GL_LS750 Greeley, CO Wed Apr 3, 2019 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Sterling Livestock Commission Company - Sterling, CO Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Receipts: 1083 Last Week: 0 Year Ago: 1031 Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs traded mostly steady. Steers weighing 650 to 750 lbs traded 8.00 to 12.00 higher and those 750 lbs and above traded 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 7.00 higher while those over 600 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls did not have enough of a test to quote. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, calves and yearlings. In feeder cattle, the run consisted of 51 percent steers, 44 percent heifers and 5 percent bulls. Approximately 54 percent of the run weighed over 600 pounds. The total run consisted of 61 percent feeder cattle, 8 percent replacement cattle, with the remainder being mostly slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Slaughter Cows: Grade Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80 1005-1855 60.50-63.50 ----- 49.00-59.50 Boners 80-85 1165-1595 60.00-65.50 ----- 50.00-59.50 Lean 85-90 710-1270 53.00-62.00 ----- 41.00-51.00 Feeding Cows: Medium and Large 1 Heiferettes 795-1060 lbs 110.00-123.00; Young 940-1220 lbs 62.50-72.50. Medium and Large 1-2 Heiferettes 735-1245 lbs 82.50-107.50. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1 Young 1405-1460 lbs 7-8 months bred 1400.00- 1600.00; Middle Aged 1390-1775 lbs 7-8 months bred 1275.00-1500.00; Aged 1690 lbs 7 months bred 1185.00. Pairs: Medium and Large 1 Heifers 1200 lbs with 185 lb calves at side 1850.00; Young 1015 lbs with 125 lb calves at side 1450.00; Middle Aged 1215- 1295 lbs with 180-190 lb calves at side 1160.00-1225.00; Aged 1275 lbs with 140 lb calves at side 900.00. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 500-585 lbs 181.00-185.00; 600-700 lbs 164.50-172.50; 720-740 lbs 164.00; 760-775 lbs 142.00-145.00; 805-825 lbs 139.00-141.00. Medium and Large 1-2 335-345 lbs 199.00-208.00; 370-390 lbs 188.00-193.00; 425-440 lbs 187.50-190.00; 460-480 lbs 170.00-182.00; 515-590 lbs 160.00-171.50; 775-780 lbs 134.00-135.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 450-485 lbs 162.00-170.00; 530-565 lbs 153.00-163.50; 605-620 lbs 148.00-151.00; 650-670 lbs 137.50-146.50; 705-750 lbs 127.00-132.00; 1072 lbs 123.50. Medium and Large 1-2 300-330 lbs 170.00-178.00; 365-400 lbs 162.50-172.50; 400-425 lbs 159.00-165.00; 500-520 lbs 151.00-155.00; 560-580 lbs 146.00-150.00; 605-640 lbs 145.00, fleshy 126.00; 685-695 lbs 131.00-134.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 504-511 507 181.00-181.50 181.29 21 573-582 579 182.50-185.00 183.44 13 600-641 628 167.00-172.50 170.88 44 652-699 683 164.50-170.00 166.19 37 720-736 727 164.00 164.00 15 760-771 766 142.00-145.00 143.39 31 805-822 808 139.00-141.00 140.67 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 335-345 343 199.00-208.00 203.19 9 374-388 382 188.00-193.00 190.82 10 425-440 436 187.50-190.00 188.99 27 463-476 473 170.00-182.00 179.16 42 515-549 532 166.00-171.50 169.56 6 588 588 160.00 160.00 6 776-780 777 134.00-135.00 134.83 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 38 451-484 478 162.00-170.00 169.02 7 530 530 161.00 161.00 27 557-563 559 153.00-163.50 160.37 17 607-617 611 148.00-151.00 149.75 26 652-668 656 137.50-146.50 142.45 46 706-746 725 127.00-132.00 128.94 6 1072 1072 123.50 123.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-328 321 170.00-178.00 173.67 15 365-398 376 162.50-172.50 166.11 8 400-424 413 159.00-165.00 160.83 5 503-517 511 151.00-155.00 153.43 11 562-577 571 146.00-150.00 147.80 4 605-640 614 145.00 145.00 5 634 634 126.00 126.00 Fleshy 24 687-694 692 131.00-134.00 131.74 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 434 434 190.00 190.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 420-444 435 162.50-172.00 165.94 8 519-527 522 161.00 161.00 5 641 641 140.00 140.00 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 1815M crd