Tama Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction Report IA

NW_LS760
Des Moines, IA    Wed Mar 6, 2013    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 03/06/2013
 
Receipts:  357    
 
Slaughter cattle sale today: No comparision. Last week not reported 
due to weather. Trade active today. Demand good. Supply consisted 
of 34 percent steers, 20 percent heifers, 10.3 percent Holsteins, 
29.6 percent slaughter cows, and 5 percent slaughter bulls.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    1     1140      1140       128.50         128.50
   73   1353-1485   1413    128.50-132.75     130.10
    8   1523-1568   1541    125.00-131.00     129.06

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6   1170-1224   1215    120.00-127.50     126.30

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   12   1318-1482   1398    114.75-116.25     115.61
    9   1500-1580   1532    112.50-115.50     113.52

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6   1315-1390   1338    107.00-113.25     111.70

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    9   1111-1190   1121    129.00-130.00     129.60
   21   1245-1357   1334    129.75-130.85     130.26
   13   1406-1480   1424    127.50-130.25     129.37

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1110-1125   1122       128.00         128.00
    4   1258-1395   1302    121.50-127.50     123.84

Slaughter Cows:  106 Head


             Pct Lean  Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress
Premium White 71-75  1205-1850  74.00-78.00   79.50-80.50     -- 
Breakers      76-80  1055-1820  68.00-73.50       --          --     
Boners        81-85  1020-1495  62.00-67.00       --          -- 
Lean          86-90   880-1520  53.00-61.00       --          --  


Slaughter Bulls:  18 Head

                       Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress
Yield Grade 1        1130-1805  74.00-95.50       --          --    
                     1960-2805  70.00-99.00  103.00-105.75    -- 
                     
                   
                     


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_LS760.txt
 
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