NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu May 23, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/23/2019 Receipts: 325 Last Week: 281 Year Ago: 380 Compare to last week, Choice Steers are 1.00 higher, Choice Holstein Steers are 1.00 to 2.00 lower, and Choice Heifers are 1.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active on a slightly higher offering today. Receipts included 29 percent steers, 51 percent Holstein steers, and 20 percent heifers. Steer top was 120.75, Holstein steer top was 85.40, and heifer top was 119.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 1396-1490 1443 116.00-120.75 118.51 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1510-1540 1518 117.00-118.00 117.75 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1270-1293 1285 113.00-114.50 114.01 23 1383-1470 1417 110.00-115.00 114.56 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1525-1545 1538 114.00-115.00 114.67 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1650-1685 1668 108.00-109.00 108.51 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1200-1280 1250 100.00-105.00 102.44 12 1353-1413 1398 103.00-107.00 103.90 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 1375-1468 1434 85.00-87.00 85.27 14 1339-1463 1391 89.00-92.00 90.27 Value Added / Crossbreds 12 1515-1685 1575 84.50-87.00 85.40 9 1525-1644 1601 94.00-96.00 94.64 Value Added / Crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 1022-1290 1206 80.00-83.00 81.72 34 1338-1498 1389 80.00-84.75 82.82 15 1530-1650 1563 80.00-84.00 83.38 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1020-1215 1093 65.00-69.00 67.47 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1200-1250 1225 76.00-77.00 76.49 8 1432-1470 1445 75.00-79.50 78.56 3 1507 1507 75.00 75.00 2 1728 1728 75.00 75.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1314-1339 1324 117.00-119.00 118.22 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1119-1180 1139 112.00-113.00 112.35 20 1210-1370 1232 111.00-113.75 113.28 2 1450-1495 1472 110.00-111.00 110.49 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1425-1450 1438 98.00-101.00 99.49 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1035-1080 1058 102.00-105.00 103.53 16 1040-1190 1068 92.00-98.00 94.79 returned to feed 5 1225-1285 1271 101.00-106.00 104.22 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 1607 mlh .