NW_LS760
Des Moines, IA    Wed Nov 18, 2009    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009
 
Receipts:  1353    Last Week:  1202
 
Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and
heifers steady to $.50 higher, Holstein $1.00-1.50 higher, slaughter 
cows $.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 
39.6 percent steers, 31.4 percent heifers, 7.7 percent Holsteins, 
18.7 percent slaughter cows, and 2.2 percent slaughter bulls.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2     1048      1048        83.50          83.50
   64   1225-1298   1278     82.60-84.35       83.42
  296   1310-1497   1400     81.00-85.25       83.62
   21   1505-1650   1539     75.00-84.00       81.13

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2     1080      1080        79.50          79.50
   55   1103-1290   1203     78.25-82.75       81.44

                Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2   1245-1270   1258     74.00-75.50       74.74
   53   1323-1483   1399     70.00-77.25       74.32
   16   1505-1655   1548     68.00-75.75       72.64
    2     1743      1743        72.00          72.00

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10   1150-1265   1223     67.00-71.50       68.97
    2     1385      1385        68.00          68.00
    2     1613      1613        67.00          67.00

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   13   1145-1190   1168     82.25-83.25       82.56
  210   1205-1390   1286     81.00-84.25       83.28
   42   1407-1507   1452     79.75-84.50       82.35

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   56   1083-1191   1145     79.00-83.00       81.44
   12   1200-1286   1255     81.50-82.75       82.02

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   15   1013-1073   1056     80.00-81.50       80.68




Slaughter Cows:  254 Head

          Pct Lean  Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress
           71-75  1350-1835  47.50-51.50       --          --
Breakers   76-80  1205-1730  43.50-46.50       --          --     
Boners     81-85  1020-1765  39.50-43.00       --          -- 
Lean       86-90   935-1660  31.50-39.00   40.50-41.00 18.00-29.00


Slaughter Bulls:  31 Head

                    Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress                  
Yield Grade 1     1005-1795  50.75-51.75       --      34.50-43.50
                  1810-2270  47.50-55.50   57.50-58.50     --      
                  


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_LS760.txt
 
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