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AUCTION SUMMARY

Ft. Pierre Livestock

4,848 Ft. Pierre, SD

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
500-600 lbs	480.00-537.50	500-600 lbs	442.50-494.00
600-700 lbs	417.00-473.00	600-700 lbs	371.00-439.00
700-800 lbs	389.00-423.00	700-800 lbs	336.00-387.00
800-900 lbs	364.00-394.50	800-900 lbs	330.00-346.00
900-1000 lbs	342.50	900-1000 lbs	302.50

Eastern MO Commission Co.

1,266 Bowling Green, MO

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
400-500 lbs	525.00-532.50	400-500 lbs	480.00-516.00
500-600 lbs	470.00-512.50	500-600 lbs	394.00-457.00
600-700 lbs	398.00-470.00	600-700 lbs	367.00
700-800 lbs	-	700-800 lbs	370.00-382.50
800-900 lbs	352.00-364.00	800-900 lbs	363.00

Dunlap Livestock

836 Dunlap, IA

Friday

Feeder Steers - Medium & Large #1		Feeder Heifers - Medium & Large #1
400-500 lbs	527.50	400-500 lbs	444.00-497.50
500-600 lbs	445.00-480.00	500-600 lbs	391.00-442.50
600-700 lbs	413.00-443.00	600-700 lbs	358.00-400.50
700-800 lbs	365.00-380.00	700-800 lbs	319.50-350.75
800-900 lbs	346.00-350.00	800-900 lbs	318.50-346.00

CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE LIVESTOCK FUTURES SETTLEMENT

Tuesday

Live Cattle		Change	Feeder Cattle		Change
Jun	248.225	1.075 ▼	Aug	349.450	0.400 ▼
Aug	239.150	0.450 ▼	Sep	347.025	0.125 ▲
Oct	230.950	0.225 ▲	Oct	343.900	0.275 ▲

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE GRAIN FUTURES SETTLEMENTS

Tuesday

Corn		Change	Soy Beans		Change
Jul	4.5750	0.0575 ▼	Jul	11.8600	0.1050 ▼
Sep	4.6425	0.0550 ▼	Aug	11.8500	0.1000 ▼
Dec	4.8200	0.0450 ▼	Sep	11.7125	0.0900 ▼

KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE

Tuesday

Wheat		Change
Jul	6.7625	0.0575 ▼
Sep	6.8800	0.0525 ▼
Dec	7.0425	0.0475 ▼

ESTIMATED DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Tuesday	111,000	Monday
Week Ago (est)	110,000	Steer & Heifer: 1,000
Year Ago (act)	118,000	Cow & Bull: 0
Wk To Date (est)	112,000
Last Week (est)	213,000
Last Year (est)	120,000

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5 AREA WEEKLY ACCUMULATED WEIGHTED AVG CATTLE PRICE

As of 10:00 am	Head Count	Avg Weight	Avg Price
Live Steer	-	-	-
Live Heifer	-	-	-
Dressed Steer	-	-	-
Dressed Heifer	-	-	-

DAILY ESTIMATED CUTOUT VALUES

600-900#	Choice	Select	*Choice/Select Spread*
Current Cutout Values:	392.90	390.30	2.60
Change from prior day:	+2.63 ▲	+5.30 ▲

DAILY CATTLE SLAUGHTER

Tuesday	111,000	Monday
Week Ago (est)	110,000	Steer & Heifer: 1,000
Year Ago (act)	117,793	Cow & Bull: 0
Wk To Date (est)	112,000
Last Week (est)	213,000
Last Year (est)	119,704

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