NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thurs May 30, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/30/2019 Receipts: 558 Last Week: 325 Year Ago: 290 Compared to last week, Choice steers are 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Choice Holstein steers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and Choice heifers are 1.00 lower. Trade was moderate to active on a higher offering today. Receipts included 54 percent steers, 35 percent Holstein steers, and 11 percent heifers. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1268 1268 115.50 115.50 186 1347-1494 1414 117.00-121.00 117.72 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1221-1258 1238 112.00-114.00 112.94 69 1325-1494 1406 111.00-115.50 114.19 13 1506-1588 1538 111.00-115.00 112.36 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1101 1101 111.00 111.00 10 1305-1485 1355 102.00-109.00 106.98 2 1690 1690 110.00 110.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1245-1285 1265 86.00 86.00 2 1170-1250 1210 91.00-93.00 92.03 Value Added 4 1310-1325 1318 86.00-89.00 87.49 12 1337-1405 1352 92.00-99.00 92.95 Value Added 15 1520-1552 1539 86.00-87.50 86.91 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 1260-1291 1282 81.00-82.00 81.90 75 1312-1492 1393 80.00-85.75 82.28 27 1506-1655 1545 82.00-85.50 84.82 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1010-1275 1124 60.00-69.00 65.98 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 15 1029-1272 1149 73.00-79.00 75.40 1 1500 1500 77.00 77.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1036 1036 103.00 103.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1105 1105 111.00 111.00 32 1213-1373 1264 111.00-114.00 113.40 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1125-1191 1177 104.00-112.00 107.01 9 1304-1396 1345 101.00-104.00 102.62 3 1443 1443 112.50 112.50 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 0411 mlh .