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Sunday, July 06, 2008


 

NW_LS760 Des Moines, IA Wed Jul 2, 2008 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Tama, IA Slaughter Cattle Auction Weighted Average Report for 07/02/2008 Receipts: 1149 Two weeks ago: 874 Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to two weeks ago (June 18). Choice steers $2.50-$3.00 higher, choice heifers $2.00-$2.75 higher, Holsteins $2.00-$2.50 higher, slaughter cows $3.00-$4.00 higher. Trade active. Demand good today. Supply consisted of 40.7 percent steers, 20.7 percent heifers, 16.1 percent Holsteins, 20.2 percent slaughter cows, and 2.3 percent slaughter bulls. Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 173 1105-1293 1244 96.00-100.75 99.44 97 1320-1472 1396 96.00-100.85 99.08 3 1553 1553 98.50 98.50 Slaughter Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 38 1108-1275 1177 93.50-97.75 96.26 Slaughter Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1055-1065 1061 93.00-93.75 93.38 Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1218-1260 1232 87.00-89.50 87.85 47 1318-1491 1398 85.00-90.25 87.51 2 1535-1555 1545 86.00-86.50 86.25 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 51 1145-1298 1257 81.75-88.00 84.65 21 1305-1357 1326 83.75-85.50 84.53 Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1209-1255 1219 74.50-79.75 76.66 Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 49 1099-1199 1144 95.00-99.50 97.83 51 1218-1380 1286 97.00-99.75 97.90 Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 974 974 96.00 96.00 52 100-1130 1072 94.00-97.75 96.54 Slaughter Heifers Select 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1030-1080 1074 87.00-92.00 87.60 Slaughter Cows: 233 Head Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress 71-75 1355-1905 67.50-69.50 70.00-76.00 -- Breakers 76-80 1190-1885 62.50-65.00 65.50-67.50 -- Boners 81-85 1030-1740 54.00-60.00 60.50-63.00 -- Lean 86-90 785-1425 41.50-48.50 50.50-55.50 31.00-35.50 Slaughter Bulls: 27 Head Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Yield Grade 1 1800-2425 64.00-76.25 -- -- 955-1655 65.00-70.00 80.50 53.00-55.00 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 1707C dja .