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Des Moines, IA Wed Mar 17, 2010 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/17/2010
Receipts: 1492 2 weeks ago: 1945 Year Ago: (Not reported)
Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers mostly 2.00- 3.00 higher and feeder heifers mostly 2.00-3.00 higher except 450-600 lbs. mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 75 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 51 percent of the feeders were steers and 49 percent were heifers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 404-410 406 125.00-130.00 128.32
59 468-495 481 122.50-131.25 125.10
15 505-529 514 119.00-120.50 119.49
37 577-591 582 118.00-120.00 118.97
67 602-646 623 114.00-119.75 116.50
20 611 611 123.00 123.00 Fancy
71 655-691 676 105.50-114.00 108.97
42 708-730 722 102.25-110.00 108.15
285 751-793 775 100.00-106.35 105.05
46 801-811 806 100.25-107.50 103.35
15 856-865 859 94.50-96.25 95.66
5 923 923 94.25 94.25
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 418-423 420 120.00-122.00 121.01
14 643-645 644 112.00-112.25 112.14
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 314 314 117.50 117.50
13 352-367 359 110.50-114.00 112.35
58 418-444 431 108.00-114.50 111.32
18 496-497 496 106.00-107.50 106.83
63 516-537 525 105.50-109.00 107.00
12 569 569 103.00 103.00
96 613-647 633 100.00-106.50 102.63
21 611 611 109.00 109.00 Fancy
47 652-685 672 94.25-99.75 97.61
44 711-744 723 95.00-99.50 97.69
77 718 718 101.85 101.85 Fancy
72 750-788 773 93.00-98.00 95.18
28 763 763 104.00 104.00 Replacement
5 833 833 89.50 89.50
17 813 813 96.50 96.50 Replacement
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 382 382 107.00 107.00
15 463-499 476 103.00-104.00 103.51
8 536 536 100.00 100.00
43 610-647 637 96.50-98.50 97.03
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 605 605 98.00 98.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 601 601 98.00 98.00
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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