Agricultural Marketing
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Des Moines, IA Thu Apr 5, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Denison, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/05/2012
Receipts: 2312 Two Week ago: 2687
Compared to two weeks ago, Steers 450 to 800 lbs were steady and
800 to 900 lbs were 3.00 lower. Heifers 450 to 600 lbs were 4.00 to
5.00 lower, 600 to 650 lbs were steady, 650 to 750 lbs were 10.00 lower and 750 to 800 lbs were 4.00 lower. Moderate supply with good demand. The receipts included 59 percent heifers and 41 percent steers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs was 83 percent.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 383 383 200.00 200.00
8 423-425 424 203.00-210.00 207.37
19 453-483 477 199.00-205.50 203.60
34 503-523 517 190.00-200.00 192.03
63 556-596 586 187.00-191.00 188.12
42 609-648 624 165.50-174.00 169.56
19 621-634 624 179.50-183.50 182.43 Fancy
82 662-699 693 165.00-173.00 167.01
129 711-747 731 157.00-164.00 161.95
100 750-784 767 154.00-164.00 158.61
57 800-834 828 142.00-149.00 146.62
196 852-895 868 136.50-144.25 142.19
22 902 902 138.75 138.75
19 969-993 977 126.75-134.00 131.67
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 343 343 185.00 185.00
4 370 370 181.00 181.00
5 423-440 430 185.00-190.00 187.95
11 473-483 481 177.00-188.00 184.21
6 530-545 538 172.50-173.00 172.75
9 550-558 553 167.50-174.50 170.94
14 610-630 617 157.50-162.50 160.52
2 685 685 157.00 157.00
3 735 735 142.00 142.00
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 398 398 182.00 182.00
6 490 490 179.00 179.00
12 504-520 511 184.00-186.00 184.85
10 587 587 164.50 164.50
6 631-648 637 155.00-160.00 158.30
9 814 814 136.00 136.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 397 397 196.00 196.00
6 448 448 175.00 175.00
16 450-496 483 163.00-171.00 168.20
13 451-454 452 181.50-182.00 181.77 Fancy
56 504-549 527 157.00-167.50 163.36
40 558-593 574 152.50-158.00 155.62
100 609-648 631 153.00-161.00 156.50
372 650-699 685 141.50-146.50 143.00
328 704-744 716 133.00-144.00 136.48
49 750-792 777 137.00-143.00 140.31
69 753-794 782 147.50-149.75 149.12 Replacement
136 801-818 810 133.75-141.50 138.73
57 864-883 874 133.00-141.00 139.32
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 370-390 386 178.00-180.00 179.59
22 556-596 583 147.00-147.50 147.16
10 610-633 628 140.00-149.50 147.66
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 390 390 172.00 172.00
11 466-471 468 160.00-164.00 161.46
2 600 600 153.00 153.00
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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