Des Moines, IA Mon Dec 11, 2017 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market Russell, IA Feeder Cattle Auction Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/11/2017 Receipts: 2725 2 weeks ago: 2200 Year Ago: 1200 Compared to the sale 2 weeks ago: Feeder strs mostly 2.00- 4.00 lower except 550-700 lbs. mostly 3.00-5.00 higher and feeder hfrs mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Trade Active and Demand Good today. Receipts this week included 45 percent feeder cattle over 600 lbs; 59 percent of the feeders were strs and 41 percent were hfrs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 297 297 225.00 225.00 5 348 348 216.00 216.00 10 398 398 212.00 212.00 49 400-441 424 189.00-202.00 194.81 70 460-499 479 184.50-196.00 190.53 219 500-549 526 171.75-186.50 179.01 214 553-596 577 164.00-178.00 173.80 201 604-647 623 154.00-172.00 165.69 Calves 171 652-686 663 152.75-172.00 163.62 Calves 101 709-735 724 150.00-164.75 155.00 Calves 51 765-776 773 146.75-156.00 148.41 Calves 98 809-839 829 154.00-155.00 154.33 22 861 861 150.25 150.25 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 424 424 174.50 174.50 27 486-494 491 171.00-179.50 176.77 22 513-536 529 164.00-167.00 165.16 28 563-588 573 147.50-161.00 154.15 7 639 639 144.50 144.50 Calves 24 676-696 684 146.50-148.25 147.58 Calves 10 739 739 142.00 142.00 Calves 10 768 768 141.50 141.50 Calves 21 810 810 147.00 147.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 556 556 165.50 165.50 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 475 475 177.00 177.00 15 610 610 152.50 152.50 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 341 341 177.50 177.50 20 355-396 378 166.00-175.00 169.27 80 403-446 433 162.00-177.00 166.68 66 453-492 474 154.00-169.00 161.96 223 501-549 532 148.00-163.50 154.29 158 550-590 566 142.50-151.25 148.13 153 607-648 627 143.00-151.00 148.76 Calves 31 664-671 666 141.00-145.00 143.76 Calves 61 735 735 146.50 146.50 25 779-796 790 134.50-136.75 135.95 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 373 373 152.00 152.00 16 400-440 427 151.00-155.00 152.28 20 482-486 485 146.00-150.00 149.01 42 503-543 520 139.00-148.50 144.42 14 569-591 580 140.00 140.00 33 619-642 631 139.00-140.00 139.60 Calves 5 716 716 136.00 136.00 Calves 9 769 769 128.50 128.50 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 633 633 139.50 139.50 Calves Source: Iowa Dept of Ag-USDA Market News, Des Moines, IA 515-284-4460 e-mail: [email protected] www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/NW_LS751.txt 1637c rjt .