NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu May 9, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/09/2013 Receipts: 660 Last Week: 387 Year Ago: 404 The trend compared to last week is 1.00 to 2.00 lower on the Choice steers, 2.00 to 3.00 lower on the Choice Holstein steers, and 1.00 to 2.00 lower on the Choice heifers. Demand was good on a higher offering today much due to the wet weather. Receipts included 37 percent steers, 43 percent Holstein steers, and 20 percent heifers. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1218 1218 124.00 124.00 142 1305-1480 1377 123.00-125.00 124.55 3 1500 1500 124.00 124.00 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1115-1253 1207 120.00-122.25 121.09 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 1323-1478 1381 120.00-122.50 121.13 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1370-1398 1384 115.00-117.00 116.01 5 1643 1643 113.00 113.00 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 1100-1258 1185 115.00-118.00 115.93 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 1322-1483 1386 112.00-115.00 113.31 3 1580-1595 1585 111.00 111.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1100-1275 1221 110.00-110.50 110.26 44 1307-1463 1363 110.00-112.50 111.30 10 1515-1570 1536 108.50-109.00 108.90 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1020-1280 1185 107.00 107.00 102 1307-1485 1355 106.00-109.50 107.56 4 1500-1662 1622 106.00-107.00 106.77 Slaughter Holstein Steers Standard 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 51 1080-1282 1207 100.00-105.00 102.07 28 1315-1488 1410 100.00-105.00 103.80 11 1530-1599 1586 100.00-102.00 101.65 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 39 1094-1193 1162 122.00-124.00 123.07 40 1298-1375 1348 123.50-124.85 123.86 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1120-1150 1135 120.00 120.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 1268-1294 1281 121.00-122.50 122.00 4 1413 1413 120.00 120.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1225-1330 1256 116.00-117.00 116.32 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1054 1054 118.00 118.00 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_LS721.txt 1615 mlh .