Iowa Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report
The Iowa Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report, Des Moines, Iowa, reported receipts of 10,824 head selling on March 24, compared to 4,902 head a week ago, according to the USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News Service, Des Moines, Iowa.
The report was based on sales in Russell, Sigourney, Bloomfield, Denison and Sioux Center, Iowa.
Feeder steers: Large frame 1, 8 head, 912 lbs., 123.75. Medium and large frame 1, 310 to 345 lbs., 199.00 to 218.00 (210.69); 357 to 398 lbs., 194.00 to 215.00 (206.43); 402 to 446 lbs., 188.50 to 206.00 (197.45); 450 to 497 lbs., 178.00 to 211.00 (196.39); 501 to 545 lbs., 174.00 to 206.50 (190.59); 550 to 599 lbs., 178.00 to 188.50 (184.96); 600 to 649 lbs., 166.00 to 187.50 (179.72) calves; 603 to 615 lbs., 153.00 to 159.00 (155.18) fleshy; 650 to 695 lbs., 159.25 to 183.00 (173.91) calves; 18 head, 658 to 689 lbs., 154.00 to 160.00 (156.30) fleshy; 704 to 745 lbs., 144.00 to 165.50 (151.91); 700 to 734 lbs., 150.50 to 167.50 (159.44) calves; 754 to 799 lbs., 140.00 to 157.75 (149.29); 800 to 846 lbs., 133.00 to 146.35 (139.97); 850 to 895 lbs., 132.50 to 140.85 (138.51); 65 head, 865 lbs., 130.25 fleshy; 901 to 945 lbs., 123.50 to 131.50 (126.31); 11 head, 965 lbs., 131.75. Large frame 1 to 2, 10 head, 662 lbs., 145.00; 661 to 698 lbs., 151.00 to 156.50 (154.51) calves; 6 head, 811 lbs., 136.00; 14 head, 871 lbs., 120.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 415 to 449 lbs., 175.00 to 188.00 (184.55); 460 to 498 lbs., 163.00 to 186.00 (180.00); 511 to 549 lbs., 170.00 to 184.00 (174.34); 555 to 595 lbs., 167.00 to 173.00 (169.94); 17 head, 609 to 643 lbs., 153.00 to 168.00 (158.79) calves; 666 to 688 lbs., 151.00 to 160.50 (157.42); 666 to 690 lbs., 145.00 to 164.25 (158.94) calves; 778 to 797 lbs., 131.00 to 145.50 (138.72); 60 head, 844 lbs., 136.25; 861 to 883 lbs., 127.00 to 133.50 (128.72). Large frame 2, 21 head, 784 lbs., 125.00. Feeder Holstein steers, large frame 2, 12 head, 388 lbs., 97.50; 11 head, 433 to 440 lbs., 95.00 to 98.00 (95.54); 112 head, 474 lbs., 99.50; 517 to 518 lbs., 90.00 to 99.00 (97.02); 563 to 571 lbs., 91.00 to 97.00 (93.20); 600 to 615 lbs., 85.25 to 89.00 (86.23); 675 to 686 lbs., 83.00 to 85.00 (84.40); 707 to 714 lbs., 80.00 to 81.00 (80.43); 750 to 791 lbs., 80.00 to 86.50 (84.59); 816 to 831 lbs., 84.00 to 86.50 (85.20); 860 to 887 lbs., 77.00 to 80.00 (78.62); 8 head, 994 lbs., 79.50; 1004 to 1049 lbs., 74.50 to 76.00 (74.98); 9 head, 1073 lbs., 75.00; 20 head, 1103 to 1106 lbs., 74.00 to 76.25 (75.80). Feeder Holstein steers, large frame 2 to 3, 22 head, 394 lbs., 92.50; 424 to 438 lbs., 85.00 to 89.00 (87.27); 453 to 499 lbs., 90.00 to 93.00 (92.12); 510 to 547 lbs., 84.00 to 89.00 (85.77); 570 to 576 lbs., 81.00 to 88.00 (84.79); 631 to 648 lbs., 74.00 to 81.00 (75.90); 653 to 687 lbs., 74.00 to 76.00 (75.07); 706 to 748 lbs., 70.00 to 78.00 (76.15); 778 to 797 lbs., 71.00 to 79.00 (75.02); 7 head, 820 to 845 lbs., 73.00 to 74.00 (73.85); 4 head, 868 to 898 lbs., 71.00 to 72.00 (71.51); 1 head, 915 lbs., 73.00. Feeder Holstein steers, large frame 3, 259 to 295 lbs., 260.00 to 325.00 (294.30) per head; 316 to 346 lbs., 310.00 to 320.00 (313.12) per head; 351 to 393 lbs., 84.00 to 88.00 (85.76); 421 to 443 lbs., 81.00 to 84.00 (82.43); 459 to 492 lbs., 81.00 to 88.00 (84.47); 510 to 526 lbs., 80.00 to 81.00 (80.80); 16 head, 586 to 590 lbs., 71.00 to 79.00 (77.49); 619 to 622 lbs., 65.00 to 66.00 (65.18); 12 head, 654 to 695 lbs., 66.00 to 67.00 (66.43); 8 head, 730 to 739 lbs., 68.00 to 69.00 (68.88); 3 head, 797 lbs., 71.00; 4 head, 855 to 860 lbs., 68.00 to 69.00 (68.50); 2 head, 948 lbs., 68.00; 7 head, 964 lbs., 70.00. Large frame 3 to 4, 216 to 247 lbs., 175.00 to 180.00 (177.41) per head; 265 to 299 lbs., 160.00 to 170.00 (162.44) per head; 303 to 339 lbs., 233.00 to 270.00 (240.66) per head; 357 to 393 lbs., 72.60 to 81.00 (74.11); 9 head, 415 to 446 lbs., 72.50 to 76.00 (74.31); 456 to 493 lbs., 70.00 to 75.00 (72.53); 10 head, 525 to 542 lbs., 70.00 to 75.00 (71.29); 8 head, 603 to 605 lbs., 55.00 to 58.00 (55.75); 3 head, 657 lbs., 61.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 12 head, 260 to 298 lbs., 160.00 to 205.00 (182.60); 300 to 349 lbs., 175.00 to 200.00 (186.46); 365 to 392 lbs., 171.00 to 194.00 (181.43); 400 to 445 lbs., 160.00 to 185.00 (170.03); 452 to 496 lbs., 159.00 to 173.00 (164.64); 503 to 546 lbs., 154.00 to 174.50 (161.83); 20 head, 501 to 528 lbs., 173.50 to 185.00 (181.10) fancy; 554 to 598 lbs., 150.00 to 171.50 (160.46); 9 head, 556 lbs., 130.00 fleshy; 609 to 649 lbs., 143.00 to 150.00 (145.22); 600 to 649 lbs., 143.00 to 159.75 (150.59) calves; 654 to 699 lbs., 139.00 to 153.50 (143.76); 654 to 699 lbs., 133.00 to 153.25 (143.10) calves; 702 to 735 lbs., 131.00 to 148.00 (139.38); 722 to 730 lbs., 130.50 to 131.50 (130.94) calves; 5 head, 730 lbs., 125.00 fleshy; 755 to 798 lbs., 125.50 to 136.50 (128.27); 23 head, 772 lbs., 146.00 replacement; 802 to 840 lbs., 120.00 to 128.50 (124.19); 870 to 883 lbs., 119.00 to 124.25 (122.90); 12 head, 917 to 926 lbs., 114.50 to 121.00 (118.31). Large frame 1 to 2, 600 to 632 lbs., 125.00 to 135.00 (131.53) calves; 11 head, 727 lbs., 110.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 305 lbs., 166.00; 12 head, 362 lbs., 170.00; 406 to 449 lbs., 152.50 to 167.00 (161.22); 502 to 548 lbs., 150.00 to 157.50 (151.95); 561 to 594 lbs., 134.00 to 153.00 (147.60); 9 head, 613 to 648 lbs., 136.00 to 138.00 (136.92); 604 to 645 lbs., 130.00 to 143.00 (140.03) calves; 653 to 697 lbs., 123.00 to 139.50 (130.25) calves; 8 head, 700 to 737 lbs., 125.00 to 127.00 (125.77); 760 to 766 lbs., 120.00 calves. Large frame 2, 22 head, 722 lbs., 119.00.