Iowa Weekly feeder cattle sales report
The Iowa Weekly Weighted Average Feeder Cattle Report, Des Moines, Iowa, reported receipts of 9,663 head selling on March 3, compared to 11,064 head a week ago, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture-USDA Market News Service, Des Moines, Iowa.
The report was based on sales in Russell, Knoxville, Bloomfield, Denison and Dunlap, Iowa.
Feeder steers: Large frame 1, 45 head, 710 lbs., 156.25 calves. Medium and large frame 1, 355 to 398 lbs., 191.00 to 215.00 (206.41); 410 to 439 lbs., 200.00 to 209.00 (204.22); 451 to 495 lbs., 199.00 to 211.00 (202.82); 500 to 548 lbs., 187.50 to 201.00 (191.55); 13 head, 509 lbs., 210.50 fancy; 551 to 599 lbs., 174.00 to 194.50 (184.95); 600 to 649 lbs., 167.00 to 187.00 (175.07) calves; 650 to 696 lbs., 159.00 to 174.00 (167.84) calves; 21 head, 697 lbs., 156.75 to 157.50 (157.21) fleshy; 701 to 749 lbs., 144.00 to 163.00 (153.90); 702 to 746 lbs., 152.50 to 168.00 (163.45) calves; 756 to 791 lbs., 140.00 to 146.50 (144.69); 756 to 790 lbs., 142.85 to 152.75 (145.98) calves; 59 head, 762 lbs., 157.75 fancy; 757 to 774 lbs., 139.50 to 141.00 (140.59) fleshy; 801 to 847 lbs., 136.00 to 152.00 (144.33); 852 to 896 lbs., 132.50 to 144.00 (138.84); 905 to 939 lbs., 130.75 to 144.25 (140.46); 951 to 999 lbs., 130.00 to 135.75 (135.06); 1006 to 1010 lbs., 125.75 to 126.25 (125.81); 33 head, 1071 lbs., 125.35. Large frame 1 to 2, 8 head, 767 lbs., 143.00 calves. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 13 head, 405 to 428 lbs., 196.00 to 199.00 (197.11); 457 to 497 lbs., 171.00 to 196.00 (188.91); 556 to 598 lbs., 170.00 to 178.75 (175.15); 601 to 640 lbs., 162.00 to 168.00 (165.68) calves; 660 to 696 lbs., 149.00 to 156.00 (153.79) calves; 7 head, 674 lbs., 142.50 fleshy; 17 head, 701 to 703 lbs., 150.00 to 151.00 (150.53); 5 head, 806 lbs., 124.00; 5 head, 890 lbs., 138.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium frame 1, 5 head, 510 lbs., 130.00; 5 head, 653 lbs., 130.00 calves; 6 head, 724 lbs., 125.00 calves. Medium and large frame 1, 16 head, 250 to 280 lbs., 197.50 to 207.50 (198.49); 1 head, 325 lbs., 195.50; 351 to 385 lbs., 181.00 to 193.00 (190.33); 400 to 445 lbs., 160.00 to 182.00 (174.30); 453 to 499 lbs., 161.00 to 174.00 (167.13); 505 to 549 lbs., 158.00 to 178.00 (171.00); 10 head, 500 lbs., 183.00 fancy; 551 to 599 lbs., 148.00 to 168.00 (159.88); 601 to 647 lbs., 142.00 to 160.00 (149.87) calves; 6 head, 660 lbs., 148.00; 651 to 697 lbs., 134.00 to 154.00 (145.05) calves; 6 head, 686 lbs., 165.00 fancy; 9 head, 657 lbs., 160.00 replacement; 700 to 736 lbs., 132.00 to 139.00 (136.56); 702 to 748 lbs., 133.00 to 150.00 (138.77) calves; 705 to 739 lbs., 128.75 to 138.00 (136.93) fleshy; 756 to 791 lbs., 130.75 to 151.00 (141.35); 19 head, 754 to 792 lbs., 132.00 to 136.00 (133.47) calves; 802 to 848 lbs., 127.50 to 135.75 (132.86); 852 to 894 lbs., 127.00 to 132.50 (130.24); 13 head, 911 to 939 lbs., 125.25 to 127.00 (126.31); 957 to 995 lbs., 122.25 to 126.25 (123.22). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 19 head, 390 to 396 lbs., 169.00 to 180.00 (171.93); 411 to 448 lbs., 164.00 to 175.50 (170.86); 18 head, 461 to 480 lbs., 153.00 to 160.00 (156.89); 508 to 546 lbs., 131.00 to 164.00 (158.15); 550 to 598 lbs., 138.00 to 159.00 (155.51); 633 to 648 lbs., 139.00 to 148.00 (145.94) calves; 665 to 699 lbs., 134.00 to 140.00 (137.32) calves; 767 to 789 lbs., 133.00 to 137.50 (135.89).