ML_LS795 Moses Lake, WA Fri Feb 1, 2019 USDA Market News Weekly Combined Cattle Report - Week ending Feb 1, 2019 Market: Toppenish, WA Receipts: 1220 Last Week: 1300 Year Ago: 1215 Compared to last Friday, stocker and feeder cattle firm in a light test with improved buyer attendance. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. Calving season is in full swing limiting the number of cows being offered for harvest. Slaughter cows 55 percent, slaughter bulls 5 percent, and feeders 40 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 46 percent steers and 54 percent heifers. Near 51 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 468-481 473 173.00-178.50 176.17 21 551 551 169.00 169.00 27 663-687 678 145.00-152.50 147.17 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 547 547 140.00 140.00 5 695 695 122.50 122.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 405-421 414 74.00-86.00 79.34 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 270 270 210.00 210.00 Per Head 9 313 313 265.00 265.00 Per Head 20 424-446 436 83.00-83.50 83.28 24 611 611 82.00 82.00 12 679 679 81.00 81.00 19 762 762 86.00 86.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 422 422 148.00 148.00 48 510-531 514 144.00-146.00 145.54 16 565-584 572 143.00 143.00 60 629-646 632 135.00-144.75 142.92 6 661 661 135.00 135.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 881 881 75.00 75.00 Feeder Heifers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 379 379 70.00 70.00 16 529 529 71.00 71.00 11 605 605 82.00 82.00 19 688 688 83.25 83.25 5 1075 1075 74.00 74.00 Slaughter Cows: Pct. Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Boners 80-85 1500-2100 57.00-62.00 64.00 53.00-57.00 Lean 85-90 1200-1600 55.00-59.00 --- 50.00-55.00 Lean 90 900-1450 44.00-50.00 --- 37.00-44.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2500 74.00-79.75 --- 70.00-74.00 Please Note: The USDA LPGMN price report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report. Prices are reported on a per cwt basis, unless otherwise noted. Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS795.txt http://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain greg.sanders2@usda.gov 0800p gds rlc