Iowa Weekly feeder cattle report

The Iowa Weekly Weighted average feeder cattle report, Des Moines, Iowa, for the week ending March 23, reported receipts of 14,482 head selling, compared to 3,535 head a week ago, according to the USDA-Iowa Department of Agriculture Market News, Des Moines, Iowa.

The report was based on sales in Russell, Sigourney, Knoxville, Lamoni, Denison, Dunlap, and Sioux Center, Iowa.

Feeder steers: Large frame 1, 10 head, 494 lbs., 169.00; 6 head, 626 lbs., 140.00; 19 head, 739 lbs., 130.00; 9 head, 778 lbs., 130.00. Medium and large frame 1, 8 head, 270 to 296 lbs., 204.00 to 205.00 (204.12); 319 to 349 lbs., 195.00 to 207.50 (200.91); 360 to 398 lbs., 187.00 to 210.00 (203.27); 403 to 448 lbs., 170.00 to 198.00 (185.47); 451 to 498 lbs., 166.00 to 197.00 (184.16); 14 head, 475 lbs., 156.00 fleshy; 501 to 549 lbs., 168.00 to 190.00 (178.39); 9 head, 539 lbs., 167.00 fleshy; 14 head, 519 lbs., 193.50 thin fleshed; 551 to 599 lbs., 160.50 to 187.50 (176.20); 600 to 649 lbs., 155.50 to 178.50 (164.00); 607 to 644 lbs., 158.00 to 172.00 (165.97) calves; 6 head, 623 lbs., 146.00 fleshy; 650 to 699 lbs., 150.00 to 173.75 (161.59); 652 to 692 lbs., 154.00 to 165.50 (161.40) calves; 703 to 748 lbs., 137.00 to 166.00 (152.34); 725 to 745 lbs., 148.00 to 153.00 (151.45) calves; 10 head, 700 to 738 lbs., 132.00 to 143.50 (137.60) fleshy; 752 to 799 lbs., 134.50 to 155.50 (148.61); 768 to 793 lbs., 142.50 to 146.50 (145.62) calves; 800 to 843 lbs., 132.00 to 148.50 (143.41); 852 to 898 lbs., 129.25 to 144.00 (136.74); 5 head, 874 lbs., 124.00 fleshy; 900 to 937 lbs., 120.00 to 141.25 (137.72); 1002 to 1031 lbs., 127.25 to 130.10 (128.69); 1052 to 1093 lbs., 123.00 to 124.00 (123.61). Large frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 1071 lbs., 117.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 323 to 341 lbs., 114.00 to 187.00 (142.58); 354 to 396 lbs., 112.00 to 180.50 (128.35); 14 head, 402 to 443 lbs., 170.00 to 185.00 (174.90); 450 to 492 lbs., 103.00 to 179.00 (164.65); 507 to 546 lbs., 153.00 to 165.00 (161.30); 562 to 596 lbs., 145.00 to 168.00 (159.92); 604 to 648 lbs., 110.00 to 155.00 (149.19); 618 to 648 lbs., 153.00 to 155.25 (154.00) calves; 665 to 698 lbs., 125.00 to 148.50 (145.39); 5 head, 690 lbs., 142.50) calves; 711 to 723 lbs., 133.75 to 141.00 (136.79); 751 to 790 lbs., 133.75 to 141.50 (136.07); 9 head, 751 lbs., 128.00) calves; 15 head, 815 to 847 lbs., 128.25 to 137.50 (132.42); 13 head, 920 lbs., 135.25; 7 head, 957 to 975 lbs., 106.00 to 121.25 (119.04). Medium and large frame 2, 6 head, 391 lbs., 140.00; 8 head, 454 lbs., 160.00.

Feeder Holstein steers: Large frame 2, 3 head, 978 to 995 lbs., 92.00 to 98.00 (94.02); 23 head, 1037 lbs., 88.50. Large frame 2 to 3, 403 to 443 lbs., 84.50 to 97.50 (87.75); 450 to 494 lbs., 85.50 to 95.00 (94.16); 507 to 522 lbs., 80.00 to 91.00 (85.64); 6 head, 565 to 588 lbs., 81.00 to 97.00 (92.06); 605 to 649 lbs., 80.00 to 97.50 (88.24); 668 to 686 lbs., 84.00 to 94.00 (91.59); 700 to 743 lbs., 80.00 to 98.00 (87.64); 760 to 786 lbs., 82.00 to 93.75 (88.12); 805 to 843 lbs., 80.00 to 95.75 (89.46); 855 to 879 lbs., 80.00 to 91.25 (85.45); 910 to 916 lbs., 80.00 to 87.00 (86.41); 9 head, 1145 lbs., 73.00. Large frame 3, 15 head, 204 lbs., 97.00; 307 to 338 lbs., 83.00 to 94.00 (90.67); 16 head, 372 to 394 lbs., 91.00 to 93.00 (92.03); 401 to 447 lbs., 70.00 to 77.00 (73.57); 455 to 499 lbs., 60.00 to 70.00 (65.21); 500 to 548 lbs., 61.00 to 76.00 (70.39); 564 to 590 lbs., 60.00 to 76.00 (68.90); 16 head, 600 to 645 lbs., 60.00 to 71.00 (60.64); 6 head, 672 to 678 lbs., 60.00 to 71.00 (65.52); 19 head, 718 to 740 lbs., 61.00 to 79.00 (72.23); 4 head, 762 to 790 lbs., 66.00 to 68.00 (66.51); 10 head, 833 to 845 lbs., 64.50 to 71.00 (69.07); 3 head, 860 to 890 lbs., 61.00 to 68.00 (65.72); 920 to 927 lbs., 78.00; 18 head, 962 to 968 lbs., 71.00 to 72.50 (71.58); 2 head, 1025 lbs., 66.00; 1 head, 1055 lbs., 63.00. Large frame 3 to 4, 9 head, 269 to 295 lbs., 50.00; 4 head, 330 to 338 lbs., 50.00 to 67.50 (63.20); 369 to 377 lbs., 60.00 to 69.00 (65.01); 400 to 449 lbs., 50.00 to 65.00 (61.22); 6 head, 460 to 495 lbs., 52.50 to 59.00 (55.88); 14 head, 513 to 545 lbs., 50.00 to 55.00 (50.35); 4 head, 570 to 590 lbs., 50.00 to 55.00 (52.75); 2 head, 610 to 645 lbs., 50.00 to 58.00 (54.11); 8 head, 669 lbs., 55.00; 8 head, 700 lbs., 50.00 to 52.50 (51.88); 5 head, 777 to 798 lbs., 55.00 to 57.50 (56.48); 8 head, 805 to 812 lbs., 50.00 to 52.00 (50.50); 4 head, 860 to 888 lbs., 52.50 to 57.00 (54.77).

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 5 head, 312 lbs., 203.00; 8 head, 359 to 396 lbs., 162.00 to 170.00 (166.20); 18 head, 412 to 446 lbs., 155.00 to 178.00 (162.50); 14 head, 451 to 493 lbs., 140.00 to 146.00 (144.30); 8 head, 574 lbs., 150.00; 14 head, 625 to 639 lbs., 135.00 to 139.00 (137.59) calves; 3 head, 738 lbs., 122.50; 6 head, 703 lbs., 130.00) calves; 829 to 833 lbs., 115.00 to 118.00 (116.88). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 4 head, 289 lbs., 200.00; 3 head, 357 lbs., 192.00; 5 head, 411 lbs., 170.00; 6 head, 461 lbs., 162.00; 7 head, 542 lbs., 131.00; 5 head, 601 lbs., 141.00; 4 head, 660 lbs., 138.50; 8 head, 710 lbs., 128.50.

Feeder heifers: Large frame 1, 7 head, 492 lbs., 135.00; 7 head, 573 lbs., 137.00; 663 to 673 lbs., 120.00 to 132.00 (126.44); 6 head, 798 lbs., 130.00. Medium and large frame 1, 17 head, 272 to 295 lbs., 165.00 to 192.50 (180.47); 300 to 338 lbs., 151.00 to 178.00 (159.56); 358 to 398 lbs., 147.50 to 164.00 (154.17); 400 to 448 lbs., 143.00 to 161.00 (150.97); 4 head, 438 lbs., 141.00 fleshy; 452 to 499 lbs., 135.00 to 169.00 (148.73); 500 to 549 lbs., 139.00 to 158.25 (149.55); 551 to 599 lbs., 137.00 to 159.00 (149.68); 600 to 648 lbs., 134.00 to 153.50 (142.74); 607 to 644 lbs., 139.50 to 151.00 (144.10) calves; 11 head, 613 to 622 lbs., 130.00 to 133.00 (130.54) fleshy; 25 head, 628 lbs., 155.25 thin fleshed; 651 to 699 lbs., 129.00 to 149.75 (139.70); 651 to 689 lbs., 137.00 to 146.85 (142.08) calves; 23 head, 687 lbs., 130.50 fleshy; 664 to 685 lbs., 152.00 to 155.00 (153.41) replacement; 703 to 746 lbs., 120.00 to 140.50 (134.77); 703 to 744 lbs., 124.50 to 132.00 (129.10) calves; 10 head, 704 to 724 lbs., 122.00 to 125.00 (123.18) fleshy; 701 to 734 lbs., 138.25 to 148.00 (145.03) replacement; 751 to 789 lbs., 120.50 to 137.50 (130.64); 30 head, 759 lbs., 131.00) calves; 801 to 830 lbs., 116.00 to 126.25 (123.34); 19 head, 810 to 815 lbs., 130.50 to 150.00 (143.82) replacement; 860 to 899 lbs., 115.25 to 125.00 (123.36); 973 to 991 lbs., 118.00 to 124.00 (121.96). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 298 lbs., 165.00; 6 head, 323 to 325 lbs., 154.00 to 159.00 (155.50); 350 to 395 lbs., 137.50 to 147.00 (141.88); 10 head, 354 to 385 lbs., 550.00 to 650.00 (611.84) per head; 406 to 447 lbs., 135.00 to 164.00 (143.58); 3 head, 431 lbs., 660.00 per head; 470 to 490 lbs., 135.00 to 145.00 (137.93); 503 to 548 lbs., 128.00 to 140.50 (134.89); 551 to 597 lbs., 130.00 to 147.00 (138.75); 605 to 632 lbs., 124.00 to 134.00 (129.99); 604 to 649 lbs., 130.00 to 137.50 (135.91) calves; 651 to 695 lbs., 121.00 to 133.00 (128.09); 660 to 698 lbs., 126.00 to 133.50 (130.97) calves;18 head, 726 to 748 lbs., 116.00 to 126.00 (122.62); 8 head, 728 lbs., 120.50) calves; 18 head, 781 to 790 lbs., 123.00 to 124.00 (123.78); 5 head, 797 lbs., 121.50) calves.