NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Thu Dec 20, 2018 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 12/20/2018 Receipts: 550 Last Week: 600 Year Ago: 477 Comparde to last week, steers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Holstein steers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher, and heifers are 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trade was active on a slightly lower offering today. Receipts included 31 percent steers, 39 percent Holstein steers, and 30 percent heifers. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 1264-1299 1274 112.00-115.50 114.54 45 1355-1498 1457 113.50-118.25 116.20 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 51 1515-1638 1591 113.00-117.00 115.06 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1140-1263 1207 108.00-112.00 110.59 19 1325-1359 1354 106.00-111.00 110.45 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1520-1645 1611 109.00-111.50 110.73 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1575-1645 1613 101.00-105.00 103.03 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1180-1250 1205 102.00-104.00 102.99 4 1340-1450 1388 101.00-104.00 102.78 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1140-1201 1177 83.00-87.00 84.57 4 1220-1275 1236 89.00-96.00 91.55 Value Added / crossbreds 31 1358-1463 1428 81.00-85.00 82.33 7 1320-1457 1402 90.00-91.50 90.63 Value Added / crossbreds 9 1525-1632 1614 81.00-82.00 81.78 5 1570-1665 1646 88.00-90.00 88.79 Value Added / crossbreds 17 1700-1736 1722 81.00-85.50 81.79 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1201-1245 1216 76.00-78.00 76.58 35 1357-1490 1399 76.00-80.00 78.93 12 1513-1675 1578 78.00-79.00 78.49 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1090-1198 1154 62.00-68.00 63.62 12 1323-1478 1433 62.00-64.00 63.44 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 1195-1254 1237 71.00-75.50 74.12 19 1329-1428 1369 73.00-75.50 74.26 9 1520-1630 1578 72.00-74.00 72.67 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 1041-1180 1117 112.00-117.00 113.75 72 1250-1353 1303 112.50-117.50 114.81 Slaughter Heifers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 26 1404-1540 1420 112.00-115.75 115.11 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1066-1178 1090 110.50-111.00 110.73 28 1210-1333 1230 107.00-111.50 109.33 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1040-1070 1055 102.00-104.00 102.81 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 2158 mlh .