NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu Mar 14, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 03/14/2019 Receipts: 359 Last Week: 420 Year Ago: 504 No trend to compare to, since last sale was two weeks ago, but a steady to lower undertone was noted today on all cattle. Trade was active on a slightly lower offering today. Receipts included 18 percent steers, 55 percent Holstein steers, and 26 percent heifers. Steer top was 125.50, Holstein top was 89.00, and heifer top was 126.50. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1375-1441 1435 125.00-125.50 125.46 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1118 1118 121.00 121.00 36 1382-1480 1445 122.00-125.00 122.90 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1635-1728 1697 122.50-124.00 122.98 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1578-1595 1582 112.00-120.00 117.98 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1225 1225 118.00 118.00 6 1338-1473 1406 116.00-120.00 118.10 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1085-1275 1230 87.00-88.00 87.62 17 1315-1460 1387 86.00-89.00 87.57 17 1373-1466 1420 90.50-98.00 91.58 Value Added / crossbreds 11 1540-1580 1552 88.00-89.50 89.18 10 1508-1695 1542 90.50-98.00 92.52 Value Added / crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 1198-1299 1277 80.00-83.00 80.60 22 1318-1485 1430 81.50-85.00 83.75 2 1570 1570 85.00 85.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1055-1195 1110 60.00-61.00 60.26 43 1337-1451 1384 60.00-67.00 63.56 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1080-1278 1243 70.00-79.00 77.62 1 1370 1370 72.00 72.00 20 1501-1556 1545 65.50-66.00 65.60 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 49 1294-1345 1319 126.25-126.50 126.38 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1340-1380 1370 122.00 122.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1450 1450 123.50 123.50 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1410-1417 1415 113.00-120.00 114.99 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1045-1145 1090 110.00-118.00 115.67 11 1253-1378 1287 110.00-112.00 111.42 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 1443 mlh .