ML_LS750 Moses Lake, WA Fri June 27, 2008 USDA Market News Weekly Combined Cattle Report - Week Ending June 27, 2008 Market: Davenport, WA Auction Market: Toppenish, WA Auction Receipts: This Week: 3746 Last Week: 1730 Last Year: 4661 Compared to last week's light test, feeder cattle sold firm. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm; bulls mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Buyer demand moderate to good for all classes. Slaughter cows made up 25 percent; slaughter bulls 5 percent, and feeders 70 percent. The feeder supply included 65 percent steers and 35 percent heifers. Near 69 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 600-650 600 120.00 120.00 100 600-650 620 117.50 117.50 Value Added 53 650-700 652 110.00-113.75 113.40 277 700-750 720 109.10 109.10 Value Added 7 700-750 722 105.50 105.50 17 750-800 781 104.50 104.50 44 800-850 847 104.00 104.00 Value Added 84 850-900 880 101.50-104.00 103.53 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 400-450 409 119.00-120.00 119.45 24 450-500 477 114.00-122.50 118.14 57 500-550 539 111.00-120.00 114.55 76 550-600 580 106.00-116.00 110.97 10 600-650 631 100.00-105.25 103.77 7 600-650 618 103.50 103.50 Calves 119 650-700 660 99.00-104.50 103.75 Calves 33 650-700 684 102.00-108.25 106.11 106 700-750 718 97.00-109.00 104.42 18 750-800 776 100.00-103.50 102.32 107 800-850 819 96.00-103.25 102.65 7 900-950 934 92.50-93.75 93.21 34 950-1000 982 89.10 89.10 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 450-500 490 108.50-110.00 109.02 10 500-550 515 106.50 106.50 29 550-600 561 105.00-108.50 105.94 14 600-650 634 94.00 94.00 Calves 14 650-700 683 97.50-98.00 97.68 Calves 3 650-700 680 97.50 97.50 57 700-750 717 95.50-101.50 97.18 8 750-800 789 93.00 93.00 8 800-850 827 94.00-95.25 94.78 5 850-900 856 91.25-96.25 93.24 10 900-950 908 87.75 87.75 3 950-1000 988 90.00 90.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 250-300 298 68.00 68.00 19 600-650 626 55.00-74.00 65.71 3 700-750 725 62.25 62.25 7 850-900 896 60.50 60.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 409 108.00 108.00 27 450-500 486 100.50 100.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 56 500-550 546 107.50 107.50 Value Added 25 500-550 509 105.00-106.00 105.52 126 550-600 569 106.25-107.35 106.67 Value Added 55 600-650 628 105.00-106.00 105.75 Value Added 41 600-650 639 101.50-103.00 102.37 Calves 31 600-650 648 98.00 98.00 Fleshy 231 650-700 663 105.25-106.75 106.66 Value Added 44 700-750 707 102.00-103.25 102.35 14 850-900 853 92.75 92.75 14 950-1000 982 88.75 88.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 350-400 380 103.00-104.00 103.58 37 450-500 488 102.25-105.50 103.92 40 500-550 519 101.75-103.25 102.54 52 550-600 559 100.00-107.00 103.52 9 600-650 621 95.75-102.00 98.32 41 650-700 682 94.00-102.25 101.09 29 700-750 723 93.75-100.00 97.91 44 750-800 776 89.00-100.75 98.71 33 800-850 813 87.00-97.85 96.21 6 850-900 877 86.50-87.50 87.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 438 100.00 100.00 28 500-550 513 100.00-101.75 100.52 16 550-600 597 90.00 90.00 5 600-650 616 91.00 91.00 19 650-700 696 92.75-98.00 97.17 12 700-750 718 92.00-98.00 94.76 9 750-800 776 93.00 93.00 4 850-900 899 83.00 83.00 Heiferettes: Standard to Select 2-3: 1200-1300 lbs 62.50-71.00. Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1100-2250 50.00-53.50 53.50-58.25 45.50-49.75 Boners 80-85 1025-1900 49.50-53.00 53.50-58.00 42.50-49.00 Lean 85-90 1000-1625 45.00-51.50 52.00-57.00 40.00-49.00 Lean 90's 950-1150 - - 34.00-39.50 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1350-2225 62.50-66.00 66.50-72.00 54.50-62.00 Source: USDA-Ag Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA 509-765-3611 24 Hour Market Report 1-509-765-0311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS795.txt 1045p lec ljw .