NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu Dec 13, 2018 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 12/13/2018 Receipts: 600 Last Week: 670 Year Ago: 710 Compared to last week, steers are steady to 1.00 higher, Holstein steers are steady, and heifers are steady. Trade was active on a slightly lower offering today. Receipts included 40 percent steers, 43 percent Holstein steers, and 17 percent heifers. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 114 1330-1475 1402 111.00-115.00 113.54 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 62 1500-1617 1574 110.00-114.00 112.10 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1240-1263 1254 109.00-110.00 109.84 19 1148-1241 1214 114.00-126.00 120.84 Value Added / returned to feed 25 1338-1414 1392 105.00-109.00 107.33 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1500-1628 1594 107.00-109.00 108.23 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1305-1450 1409 101.00-104.00 101.98 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1165-1265 1218 80.00-84.00 82.02 14 1250-1281 1274 91.00-92.00 91.21 Value Added / crossbreds 52 1303-1486 1400 80.75-84.00 82.07 25 1301-1465 1361 87.00-96.00 92.53 Value Added / crossbreds 27 1533-1693 1606 80.50-87.00 82.18 5 1520-1650 1577 89.00-95.00 91.32 Value Added / crossbreds 12 1725-1763 1750 80.00-87.00 82.52 1 1740 1740 94.00 94.00 Value Added / crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1223-1285 1249 76.50-77.00 76.71 38 1318-1498 1414 75.00-78.00 77.02 11 1597-1693 1614 78.00 78.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1038-1204 1142 64.00-68.00 65.80 4 1300-1455 1380 61.00-66.00 64.34 7 1550-1581 1572 66.00-67.00 66.72 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1159-1201 1168 70.00-71.00 70.78 13 1328-1425 1335 70.00-74.00 70.33 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1160-1190 1171 110.00-111.00 110.71 45 1236-1393 1307 111.00-115.00 113.33 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1394 1394 114.85 114.85 11 1400-1430 1417 111.00-113.50 112.60 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1065-1170 1134 105.00-107.00 106.25 6 1213-1350 1299 106.00-108.00 106.86 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1435-1560 1475 107.00-110.50 108.74 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1150-1195 1179 96.00-102.00 98.72 5 1235-1272 1264 100.00-102.00 101.41 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 1624 mlh .