ML_LS795 Moses Lake, WA Fri May 16, 2008 USDA Market News Weekly Combined Cattle Report - Week ending May 16, 2008 Market: Davenport, WA Market: Toppenish, WA Receipts: This Week: 1925 Last Week: 1901 Last Year: 2405 Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers this week for accurate price trends, heifers 3.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Slaughter cows made up 59 percent; slaughter bulls 10 percent, replacement cows 10 percent, and feeders 21 percent. The feeder supply included 41 percent steers and 59 percent heifers. Near 60 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 447 $126.00-126.00 126.00 5 450-500 477 $123.00-123.00 123.00 15 550-600 566 $110.50-112.00 111.51 12 600-650 632 $108.00-109.00 108.50 15 650-700 675 $104.00-108.00 105.87 17 650-700 681 $99.50-99.50 99.50 Full 19 700-750 734 $100.00-104.00 102.32 5 800-850 800 $98.50-98.50 98.50 22 850-900 852 $90.00-96.00 94.09 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 500-550 526 $106.00-106.00 106.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 750-800 781 $94.75-94.75 94.75 Full Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 350-400 385 $63.00-63.00 63.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 411 $112.00-112.00 112.00 9 450-500 499 $111.00-111.00 111.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 500-550 521 $98.00-111.50 104.57 20 550-600 568 $107.00-112.00 109.49 13 550-600 568 $105.00-105.00 105.00 Full 21 600-650 616 $94.50-106.00 99.01 33 650-700 676 $95.00-100.00 97.70 8 700-750 743 $92.00-92.00 92.00 11 750-800 764 $94.50-94.50 94.50 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 400-450 400 $104.00-104.00 104.00 15 450-500 479 $104.50-104.50 104.50 5 450-500 452 $94.75-94.75 94.75 Full 5 500-550 508 $93.25-93.25 93.25 5 600-650 627 $93.50-93.50 93.50 Feeder Heifers Large 2-3 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 800-850 844 $74.25-74.25 74.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800-850 832 $70.00-70.00 70.00 Full Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 2-3 Head Weight Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 450-500 485 $85.00-85.00 85.00 Full 8 600-650 632 $85.00-85.00 85.00 Full Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs, pregnancy, and age. Cow/Calf Pairs (Per Pair): Medium and Large 1-2: Young to Mid-Aged 1100- 1300 lbs with 100-200 lbs calves 890.00-930.00; Aged to Broken Mouth 1100-1200 lbs with 100-200 lbs calves 700.00-720.00. Heiferettes: Few Holsteins Mostly Select 2-3: 1250-1500 lbs 66.50-67.50. Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1300-1800 53.50-59.00 60.50-62.00 48.00-53.00 Boners 80-85 1200-2100 51.00-56.00 56.50-58.00 46.00-51.00 Lean 85-90 1100-2000 50.00-55.00 55.75-58.00 45.00-50.00 Lean 85-90 900-1200 44.00-49.00 -- 41.00-46.00 Lean 90’s 900-1300 42.00-46.00 -- 38.00-42.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2100 59.00-64.00 65.00-66.00 54.00-59.00 Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. 509-765-3611 24 hour price information: 509-765-0311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS795.txt 0915p gds ljw .