NW_LS721
Des Moines, IA    Thu Oct 19, 2017    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 10/19/2017
 
Receipts:  349    Last Week:  351
 
The trend compared to last week is steady to 1.00 higher on the 
Choice steers, steady to 1.00 higher on the Choice Holstein steers, 
and 1.00 to 2.00 higher on the Choice heifers.  Demand was good on 
a steady offering today.  Receipts included 28 percent steers, 48 
percent Holstein steers, and 24 percent heifers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   23   1243-1295   1286    107.00-109.00     108.17
   35   1303-1492   1424    108.00-110.00     109.41
    9   1508-1620   1595    108.00-108.75     108.59

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10   1130-1280   1209    104.00-106.00     105.29
   10   1340-1485   1404    105.00-107.00     106.23

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1580-1620   1596    104.00-105.00     104.41

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1640-1665   1650    101.00-102.00     101.60


              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3   1260-1270   1263        85.00          85.00   Value Added
   28   1332-1495   1423     84.50-87.00       85.54
   13   1325-1443   1379     90.00-90.25       90.12   Value Added
   32   1519-1660   1607     85.50-88.50       86.68

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   24   1088-1297   1219     80.00-83.25       80.81
   16   1305-1438   1341     82.00-83.75       82.63
   14   1551-1668   1600     81.00-84.75       83.11

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   22   1040-1252   1146     70.00-79.00       73.58
    6   1314-1335   1321     73.50-77.00       74.68

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Standard 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1200-1220   1212     65.00-67.50       66.51
    5   1350-1380   1362     65.00-67.00       65.81


                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   40   1202-1393   1303    108.00-109.50     108.74

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10   1105-1160   1134    103.00-105.00     103.60
   12   1208-1390   1290    105.00-107.50     106.55

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7   1531-1540   1535    105.00-106.00     105.57

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1460-1470   1466    101.00-102.00     101.60

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10   1280-1373   1328    101.00-102.00     101.49


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
 
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