NW_LS750 Des Moines, IA Thu Feb 9, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Lamoni, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/09/2012 Receipts: 1635 Last Week: 2224 Year Ago: 2706 Compared to the sale last week: Feeder strs 500-600 lbs. mostly 5.00-7.00 lower, feeder strs over 600 lbs. mostly 1.00-2.00 higher and feeder hfrs mostly steady. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 87 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 53 percent of the feeders were strs and 47 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 376 376 214.00 214.00 5 412 412 211.00 211.00 10 458-465 462 194.50-200.00 197.23 17 505-521 514 186.00-190.00 188.38 27 552-598 578 173.00-182.50 177.04 5 554 554 164.00 164.00 Fleshy 59 613-622 616 162.50-174.00 170.88 Calves 61 656-697 676 155.00-168.50 160.60 Calves 8 686 686 150.00 150.00 Fleshy 193 707-747 724 150.00-161.00 154.94 Calves 98 766-790 783 147.50-150.00 148.42 Calves 200 808-822 817 145.00-147.50 145.84 64 856-861 858 145.25-145.75 145.41 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 525 525 180.00 180.00 5 595 595 169.50 169.50 10 603-615 609 156.00-158.00 156.99 Calves Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 544 544 168.00 168.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 432 432 182.50 182.50 64 551-599 567 158.00-164.00 161.84 163 607-645 635 147.00-157.00 152.44 Calves 111 655-693 671 143.50-153.00 147.17 Calves 82 700-745 739 141.00-145.00 144.22 Calves 152 760-791 785 137.75-142.50 138.20 Calves 5 792 792 137.00 137.00 Fleshy 5 853 853 129.00 129.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 487-499 494 165.00-166.00 165.59 5 510 510 157.50 157.50 33 647 647 145.50 145.50 Calves 16 673-675 674 139.00-140.00 139.50 Calves 12 720 720 137.50 137.50 Calves 5 781 781 136.00 136.00 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_LS750.txt 1551c rjt . .