NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu Feb 21, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 02/21/2019 Receipts: 398 Last Week: 556 Year Ago: 511 The trend compared to last week is steady on the choice steers, 2.00 lower on the Choice Holstein steers, and 3.00 to 4.00 lower on the Choice heifers. Trade was active to moderate on a lower offering today. Receipts included 33 percent steers, 45 percent Holstein steers, and 22 percent heifers. Steer top was 127.00, Holstein steer top was 94.00, and heifer top was 125.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 1360-1499 1448 126.00-128.00 126.45 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1540-1566 1560 124.75-125.00 124.81 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1130-1276 1249 121.00-124.00 123.51 15 1355-1483 1459 123.00-124.00 123.93 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1503-1620 1578 110.00-118.00 116.13 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1055-1060 1058 110.00-111.00 110.50 29 1108-1281 1262 111.00-115.00 112.25 22 1300-1465 1382 112.00-118.00 114.97 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1130-1298 1235 91.00-95.00 92.24 6 1250-1263 1259 96.00-100.00 98.68 Value Added / crossbreds 54 1312-1493 1420 90.00-95.00 92.49 16 1301-1455 1374 98.50-101.00 99.72 Value Added / crossbreds 43 1516-1638 1533 92.00-93.50 92.29 2 1660 1660 95.00 95.00 Value Added / crossbreds 2 1700-1710 1705 96.00-98.00 97.00 Value Added / crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1140-1145 1142 85.00-86.00 85.50 9 1390-1410 1401 85.00-87.00 86.78 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1191-1239 1215 70.00-74.00 72.04 7 1538-1573 1563 78.00 78.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1178-1236 1211 82.00-83.00 82.58 12 1509-1630 1549 84.00 84.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1235-1272 1247 124.25-125.00 124.50 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1420-1434 1432 124.50-125.00 124.91 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1241-1370 1263 122.50-124.00 123.65 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1410-1431 1426 122.00-123.00 122.23 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1053-1123 1100 112.00-115.00 113.60 22 1235-1395 1320 112.00-117.00 114.59 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS721.txt 1422 mlh .