NW_LS731 Des Moines, IA Wed May 16, 2001 USDA-IA Market News Decorah Sales Commission-Decorah, IA Weighted Average Report for May 16, 2001 Receipts: This Week 730 Last Week NA Last Year NA Trends: No trend as sale not covered last week. Moderate market activity on moderate demand. Moderate offerings. Supply consisted of 63 percent of feeders over 600 lbs, 50 percent holsteins, 35 percent steers, and 15 percent heifers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 11 418 418 100.00 100.00 22 545 - 548 546 101.00 - 104.50 101.48 49 581 581 104.25 104.25 16 610 - 635 627 95.00 - 99.00 97.36 13 667 667 97.50 97.50 8 793 - 798 795 80.50 - 84.00 82.68 30 812 - 818 814 85.25 - 87.00 85.60 11 933 933 80.75 80.75 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 6 467 467 100.00 100.00 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 11 250 - 295 280 114.00 - 120.00 115.99 13 338 - 349 344 107.50 - 117.50 112.80 10 380 - 399 392 95.00 - 102.00 98.96 7 411 411 98.00 98.00 14 453 - 468 461 94.00 - 98.00 94.58 16 510 - 533 517 89.00 - 91.00 90.07 10 565 - 569 567 87.00 87.00 25 613 - 621 620 86.00 - 90.00 89.05 12 658 - 695 670 77.50 - 80.00 79.02 24 703 - 726 712 75.00 - 78.00 76.15 12 750 - 750 750 75.00 - 75.00 75.00 30 844 844 78.25 78.25 18 852 - 889 869 71.00 - 75.00 73.18 8 931 931 70.00 70.00 22 985 - 989 988 66.00 - 69.00 68.18 8 1041 1041 68.00 68.00 6 1103 1103 64.50 64.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Weight Avg Wt Price Avg Price 15 462 - 499 487 97.50 97.50 13 625 - 626 626 85.00 - 86.50 85.46 14 682 - 697 691 80.25 - 82.75 81.31 22 772 - 784 775 75.00 - 77.50 77.04 8 804 804 74.00 74.00 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Des Moines, IA (515) 284-4460 www.ams.usda.gov/mncs/mn_reports/nw_ls731.txt 1530C JB .