ML_LS750 Moses Lake, WA Fri Nov 20, 2009 USDA Market News Toppenish Livestock Auction, Toppenish, WA Feeder Cattle Weighted Average report for Thursday - 11/19/09 Receipts: 1880 Last Week: 1735 Last Year: 1802 Compared to last Thursday, feeder cattle under 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows, erratic with good action from buyers, Boning and Breaking Utility 1.00-3.00, instances 4.00-5.00 higher, Lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate to active. Slaughter cows made up 45 percent of the offering, replacement cows 1 percent, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 53 percent. The feeder supply included 49 percent steers and bulls, 51 percent heifers and cows. Near 49 percent of run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 347 347 109.00 109.00 8 400-444 438 100.00 100.00 12 456-485 466 95.50-104.00 98.36 75 500-546 522 92.50-97.50 95.15 46 558-598 582 95.00-97.75 95.90 73 602-628 610 90.00-95.00 93.90 Calves 7 676 676 93.50 93.50 16 650-691 676 85.00-92.75 89.74 Calves 3 743 743 88.75 88.75 Calves 49 752-788 776 84.50-89.00 88.08 Calves 8 755-794 785 77.00-80.00 78.36 Fleshy 16 808-835 814 79.00-84.75 84.01 12 804-806 805 82.75-86.00 84.11 Calves 6 855-857 857 79.00-82.50 81.92 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 905-925 915 77.00-79.50 78.77 14 1013-1019 1018 73.00-78.85 77.60 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 547 547 85.00-90.00 87.27 7 576 576 86.50 86.50 7 628-637 634 86.00-88.00 86.57 Calves Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 902 902 42.50 42.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 450-490 457 92.50-93.25 93.12 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 340 340 89.00 89.00 12 391 391 88.25 88.25 21 404-447 421 86.75-89.50 88.70 43 450-492 477 82.10-87.75 85.69 89 507-549 536 83.00-88.00 86.64 52 550-582 570 82.00-86.00 83.65 5 647 647 81.50 81.50 39 600-638 612 81.00-83.50 82.78 Calves 11 656-678 663 82.25-84.00 82.58 Calves 3 663 663 73.00 73.00 Fleshy 59 705-735 715 76.75-82.85 80.69 Calves 4 703 703 77.50 77.50 Fleshy 14 773-799 793 75.00-80.00 78.96 Calves 9 752-766 758 72.00-77.00 74.25 Fleshy 11 797 797 75.00 75.00 Full 31 803-835 816 70.00-75.50 73.07 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 441 441 76.00 76.00 5 580 580 75.00 75.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 958 958 71.50 71.50 5 1068 1068 69.00 69.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 450-451 451 82.00-84.50 82.75 3 505 505 80.00 80.00 6 577-583 580 81.50-84.00 82.74 Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaking 75-80 1350-1925 47.25-51.50 --- --- Boning 80-85 1100-1990 43.00-47.25 47.00-48.75 32.75-40.00 Lean 85-90 1200-1650 37.75-44.00 44.00-48.00 32.50-38.50 Lean 85-90 600-1200 33.75-38.00 38.25-42.75 26.00-32.50 Lean 90’s 650-1575 27.00-34.00 --- 20.00-27.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1450-2150 48.50-54.75 58.50-61.00 43.50-47.75 Yield Grade 1-2 750-1350 --- --- 40.50-46.00 Feeder Cows: Medium and Large 1-2: Heiferettes 800-1175 lbs 59.00-68.00; Young cows 950-1375 lbs 44.00-53.50. Large 2-3: Holstein Heiferettes 975-1675 lbs 55.00-60.50. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young to Middle age 1050-1450 lbs 3-6 months bred 550.00-775.00 per head, Middle to Older age 900-1450 lbs 3-6 months bred 350.00-485.00 per head. Cow/Calf Pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 Young to middle age 1100-1300 lbs with 100-250 lb calves 600.00-750.00 per pair. Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, Wa. 509-765-3611 24 hour price information: 509-765-0311 www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews 0800p jeg rlw .