Denison, IA Feeder Cattle Auction: Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/16/2012

Receipts:  2053    
 
No trend this week, but a higher undertone was noted. The receipts 
included 63 percent steers, 35 percent heifers and 2 percent bulls. 
Cattle weighing over 600 lbs was 84 percent.

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    4      321       321       197.50         197.50
   12      408       408       186.12         186.12
   31    461-477     466    173.00-177.00     174.58
   18    508-529     523    160.00-161.00     160.73
   79    568-588     573    150.00-160.00     157.32
   33    601-649     638    148.00-155.00     153.46
   28    653-696     690       151.00         151.00
   13    720-736     730    144.00-145.00     144.38
   58    759-799     778    139.00-147.50     142.11
   37    803-846     830    132.50-139.00     137.22
  203    863-885     865    131.00-134.75     134.31
  626    901-936     917    129.00-135.00     134.11
   77    955-966     958    125.00-134.00     131.88
    4     1010      1010       127.00         127.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   12      448       448       173.00         173.00
   10      483       483       160.00         160.00
    6      542       542    144.00-145.00     144.50

                      Feeder Steers Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   17      776       776       132.00         132.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      227       227       202.00         202.00
    3      277       277       191.25         191.25
   21    308-343     330    178.00-185.00     182.19
    9    365-374     369    167.00-172.00     169.25
   19    400-444     438    153.00-160.00     157.90
    9      422       422       182.50         182.50   Fancy
   11    457-468     465    154.00-158.00     156.93
   12      517       517       151.00         151.00
   14    589-595     592    135.00-144.00     139.71
   14      620       620       138.00         138.00
   19    676-689     681    139.75-140.50     140.22
   94    700-738     711    133.25-138.00     136.77
  317    752-798     767    125.75-132.50     131.12
   71    805-836     808    126.00-131.00     127.24
   39      855       855       127.00         127.00

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      340       340       172.00         172.00
    9    470-490     483    147.00-150.00     149.03
    3      527       527       131.00         131.00
    5    578-588     584    133.00-134.00     133.60
   21      611       611       134.00         134.00
    8      891       891       117.00         117.00

                 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5      310       310       200.00         200.00
   11    352-368     361    187.50-190.00     188.89
   13      436       436       177.50         177.50
   14    457-489     468    163.00-167.00     165.51

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_LS120.txt
 
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