NW_LS756 Des Moines, IA Wed May 8, 2013 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Bloomfield, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/08/2013 Receipts: 1477 2 weeks ago: 2035 Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: (04/24/13) Feeder strs mostly 2.00-4,00 lower, except light strs under 500 lbs. mostly 10.00-15.00 lower and feeder hfrs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Trade Active and Demand Moderate. Receipts this week included 37 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 51 percent of the feeders were strs and 49 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 308 308 176.00 176.00 21 356-399 381 170.00 170.00 7 438 438 171.50 171.50 86 451-488 468 166.00-175.00 169.75 43 505-540 528 160.00-163.50 161.55 64 551-582 561 152.50-161.25 157.04 154 600-641 628 147.00-153.00 149.42 Calves 11 679 679 153.00 153.00 Calves 52 703-736 717 138.50-146.00 141.55 32 768-771 770 138.00-140.25 139.20 5 831 831 129.00 129.00 58 919 919 124.00 124.00 15 980 980 124.00 124.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 344 344 170.00 170.00 11 442 442 164.00 164.00 53 491 491 163.50 163.50 6 598 598 150.50 150.50 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 546 546 146.50 146.50 6 595 595 143.50 143.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 301 301 160.00 160.00 5 358 358 147.50 147.50 5 420 420 145.00 145.00 154 455-485 473 140.00-145.50 144.18 88 506-547 530 137.25-145.25 142.23 86 550-598 574 141.75-151.00 144.84 38 610-639 629 133.25-144.00 138.12 Calves 24 656-698 673 132.50-139.00 135.80 Calves 21 727-734 730 128.50-132.50 131.27 50 754 754 127.85 127.85 20 852 852 125.00 125.00 10 934 934 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 370-390 381 140.00-141.00 140.44 11 423-443 432 140.00-141.00 140.53 5 494 494 137.00 137.00 19 503-520 514 135.50-136.50 135.86 15 575-596 589 130.00-136.00 131.95 11 637 637 130.25 130.25 Calves Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 410 410 139.00 139.00 10 489-494 492 135.00-137.00 136.01 5 833 833 116.00 116.00 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_LS756.txt 1557c rjt . .