TO_LS141
Torrington, WY    Mon Jan 4, 2010     USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News 

Riverton Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY  

   Receipts:   379      Last Week   0      Last Year   709                    

   No comparisons available for cow and bull offerings today, first sale of the 
2010. Demand moderate to good. On a light offering slaughter cows accounted for 
approximately 30 percent of the run, slaughter bulls 9 percent, feeder cows 55 
percent, feeder bulls 2 percent with bred cows 4 percent. Last Monday sale, will 
sell all classes of animals on Tuesdays until further notice. 

   Slaughter Cows:
                 Pct Lean   Weight   Avg Dressing   High Dressing   Low Dressing
     Breakers    75-80%   1515-1715                  42.50-46.25                
     Boners      80-85%   1055-1435   40.00-44.50    45.00-49.50     36.00-38.50
     Lean        85-90%    995-1145   39.00-41.50          44.50     34.00-35.50
                                                                                                                              

   Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1610-2090 lbs 48.50-53.00; High Yielding 
54.50-59.00; Low Yielding 45.00-47.50. Few bulls returning to feed: 1200-1620 
lbs 43.50-50.00, couple 40.50-42.00, thin 35.00.

   Feeder Cows: Medium-Large 1-2: Heifers 690-850 lbs 67.00-73.00; Heiferettes 
790-960 lbs 55.00-60.00; Young 805-1140 lbs 45.00-53.00, couple thin 41.00.

   Bred Cows: Medium-Large 1: heifers couple 735 lbs 775.00, 650 lbs individual 
575.00; Young 970-1030 lbs 875.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) 1190-1255 lbs 
635.00-675.00 all per head.   
 
Source:  Livestock and Grain Market News, Torrington, WY
         Jackie Lucas-Reporter
         Phone: 307-532-4146
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS141.
       

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