Napoleon Livestock Wtd Avg Report SD

SF_LS764
Sioux Falls, SD    Thu Feb 14, 2013   USDA-ND Dept of Ag Market News
 
Napoleon Livestock Auction Inc.-Napoleon, ND
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/14/2013
 
Receipts:  2133    Last Week:  4848    Year Ago:  4633
 
  Compared to last week feeder steers that weighed 500-750 lbs. sold 
1.00 to 4.00 lower.  Feeder heifers which weighed 500-700 lbs. sold 
3.00 to 7.00 lower.  Good demand for all classes of feeder cattle 
offered at today's sale.  64 percent of the cattle in today's 
offering were steers; 36 percent were heifers.  57 percent of the 
cattle offered at today's sale weighed over 600 lbs.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    8    384-393     387    179.50-185.00     182.91
   32    432-442     437    179.00-187.00     184.56
   15    479-486     481    176.00-184.00     178.69
   95    500-541     514    172.00-182.25     179.26
   53    557-592     573    158.50-167.00     164.23
   33      551       551       171.50         171.50   Fancy
   78      556       556       172.00         172.00   Value Added
  254    608-646     624    153.50-163.75     160.56
  213    663-694     670    144.00-154.50     148.76
  115    703-737     723    140.25-144.00     142.69
  163    752-791     774    132.50-140.75     136.43
    4      839       839       126.50         126.50
   67    857-897     887    127.50-130.25     128.69

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      621       621       149.00         149.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4      348       348       169.00         169.00
   73    411-446     439    155.50-163.00     159.96
   43    451-483     472    160.50-165.00     162.42
   52    506-548     520    148.50-152.50     150.96
  198    555-599     574    140.00-147.50     145.20
   15      554       554       151.75         151.75   Fancy
   41      555       555       154.50         154.50   Value Added
   58    601-607     605    145.00-148.25     146.91
   69    662-697     685    134.25-135.25     134.78
   38      711       711       132.50         132.50
   18      789       789       126.50         126.50

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   18    460-461     460    149.00-153.50     150.50
   13      632       632       136.00         136.00

Source:  USDA-ND Dept of Ag Market News Service
         Chad Schumacher, Market Reporter 605-372-8350
         24 Hour Market Report 605-372-8356
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