GL_LS750 Greeley, CO Wed Feb 13, 2019 USDA-CO Dept of Ag Market News Sterling Livestock Commission Company - Sterling, CO Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Receipts: 1458 Last Week: 2142 Year Ago: 1862 Compared to last sale: Demand and trade activity moderate to good. Feeder steers under 600 lbs were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower, while those over 600 lbs traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Today’s supply consisted mostly of home raised, preconditioned, long weaned, calves and yearlings. In feeder cattle, the run consisted of 56 percent steers, 44 percent heifers. Approximately 68 percent of the run weighed over 600 pounds. The total run consisted of 91 percent feeder cattle, with the remainder being mostly slaughter cows and bulls. The next available report will be Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Slaughter Cows: Grade Percent Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 75-80 1570-1855 61.50-66.50 ----- ----- Boners 80-85 1175-1525 57.00-66.00 ----- 54.50-56.00 Lean 85-90 790-1270 52.50-59.00 ----- 31.00-45.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1-2 1120-2500 80.00-84.00 ----- 70.00-78.00 Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 320-340 lbs 217.00-227.50; 360-395 lbs 201.00-212.50; 415-425 lbs 186.00-194.00; 455-500 lbs 182.00-188.00; 505-545 lbs 178.00-183.00; 550-600 lbs 168.00-176.00; 600-650 lbs 156.50-171.00, calves 152.00-154.00; 650-660 lbs 155.00-157.00; 700-795 lbs 141.50-148.50; 850-875 lbs 133.50-135.00; 915-925 lbs 129.00-131.50. Medium and Large 1-2 510-545 lbs 161.00-174.00; 655-695 lbs 143.00-150.00; 735-745 lbs 140.50-141.00; 760-800 lbs 131.00-138.00; 807 lbs 128.00-133.50. Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large 1 420-430 lbs 172.00-173.00; 450-490 lbs 162.00-171.00; 505-545 lbs 151.50-161.00; 560-580 lbs 152.50-153.00; 605-645 lbs 142.50-148.00, calves 136.00-137.00; 650-685 lbs 138.50-142.50; 700-720 lbs 136.50-139.00; 750-785 lbs 130.00-134.25; 859 lbs 126.00. Medium and Large 1-2 420-450 lbs 161.00-170.50; 465-490 lbs 159.00-160.00; 553 lbs 145.00; 670-695 lbs 131.00-136.50; 735 lbs 129.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 324-340 326 217.00-227.50 226.40 4 360-395 386 201.00-212.50 203.68 24 416-425 424 186.00-194.00 191.57 38 456-497 490 182.00-188.00 183.31 40 506-544 530 178.00-183.00 180.41 61 550-598 572 168.00-176.00 174.61 104 601-646 634 156.50-171.00 159.46 7 645-648 647 152.00-154.00 152.28 Calves 40 653-658 657 155.00-157.00 156.86 112 700-746 730 141.50-148.50 143.75 24 787-794 792 145.00 145.00 20 850-872 861 133.50-135.00 134.24 15 918-924 922 129.00-131.50 129.66 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 513-545 520 161.00-174.00 169.05 80 655-695 687 143.00-150.00 147.14 18 735-741 737 140.50-141.00 140.80 53 761-799 786 131.00-138.00 134.69 6 807 807 128.00-133.50 130.75 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 666 666 143.50 143.50 21 752 752 133.50 133.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 420-426 426 172.00-173.00 172.92 47 450-489 467 162.00-171.00 167.04 75 505-543 533 151.50-161.00 155.13 43 564-579 577 152.50-153.00 152.58 98 605-644 626 142.50-148.00 145.98 25 608-637 631 136.00-137.00 136.50 Calves 115 650-682 676 138.50-142.50 141.66 19 700-720 712 136.50-139.00 138.16 39 750-785 761 130.00-134.25 133.49 13 859 859 126.00 126.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 420-448 435 161.00-170.50 164.34 4 468-490 474 159.00-160.00 159.26 11 553 553 145.00 145.00 30 671-694 689 131.00-136.50 135.25 5 735 735 129.00 129.00 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 1800M crd