NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu Apr 25, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 04/25/2019 Receipts: 662 Last Week: 626 Year Ago: 530 Compared to last week, steers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Holstein steers are 10.00 to 12.00 higher, and heifers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade was active on a higher offering today. Receipts included 35 percent steers, 37 percent Holstein steers, and 28 percent heifers. Steer top was 132.25, Holstein top was 107.00, and heifer top was 132.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1260-1263 1262 127.00-130.00 128.88 166 1305-1471 1400 127.75-132.25 128.53 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1577-1578 1577 128.00-128.75 128.60 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 1300-1476 1401 122.00-127.00 124.29 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1516-1575 1528 124.00-127.50 124.72 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1503 1503 122.00 122.00 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1065 1065 113.00 113.00 9 1150-1276 1234 111.00-119.00 117.20 2 1410 1410 115.00 115.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1290 1290 107.00 107.00 4 1245-1295 1282 110.00 110.00 Value Added / crossbreds 28 1310-1480 1386 100.00-107.00 102.59 13 1325-1455 1371 108.00-112.00 110.92 Value Added / crossbreds 4 1530-1668 1634 103.00-106.00 105.30 47 1538-1618 1571 109.00-112.00 109.51 Value Added / crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1258-1290 1261 92.00-95.00 92.31 81 1307-1470 1377 91.00-99.00 97.16 25 1518-1653 1565 90.00-99.00 94.44 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1123 1123 78.00 78.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1093-1097 1096 83.00-86.00 85.00 2 1415-1445 1430 82.00-83.00 82.51 8 1515-1669 1636 83.00-89.00 86.01 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 30 1174-1197 1192 126.00-126.50 126.39 26 1224-1300 1262 127.00-132.00 129.35 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 1141-1145 1144 125.00-125.50 125.09 78 1210-1395 1242 123.00-126.50 124.91 1 1440 1440 123.00 123.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1435 1435 117.00 117.00 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1021-1147 1108 114.00-120.00 118.30 11 1225-1382 1269 113.00-122.00 114.99 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_LS721.txt 1556 mlh .