NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed Mar 13, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 03/13/2019 Receipts: 716 Last Week: 380 Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers 2.00-2.25 lower, choice Holsteins no comparision due to low receipts, slaughter cows mostly steady. Trade active. Demand good. Supply consisted of 34.2 percent steers, 42.1 percent heifers, 2.9 percent Holsteins, 19.5 percent slaughter cows, and .8 percent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 1219-1285 1256 124.75-129.00 127.80 132 1300-1488 1420 124.50-131.75 128.56 9 1505-1615 1583 124.00-129.50 126.63 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1050 1050 120.00 120.00 4 1120-1275 1215 121.00-127.00 123.79 5 1355-1445 1381 121.50-124.00 123.01 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1120-1270 1236 108.00-122.00 116.09 Returned to feed Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1322-1324 1322 82.50-83.00 82.63 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1400-1470 1427 75.00-77.00 75.65 3 1515-1650 1592 80.00 80.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1305-1490 1425 62.50-72.50 66.39 1 1540 1540 72.50 72.50 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 98 1208-1395 1319 124.00-129.75 127.08 20 1405-1516 1445 124.50-129.25 126.19 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 76 340-1198 1150 121.00-129.10 126.32 10 1210-1375 1284 120.00-123.50 122.03 6 1458-1468 1461 122.00-122.50 122.33 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1040-1161 1100 110.50-120.50 116.49 2 1265 1265 119.00 119.00 Slaughter cows: 140 Head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Breakers 76-80 1245-2035 58.00-67.00 70.00-74.00 -- Boners 81-85 955-1760 49.00-57.00 -- -- Lean 86-90 810-1570 35.00-47.00 -- 23.00-33.00 Slaughter bulls: 6 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 1575-1645 69.00-82.00 -- -- 1845-2220 74.00-89.00 -- -- 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 1412C dja .