NW_LS727 Des Moines, IA Fri Jan 4, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/04/2019 Receipts: 1502 Last Week: 1294 Year Ago: 1533 ICA Green/Gold Tag Precondition Feeder Calf Sale - no trend today due last sale was three weeks ago, but a lower undertone was noted. Trade was active today with a higher offering. Receipts included 54 percent steers and 46 percent heifers. Cattle over 600 lbs was 29 percent steers and 19 percent heifers, totalling 48 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-320 308 185.00-191.00 188.51 29 358-394 386 184.00-196.00 185.54 16 405-427 422 180.00-189.00 184.45 6 450-497 489 180.00-185.00 184.23 70 500-548 524 170.00-177.00 172.87 55 553-575 562 170.50-171.50 170.75 95 602-638 614 161.00-166.00 163.52 18 660-667 661 159.00-161.00 159.34 16 707-719 712 156.00-162.00 159.35 57 756-772 762 141.00-144.00 141.85 10 818-830 820 133.00-138.50 137.39 1 960 960 133.00 133.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 338 338 181.00 181.00 8 355-396 391 179.00-181.00 179.23 50 405-445 432 172.50-179.00 177.43 21 455-498 473 162.00-171.00 165.63 19 520-528 525 163.00-166.00 165.06 79 558-598 575 161.00-169.50 167.42 58 601-649 631 150.00-159.00 153.57 69 653-698 683 150.00-157.00 152.24 52 706-731 720 143.00-147.00 145.31 29 775-796 791 133.00-139.00 137.77 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 425 425 155.00 155.00 1 505 505 153.00 153.00 16 553-592 577 150.00-157.00 155.24 22 660-695 678 140.00-149.00 143.47 1 720 720 136.00 136.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 315-349 343 180.00-185.00 182.63 4 389 389 171.00 171.00 28 411-448 430 170.00-171.00 170.14 50 451-493 470 160.50-168.00 163.28 75 515-546 532 155.50-159.50 157.36 25 559-560 559 151.00-154.00 152.68 100 601-637 618 139.00-146.00 143.22 38 671-678 677 140.00-141.00 140.87 15 700-715 701 134.00-135.00 134.93 18 759-780 765 131.00-132.00 131.72 17 802 802 131.50 131.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 318-320 320 172.00-172.50 172.12 3 350-395 378 165.00-168.00 165.93 17 407-411 409 165.00-168.00 166.76 33 455-491 476 150.00-159.50 158.04 28 507-544 524 151.00-153.00 151.53 66 554-594 574 146.00-149.00 147.66 34 606-649 638 135.00-138.00 136.46 41 658-692 679 130.00-138.00 134.35 10 710-743 723 131.00-133.00 132.59 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 310-345 328 164.00-167.50 166.34 8 379-380 379 157.00-158.00 157.87 7 449 449 159.00 159.00 3 475-480 477 140.00-145.00 141.68 13 528-548 535 140.00-147.00 144.79 22 589-596 591 141.00-144.00 143.09 9 610-645 616 128.00-131.00 130.33 1 730 730 127.00 127.00 Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS727.txt 1836 mlh .