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TO_LS751
Torrington, WY   Tuesday, June 8, 2004       USDA_WY Dept of Ag Market News 

Riverton Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

  Receipts:    This Week  878        Last Week  530       Last Year  1081       
     

  Trends: Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 
steady to instances 3.00 higher, feeder cows firm, feeder calves not well tested
 
due to limited supply. Demand good, coupled with good buyer attendance and 
participation.  Supply 29 percent slaughter cows, 7 percent slaughter bulls, 28 
percent feeder cows, 3 percent bred cows, 10 percent cow/calf pairs, 22 percent 
feeder calves with 60 percent steers, 40 percent heifers of which 53 percent 
weighed over 600 lbs.  

   Slaughter Cows:        Percent Lean:
Breakers             75-80% 1395-1685 lbs 50.00-52.00 
Breakers High Dressing        75-80% 1325-1520 lbs 53.75-56.75      
Breakers Low Dressing         75-80% 1340-1465 lbs 45.00-48.25
Boners80-85% 1050-1395 lbs 49.25-53.50
Boners High Dressing80-85% 1125-1370 lbs 54.00-57.75
Boners Low Dressing80-85% 1155-1590 lbs 46.25-48.50 
Lean85-90% 1030-1195 lbs 47.25-50.00  
Lean High Dressing      85-90%  940-1105 lbs 51.25-55.00  
Lean Low Dressing85-90%  835-1085 lbs 43.00-46.00

   Slaughter Bulls - Yield Grade 1-2: 1380-2190 lbs 61.50-65.50; High Yielding 
66.76-72.00; Low Yielding 55.25-60.00, few returning to feed: 1280-1365 lbs 
55.00-60.50.

   Feeder Cows - Medium-Large 1: Heifers 740-990 lbs 80.00-88.00; Heiferettes 
995-1260 lbs 69.00-78.00; Young 1060-1250 lbs 56.75-66.50; Middle Aged 1005-1605
 
lbs 53.00-56.50; Aged 840-1615 lbs 50.00-54.50, others 46.00-49.75, few  40.00-
44.50. 

   Bred Cows - Medium-Large 1:  Young 1070-1455 lbs 750.00-900.00; Middle Aged 
(Short Solid) 1160-1395 lbs 800.00-850.00; Aged (Short Term) 1105-1315 lbs 
585.00-725.00 all per head. 

   Cow/Calf Pairs - Medium-Large 1:  1160-1235 lb cows with 100-200 lb calves 
960.00-1000.00; Middle Aged (Short Solid) 855-1300 lb cows with 85-225 lb calves
 
850.00-955.00; Aged (Short Term) 890-1265 lb cows with 65-200 lb calves 725.00-
885.00 all per head.

   Baby Calves - (all per head) 65-135 lbs 100.00-150.00.

   Feeder Steers - Medium-Large 1: Package 289 lbs 134.50; package 349 lbs 
126.00; small package 642 lbs 118.00; 650-695 lbs 100.00-109.00; lot 703 lbs 
114.00; small package 821 lbs 105.00.   

   Feeder Heifers - Medium-Large 1:  235-295 lbs 124.00-126.00; small package 
402 lbs 117.00; lot 743 lbs 104.75.

                 Feeder Steer Medium and Large 1
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
     19      289          289       134.50           134.50
     19      349          349       126.00           126.00
      6      642          642       118.00           118.00
     10    651-698        674    100.00-109.00       104.66
     28      703          703       114.00           114.00
      8      821          821       105.00           105.00
                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
     10      234          234       124.16           124.16
     16      293          293       126.00           126.00
      7      402          402       117.00           117.00
     28      743          743       104.75           104.75



Livestock and Grain Market News, Torrington, WY
Jackie Lucas-Reporter
Phone: 307-532-4146
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS751.txt

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