GL_LS750 Greeley, CO Wed Dec 12, 2018 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Sterling Livestock Commission Company - Sterling, CO Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Receipts: 2497 Last Week: 2306 Year Ago: 1823 Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 550 lbs traded 6.00 lower on a light test and over 550 lbs were unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher with no comparable trades on heifers over 650 lbs. Today’s supply consisted mostly of long weaned feeders with multiple rounds of vaccinations. In feeder cattle, the run consisted of 56 percent steers, and 44 percent heifers. Approximately 63 percent of the run weighed over 600 pounds. The total run consisted of 87 percent feeder cattle, 1 percent replacement cattle and 12 percent slaughter cows/bulls and feeding cows. The next available report will be December 19, 2018. Slaughter Cows: Grade Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80 1590-1995 48.00-58.00 ----- ----- Boners 80-85 1185-1485 44.00-59.00 ----- 38.00-40.00 Lean 85-90 895-1525 39.00-45.00 ----- 31.00-36.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1-2 ----- ----- ----- ----- Feeding Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Heiferette 980 lbs 95.00; Young 1070-1280 lbs 65.00-82.00; Middle Aged 1255-1670 lbs 54.00-64.50. Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Young 1060-1110 lbs 3-7 months bred 900.00- 960.00. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 371 lbs 198.00; 510-545 lbs 171.00-181.00; 555-585 lbs 165.50-172.50; 600-645 lbs 157.50-170.00; 660-700 lbs 147.50-155.75; 650-685 lbs 144.50-145.50, calves; 710-725 lbs 145.50-150.50; 733 lbs 135.00, calves; 750-760 lbs 142.75-143.00; 773 lbs 140.50, fleshy; 805-840 lbs 131.00- 139.50; 861 lbs 135.50. Medium and Large 1-2 355-375 lbs 176.00-177.00; 440 lbs 182.50; 525 lbs 169.00; 599 lbs 156.00; 615-645 lbs 150.00-155.50; 660-690 lbs 143.00-145.00; 711 lbs 140.00; 782 lbs 138.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 309-345 lbs 168.00-173.00; 395 lbs 168.50; 413-433 lbs 161.00-162.00; 450-481 lbs 156.00-162.00; 505-547 lbs 142.00-155.50; 554-598 lbs 137.00-145.50; 600-646 lbs 135.00-142.00, calves 134.00; 654-698 lbs 134.00-140.00, calves 127.00; 723 lbs 134.00; 715 lbs 125.00 calves; 756 lbs 126.00; 946 lbs 116.00; 992 lbs 120.00; 1032 lbs 120.00. Medium and Large 1-2 342 lbs 162.00; 385 lbs 162.00; 414 lbs 156.00; 493 lbs 146.00; 560-570 lbs 135.00-136.00; 669 lbs 132.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 371 371 198.00 198.00 110 510-544 534 171.00-181.00 175.15 73 559-584 573 165.50-172.50 168.89 225 604-643 616 157.50-170.00 162.09 241 660-698 675 147.50-155.75 151.71 11 651-684 672 144.50-145.50 145.15 Calves 56 714-725 721 145.50-150.50 148.25 3 733 733 135.00 135.00 Calves 8 754-760 755 142.75-143.00 142.78 15 773 773 140.50 140.50 Fleshy 69 807-838 825 131.00-139.50 135.73 7 861 861 135.50 135.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 355-372 362 176.00-177.00 176.41 26 440 440 182.50 182.50 5 525 525 169.00 169.00 5 599 599 156.00 156.00 71 616-643 637 150.00-155.50 154.35 34 662-689 683 143.00-145.00 144.61 11 711 711 140.00 140.00 7 782 782 138.50 138.50 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 583 583 166.00 166.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 889 889 130.00 130.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 309-345 331 168.00-173.00 171.13 28 395 395 168.50 168.50 8 413-433 420 161.00-162.00 161.61 24 450-481 460 156.00-162.00 157.71 90 505-547 523 142.00-155.50 151.01 158 554-598 583 137.00-145.50 141.71 245 600-646 619 135.00-142.00 138.98 9 627 627 134.00 134.00 Calves 81 654-698 672 134.00-140.00 136.75 4 693 693 127.00 127.00 Calves 8 723 723 134.00 134.00 4 715 715 125.00 125.00 Calves 7 756 756 126.00 126.00 4 946 946 116.00 116.00 11 992 992 120.00 120.00 10 1032 1032 120.00 120.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 342 342 162.00 162.00 13 385 385 162.00 162.00 9 414 414 156.00 156.00 27 493 493 146.00 146.00 15 563-568 566 135.00-136.00 135.46 6 669 669 132.00 132.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 645 645 135.50 135.50 22 667 667 140.00 140.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 814 814 119.00 119.00 Source: USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Service, Greeley, CO Heath Dewey, Market Reporter 970-353-9750 Greeley.LPGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GL_LS750.txt http://marketnews.usda.gov/portal/lg 1945M hmd