GL_LS750 Greeley, CO Wed Mar 20, 2019 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Sterling Livestock Commission Company - Sterling, CO Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Receipts: 952 Last Week: 0 Year Ago: 586 Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs did not have enough comparisons to accurately trend. Steers weighing 600 to 700 lbs were mostly 5.00 lower and those 700 lbs and above traded 1.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower on a light test those over 600 lbs were steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bulls had no test at the last offering. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, long weaned, calves and yearlings. In feeder cattle, the run consisted of 37 percent steers, 56 percent heifers and 7 percent bulls. Approximately 54 percent of the run weighed over 600 pounds. The total run consisted of 57 percent feeder cattle, 2 percent replacement cattle, with the remainder being mostly slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Slaughter Cows: Grade Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80 1495-1835 ----- ----- 52.00-62.00 Boners 80-85 1045-1815 60.00-67.50 ----- 49.50-59.00 Lean 85-90 805-1370 55.00-65.00 ----- 43.00-53.50 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1-2 1255-2335 81.00-84.50 ----- 71.00-79.50 Bred Cows: Medium and Large 1-2 Middle Aged 1205-1405 lbs 7-8 months bred 1000.00; Aged 1210-1405 lbs 7-8 months bred 775.00-885.00. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 526 lbs 181.50; 655-675 lbs 155.00-160.50; 700-710 lbs 151.50-153.00; 750-765 lbs 148.00-149.00. Medium and Large 1-2 380-400 lbs 191.00-200.00; 444 lbs 181.00; 450-500 lbs 172.00-176.00; 536 lbs 171.00; 580-600 lbs 156.00-160.00; 677 lbs 149.00; 700- 745 lbs 136.00-146.00; 815-845 lbs 129.50-131.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 75-95 lbs 225.00-275.00 per head; 120-135 lbs 275.00 per head; 505-550 lbs 156.00-162.00; 550-590 lbs 148.00-158.50; 605- 645 lbs 142.00-148.50; 675-685 lbs 137.50-142.00; 700-730 lbs 126.00-131.00; 765-780 lbs 125.50-129.00; 1075-1100 lbs 116.00-126.00; 1130-1140 lbs 115.00- 122.50. Medium and Large 1-2 105-110 lbs 150.00-175.00 per head; 460-485 lbs 151.00- 158.00; 500-530 lbs 142.50-150.00; 624 lbs 132.00; 675-695 lbs 122.00-125.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 526 526 181.50 181.50 16 657-671 660 155.00-160.50 158.36 40 701-706 703 151.50-153.00 152.14 15 753-765 756 148.00-149.00 148.27 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 383-399 390 191.00-200.00 196.98 7 444 444 181.00 181.00 11 450-498 489 172.00-176.00 175.33 5 536 536 171.00 171.00 10 583-598 594 156.00-160.00 157.40 9 677 677 149.00 149.00 40 700-745 733 136.00-146.00 143.05 9 817-845 820 129.50-131.00 129.67 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 78-93 88 225.00-275.00 239.77 Per Head 3 120-135 130 275.00 275.00 Per Head 47 508-546 533 156.00-162.00 160.90 49 554-586 573 148.00-158.50 153.11 30 609-641 625 142.00-148.50 144.62 52 676-681 678 137.50-142.00 138.89 7 704-727 714 126.00-131.00 128.18 14 765-780 776 125.50-129.00 125.89 9 1075-1096 1094 116.00-126.00 124.91 6 1130-1139 1138 115.00-122.50 116.24 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 105-110 108 150.00-175.00 162.79 Per Head 14 463-484 478 151.00-158.00 153.97 15 500-530 507 142.50-150.00 143.44 6 624 624 132.00 132.00 14 676-692 686 122.00-125.00 123.30 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 461-468 463 145.00-148.00 145.87 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 78-90 84 275.00-300.00 288.39 Per Head 6 105-145 122 275.00-350.00 297.20 Per Head Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 65-95 85 125.00-175.00 156.96 Per Head 1 110 110 225.00 225.00 Per Head 5 447 447 172.00 172.00 13 533 533 155.00 155.00 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 1845M crd