Sheldon, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction: Weighted Average Report for 11/01/2012

Receipts:  587    Last Week:  503
 
The trend compared to last week is 1.00 lower on the Choice steers, 
1.00 to 2.00 lower on the Choice Holstein steers, and steady on the 
Choice heifers.  Demand was good on a higher offering today.  
Receipts included 39 percent steers, 32 percent Holstein steers, 
and 28 percent heifers.

                   Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7     1073      1073       124.00         124.00
   10   1245-1274   1268       123.00         123.00
   28   1302-1464   1393    123.00-125.00     123.99
   11     1522      1522       124.75         124.75

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   28   1175-1277   1258    121.00-122.75     121.62

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   42   1345-1395   1366    121.00-122.85     122.04
    3     1515      1515       122.00         122.00

              Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   78   1321-1475   1405    116.50-120.50     118.49
    7     1500      1500       120.00         120.00

                   Slaughter Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3     1083      1083       120.00         120.00
   13   1100-1262   1213    115.00-120.00     117.15

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   21   1170-1281   1255    107.00-112.75     109.85
   51   1313-1449   1389    107.00-111.00     108.86
   32   1576-1605   1580    107.00-108.00     107.19

         Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   20   1075-1281   1215    103.50-106.00     104.82
   37   1307-1476   1391    105.00-106.75     105.69

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    5   1213-1220   1214       100.00         100.00
    3   1300-1440   1370    101.00-103.50     102.54

              Slaughter Holstein Steers Standard 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    7   1075-1243   1219     94.00-95.00       94.87
   14   1367-1419   1400     90.00-95.00       91.45

                  Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   25     1179      1179       122.50         122.50
   85   1234-1373   1302    122.50-124.75     123.64
    3     1420      1420       124.25         124.25

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   18   1129-1183   1153    120.00-122.00     120.65

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 3-4
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   15   1223-1375   1265    120.00-122.50     121.36
    3     1468      1468       120.00         120.00

             Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 4-5
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   15   1218-1295   1250    118.00-119.50     119.09

                  Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      990       990       119.00         119.00

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_LS721.txt
 
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