NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu May 2, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/02/2019 Receipts: 632 Last Week: 662 Year Ago: 855 Compared to last week, steers are 2.00 lower, Holstein steers are 2.00 to 4.00 lower, and heifers are 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade was moderate to active on a steady offering today. Receipts included 19 percent steers, 46 percent Holstein steers, and 36 percent heifers. Steer top was 127.00, Holstein top was 105.30, and heifer top was 127.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1250-1270 1257 125.00-125.50 125.33 10 1380-1443 1428 126.50-127.00 126.62 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1557-1575 1566 128.00-128.25 128.12 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1219-1290 1240 120.00-124.00 120.81 39 1300-1470 1377 120.00-124.25 121.61 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 1501-1690 1594 121.00-125.00 122.78 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1630-1650 1643 112.00-114.00 113.34 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1051-1083 1065 105.00-119.00 113.30 5 1173-1280 1221 112.00-115.00 113.35 8 1343-1465 1399 109.00-118.00 114.09 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 1030-1265 1160 90.00-98.00 91.35 20 1155-1290 1267 101.00-106.00 103.64 Value Added / crossbred 39 1330-1465 1392 90.00-95.00 91.62 34 1315-1493 1420 102.00-110.00 107.10 Value Added / crossbred 10 1503-1570 1519 90.00-97.00 91.40 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 50 1120-1278 1239 81.00-89.00 87.92 87 1311-1488 1408 81.00-89.85 88.00 22 1536-1640 1578 84.00-89.00 87.86 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1270-1323 1320 126.00-127.00 126.12 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1400-1429 1421 126.75-127.25 127.11 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 60 1160-1199 1197 121.00-123.25 122.26 49 1215-1347 1237 121.00-121.75 121.49 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 1400-1480 1419 121.00-123.00 121.60 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1444-1542 1477 97.00-118.00 110.69 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 1015-1193 1148 110.00-118.00 115.80 13 1247-1343 1297 110.00-119.00 115.75 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 1628 mlh .