ML_LS795 Moses Lake, WA Fri Mar 8, 2019 USDA Market News Weekly Combined Cattle Report - Week ending Mar 8, 2019 Market: Toppenish, WA Receipts: 1085 Last Week: 1830 Year Ago: 1400 Compared to last Friday, not enough stocker or feeder cattle offered this week for accurate trends. Most of the offerings this week were small lots and singles. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower as supply exceeds demand. Slaughter bulls steady. Slaughter cows 85 percent, slaughter bulls 1 percent, and feeders 14 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 48 percent steers and 52 percent heifers. Near 78 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 653 653 145.00 145.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 845 845 117.50 117.50 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 239 239 175.00 175.00 Per Head 14 721 721 65.00 65.00 6 848 848 88.00 88.00 Feeder Bulls Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 383 383 75.00 75.00 8 566 566 65.00 65.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 671 671 120.00 120.00 Full 25 771-798 776 125.00-125.50 125.40 Feeder Heifers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 788 788 87.50 87.50 Slaughter Cows: Pct. Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Boners 80-85 1300-1900 59.00-65.00 --- 53.00-59.00 Lean 85-90 1200-1800 58.00-64.00 --- 53.00-58.00 Lean 90 900-1500 47.00-53.00 --- 34.00-47.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1500-2300 82.00-85.00 90.50 77.00-82.00 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 0900p gds rlc