NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed May 15, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/15/2013 Receipts: 378 Last Week: 642 Slaughter cattle sale today: Choice steers 1.00-1.25 lower, choice heifers no comparision due to light receipts, choice Holsteins 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter cows .50-1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 49 percent steers, 4 percent heifers, 20.8 percent Holsteins, 21.7 percent slaughter cows, and 3.7 ercent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 1188-1295 1220 128.00-131.00 129.04 79 1308-1488 1439 128.25-131.75 129.20 11 1572 1572 127.75 127.75 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1088 1088 128.75 128.75 5 1150-1260 1222 121.00-128.50 124.41 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 978 978 115.00 115.00 22 1093-1095 1094 115.00 115.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1236-1270 1246 112.00-116.00 113.39 6 1363-1483 1403 112.00-113.00 112.35 8 1534-1552 1541 114.50-117.00 116.06 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 1185-1290 1230 102.00-111.00 106.80 6 1335-1408 1378 105.00-109.00 106.39 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1090-1255 1174 90.00-100.00 92.53 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1095 1095 128.25 128.25 7 1209-1250 1222 128.50-130.00 129.56 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1020 1020 127.00 127.00 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 950 950 114.00 114.00 Slaughter Cows: 82 Head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Premium White 71-75 1305-1580 74.50-76.00 84.00-87.50 -- Breakers 76-80 1095-1780 68.00-73.00 76.50-80.50 -- Boners 81-85 960-1845 65.00-67.00 -- -- Lean 86-90 860-1410 51.00-60.00 60.00-62.00 32.00-45.00 Slaughter Bulls: 14 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 1420-1615 79.00-93.50 -- -- 1825-2455 80.00-93.50 -- -- 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 1157C dja .