TO_LS751 Torrington, WY Tue May 7, 2019 USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Riverton Livestock Auction -Riverton, WY Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 5/7/19 Receipts: 855 Last Week: 998 Last Year: 1222 **NOTICE: As Market News transitions reports to the MARS platform and My Market News, report formats will be converted from a text version to a more user-friendly and accessible PDF format. In the next few weeks, this report will move to the new platform and will be accessible at: https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/ If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov. Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-6.00 lower, feeder cows firm. Feeder heifers steady with lower undertones noted. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows accounted for approximately 9 percent of the run, slaughter bulls 2 percent, feeder cows 16 percent, feeder bulls 4 percent, bred cows 37 percent, cow/calf pairs 18 percent, calves 46 percent with 15 percent steers, 85 percent heifers of which 23 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breaker 75-80% 1485-1665 53.00-57.50 62.50-64.00 Boners 80-85% 1225-1410 52.00-57.50 59.00-65.50 Lean 85-90% 990-1205 53.00-57.50 58.00-63.00 48.00-49.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1335-2225 lbs 70.00-76.50, High Yielding 80.00-87.00; several returning to feed Young 740-905 lbs 118.00-122.50, few 820- 980 lbs 108.00-110.00. Feeder Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers couple 685-690 lbs 111.00-114.00; Heiferettes 725-1075 lbs 95.00-110.00, few 83.50-93.00; Young 615-1285 lbs 71.00-82.00, several 61.00-70.00, 56.00-59.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) 1240- 1655 lbs 58.50-63.50, few 56.00-57.50; Aged (Short Term) 1015-1155 lbs 45.00- 52.00. Bred Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers few 1025-1080 lbs 1300.00-1325.00; Young small package 1327 lbs 1650.00, few 1425-1530 lbs 1400.00-1450.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) small package 1345 lbs 1410.00, few 1450-1570 lbs 1000.00- 1200.00; Aged (Short Terms) small package 1388 lbs 1075.00, couple 985-1435 lbs 850.00-875.00 all per head. Cow/calf Pairs: Medium-Large 1 Heifer single pair 950 lbs with 120 lb calves 1625.00; Young single 975 lb cow with 150 lb calf 875.00, (Jersey pair) 910 lb cow with 120 lb calf 1200.00, (Corriente pairs) package 715 lb cows with 135 lb calves 600.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) single 1115 lb cow with 110 lb calf 925.00; Aged (Short Term) 1055-1335 lb cows with 75-170 lb calves 1050.00- 1150.00, few 970-1120 lb cows with 155-200 lbs calves 775.00-875.00, all per pair. Baby Calves (per head) 190 lbs 175.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 730 730 154.00 154.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 53 357-387 374 166.00-171.00 168.07 44 426-428 426 156.00 156.00 77 456-464 457 151.00-162.00 159.97 31 502-548 532 146.50-155.00 152.15 7 580 580 140.00 140.00 11 611 611 131.00 131.00 48 713 713 133.00 133.00 Replacement Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 527-540 533 124.00-132.00 127.74 Source: USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Torrington Jackie Lucas (307)-532-4146 24 Hour recorded market information (307)532-7200 Office e-mail: Torrington.LPGMN@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS751.txt 1455jl