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Des Moines, IA Wed Apr 25, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/25/2012
Receipts: 1455 2 weeks ago: 2032 Year Ago: 1365
Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago (Apr 11): Feeder strs mostly 4.00-6.00 lower except 700-850 lbs. mostly 2.00-4.00 higher and feeder hfrs mostly 2.00-4.00 higher except 400-600 lbs. mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 69 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 47 percent of the feeders were strs and 52 percent were hfrs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 419 419 199.50 199.50
6 464 464 190.00 190.00
32 467 467 200.00 200.00 Fancy
26 504-524 515 179.50-182.50 180.77
24 556-596 572 170.00-176.00 172.85
37 562 562 188.00 188.00 Fancy
42 600-649 634 164.00-170.00 167.69 Calves
107 681-694 689 160.00-165.00 162.95 Calves
87 716-747 738 150.00-157.50 153.15
41 767 767 152.00 152.00
140 809 809 150.25 150.25 Load
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 496-498 497 180.00-181.50 180.75
27 610-632 623 161.50-162.75 161.96 Calves
9 720 720 147.00 147.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 431-433 432 181.00-185.50 183.24
8 499 499 177.00 177.00
11 565-582 574 163.00-164.75 163.78
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 309 309 190.00 190.00
9 393 393 183.00 183.00
39 411-419 414 170.00-179.50 175.08
22 484-487 485 161.00-163.50 162.82
89 510-544 520 160.00-167.75 166.12
56 553-596 580 159.50-166.75 161.73
220 663-682 671 145.00-149.00 147.43
55 691-699 698 140.00-143.75 143.41 Calves
70 707 707 144.00 144.00
38 766 766 142.25 142.25
12 762 762 152.00 152.00 Replacement
41 808 808 150.00 150.00 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 448 448 165.00 165.00
5 489 489 150.00 150.00
6 504 504 158.00 158.00
6 633 633 147.00 147.00
8 694 694 140.00 140.00 Calves
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 818 818 131.50 131.50
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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