1st stage 835-1050 lbs 850.00-
935.00 per head.

   Cow/Calf Pairs:  Medium and Large 1-2  4-7 yrs 1125-1180 lb cows w/babies
to 200 lb calves 1300.00-1560.00; broken mouth pkg. 1115 lb cows w/babies to
180 calves 1060.00. Large 1-2  7 yr 1430 lb cow w/350 lb calf and rebred
1525.00. Medium and Large 2  7 yr 1135 lb cow w/baby calf 1100.00. Medium 1-2
3 yr 990 lb cow w/390 lb calf 1300.00; broken mouth 935 lb cow w/185 lb calf
975.00 per pair.

Source:  Missouri Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Springfield, MO
         Don Kleiboeker Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
         24 Hour Market line number 1-573-522-9244
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS140.txt

0716cdt th