NW_LS727 Des Moines, IA Sat Feb 2, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/02/2013 Receipts: 639 Month Ago: 1931 Year Ago: 677 ICA Green/Gold Tag Preconditioned Sale - Compared to the last sale held January 05, 2013, a lower undertone was noted on steers weighing under 600 lbs and a higher undertone was noted on steers weighing over 700 lbs, a lower undertone was noted on heifers weighing under 500 lbs and a higher undertone was noted on heifers weighing over 600 lbs. Demand was good on a lower offering today. Receipts included 55 percent steers and 45 percent heifers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs was 65 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 274-295 276 217.00-235.00 232.86 1 330 330 202.50 202.50 6 388 388 193.00 193.00 9 428-440 436 184.00-185.00 184.33 12 453-499 486 170.00-177.00 171.09 17 519-526 523 167.00-174.00 172.46 20 550-553 553 166.00-170.00 169.20 45 608-646 627 154.50-162.50 159.69 65 668-699 685 151.00-156.00 154.16 43 705-743 728 150.00-153.00 152.29 39 768-790 772 146.50-150.75 149.56 13 800-845 810 138.00-140.00 139.07 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 365 365 161.00 161.00 3 440-445 443 160.00-161.00 160.67 2 493 493 164.00 164.00 9 514-535 525 161.00-162.00 161.23 10 598 598 159.00 159.00 12 613 613 151.00 151.00 7 678 678 149.00 149.00 7 779 779 140.50 140.50 4 815 815 136.00 136.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 460 460 150.00 150.00 9 540-545 543 145.00-154.00 151.79 2 685 685 134.00 134.00 2 740 740 134.00 134.00 2 750 750 131.00 131.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 283 283 200.00 200.00 5 332 332 193.50 193.50 12 355-390 375 177.00-181.00 178.57 9 434-445 436 164.00-168.50 167.48 14 463-487 483 160.00-161.00 160.57 5 508 508 160.00 160.00 22 557-563 561 152.00-153.50 152.82 77 605-649 635 145.25-149.50 146.54 17 657-660 658 144.25-145.50 145.28 33 733 733 140.00-148.25 141.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 320 320 175.00 175.00 9 370-393 376 171.00-175.00 172.91 10 435-440 438 152.00-159.00 155.90 4 453-455 454 156.00 156.00 4 523 523 152.00 152.00 10 610-649 641 140.00-144.00 142.13 8 652-655 652 140.00-142.25 141.97 15 718-729 725 136.25-138.00 137.31 4 764 764 135.00 135.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 390 390 140.00-151.00 146.60 4 593 593 144.00 144.00 5 601 601 139.50 139.50 2 673 673 133.00 133.00 5 765-798 785 126.00-132.00 129.66 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 1630 mlh .