ML_LS750 Moses Lake, WA Fri Feb 3, 2012 USDA Market News Toppenish Livestock Auction, Toppenish, WA Thursday Feeder Cattle Weighted Average report for 2/2/2012 Receipts: 920 Last Week: 1550 Year Ago: 1440 Compared to last Thursday at same market, stocker and feeder cattle steady to weak in a light test. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Slaughter cows were approximately 62 percent of the supply; Slaughter bulls 5 percent, and feeder’s 33 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 42 percent steers and 58 percent heifers. Near 53 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 364 364 176.00 176.00 5 564 564 171.50 171.50 10 651-668 660 154.50-155.00 154.75 8 719 719 144.50 144.50 6 793 793 140.00 140.00 20 811-823 816 137.00-141.00 139.74 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 429 429 165.00 165.00 5 524 524 134.50 134.50 Full 5 585 585 154.50 154.50 5 629 629 141.00 141.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 298 298 114.00 114.00 5 293 293 275.00 275.00 Per Head 7 393 393 107.00 107.00 7 411 411 106.00 106.00 12 462 462 106.00 106.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 361-371 366 167.00-168.00 167.49 10 463 463 166.00 166.00 10 512 512 155.50 155.50 18 600-612 604 152.00-155.50 154.32 Replacement 5 661 661 137.50 137.50 22 710-740 718 134.50-139.00 137.33 7 780 780 132.50 132.50 13 875 875 134.50 134.50 Feeder Heifers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 303 303 200.00 200.00 Per Head 9 557 557 105.00 105.00 9 732 732 89.75 89.75 Full 7 876 876 84.00 84.00 Full 10 932 932 84.00 84.00 Full 6 1055 1055 97.75 97.75 5 1133 1133 85.50 85.50 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 589 589 136.00 136.00 Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80 1350-1950 69.00-76.00 --- 61.00-69.00 Boners 80-85 1300-1950 69.00-75.00 76.00-79.00 63.00-69.00 Lean 85-90 1200-1900 68.00-74.00 74.75-75.00 61.00-68.00 Light 90's 900-1300 51.00-58.00 --- 41.00-51.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1650-2350 78.00-82.00 87.50 70.00-78.00 Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. Greg Sanders 509-765-3611 MosesLake.LGMN@ams.usda.gov 24 hour price information: 509-765-0311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS750.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews 0730p gds rlc