NW_LS758
Des Moines, IA    Tue Nov 17, 2009    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 11/17/2009
 
Receipts:          Today: 385    Last Week:  749

Trends: 
Compared to last Tuesday, choice steers were steady to $.50 lower.  
Choice heifers were $.75 to $1.00 higher.  Not enough Holstein steers
for a market test.  Good demand for the limited supply.  Corn 
harvest has slowed the fed cattle movement.  Receipts were made up of
54 percent steers, 42 percent heifers and 4 percent Holstein steers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   38   1103-1296   1233     79.75-82.00       80.68
  116   1308-1492   1379     80.00-82.50       80.86
    1     1515      1515        76.00          76.00

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   13   1120-1265   1187     75.25-79.25       76.74
   11   1305-1475   1376     75.50-78.50       77.44
   21   1133-1172            79.25-80.75 Returned to Feedlots

                   Slaughter Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2    925-995     960     68.50-73.25       70.79
    2   1030-1035   1032     71.00-73.75       72.37
    4   1120-1160   1148     72.00-75.00       74.24

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1     1495      1495        71.00          71.00
    6   1575-1658   1614     70.25-70.50       70.41

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1090-1285   1129     60.25-64.00       61.10

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1      995       995        80.50          80.50
   25   1043-1180   1143     80.00-82.00       81.44
   90   1213-1374   1282     79.50-82.50       81.64
    6     1428      1428        78.50          78.50

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3     1485      1485        72.00          72.00

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1      975       975        76.00          76.00
   19   1081-1138   1087     75.50-79.75       79.28

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1      915       915        72.00          72.00
    2   1045-1180   1112     70.00-75.00       72.35
    1     1340      1340        72.50          72.50

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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