NW_LS727 Des Moines, IA Sat Jan 16, 2010 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/16/2010 Receipts: 1788 Last Week: 360 Year Ago: 1140 ICA Green / Gold Tag Sale - No comparison since last Green/Gold Tag was four weeks ago, but there was a higher undertone noted on the steers and on the heifers. Trade was active, demand was good. Receipts included 52 Percent steers and 48 percent heifers. Cattle over 600 lbs was 52 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 348 348 123.00 123.00 13 350-394 388 115.25-123.00 116.08 6 375 375 123.50 123.50 Value Added 21 435-445 440 117.00-119.00 117.91 3 412 412 120.50 120.50 Value Added 27 451-494 472 116.50-122.50 120.11 21 470-489 488 117.00-122.00 121.57 Value Added 37 504-549 532 117.00-119.75 118.39 26 513-520 514 121.00-123.00 122.77 Value Added 72 550-592 572 108.00-116.25 111.67 71 550-588 571 108.25-116.00 113.02 Value Added 81 601-628 615 104.00-107.50 106.19 Calves 33 638 638 105.00 105.00 Value Added 114 656-699 677 102.00-104.75 103.77 Calves 26 650-683 666 104.00-106.50 104.89 Value Added 88 703-748 734 99.00-103.25 99.84 Calves 31 712-747 727 98.50-102.75 100.13 Value Added 46 756-762 758 95.00-98.00 96.34 Calves 2 755 755 100.00 100.00 Value Added 36 808-827 815 93.50-97.00 95.14 Calves 42 813-835 815 95.00 95.00 Value Added 6 966 966 89.50 89.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 450-488 464 109.50-113.50 110.53 10 532-546 542 112.00-115.00 114.12 39 564-598 591 105.00-107.00 106.24 5 593 593 107.00 107.00 Value Added 15 669-684 677 97.50-99.50 98.58 Calves 4 710 710 96.00 96.00 Calves 2 743 743 94.00 94.00 Value Added 8 771-795 774 90.00-91.00 90.87 Calves 2 783 783 93.50 93.50 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 340 340 116.00 116.00 4 300 300 123.00 123.00 Value Added 7 383-395 392 112.00-113.00 112.28 17 400-430 417 110.00-114.00 111.49 17 450-477 465 108.00-110.00 109.32 43 452-492 473 108.50-112.75 110.68 Value Added 103 506-543 524 103.75-107.00 105.48 36 508-545 525 103.50-105.50 104.33 Value Added 73 550-599 564 97.50-105.00 101.99 46 555-593 589 98.00-102.50 102.07 Value Added 127 600-624 614 94.75-99.00 97.11 Calves 12 639-645 642 93.75-96.00 95.06 Value Added 82 652-693 681 92.00-96.00 92.56 Calves 10 669 669 94.00 94.00 Value Added 17 714-741 731 87.50-91.00 88.95 Calves 52 709-730 726 89.75-91.50 90.73 Value Added 27 752-771 764 88.75-89.75 89.39 Calves 13 768 768 88.50 88.50 Value Added 19 814 814 90.50 90.50 Value Added Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 340-346 345 107.00-110.00 107.59 1 420 420 100.00 100.00 3 408 408 107.00 107.00 Value Added 10 480-486 484 105.50-105.75 105.65 2 470 470 102.00 102.00 Value Added 22 513-540 531 99.00-101.50 100.40 23 550-593 576 94.50-96.50 95.58 14 594-598 597 96.25-96.75 96.39 Value Added 16 611-640 624 89.00-93.00 90.66 Calves 35 669-693 678 87.00-90.00 88.86 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_LS727.txt 0158 mlh .