Report Date: 10/18/2013
ML_LS750
Moses Lake, WA Fri Oct 18, 2013 USDA Market News
Toppenish Livestock Auction, Toppenish, WA Thursday
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average report for 10/17/2013
Receipts: 2121 Last Week: 2118 Year Ago: 1735
No trends due to market not being reported the last two weeks. Trade active with
moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows made up 62 percent of the offering,
Slaughter bulls 10 percent, and feeders 28 percent of the supply. The feeder
supply included 49 percent steers and 51 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
10 419 419 174.00 174.00
5 501 501 160.00 160.00
32 554-588 576 156.00-162.00 159.61
51 613-648 629 151.00-160.00 155.91 Calves
5 610 610 149.50 149.50 Full
28 661-683 672 150.00-156.50 152.86 Calves
13 686-691 688 144.50-149.00 146.24 Full
16 714-727 720 137.00-140.00 138.51 Full
12 705 705 159.00 159.00 Thin Fleshed
5 779 779 145.50 145.50
10 800-824 812 142.00-142.50 142.25
8 870 870 141.00 141.00
Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
16 462-478 471 149.00-151.00 149.95
5 508 508 138.00 138.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
5 1376 1376 89.00 89.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
7 563 563 140.50 140.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
5 340 340 157.00 157.00
7 385 385 165.00 165.00
29 465-496 480 151.00-156.00 153.50
32 502-544 523 150.00-156.50 154.47
25 556-578 569 151.00-153.50 152.32
15 618-633 626 144.00-146.00 145.33 Calves
28 679-699 692 139.00-140.00 139.30 Calves
12 723-725 724 139.50-140.00 139.75
5 756 756 140.00 140.00
13 801-838 824 138.00-139.00 138.37
21 852-865 857 130.00-140.50 136.99
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
6 1081 1081 100.00 100.00
Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2
Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price
10 460-484 472 139.00-145.00 142.08
6 512 512 141.00 141.00
10 590-591 590 134.00-146.50 140.24
15 574 574 146.00 146.00 Yearlings
Slaughter Cows:
Pct. Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Boning 80-85 1200-2000 66.00-71.00 72.00-76.75 60.00-66.00
Lean 85-90 1100-1700 65.00-70.00 72.00 59.00-65.00
Lean 90 900-1250 54.00-59.00 --- 46.00-54.00
Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing
Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2500 86.00-94.00 95.00-101.00 75.00-86.00
Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA.
Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov
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