Dunlap Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction IA

NW_LS758
Des Moines, IA    Tue Jan 29, 2013    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 01/29/2013
 
Receipts:  172    Last Week:  250
 
Compared to last week, Steers and Heifers were steady, very limited 
on choice cattle. The receipts included 64 percent heifers, 22 
percent steers and 14 percent holstein steers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7   1360-1413   1383    122.50-123.00     122.78
   14   1513-1562   1534    123.25-124.10     123.62

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   14   1358-1464   1419    107.00-109.75     108.62

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5     1214      1214       126.80         126.80
    8   1445-1473   1459    122.00-124.25     123.14

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   35   1063-1198   1165    120.00-122.50     121.44
   13   1225-1287   1252    120.25-121.75     120.84

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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