ML_LS750 Moses Lake, WA Fri May 31, 2013 USDA Market News Toppenish Livestock Auction, Toppenish, WA Thursday Feeder Cattle Weighted Average report for 5/30/2013 ***Note: Due to scheduling conflicts this report will not be released again until June 21, 2013.*** Receipts: 875 Last Week: 795 Year Ago: 975 Compared to last week at the same market, not enough stocker or feeder cattle this week for accurate trends. Trade slow with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade slow to moderate with light to moderate demand on cows with good demand on bulls. Slaughter cows were approximately 85 percent of the supply; Slaughter bulls 10 percent, and feeder’s 5 percent of the supply. The feeder supply included 72 percent steers and 28 percent heifers. Near 60 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price 5 726 726 129.00 129.00 9 888 888 118.00 118.00 Feeder Steers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price 5 604 604 125.00 125.00 Feeder Bulls Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price 5 393 393 132.00 132.00 5 507 507 128.00 128.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price 5 648 648 120.00 120.00 Feeder Heifers Small and Medium 1-2 Head Wt. Range Avg Wt. Price Range Avg Price 6 423 423 113.00 113.00 Slaughter Cows: Pct. Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Boning 80-85 1100-2100 67.00-72.00 73.00-76.75 61.00-67.00 Lean 85-90 1100-1700 66.00-71.00 71.50-74.75 60.00-66.00 Lean 90 1000-1250 54.00-60.00 --- 46.00-54.00 Slaughter Bulls: Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2200 86.00-92.00 93.00-97.75 78.00-86.00 Source: USDA Market News, Moses Lake, WA. Greg Sanders 509-393-1343 MosesLake.LGMN@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ML_LS750.txt http://www.ams.usda.gov/lpsmarketnewspage greg.sanders2@ams.usda.gov 0800p gds rlc