GL_LS795 Greeley, CO Fri Feb 05, 2010 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Colorado Auction Feeder Cattle Summary Receipts: 5362 Last Week: 6435 Year Ago: 5366 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers over 700 lbs steady to 1.00 higher on comparable sales. Demand and market activity moderate. Supply moderate to light as supplies begin to tighten up at the local auction barns. The supply was made up of 47 percent feeder steers, balance feeder heifers. Near 44 percent of total feeder supply was over 600 lbs. Combined weighted average report for Colorado auctions: 3 auctions this week including Centennial Livestock Holstein, La Junta Livestock and Winter Livestock. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 381 lbs 130.00; 435-455 lbs 119.00-126.50; 500-530 lbs 116.50-121.50; 560-590 lbs 108.00-119.00; 610-645 lbs 106.00-109.00, calves 102.00-105.00; 655-690 lbs 98.00-105.00, calves 98.00; 702 lbs 98.00; 734 lb calves 95.25; 759 lbs 96.50; 846 lbs 96.75; 850-855 lbs 94.50; 957 lbs 93.50. Medium and Large 1-2 350-390 lbs 122.00-126.00; 407 lbs 119.00; 450-488 lbs 112.00-118.00; 540 lbs 112.00. Feeder Holstein Steers: Large 2-3 260-275 lbs 91.50-93.00; 305-335 lbs 89.50-90.50; 350-385 lbs 86.00-88.50; 455-460 lbs 80.25-86.00; 505-550 lbs 78.10-79.00; 651 lbs 74.50; 705-735 lbs 70.50-72.20; 780-790 lbs 70.00-70.80; 850 lbs 70.25; 933 lbs 66.50. Large 3 210-250 lbs 88.00-88.50; 270-275 lbs 84.00-88.00; 329 lbs 82.50; 350-395 lbs 79.50-80.50; 410-440 lbs 78.25-80.50; 460-485 lbs 76.25-78.25; 540-600 lbs 71.75-76.50; 630-695 lbs 70.00-71.25; 750-775 lbs 66.25-68.75. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 278 lbs 116.00; 350-390 lbs 109.00-120.00; 400-425 lbs 109.00-118.00; 450-500 lbs 102.00-108.50; 500-540 lbs 100.50-107.00; 550-590 lbs 95.00-97.50; 600-650 lbs 93.25-96.00, calves 92.00-97.00; 650-700 lbs 91.00-93.75; 753 lbs 92.75; 805-815 lbs 90.75-91.50; 866 lbs 89.25. Medium and Large 1-2 415-445 lbs 105.00-108.50; 475-490 lbs 104.00-104.50. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 381 381 130.00 130.00 15 435 435 126.50 126.50 17 450-453 452 119.00-125.00 123.07 157 502-530 522 116.50-121.50 119.34 172 561-587 575 108.00-119.00 116.01 156 611-641 637 106.00-109.00 107.05 73 615-641 636 102.00-105.00 103.62 Calves 128 655-687 667 98.00-105.00 101.52 11 682 682 98.00 98.00 Calves 40 702 702 98.00 98.00 36 734 734 95.25 95.25 Calves 17 759 759 96.50 96.50 131 846 846 96.75 96.75 163 850-853 852 94.50 94.50 76 957 957 93.50 93.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 351-388 368 122.00-126.00 123.89 15 407 407 119.00 119.00 91 450-488 470 112.00-118.00 115.15 9 540 540 112.00 112.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 82 261-272 268 91.50-93.00 92.48 41 306-332 317 89.50-90.50 90.04 104 351-382 364 86.00-88.50 87.10 54 455-460 456 80.25-86.00 81.22 24 508-527 518 78.50-79.00 78.72 45 550 550 78.10 78.10 61 651 651 74.50 74.50 31 709-731 721 70.50-72.20 71.25 45 778-787 782 70.00-70.80 70.29 11 850 850 70.25 70.25 35 933 933 66.50 66.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 43 211-247 218 88.00-88.50 88.11 35 273-275 274 84.00-88.00 86.75 8 329 329 82.50 82.50 27 354-393 383 79.50-80.50 80.32 23 413-438 427 78.25-80.50 79.54 42 460-484 481 76.25-78.25 77.06 14 544 544 76.50 76.50 80 555-599 584 71.75-74.00 73.17 10 631 631 71.25 71.25 74 654-693 677 70.00-70.60 70.24 17 750-772 766 66.25-68.75 68.03 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 58 231-249 247 81.00 81.00 9 308-313 309 77.00-79.00 78.55 6 369 369 76.50 76.50 13 463-485 482 71.00-73.50 71.37 11 585 585 69.25 69.25 28 603-629 620 66.50-68.50 67.80 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 262-298 287 71.00-77.00 74.25 5 435 435 69.00 69.00 14 471 471 68.75 68.75 10 722 722 56.50 56.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 278 278 116.00 116.00 54 352-386 364 109.00-120.00 113.90 68 403-425 416 109.00-118.00 115.56 104 452-497 472 102.00-108.50 106.07 276 501-538 519 100.50-107.00 104.98 223 550-590 571 95.00-97.50 96.77 55 605-635 613 93.25-96.00 94.85 95 602-649 639 92.00-97.00 93.82 Calves 200 652-698 682 91.00-93.75 92.95 50 753 753 92.75 92.75 197 807-811 810 90.75-91.50 91.36 37 866 866 89.25 89.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 70 418-441 435 105.00-108.50 107.79 15 476-489 480 104.00-104.50 104.33 Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News, Greeley, CO Dustin Russell Market News Reporter (970)353-9750 /Broadcast (970)353-8031 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS795.txt 0830M dlr