NW_LS758
Des Moines, IA    Tue Mar 19, 2019    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/19/2019
 
Receipts:  146    Last Week:  210    Year Ago:  274
 
The trend compared to last week is steady on the Choice steers, and 
steady on the Choice heifers.  Trade was moderate to active on 
slightly lower offering today.  Receipts included 55 percent steers 
and 45 percent heifers.  Steer top was 128.00 and the heifer top 
was 128.00.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11   1300-1490   1422    127.50-128.00     127.96

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11   1544-1559   1551    126.75-127.75     127.29

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   16     1243      1243       121.75         121.75
   13   1345-1490   1406    122.00-125.75     123.94

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1505-1590   1555    124.50-125.50     124.99

                   Slaughter Steers Select 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6   1000-1058   1046    110.00-119.00     115.49   Value Added / returned to feed

                   Slaughter Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1215-1290   1265    110.00-119.50     111.94   Value Added / returned to feed
   13   1337-1355   1338    110.00-117.00     110.55


                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11   1203-1370   1271    126.25-128.00     127.00

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5     1418      1418       126.00         126.00

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11     1287      1287       125.25         125.25

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1     1440      1440       110.00         110.00

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10    828-980     895    110.00-117.00     112.38   Value Added / returned to feed

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   15   1057-1180   1083    110.00-117.00     113.52   Value Added / returned to feed
   13   1323-1370   1335    111.00-118.25     115.12


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_LS758.txt
 
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