Tama Wtd Avg Slaughter Cattle Auction Report IA

NW_LS760
Des Moines, IA    Wed Apr 11, 2012    USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction
Weighted Average Report for 04/11/2012
 
Receipts:  689    Last Week:  493
 
Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers .50
lower, choice heifers mostly steady, choice Holsteins 1.75-2.00 lower,
slaughter cows .75-1.00 lower. Trade active. Demand good. Supply 
consisted of 46.9 percent steers, 37.4 percent heifers, 15.6 
percent Holsteins, 29.6 slaughter cows, and 2.6 percent slaughter 
bulls.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   49   1208-1298   1253    125.50-128.00     127.17
   84   1324-1477   1388    126.00-129.10     127.83
    8   1535-1537   1536    128.00-128.50     128.38

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   10   1140-1268   1244    122.50-125.00     124.77
    2   1375-1435   1405    122.75-124.00     123.39

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    2     1298      1298       114.00         114.00
   39   1323-1485   1369    113.00-116.75     115.01
    6   1500-1605   1551    115.00-117.00     115.67

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4   1315-1330   1322    109.00-111.00     110.01

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   12     1198      1198       127.50         127.50
   61   1217-1397   1284    126.75-128.60     127.28
    9   1423-1425   1424    127.50-128.50     127.83

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    6      982       982       123.00         123.00
   18   1113-1195   1153    124.00-126.75     125.33
   16   1223-1330   1272    124.50-126.50     125.71







Slaughter Cows:    204 Head


             Pct Lean  Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress
Premium White 71-75  1295-1795  76.00-81.00  83.00-85.50      --     
Breakers      76-80  1120-1414  71.50-75.50       --          --     
Boners        81-85  1100-1365  61.00-70.00       --          -- 
Lean          86-90   700-1285  43.00-58.00       --      21.00-41.00    


Slaughter Bulls: 18 Head

                       Weight    Avg Dress    High Dress   Low Dress
Yield Grade 1        1083-1915  66.00-94.00       --          --    
                        
                   
                     


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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