NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed Dec 19, 2018 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 12/19/2018 Receipts: 831 Last Week: 1099 Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers steady to .50 lower, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 49.5 percent steers, 32 percent heifers, 15.7 percent slaughter cows, and 2.5 percent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1189-1278 1216 113.00-116.50 114.84 117 1300-1498 1388 113.50-117.25 115.91 91 1503-1625 1532 113.00-117.00 116.18 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1060 1060 110.00 110.00 31 1110-1295 1242 108.00-112.75 110.46 38 1310-1480 1361 109.00-112.50 111.53 1 1515 1515 108.00 108.00 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 985 985 107.00 107.00 Returned to Feed 7 1076 1076 108.00 108.00 3 1050-1085 1063 101.00-108.00 105.36 Returned to Feed 9 1252-1275 1265 105.00-106.50 105.62 3 1110 1110 107.50 107.50 Returned to Feed Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 88 1210-1393 1308 113.00-117.00 115.01 23 1400-1470 1431 113.25-116.50 115.19 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 25 1025-1180 1141 109.00-115.50 112.36 60 1200-1345 1273 109.00-112.75 111.48 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 925 925 112.00 112.00 Returned to Feed 5 1025-1055 1049 105.00-106.00 105.20 Returned to Feed Slaughter cows: 131 Head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 76-80 1150-1870 50.00-64.00 67.00-71.50 -- Boners 81-85 1025-1690 40.00-49.00 -- -- Lean 86-90 715-1520 31.00-39.00 -- 14.00-28.00 Slaughter bulls: 21 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 705-1745 51.00-62.00 -- 31.00-40.00 1830-2135 51.00-62.50 -- -- Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: desm.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS760.txt 1509C dja .