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TO_LS750 Torrington, WY Wed Apr 30, 2008 USDA- WY Dept of Ag Market News Torrington, WY - Torrington Livestock Commission Co. Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Receipts: 1975 Two Weeks Ago: 3525 Last Year: 4300 Compared to two weeks ago: Steers & Heifers lb 2.00-4.00 higher, instances 5.00-6.00 higher on weights over 800 lb. Overall quality uneven. Demand moderate to good. Heavier weight cattle carrying average to moderate flesh. Supply 33 percent steers, 67 percent heifers with 71 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Next load lot sale tentatively scheduled in two weeks on May 14, 2008. Steers: Medium and Large 1: 500-540 lb 129.50-134.00; 550-560 lb 120.00- 124.00; 600 lb 120.50; 665-675 lb 109.50-115.50; 730-775 lb 102.00-108.25; 845- 890 lb 98.75-101.75, fleshy 885 lb 96.00; 910-955 lb 95.25-97.25, fleshy 945 lb 93.75. Heifers: Medium and Large 1: 425-475 lb 114.00-117.50; 500-600 lb 109.00- 115.50; 600-680 lb 101.00-107.25, replacement 660-700 lb 109.00-111.00; 745-795 lb 96.50-101.50, replacement 700-800 lb 104.00-110.00; 800-895 lb 93.75-99.10, fleshy 880-890 lb 86.85-87.25; 930-935 lb 90.50-94.00, fleshy 925 lb 82.75. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 102 505-541 511 129.50-134.00 132.66 22 554-557 556 120.00-124.00 120.91 10 604 604 120.50 120.50 128 667-674 668 109.50-115.50 114.17 24 729 729 102.00 102.00 43 754-777 763 102.00-108.25 106.63 9 848 848 99.00 99.00 132 876-890 882 98.75-101.75 100.04 8 885 885 96.00 96.00 Fleshy 16 909 909 97.25 97.25 16 947 947 93.75 93.75 Fleshy 10 957 957 95.25 95.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 402 402 125.00 125.00 5 619 619 117.50 117.50 6 670 670 98.50 98.50 5 822 822 90.50 90.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 426 426 114.50 114.50 17 451-475 465 114.00-117.50 116.10 25 502-520 511 109.00-115.50 112.43 242 558-599 583 109.75-112.25 111.18 81 601-645 619 104.50-107.25 106.62 98 657-686 673 101.00-105.25 103.31 156 660-697 687 109.00-111.00 110.39 Replacement 38 748 748 101.00 101.00 43 706-719 715 104.00-110.00 108.21 Replacement 54 760-793 780 96.50-101.50 98.35 36 767-798 789 105.50-106.00 105.63 Replacement 162 805-835 814 93.75-99.10 98.16 19 851-895 879 96.00-97.00 96.36 40 882-889 883 86.85-87.25 87.17 Fleshy 21 928-937 934 90.50-94.00 93.01 7 925 925 82.75 82.75 Fleshy Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 495 495 110.00 110.00 15 500 500 105.00 105.00 9 634 634 99.50 99.50 10 704-744 724 89.50-90.00 89.74 Source: USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service, Torrington, WY (307)-532-4146 - 24 Hour recorded market information 307-532-7200 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS750.txt 1500m dlw .