NW_LS756 Des Moines, IA Wed May 22, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/22/2013 Receipts: 1420 Last Week: 1477 Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: (05/08/13). Feeder strs mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, except 450-600 lbs. mostly 4.00 lower and feeder hfrs mostly 2.00-3.00 higher except 500- 600 lbs. mostly steady. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 54 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 54 percent of the feeders were strs and 46 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 361-371 366 184.00-189.00 186.69 20 408-440 425 170.00-180.00 175.98 36 463-492 480 161.00-168.00 164.50 88 502-549 522 158.50-164.00 161.93 115 562-582 578 151.50-156.75 153.36 88 603-646 621 151.00-153.50 153.01 Calves 56 666-684 672 148.25-152.75 151.36 Calves 171 710-743 730 143.00-148.10 145.43 11 751 751 144.00 144.00 16 839 839 133.00 133.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 406 406 165.00 165.00 10 480-492 486 151.00-156.50 153.78 10 532-533 532 157.00-157.50 157.25 13 574-594 582 147.50-150.00 148.48 12 640 640 141.50 141.50 Calves Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 648 648 130.00 130.00 Calves 5 750 750 129.00 129.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 353-395 372 151.00-156.00 154.24 15 403-417 411 153.00-154.00 153.39 87 450-498 473 141.00-148.00 146.24 21 533-547 544 140.00-143.10 142.38 101 557-586 568 142.75-146.25 144.80 112 606-645 636 139.25-144.00 140.56 Calves 52 652-667 660 132.50-140.50 138.91 Calves 133 706-742 718 132.50-135.10 133.29 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 305 305 152.00 152.00 6 361 361 146.25 146.25 11 601 601 128.50 128.50 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_LS756.txt 1547c rjt . .