GL_LS750 Greeley, CO Wed Mar 6, 2019 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Sterling Livestock Commission Company - Sterling, CO Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Receipts: 1047 Last Week: 0 Year Ago: 1636 Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. No trend is available as the last reported auction was almost a month ago, though the market had a firm undertone. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to accurately quote. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, long weaned, calves and yearlings. In feeder cattle, the run consisted of 74 percent steers, 26 percent heifers. Approximately 46 percent of the run weighed over 600 pounds. The total run consisted of 90 percent feeder cattle, with the remainder being mostly slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Slaughter Cows: Grade Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80 1585-1880 64.50-66.50 ----- 60.50-61.50 Boners 80-85 1215-1580 61.00-67.00 ----- 51.00-60.00 Lean 85-90 840-1320 56.50-62.50 64.50 41.00-51.00 Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 75-95 lbs 400.00-475.00 per head; 150 lbs 410.00-450.00 per head; 290-295 lbs 650.00-675.00 per head; 355-390 lbs 200.00- 220.00; 410-450 lbs 192.50-198.00; 455-490 lbs 190.00-197.00; 505-545 lbs 179.00-189.00; 580-595 lbs 175.00-177.00; 600-630 lbs 167.00-175.75; 650-660 lbs 161.50-167.50; 705-730 lbs 145.50-153.50; 750-775 lbs 139.00-140.50; 815-830 lbs 136.00-139.00; 880-890 lbs 131.50-132.50; 968 lbs 129.50. Medium and Large 1-2 542 lbs 176.00; 555-600 lbs 162.00-172.50; 668 lbs 156.00; 720-745 lbs 138.00-145.50; 765-780 lbs 135.00-138.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 80-95 lbs 325.00-385.00 per head; 355-395 lbs 180.00-186.00; 435 lbs 177.50; 450-490 lbs 164.50-179.50; 500-550 lbs 156.00-165.50; 555-600 lbs 150.00-156.50; 605-645 lbs 143.75-153.00; 660-675 lbs 138.00-142.00; 715-745 lbs 130.50-134.00; 750-780 lbs 130.00-133.00. Medium and Large 1-2 435-440 lbs 158.00-162.00; 493 lbs 155.00; 510-535 lbs 152.00-153.50; 610-620 lbs 139.50-141.50; 798 lbs 136.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 75-95 81 400.00-475.00 419.64 Per Head 2 150 150 410.00-450.00 430.00 Per Head 5 290-291 291 650.00-675.00 670.01 Per Head 38 355-386 376 200.00-220.00 215.09 30 410-449 423 192.50-198.00 196.65 131 457-490 476 190.00-197.00 193.12 64 509-543 535 179.00-189.00 184.55 33 580-594 587 175.00-177.00 175.96 70 604-626 621 167.00-175.75 173.73 17 650-659 657 161.50-167.50 163.46 28 705-728 713 145.50-153.50 151.49 20 751-773 764 139.00-140.50 139.59 64 818-829 819 136.00-139.00 138.62 52 884-887 886 131.50-132.50 131.86 10 968 968 129.50 129.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 542 542 176.00 176.00 28 557-596 567 162.00-172.50 170.59 4 668 668 156.00 156.00 37 723-745 724 138.00-145.50 142.36 9 765-776 775 135.00-138.00 135.33 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 80-95 88 325.00-385.00 354.34 Per Head 14 358-391 386 180.00-186.00 185.21 23 435 435 177.50 177.50 26 452-488 465 164.50-179.50 172.88 14 500-548 533 156.00-165.50 163.56 22 555-599 574 150.00-156.50 153.85 38 605-643 628 143.75-153.00 144.97 8 664-673 667 138.00-142.00 139.51 29 716-745 722 130.50-134.00 132.43 14 751-780 761 130.00-133.00 131.84 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 439-440 439 158.00-162.00 161.00 8 493 493 155.00 155.00 9 511-532 523 152.00-153.50 152.85 9 613-618 616 139.50-141.50 140.38 2 798 798 136.00 136.00 Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Chris Dias, Market Reporter 970-353-9750 Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS750.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 1700M crd