GL_LS795 Greeley, CO Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Colorado Auction Feeder Cattle Summary Receipts: 13,634 Last Week: 18,003 Year Ago: 15,462 Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 700 lbs generally 2.00 to 3.00 lower, with instance as much as 8.00 lower on 700-800 lbs. Feeder heifers over 600-750 lbs steady, over 750 lbs 2.00 lower. Demand and market activity was moderate. The supply was made up of 56 percent feeder steers, and the balance feeder heifers. Near 25 percent of total feeder supply was over 600 lbs. Combined weighted average report for Colorado auctions: 6 auctions this week including High Plain Livestock, Winter Livestock Special Calf Sale, Winter Livestock, Sterling Livestock Auction, La Junta Livestock and Centennial Livestock. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 260-295 lbs 127.00-131.00; 300- 340 lbs 115.00-134.00, mostly 122.00-130.00; 350-395 lbs 111.00- 126.00, mostly 115.00-125.00; 400-450 lbs 106.50-123.00, mostly 107.00-115.00; 450-495 lbs 100.00-114.00, mostly 100.00-107.00; 500- 550 lbs 96.00-110.00, mostly 98.00-104.00; 550-600 lbs 92.50-103.50; 600-650 lbs 89.00-97.85, calves 87.50-98.50; 650-695 lbs 85.50- 94.85, calves 85.00-96.00; 700-745 lbs 86.00-90.50, calves 85.00- 90.00; 755-770 lbs 85.25-89.50; 800-845 lbs 88.10-93.75; 865-885 lbs 87.00-92.00; 900-925 lbs 82.25-84.00; 955-965 lbs 79.25-80.00. Medium and Large 1-2 305-350 lbs 105.00-114.00; 370-395 lbs 102.50-111.50; 400-445 lbs 89.00-109.00, mostly 98.00-106.00; 450- 485 lbs 93.00-104.00; 500-540 lbs 90.00-98.50; 550-600 lbs 87.00- 91.50; 600-645 lbs 82.50-88.50; 700-745 lbs 82.00-90.50; 755-795 lbs 77.00-82.50; 805-840 lbs 75.00-80.25; 970 lbs 68.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 296 lbs 115.50; 305-350 lbs 106.00-111.00, mostly 97.00-105.00; 350-400 lbs 97.00-110.00; 400- 445 lbs 92.50-101.00; 455-500 lbs 86.50-97.00; 500-550 lbs 84.50- 95.00; 550-600 lbs 83.00-92.85; 600-650 lbs 86.50-90.85, calves 83.00-90.30; 650-700 lbs 85.75-89.30, calves 82.75; 705-735 lbs 82.00-83.00, calves 82.50-87.00; 765-800 lbs 83.00-85.50; 855-890 lbs 80.00-84.35; 920-945 lbs 75.50-79.00; 950-1000 lbs 74.50-75.00. Medium and Large 1-2 290-300 lbs 104.00-110.50; 315-320 lbs 95.00-100.00; 370-395 lbs 91.00-101.00; 405-450 lbs 82.00-95.50; 450-495 lbs 84.50-90.00; 500-550 lbs 81.00-89.00; 555-595 lbs 80.00- 86.00; 620-650 lbs 80.00-83.50; 650-695 lbs 79.00-85.50; 755-780 lbs 78.00-79.00; 800-850 lbs 76.00-83.00; 875-890 lbs 74.00-80.50. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 47 260-292 278 127.00-131.00 129.09 42 302-338 314 115.00-134.00 124.55 261 353-395 371 111.00-126.00 122.18 170 404-449 430 106.50-123.00 113.44 663 450-495 469 100.00-114.00 105.97 1209 502-549 522 96.00-110.00 102.73 817 551-598 575 92.50-103.50 96.60 286 605-649 621 89.00-97.85 94.84 688 600-649 622 87.50-98.50 94.16 Calves 197 655-695 669 85.50-94.85 90.31 318 651-695 670 85.00-96.00 91.70 Calves 52 711-744 717 86.00-90.50 87.14 42 704-732 715 85.00-90.00 88.18 Calves 40 756-769 761 85.25-89.50 88.15 109 804-841 820 88.10-93.75 91.65 138 865-884 866 87.00-92.00 91.70 19 900-923 907 82.25-84.00 82.62 27 957-962 958 79.25-80.00 79.80 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 308-348 321 105.00-114.00 108.64 63 370-391 384 102.50-111.50 110.48 98 400-445 434 89.00-109.00 104.63 59 453-485 475 93.00-104.00 98.39 152 501-540 524 90.00-98.50 94.32 167 552-596 576 87.00-91.50 89.39 24 600-645 625 82.50-88.50 86.12 29 700-745 729 82.00-90.50 87.46 37 755-795 770 77.00-82.50 81.41 16 805-840 814 75.00-80.25 78.21 5 970 970 68.00 68.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 296 296 115.50 115.50 163 305-346 328 106.00-111.00 109.92 91 353-399 380 97.00-110.00 100.55 647 401-445 430 92.50-101.00 96.60 621 455-499 477 86.50-97.00 90.27 1070 500-549 523 84.50-95.00 89.77 739 550-599 569 83.00-92.85 87.22 114 600-635 623 86.50-90.85 89.12 164 601-647 615 83.00-90.30 86.70 Calves 75 650-697 680 85.75-89.30 87.11 28 652 652 82.75 82.75 Calves 21 712-732 722 82.00-83.00 82.53 42 708-717 712 82.50-87.00 85.42 Calves 89 768-797 788 83.00-85.50 84.71 39 855-889 870 80.00-84.35 83.20 16 924-945 931 75.50-79.00 77.33 13 950-997 963 74.50-75.00 74.58 7 1015 1015 72.00 72.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 293-297 295 104.00-110.50 107.63 15 315-320 318 95.00-100.00 98.06 36 373-393 375 91.00-101.00 100.13 230 405-448 437 82.00-95.50 89.69 51 450-495 470 84.50-90.00 86.65 145 500-547 531 81.00-89.00 85.15 74 555-592 570 80.00-86.00 82.90 38 620-649 641 80.00-83.50 82.10 67 650-695 672 79.00-85.50 81.93 23 755-776 773 78.00-79.00 78.61 43 800-848 825 76.00-83.00 79.99 19 877-888 880 74.00-80.50 78.43 Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News, Greeley, CO Jodie Pitcock Market News Reporter (970)353-9750 /Broadcast (970)353-8031 http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS795.txt 0930M jp/tj