NW_LS751 Des Moines, IA Mon Feb 6, 2012 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Russell, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/06/2012 Receipts: 829 Last Week: 2855 Year Ago: 1270 No comparison as this week was a regular sale and last week was a special feeder calf sale: Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 35 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 58 percent of the feeders were strs and 42 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 386 386 215.00 215.00 8 409 409 208.00 208.00 36 450-498 471 195.50-203.00 198.08 60 510-533 520 187.00-193.25 190.42 25 589-592 590 174.75-175.25 175.05 38 611-632 621 165.75-170.50 167.51 Calves 26 651-678 666 160.00-163.50 161.85 Calves 27 708-709 709 154.50-156.25 155.11 Calves 10 765-771 768 149.00 149.00 Calves 6 813 813 143.00 143.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 470 470 189.00 189.00 16 541 541 184.00 184.00 30 572-597 592 167.00-169.75 169.22 11 643 643 160.00 160.00 Calves 17 680-695 691 151.50-154.00 153.28 Calves 12 700 700 152.50 152.50 Calves 9 795 795 144.50 144.50 Calves Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 503-521 510 181.00-184.00 182.72 15 589 589 166.00 166.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 631 631 151.00 151.00 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 286 286 189.00 189.00 12 350-353 352 189.00-192.00 190.49 5 408 408 183.00 183.00 52 453-486 474 171.00-176.50 174.90 56 511-543 523 166.25-171.50 169.99 20 557-568 561 158.00-167.50 164.47 20 644 644 148.50 148.50 Calves 10 662-671 666 145.00-147.00 145.99 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 399 399 178.00 178.00 12 595 595 149.00 149.00 23 673-683 677 137.50-142.00 138.88 Calves Feeder Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 625-628 626 146.00-147.00 146.50 Calves Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 445 445 172.00 172.00 20 538 538 165.00 165.00 5 611 611 146.00 146.00 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_LS751.txt 1347c rjt . .