NW_LS756 Des Moines, IA Wed May 22, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/22/2019 Receipts: 1041 2 weeks ago: 1480 Year Ago: 1434 Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: Feeder strs mostly 6.00- 8.00 lower except 600-750 lbs. mostly 1.00-4.00 higher and feeder hfrs mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 63 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 51 percent of the feeders were strs and 49 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 325 325 187.50 187.50 23 410-447 419 172.00-176.50 174.42 84 503-547 537 174.00-178.00 175.22 27 566-594 587 169.50-170.50 169.75 69 605-647 631 160.25-169.75 164.13 30 675-687 684 157.50-160.00 158.52 41 706-718 713 152.50-154.75 154.26 75 752-753 753 145.75-148.00 145.90 55 845 845 138.75 138.75 64 872 872 138.25 138.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 321 321 175.00 175.00 16 386 386 170.00 170.00 7 448 448 160.50 160.50 10 630-633 632 154.00-157.00 155.50 6 830 830 132.50 132.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 421-427 424 160.00-164.50 162.59 31 475-497 488 148.00-153.00 150.19 8 545 545 155.25 155.25 74 513 513 168.50 168.50 Fancy 29 558-595 569 148.00-154.75 152.56 55 604-648 633 134.75-146.75 139.03 30 654-686 670 133.50-137.50 135.92 70 700 700 151.25 151.25 138 777-799 788 143.85-151.00 147.43 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 272 272 151.00 151.00 22 386-387 387 148.00-151.00 150.32 6 408 408 153.00 153.00 11 473-497 486 140.00-144.00 142.23 6 503 503 142.50 142.50 5 566 566 143.00 143.00 Source: USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Service Bob Teno, Market Reporter, 515-284-4460 email: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS756.txt 1504c rjt . .