Agricultural Marketing
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Des Moines, IA Thu Feb 9, 2012 USDA-IA Dept. of Ag Market
Denison, IA Feeder Cattle Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/09/2012
Receipts: 2602 Last Week: 3047
Compared to last week, Steers 400 to 600 lbs. were steady, 600 to
750 lbs. were 2.00 higher and 750 to 950 lbs. were steady to 2.00
lower. Heifers 400 to 500 lbs. were steady, 500 to 650 lbs. were
4.00 higher and 650 to 800 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply with good demand. The receipts included 58 percent steers and
42 percent heifers. Cattle weighing over 600 lbs. was 82 percent.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 355-396 384 211.50-216.00 212.69
38 413-448 429 195.00-210.00 204.98
5 460-478 471 192.00-194.00 193.22
61 503-538 524 185.00-195.00 191.42
54 550-594 570 175.00-183.00 178.77
28 560 560 193.00 193.00 Fancy
197 607-647 628 168.50-177.50 173.82
208 650-697 667 162.00-171.00 166.68
93 706-749 733 154.76-165.00 159.94
324 752-799 791 150.25-157.00 153.81
188 804-849 818 145.75-150.00 148.46
115 856-899 893 146.00-147.75 147.62
97 908-945 917 141.00-147.75 146.64
4 1023 1023 135.00 135.00
15 1060 1060 133.50 133.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 430-448 436 190.00-193.00 191.03
2 513 513 183.51 183.51
15 555-595 578 161.00-170.00 167.85
8 627-628 627 161.00-167.00 162.50
8 688 688 157.00 157.00
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 506 506 186.00 186.00
2 660 660 161.00 161.00
12 745-749 748 153.75-160.00 154.79
4 783 783 149.00 149.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 302 302 200.00 200.00
9 372 372 192.00 192.00
17 405-424 419 180.00-187.00 182.06
7 450-487 467 170.25-184.00 175.08
76 502-549 525 162.00-173.00 168.26
78 554-590 576 163.00-167.00 164.97
210 607-645 626 158.00-168.00 164.61
52 670-695 687 147.50-152.00 148.84
73 652-657 653 161.00-166.50 165.89 Fancy
200 702-741 725 142.00-150.00 146.54
91 768-795 790 139.00-144.75 140.45
64 801-813 809 138.50-141.75 139.61
26 854-873 864 136.25-139.50 137.73
97 916-928 923 128.50-129.25 128.97
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 279 279 160.00 160.00
4 368 368 176.00 176.00
2 445 445 166.00 166.00
23 488-498 497 162.50-166.75 165.61
4 544 544 154.50 154.50
6 583 583 155.50 155.50
2 683 683 143.00 143.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 660 660 148.00 148.00
13 702 702 140.00 140.00
Source: Iowa Dept. of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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