Report Date: 3/29/2013
ML_LS750
Moses Lake, WA Fri Mar 29, 2013 USDA Market News
Toppenish Livestock Auction, Toppenish, WA Thursday
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average report for 3/28/2013
Receipts: 1170 Last Week: 1585 Year Ago: 1600
Compared to last week at the same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady to
3.00 lower. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand. Slaughter cows
and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade moderate to active with moderate to good demand.
Slaughter cows were approximately 60 percent of the supply; Slaughter bulls 10
percent, and feeder's 30 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 35
percent steers and 65 percent heifers. Near 54 percent of the run weighed over 600
lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
8 489 489 158.00 158.00
18 556-589 571 150.00-153.00 152.02
11 603-641 624 140.00-148.00 143.52
5 648 648 126.00 126.00 Full
8 688 688 142.00 142.00
5 686 686 131.50 131.50 Full
13 721 721 126.00 126.00
16 766 766 124.50 124.50
6 805 805 130.00 130.00 Thin Fleshed
11 866 866 118.00 118.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
5 371 371 140.00 140.00
5 549 549 112.50 112.50 Full
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
13 484 484 140.00 140.00
14 535-538 536 130.50-137.50 134.49
7 521 521 145.00 145.00 Thin Fleshed
31 552-579 563 130.00-140.00 135.86
13 628-638 633 129.00-131.00 129.92
5 603 603 140.00 140.00 Thin Fleshed
10 656 656 128.50 128.50
10 671-689 680 119.00-122.00 120.52 Full
16 702-703 702 124.00-125.00 124.31
7 754 754 119.00 119.00
9 895 895 100.00 100.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
7 944 944 96.00 96.00
8 999 999 89.00 89.00
10 1017 1017 90.00 90.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
5 353 353 132.00 132.00
5 353 353 104.00 104.00 Full
5 413 413 120.00 120.00
10 449 449 118.00 118.00 Full
10 466-477 472 120.00-131.00 125.44
12 590-597 593 118.00-122.50 119.89
Slaughter Cows:
Pct. Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Boning 80-85 1200-2000 72.00-77.00 77.50-78.50 68.00-72.00
Lean 85-90 1100-1650 71.00-75.50 - - - 67.00-71.00
Lean 90 1000-1300 62.00-68.00 - - - 54.00-62.00
Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Yield Grade 1-2 1200-2150 82.00-86.50 86.50-91.50 69.00-82.00
Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA.
Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LGMN@ams.usda.gov
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS750.txt
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage
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