NW_LS752
Des Moines, IA    Wed Jan 9, 2019    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Creston, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/09/2019
 
Receipts:  2938    Last Week:  2349    Year Ago:  2919
 
Trade and demand were good today. 600 pound steers and under
3.00-6.00 higher.  700-800 pound steers were mainly 1.00-8.00 higher.
Heifers 600 pounds and under were 1.00-7.00 lower, 700 pound
heifers were the same to 5.00 lower.  Receipts this week included
69 percent feeder cattle over 600 pounds; 55 percent steers, 45
percent heifers.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Pric
 7      385       385       180.00         180.00
   42    450-495     474    166.00-180.00     176.51
   82    500-542     525    161.00-177.50     173.39
  118    553-598     572    163.00-173.50     167.83
  170    609-648     627    152.25-167.50     162.29
  197    651-698     682    149.00-162.25     152.71
  291    704-744     730    145.10-155.50     149.74
  208    750-783     767    139.00-151.50     146.40
  203    800-848     831    139.50-147.00     142.81
    3      890       890       129.00         129.00
    3      910       910       127.50         127.50

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   17    450-492     466    155.50-163.00     159.97
3      533       533       153.00         153.00
   55    575-597     591    160.00-161.50     161.10
   20    602-625     611    150.00-151.00     150.20
11      669       669       148.75         148.75
  112    705-745     731    138.00-143.50     141.54
 4      805       805       127.50         127.50

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      366       366       149.00         149.00
   47    406-446     426    141.00-151.75     146.26
   77    456-498     480    139.00-150.50     145.86
   60    506-536     522    144.50-156.75     149.32
  299    552-599     579    136.50-149.75     143.91
  165    610-642     627    136.75-141.85     140.41
  337    651-693     679    131.75-144.50     136.34
   61    707-720     715    130.75-139.00     133.63
   77    750-793     764    124.00-127.75     125.05
    7      904       904       120.00         120.00
    7     1021      1021       129.00         129.00
   14     1060      1060       128.50         128.50

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11    472-482     477    126.00-136.00     132.40
   43    504-545     524    131.00-141.00     136.51
   12    577-592     583       131.00         131.00
   40    678-691     686    121.00-130.50     127.16
    6    730-733     732    120.00-124.00     122.00

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_LS752.txt
 
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