NW_LS726
Des Moines, IA    Mon May 6, 2013    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Tama, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/06/2013
 
Receipts:  606    
 
Special calf and yearling sale today: No comparision due to last sale
reported was one month ago. Trade active. Demand good. Supply 
consisted of 33 percent feeder steers, 52.6 percent feeder heifers, 
10.9 percent Holsteins, 3.5 percent feeder bull calves, and 39.4 
percent were over 600lbs.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2      310       310       192.50         192.50
    8    415-422     420    185.00-191.00     186.48
   48    458-495     472    170.00-185.00     176.61
   20    525-545     542    164.00-178.00     166.03
   53    550-584     569    164.00-166.00     164.64
    5      603       603       158.50         158.50
   16    666-680     670    144.50-155.50     152.68
    9      726       726       142.00         142.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1      315       315       165.00         165.00
    3    353-390     365    160.00-174.00     164.98
    2    410-425     418    168.00-172.50     170.21
    8      618       618       148.00         148.00
    3      682       682       138.00         138.00

                  Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   45    204-228     223    133.00-136.00     135.39

                Feeder Holstein Steers Large 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7      498       498        91.00          91.00
    3      593       593        79.00          79.00
    4    633-635     634        88.00          88.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      352       352       170.00         170.00
   10    417-446     432    161.00-166.00     163.58
    9    452-490     460    152.00-157.00     153.75
   43    508-549     528    144.50-161.00     147.92
   33    558-586     564    144.00-147.25     145.42
   10    608-623     616    136.00-143.00     141.42
   74    663-680     671    128.00-130.00     129.50
   28    703-743     732    124.00-126.00     124.65
   45      778       778       124.75         124.75
    5      847       847       119.50         119.50
    4      853       853       119.00         119.00

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   14    420-437     433    154.00-155.00     154.79
    2      535       535       135.00         135.00
    4    575-580     578    130.00-133.00     131.49

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2      385       385       191.00         191.00
    8    410-446     437    164.00-184.00     168.69
    7      592       592       149.00         149.00
    2      700       700       124.00         124.00

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_LS726.txt
 
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