NW_LS721 Des Moines, IA Fri May 17, 2019 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 05/16/2019 Receipts: 281 Last Week: 632 Year Ago: 559 No trend to compare to since last sale was two weeks ago, but a lower ndertone was noted on all cattle today. Trade was moderate on a lower offering today. Receipts included 31 percent steers, 55 percent Holstein steers, and 14 percent heifers. Steer top was 118.50, Holstein steer top was 89.75. and heifer top was 117.00. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 1308-1495 1390 117.00-118.50 117.65 Slaughter Steers Choice 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1507-1554 1538 117.00 117.00 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 1151-1255 1197 111.00-115.50 113.50 2 1385 1385 114.00 114.00 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1653 1653 109.00 109.00 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1168-1299 1254 96.00-110.00 106.62 6 1300-1375 1335 97.50-105.00 100.26 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1200-1209 1208 85.50-87.00 85.75 53 1301-1475 1370 85.00-89.00 86.40 2 1338 1338 92.00 92.00 Value Added / crossbreds 18 1507-1642 1609 86.00-89.75 88.96 20 1530-1646 1599 90.00-96.00 91.28 Value Added / crossbreds Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1040-1275 1227 80.00-85.00 81.92 39 1309-1493 1346 80.00-84.50 83.05 1 1565 1565 80.00 80.00 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1503 1503 72.00 72.00 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1274 1274 117.00 117.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1164-1183 1171 111.00-115.00 113.01 2 1298 1298 114.00 114.00 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1485 1485 105.00 105.00 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 1000-1192 1112 101.00-106.00 102.65 9 1243-1376 1302 101.00-108.00 104.71 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 0707 mlh .