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NW_LS758
Des Moines,  IA      Tue   Jun 8, 2004      USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market
 
Dunlap Livestock Auction, Dunlap, Iowa 
Dunlap Weighted Average Slaughter Cattle Auction, for June 8, 2004
 
Receipts:   This week: 699    Last week: 933     Year ago: 1177

Trends: 
Compared to last Tuesday, Choice steers were $4.25 to $5.00 higher. 
Choice heifers were $3.50 to $4.00 higher.  Limited supply of 
Holstein steers were steady.  Active market with a good demand.  
Select, and Select and Choice steers and heifers were very active 
with most of them returning to the feedlots at a premium to the 
Choice grades.  Supply was made up of 55 percent steers, 38 percent 
heifers and 7 percent Holstein steers.

             Slaughter Steers Choice 2-4 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
    157   1110-1299      1265     91.00-95.50         92.83
    130   1309-1472      1342     90.75-94.75         92.68
     12   1500-1538      1528     91.25-92.50         91.75

          Slaughter Holstein Steers Choice 1-3 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
     17   1340-1455      1416     80.00-84.50         82.91

          Slaughter Holstein Steers Select and Choice 2-3 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
      2     1160         1160        77.25            77.25
      2   1310-1425      1368     76.00-77.50         76.78
      2   1750-1760      1755     78.25-79.25         78.75

          Slaughter Holstein Steers Select 2 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
     11   1125-1285      1196     70.25-75.50         74.01

            Slaughter Heifers Choice 2-4 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
      6    943-968        960     92.25-94.25         93.59
     65   1010-1097      1074     90.00-93.75         91.89
     93   1103-1295      1183     90.25-94.25         91.85
     22   1300-1383      1318     90.80-92.00         91.22

       Slaughter Heifers Select and Choice 2-3 
   Head   Wt Range     Avg Wt     Price Range     Avg Price
      5     1036         1036        87.75            87.75
     12   1130-1280      1177     84.50-89.50         87.78
      5   1393-1405      1395     89.75-90.00         89.80

Select grade heifers returning to lhe feedlots  63 head
  850-975 pounds $96.25 to $96.75
1000-1145 pounds $92.50 to $100.00

Select grade steers returning to the feedlots   57 head
 928-1025 pounds $98.75 to $101.50
1025-1145 pounds $95.75 to $101.00

Slaughter Cows:  160 head
76-80 percent lean  $55.00 to $68.00
81-85 percent lean   48.00 to  53.25
86-90 percent lean   30.00 to  46.25

Slaughter Bulls:  18 head
YG 1  1220-1700 pounds  $53.00 to $70.00
      1770-2430 pounds   62.75 to  76.75
 
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_LS758.txt
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