Agricultural Marketing
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Des Moines, IA Wed May 2, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Kalona, IA Sheep & Goat Auction
Weighted Average Report for 05/02/2012
**** SHEEP ****
Receipts: 523 Last Week: 375 Year Ago: 318
Compared to the previous Wednesday slaughter lambs 10.00 lower,
feeder lambs 5.00-15.00 lower, slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower.
Trade active with moderate demand. Receipts included 30 percent
slaughter lambs, 37.5 percent feeder lambs, 27 percent slaughter
ewes. All sheep sold on a per hundred weight basis unless noted.
Slaughter Lambs Shorn Choice and Prime 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 103 103 168.50 168.50
8 120 120 159.00 159.00
11 145 145 150.00 150.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 94 94 176.00 176.00
4 111 111 175.00 175.00
5 164 164 145.00 145.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 58 58 210.00 210.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 97 97 160.00 160.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 52 52 205.00 205.00
29 61 61 225.00 225.00
4 83 83 180.00 180.00
Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 170-193 183 65.00-69.00 66.80
20 204-235 213 57.50-67.00 63.77
Slaughter Ewes Good 2-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 232 232 55.00 55.00 Fleshy
Slaughter Ewes Utility and Good 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 136 136 75.00 75.00
9 160-181 172 62.50-67.50 65.43
5 218 218 50.00 50.00
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 99 99 46.00 46.00
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 122-138 132 57.50-75.00 65.81
5 160-167 163 46.00-47.50 46.62
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 135-147 144 66.00-67.50 66.31
13 160-191 171 52.50-57.50 55.02
3 202-215 206 40.00-49.00 45.87
Slaughter Ewes Cull and Utility 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 110 110 50.00 50.00
Slaughter Ewes Cull 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 157 157 27.50 27.50 Thin
Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 40 40 250.00 250.00
28 50-56 53 237.00-245.00 240.21
20 81-85 84 180.00-187.50 185.36
6 92-97 95 175.00-177.50 175.80
Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 25-30 27 50.00-65.00/HD
12 46-47 46 237.50-240.00 237.92
41 50-59 55 210.00-233.50 229.51
3 66 66 202.50 202.50
11 70 70 202.50 202.50
Feeder Lambs Small and Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 43-46 44 210.00-220.00 214.83
27 55 55 215.00 215.00
*** GOATS ***
Receipts: 217 Last Week: 170 Year Ago: 145
All goats sold on a per head basis. Trade active and demand moderate. Receipts included 40 percent slaughter kids, 40.8 percent feeder kids, 18.5 percent slaughter nannies.
Slaughter Kids Selection 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 36-38 37 85.00-87.50 86.64
10 47 47 112.50-120.00 116.25
4 58 58 152.50 152.50
15 60-65 64 145.00-152.50 151.41
Slaughter Kids Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 36 36 57.50 57.50
Slaughter Kids Selection 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 77 77 87.50 87.50
Slaughter Kids Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 41-43 42 70.00-78.50 75.22
3 60 60 67.50 67.50
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 116-117 116 112.50-130.00 119.54
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 110-126 119 105.00-112.50 108.12
4 130 130 107.50 107.50
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 60-75 68 50.00 50.00
11 85-101 95 85.00-92.50 91.05
2 107 107 55.00 55.00 Thin
5 130 130 85.00 85.00
Feeder Kids Selection 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
23 12-16 14 7.50-13.00 10.99
66 21-27 23 28.00-29.00 28.49
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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