Dunlap Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction IA

NW_LS758
Des Moines, IA    Tue Feb 26, 2013    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 02/26/2013
 
Receipts:  162    Last Week:  220
 
Compared to last week, Steers were 1.00 higher and Heifers were .50 
higher. The receipts included 60 percent heifers, 34 percent steers 
and 6 percent holstein steers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10     1280      1280       123.50         123.50
   22   1330-1498   1392    122.50-123.00     122.70

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11   1131-1225   1174    118.50-120.75     119.80
    6   1390-1463   1414    120.25-121.10     120.81

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7     1399      1399       106.50         106.50
    2     1523      1523       108.00         108.00

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   28   1161-1175   1166    122.25-123.00     122.73
   17   1313-1368   1332    121.25-123.25     122.55

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6     1168      1168       120.25         120.25
   16   1341-1355   1349    118.25-120.50     119.23

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6   1007-1078   1042    112.50-113.00     112.76
   15     1228      1228       110.25         110.25

Source:  Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News,  Des Moines, IA
         515-284-4460
         e-mail:  desm.lgmn@usda.gov
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS758.txt
 
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