SF_LS760 Sioux Falls, SD Fri Feb 6, 2009 USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News Herreid Livestock Market Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/06/2009 Receipts: 5492 Last Week: 3506 Year Ago: 3090 Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 lower while steers over 600 lbs. sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold unevenly steady and heifers over 600 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good on the large number of consignments in today's auction. Quality feeders along with many buyers ringside made for an active market. Steers comprised 56 percent of today's offerings; heifers 44 percent. Supply 81 percent over 600 lbs. Next week there will be a Special Stock Cow and Bred Heifer sale on Wednesday, Feb. 11 starting at 1:00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 406-447 424 114.00-116.00 115.30 84 450-487 468 111.00-117.50 114.39 127 521-532 524 110.25-115.00 112.11 81 569-592 585 109.00-114.50 111.39 340 606-647 622 105.00-111.00 108.68 Calves 234 652-699 673 98.00-106.50 102.92 Calves 399 702-747 723 95.75-100.00 97.56 Calves 270 754-798 772 90.25-96.75 94.10 Calves 413 802-849 817 91.00-93.85 92.89 264 855-895 877 90.00-92.50 91.24 214 904-932 921 88.25-91.00 89.56 71 965-991 980 87.00-89.00 87.86 5 1031 1031 87.00 87.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 354 354 113.00 113.00 19 431-437 434 109.00-110.00 109.52 14 526 526 106.00 106.00 42 562-587 582 103.50-108.50 107.46 9 693 693 92.00 92.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 57 407-444 431 100.00-103.00 101.86 78 460-493 482 98.00-104.50 100.91 44 509-545 519 99.50-103.00 101.73 37 514 514 107.00 107.00 Fancy 161 562-593 579 95.00-102.75 98.29 59 586 586 103.00 103.00 Replacement 242 601-643 619 92.00-99.50 96.05 Calves 294 653-699 672 87.50-94.50 91.35 Calves 402 706-748 726 85.50-90.75 88.13 Calves 33 729 729 92.00 92.00 Value Added 247 753-795 774 84.75-88.00 86.85 Calves 52 821-845 835 84.00-86.25 85.36 165 850-878 856 84.00-86.00 85.05 56 930 930 83.85 83.85 8 982 982 83.75 83.75 38 1261 1261 80.10 80.10 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 407 407 100.50 100.50 7 496 496 90.00 90.00 8 666 666 86.00 86.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 360-361 361 87.00-90.00 88.72 6 559 559 87.00 87.00 Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD Jackie Kreft, Market Reporter 605-338-4061 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS760.txt 1853c jak .