NW_LS727 Des Moines, IA Thu Mar 5, 2009 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 03/05/2009 Receipts: 507 Two Weeks ago: 361 Special Feeder Calf Sale - The trend compared to the last Special Feeder Calf Sale held two weeks ago is $5.00 to $6.00 higher on steers under 600 lbs and $4.00 to $5.00 higher on steers over 600 lbs; steady to $1.00 higher on heifers under 600 lbs and $2.00 to $3.00 higher on heifers over 600 lbs. The receipts included 36 percent steers, 15 percent Holstein steers, and 49 percent heifers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs was 49 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 320-330 328 120.00-121.00 120.24 3 363-365 364 113.00-119.00 116.99 13 401-443 415 111.00-123.00 116.77 13 470-493 483 103.00-114.50 112.39 4 510 510 114.50 114.50 4 626 626 105.50 105.50 15 661-679 666 99.00-101.50 99.68 10 739-743 741 88.50-94.00 91.26 16 752-795 762 85.00-92.00 90.59 7 805-838 833 89.00-89.50 89.43 7 855-866 863 84.00-84.25 84.07 4 958-968 963 82.00-83.00 82.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 455-487 479 97.00-99.50 98.83 5 513 513 106.00 106.00 4 600-610 605 94.00-95.00 94.50 4 665-675 672 89.00-90.00 89.25 13 708-720 715 78.50-83.00 81.01 6 862-872 867 76.00-77.00 76.50 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 619 619 83.00 83.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 349 349 69.00 69.00 9 409 409 64.00 64.00 26 450 450 54.00 54.00 4 565 565 53.00 53.00 4 610 610 48.00 48.00 4 703-745 714 49.00-53.00 50.04 6 758 758 58.00 58.00 4 810 810 51.00 51.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 378-390 384 104.00-105.00 104.49 17 424-443 437 103.50-108.00 104.82 9 473-495 478 94.00-97.00 95.88 14 503-541 519 95.00-97.00 96.46 16 577-597 588 89.00-93.00 90.49 13 605-618 615 89.00-91.00 90.66 18 660-683 681 83.00-88.75 87.24 17 701-715 705 85.50-87.00 86.18 4 778-788 783 80.00-81.00 80.50 4 821-843 832 82.50-83.25 82.87 4 975-985 978 78.00-78.50 78.13 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 423 423 99.50 99.50 10 514-535 516 86.00-91.50 90.93 9 642-647 645 80.50-84.00 82.84 5 686 686 81.50 81.50 8 703-748 737 76.00 76.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 482-492 487 78.00-79.00 78.51 23 508-542 526 76.00-78.25 77.32 4 573-583 578 77.00-78.00 77.50 5 608 608 74.00 74.00 6 751-790 758 67.00-69.50 69.07 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 1658 mlh .