Agricultural Marketing
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Des Moines, IA Wed Jul 10, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
Kalona, IA Sheep & Goat Auction
Weighted Average Report for 07/10/2013
**** SHEEP ****
Receipts: 1038 Last Week: Not Reported Year Ago: 883
No trend as this sale was last reported one month ago (June 5).
Trade active with good demand. Receipts included 76 percent slaughter lambs, 10.5 percent feeder lambs, 11 percent slaughter ewes, 1 percent slaughter bucks. All sheep sold on a per hundred weight basis unless noted.
Slaughter Lambs Shorn Choice and Prime 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 124 124 117.00 117.00
Slaughter Lambs Shorn Choice and Prime 2-4
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 147 147 115.50 115.50
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
190 114-129 119 112.00-116.00 114.92
58 131-141 136 113.50-116.50 115.31
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 80-84 83 97.50-104.00 101.68
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
35 82-86 83 104.00-109.00 107.04
12 90 90 109.00 109.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Choice 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 56 56 112.50 112.50 Hair Sheep
11 61 61 120.00 120.00
5 60 60 112.50 112.50 Hair Sheep
12 69 69 110.00 110.00 Whiteface
14 75-78 77 114.00-115.00 114.58
76 80-89 86 109.00-119.00 112.96
92 94-109 101 105.00-110.00 106.86
6 111 111 109.00 109.00
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good and Choice 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
33 57-59 59 117.50-118.00 117.56
Slaughter Lambs Wooled Good 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
30 50-58 56 97.50-105.00 101.56
11 72 72 106.00 106.00
Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 177-185 182 40.00-45.00 42.20
4 202 202 51.00 51.00
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 106 106 15.00 15.00
20 129-150 131 22.50-25.00 24.71
2 185 185 19.00 19.00
Slaughter Ewes Utility 1-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 118 118 30.00 30.00
19 130-146 140 22.50-24.00 23.63
15 175-190 185 32.50-37.50 36.23
Slaughter Ewes Cull 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 96 96 12.50 12.50
Slaughter Bucks:
6 head fleshy 235-270 lbs. 51.00-55.00
4 head thin 240-260 lbs. 32.50-40.00
Feeder Lambs Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 41-43 42 102.50-110.00 108.02
4 56 56 102.50 102.50
36 60-66 62 112.50-122.50 118.65
20 70 70 119.00 119.00
9 88 88 103.00 103.00
10 96 96 103.00 103.00
20 105 105 101.00 101.00
*** GOATS ***
Receipts: 295 Last Week: Not Reported Year Ago: 357
All goats sold on a per head basis. Trade active with good demand.
Receipts included 60 percent slaughter kids, 14.5 percent slaughter nannies, 20.6 percent feeder kids, 3 percent replacement nannies.
Slaughter Kids Selection 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 48 48 90.00 90.00
7 59 59 122.50 122.50
6 65-68 68 122.50-125.00 122.90
4 70-76 74 130.00-140.00 137.65
Slaughter Kids Selection 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 65-66 66 100.00 100.00
12 70-74 73 105.00-110.00 109.20
Slaughter Kids Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 44-48 46 70.00-80.00 75.15
14 54 54 77.50 77.50
Slaughter Kids Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
36 43-49 47 50.00-55.00 52.14
10 50-55 52 50.00-65.00 61.58
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 100-120 113 105.00-115.00 107.94
5 152 152 105.00 105.00
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 130-135 132 100.00 100.00
Slaughter Nannies/Does Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 70-75 72 90.00-95.00 91.74
4 76 76 30.00 30.00 Gaunt
2 87 87 90.00 90.00
11 85-107 91 65.00-72.50 70.02 Thin
6 130 130 92.50 92.50
Feeder Kids Selection 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 33-35 34 32.50-37.50 36.01
Feeder Kids Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
30 32-37 36 27.50-35.00 33.94
24 42-47 44 40.00-55.00 45.39
Replacement Nannies/Does Selection 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 78 78 65.00 65.00
5 119 119 95.00 95.00
Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA
515-284-4460
e-mail: desm.lgmn@usda.gov
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