NW_LS123 Des Moines, IA Fri May 3, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Knoxville, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/03/2013 Receipts: 2100 Last Week: No Report Year Ago: No Report No trend as this sale had not been reported for over three weeks. Trade active with good demand. Receipts included 48.1 percent over 600 lbs., 39.3 percent steers, 59.1 percent heifers, 1.6 percent bulls. The bulk of todays feeders showing very little flesh with a mix of unweaned calves being offered along with the weaned feeders. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 240-245 242 182.00-192.50 187.30 8 305-313 311 177.00-181.00 180.02 37 375-398 387 173.00-180.00 174.88 27 401-435 415 168.00-171.00 169.06 60 458-492 480 165.25-176.00 169.13 22 517-540 530 152.00-163.00 157.47 58 559-593 573 148.00-158.25 153.24 13 561 561 161.00 161.00 Fancy 76 617-636 627 141.00-150.00 144.59 Calves 57 706-726 710 134.00-137.50 135.25 5 764 764 126.75 126.75 42 808-845 822 125.50-126.50 126.04 46 854-869 867 124.00-126.10 125.79 15 924 924 122.75 122.75 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 338 338 165.00 165.00 25 352-383 366 163.50-168.00 166.68 22 415-433 424 161.00-167.00 165.96 29 461-492 484 159.50-164.00 163.08 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 743 743 120.00 120.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 825 825 117.50 117.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 408 408 162.00 162.00 17 513-538 522 149.00-154.50 152.50 1 604 604 137.50 137.50 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 285-294 292 153.00-162.00 155.72 24 303-331 319 151.00-162.00 155.23 35 353-385 371 149.00-155.00 152.45 59 410-449 433 144.00-153.00 149.39 42 459-498 481 144.00-153.00 146.93 55 505-549 524 135.00-146.00 140.16 141 552-598 568 137.00-144.25 141.60 163 623-643 640 134.50-139.75 138.00 37 604-641 623 130.00-139.50 135.01 Calves 24 664-697 679 124.00-125.50 124.65 29 656-658 656 124.00-126.00 125.52 Calves 103 710-736 719 121.50-130.00 126.83 10 807 807 119.50 119.50 40 863-883 875 119.00-121.75 119.96 8 913 913 116.75 116.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 395 395 143.00 143.00 15 405 405 140.00 140.00 14 555-590 578 130.00-131.25 130.82 Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 752 752 121.00 121.00 Calves 6 828 828 114.25 114.25 7 874 874 114.50 114.50 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS123.txt 1620c wsf .