NW_LS758
Des Moines, IA    Tue Jul 7, 2009    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 07/07/2009
 
Receipts:   Today:  444    Last Week:  583

Trends: 
Compared to last Tuesday, choice steers were $.75 to $1.25 higher 
with the choice heifers $1.25 to $1.75 higher.  Holstein steers 
were mostly $1.50 higher.  Receipts were made up of 54 percent 
steers, 28 percent heifers and 18 percent Holstein steers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6   1000-1075   1059     81.25-82.25       81.97
   87   1125-1292   1232     81.00-83.00       82.15
  101   1312-1465   1350     80.75-82.50       81.89
   36     1554      1554        80.20          80.20

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3     1188      1188        80.00          80.00

                   Slaughter Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    970-990     980     72.50-72.75       72.63

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2   1230-1295   1262     72.50-77.50       75.06
   27   1476-1493   1489     71.00-71.60       71.15
   11   1500-1605   1555     71.25-73.75       72.80

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   23     1332      1332        69.30          69.30

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11     1204      1204        64.50          64.50
    3     1545      1545        60.25          60.25

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   58   1081-1199   1131     80.00-82.25       81.86
   25   1211-1308   1260     80.75-82.60       82.31
    8     1404      1404        80.25          80.25

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   17   1015-1075   1058     77.25-79.50       79.15
    8   1211-1240   1215     72.50-76.50       75.99

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2     1155      1155        62.50          62.50
    5    895-1295   1135     54.50-55.00       54.66

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_LS758.txt
 
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