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Des Moines, IA Fri Apr 6, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Knoxville, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/06/2012
Receipts: 3472 Last Week: Not Reported Year Ago: 1700
No trend as this sale was last reported three weeks ago (March 16).
Trade very active and demand very good. The bulk of the feeders were long time weaned with an overnight stand and grading medium and large ones. Receipts included 53.2 percent over 600 lbs., 46.3 percent steers, 53.7 percent heifers.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 320-343 335 213.00-219.00 214.96
15 353-363 360 213.00-224.00 220.40
78 402-437 423 205.00-218.50 212.24
38 492-493 493 199.00-201.00 200.53
10 476 476 188.00 188.00 Un Weaned
31 510-544 522 190.00-199.00 195.05
8 543 543 207.50 207.50 Fancy
11 505 505 186.00 186.00 Un Weaned
9 560-565 562 182.00-183.00 182.55
25 583 583 170.00 170.00 Un Weaned
140 604-642 613 160.00-172.50 166.40 Calves
10 651 651 173.00 173.00 Calves
255 707-729 716 153.00-159.35 156.78 Calves
130 789-792 790 146.75 146.75 Load Lots
26 777 777 153.75 153.75 Calves
60 866 866 143.00 143.00
26 908 908 136.25 136.25
58 954 954 134.25 134.25
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 365-396 377 198.00-205.00 200.99
67 422 422 201.50 201.50
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
82 509 509 178.75 178.75
21 610 610 170.00 170.00 Calves
66 735 735 154.50 154.50 Calves
23 860-889 873 137.75-138.25 138.03
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 537 537 183.00 183.00
Feeder Steers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
20 540 540 175.00 175.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 346 346 185.00 185.00
6 321 321 202.50 202.50 Fancy
14 355-383 372 170.00-183.00 175.66
46 400-443 420 173.00-185.00 179.31
123 451-496 478 168.00-174.00 170.16
102 500-547 519 160.00-173.50 167.21
302 559-593 571 155.75-169.50 160.75
15 579-589 586 144.00-147.50 145.15 Un Weaned
80 606-627 612 148.00-156.00 155.12 Calves
7 641 641 137.00 137.00 Un Weaned
136 660-673 663 141.50-148.50 143.59 Calves
88 652 652 154.00 154.00 Load
111 712-738 731 135.25-141.35 138.97
14 710 710 144.25 144.25 Calves
21 771-794 786 131.00-131.75 131.25
38 759 759 142.00 142.00 Calves
12 813 813 132.50 132.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
45 417-446 428 165.50-169.00 166.88
29 459-487 482 158.00-159.00 158.84
47 501-518 508 151.00-155.00 152.26
33 597 597 156.50 156.50 Yearlings
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
29 615 615 153.00 153.00 Calves
71 711 711 143.35 143.35 Calves
Feeder Heifers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
27 434 434 170.50 170.50
27 518-542 537 148.25-156.25 149.97
16 633 633 146.50 146.50 Calves
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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