NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed Feb 3, 2010 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 02/03/2010 Receipts: 1065 Last Week: 629 Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifer steady to $.25 higher, Holsteins mostly steady, slaughter cows $.75-1.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 39 percent steers, 27.6 percent heifers, 10.1 percent Holsteins, 22 percent slaughter cows, and 1 percent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 36 1215-1298 1271 84.85-86.75 85.50 178 1311-1485 1413 83.10-86.60 85.76 37 1508-1579 1565 81.00-86.00 83.63 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1025-1093 1082 83.75 83.75 18 1138-1265 1186 81.00-84.75 83.30 3 1377 1377 82.75 82.75 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1018-1060 1035 81.00-82.75 82.29 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1255-1258 1257 76.25-77.50 76.67 33 1323-1475 1392 73.00-77.00 75.68 24 1520-1665 1555 73.00-78.00 75.40 5 1700-1705 1701 74.85-76.75 75.23 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1125-1293 1223 74.50-74.75 74.55 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 1128-1197 1180 84.75-86.50 85.55 120 1211-1390 1281 83.00-87.00 85.53 5 1400-1455 1441 83.75-86.00 84.69 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 1037-1189 1112 82.00-84.50 83.26 5 1259 1259 81.75 81.75 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1014-1075 1034 78.00-82.50 81.69 Slaughter Cows: 235 Head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress 71-75 1155-2000 53.00-57.00 58.50-63.50 -- Breakers 76-80 1040-2000 47.00-52.50 53.50-54.00 -- Boners 81-85 1030-1755 43.00-46.50 49.50-50.00 -- Lean 86-90 755-1690 35.00-41.00 42.50-43.00 16.00-31.00 Slaughter Bulls: 11 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 1600-1770 56.00-61.00 -- -- 1850-1985 56.50-62.50 -- -- 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 1616C dja .