NW_LS123
Des Moines, IA    Fri Jan 29, 2010    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Knoxville, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/29/2010
 
Receipts:  1725    Last Week:  2419    Year Ago:  1683
 
Compared to last Friday steer calves under 650 lbs. 1.00 higher, 
650-750 lbs. 4.00-6.00 higher with 700 lb. feeders showing the full 
price advance.  Heifer calves mostly 1.00-2.50 higher.  Trade 
active and demand good.  Receipts included 50.5 percent over 600 
lbs., 50.9 percent steers, 45.9 perceent heifers, 3.1 percent bulls.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7    320-330     327    116.00-123.00     119.31
   36    420-443     433    117.00-123.00     119.83
   43    476-499     488    111.75-118.25     115.52
   46    505-546     529    111.75-117.50     114.12
   88    562-596     575    106.00-112.50     109.46
  117    603-648     621     98.50-107.85     104.78   Calves
   69    661-690     672     96.50-105.25     102.40   Calves
   79    700-736     709     97.75-104.85     103.16   Calves
    8    713-731     724     91.75-93.50       92.85   Fleshy
   67    756-798     793     94.00-100.25      96.26   Calves
    8      820       820        92.00          92.00   Calves

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10      766       766        91.50          91.50

                      Feeder Steers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      629       629       100.25         100.25   Calves

                      Feeder Steers Medium 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7      641       641        94.00          94.00   Calves
   11      760       760        92.00          92.00   Calves

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   12      477       477       108.00         108.00
    3      532       532       105.50         105.50
    2      575       575        99.00          99.00
   12      772       772        90.25          90.25   Calves

                Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      598       598        92.50          92.50
    5    715-717     716     85.75-87.75       86.55   Calves

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      312       312       104.00         104.00
   13    361-374     366    101.00-106.50     104.34
   32    408-438     422     99.00-103.50     101.86
   49    453-498     480     96.00-103.00     100.40
   55    506-542     528     93.75-100.50      98.08
  108    551-595     580     94.00-99.10       97.10
   81    600-635     618     92.10-98.00       95.48   Calves
   60    659-678     668     88.50-96.10       93.02   Calves
    9      714       714        91.75          91.75
   35    706-711     707     92.85-93.85       93.56   Calves

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   16    412-437     424     90.50-96.25       94.00
    8      473       473        92.00          92.00
   30    563-567     566     90.85-91.25       91.00
    9      769       769        87.25          87.25

                      Feeder Heifers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      527       527        86.25          86.25

                      Feeder Heifers Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7      669       669        93.00          93.00

                     Feeder Heifers Medium 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   14    514-518     516     87.50-90.75       89.35
    7      613       613        90.50          90.50   Calves


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
 
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