NW_LS724 Des Moines, IA Fri Feb 5, 2010 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Dunlap, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/05/2010 Receipts: 3892 Last Week: 1022 Dunlap's Precondition Sale - Compared to two weeks ago steers 400 to 550 lbs. were $2.00 higher, 550 to 650 lbs. were $6.00 higher and 650 to 900 lbs. were $1.00 to $4.00 higher. Heifers 400 to 600 lbs. were $5.00 to $10.00 higher and 600 to 900 lbs. were $1.50 to $2.00 higher. Moderate to heavy supply with good demand. The receipts included 51 percent heifers and 49 percent steers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs. was 70 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 350-356 354 120.00-127.00 121.73 46 423-449 439 118.00-123.50 121.43 71 460-494 475 115.00-120.75 118.37 92 503-544 535 110.00-120.00 113.32 156 564-596 579 109.00-117.25 112.81 271 605-649 623 102.75-109.10 107.03 222 653-695 671 101.00-107.50 103.47 448 700-743 728 97.50-103.10 100.72 15 757 757 98.25 98.25 158 803-838 809 95.00-99.75 98.18 256 856-872 870 92.00-97.00 95.30 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 593-598 595 106.75-107.75 107.12 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 358-393 376 109.00-118.00 111.76 42 414-443 423 109.00-114.50 112.82 44 465-489 475 105.00-111.50 107.31 220 501-549 529 100.00-110.00 105.12 310 551-598 573 99.50-107.50 103.63 453 609-644 622 94.50-102.00 97.12 215 650-699 676 90.00-98.00 95.90 153 700-739 714 92.00-94.85 93.36 267 751-791 773 89.25-96.75 93.77 53 814 814 93.25 93.25 12 866-867 867 85.00-90.25 86.75 21 911-912 912 88.00-88.50 88.12 Feeder Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 415-438 431 99.00-106.00 104.07 15 505-538 527 94.00-97.00 96.02 7 550-598 582 90.00-94.00 92.01 8 608-629 624 90.00-92.50 91.89 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_LS724.txt 1629 rdo