Des Moines, IA Mon Aug 6, 2018 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Russell, IA Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 08/06/2018 Receipts: 1944 Last Week: 1312 Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: Feeder strs under 650 lbs. mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, feeder strs over 650 lbs. mostly 1.00-2.00 higher and feeder hfrs under 600 lbs. mostly 5.00- 7.00 higher, feeder hfrs over 600 lbs. mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade active and Demand good today. Receipts this week included 75 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 54 per- cent of the feeders were strs and 46 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 249 249 190.00 190.00 5 279 279 199.00 199.00 11 453-491 474 190.00-195.50 193.11 56 512-537 529 171.00-185.50 180.67 42 554-582 573 172.50-184.00 177.36 170 602-624 615 165.00-175.50 171.00 Calves 113 655-681 669 160.00-175.00 167.77 Calves 122 702-734 709 157.00-166.00 163.00 75 756-792 766 149.50-153.85 152.95 65 786 786 163.75 163.75 Fancy 78 820-847 839 146.00-152.00 147.94 35 800 800 161.00 161.00 Fancy 31 855-879 862 138.50-140.50 139.89 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 414-433 420 167.00-181.00 172.26 13 563-581 570 160.00-165.00 163.04 58 610-649 635 153.00-161.00 156.63 Calves 28 650-695 681 147.00-158.25 155.03 Calves 5 718 718 150.00 150.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 516 516 150.00 150.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 247 247 200.00 200.00 11 350-367 359 171.00-173.00 172.11 55 459-494 478 160.00-175.00 167.52 75 504-543 528 151.00-165.50 158.42 75 556-579 564 155.00-165.25 160.47 253 606-635 625 153.00-165.00 160.34 Calves 59 661-695 671 147.00-157.00 153.95 Calves 34 701-702 702 146.75-149.00 147.68 39 754-790 775 133.50-141.00 136.49 103 801-803 802 133.25-136.00 134.91 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 357-399 374 151.00-156.00 153.40 6 490 490 153.00 153.00 20 535-543 537 142.00-145.50 144.62 44 602-639 625 140.00-150.50 146.83 Calves 45 673-684 676 130.00-141.50 139.04 Calves Source: USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Service Bob Teno, Market Reporter, 515-284-4460 email: [email protected] www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS751.txt 1604c rjt NW_LS751