NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed Oct 11, 2017 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 10/11/2017 Receipts: 905 Last Week: 565 Compared to last week. Choice steers 1.75-2.00 higher, choice heifers 1.50-1.75 higher, no comparison on Holsteins due to low receipts, slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 57.9 percent steers, 33.7 percent heifers, .2 percent Holsteins, 7.1 percent slaughter cows, and 1.1 percent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 1235-1295 1266 112.50-116.50 113.86 275 1302-1494 1412 111.25-116.00 113.95 80 1513-1637 1561 107.00-114.75 112.25 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 1160-1293 1258 104.75-110.50 107.83 26 1310-1473 1370 104.00-110.00 107.36 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1120-1168 1155 102.00-106.75 104.71 Return to Feed Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1295 1295 88.00 88.00 1 1450 1450 85.00 85.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1475 1475 83.00 83.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1185-1188 1186 114.00-115.00 114.43 131 1218-1398 1300 112.00-115.75 113.85 35 1400-1545 1431 111.00-115.00 113.80 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 1010-1193 1144 104.00-111.60 109.54 39 1217-1390 1305 101.00-110.00 105.75 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 930 930 107.00 107.00 Return to Feed 3 1013-1045 1024 100.00-105.00 103.30 Return to Feed Slaughter Cows: 65 head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 76-80 1315-1770 60.00-63.00 65.00 -- Boners 81-85 1075-1540 55.00-59.00 -- -- Lean 86-90 795-1820 41.00-52.00 -- 21.00-35.00 Slaughter Bulls: 10 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 1235-1780 71.00-80.00 -- -- 1825-2160 74.00-83.00 -- -- / Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS760.txt 1439C dja .