NW_LS732
  Des Moines, IA  Friday, 1/26/01  USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News

  Algona Livestock Auction and Exchange, Algona,  IA
  Weighted Average Report for Jan 26, 2001
  Top of Iowa Preconditioned Special Feeder Calf Sale
 
  Receipts: This Week 581  3 Weeks Ago 1125  Last Year NA
 
  Trends:
  No trend as last sale 3 weeks ago.  Moderate market activity
  on good demand.  Light offerings due to weather.  Supply consisted
  of 49 percent of feeders over 600 lbs., 57 percent steers, and
  43 percent heifers.

      Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
   Head    Weight     Avg Wt        Price        Avg Price
      6   403 -  448    426    110.50 -  113.00    111.68                 
      9   452 -  460    459    104.00 -  107.50    106.73                 
     38   519 -  542    532     94.50 -  103.50     99.88                 
     45   552 -  578    572     92.25 -   96.00     94.12                 
     51   625 -  643    636     91.00 -   94.75     93.46                 
     31   650 -  656    653     90.00 -   94.75     93.31                 
     28   708 -  726    721     87.50 -   89.25     88.56                 
     49   760 -  792    771     84.00 -   87.85     86.52                 
      5      830        830          84.00          84.00

      Feeder Steers Medium 1 
   Head    Weight     Avg Wt        Price        Avg Price
      9   487 -  487    487     97.50 -   98.00     97.78                 
     10      522        522          93.50          93.50

      Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 - 2 
   Head    Weight     Avg Wt        Price        Avg Price
      8      447        447         101.00         101.00

      Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 
   Head    Weight     Avg Wt        Price        Avg Price
      5   301 -  335    315         117.00         117.00
      5      364        364         109.00         109.00
      6      410        410         113.00         113.00
     35   450 -  493    469     99.50 -  107.50    103.59                 
     30   505 -  541    532     95.00 -   98.00     96.16                 
     37   559 -  590    571     88.50 -   90.75     89.79                 
     36   603 -  648    633     84.25 -   87.00     86.15                 
     28   656 -  693    682     84.50 -   86.25     85.80                 
     19   700 -  748    726     82.50 -   87.00     84.15                 
      5      777        777          81.75          81.75

      Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 - 2 
   Head    Weight     Avg Wt        Price        Avg Price
      7      429        429          98.00          98.00
      7      515        515          90.50          90.50


   Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News
        Des Moines, Iowa  (515) 284-4460
        www.ams.usda.gov/mncsreports/nw_ls732.txt

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