DC_LS150
Dodge City, KS    Thu    Sep 4, 2008    USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News
  
Winter Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Dodge City, KS close for 09/03/08
 
Receipts: 1532          Last Week: 2627            Last Year: 2268
  
Compared with last week: steers 700-900 lbs and heifers 700-800 lbs 2.00-3.00 
higher in a limited supply. Steers and heifers 700 lbs and under not enough for 
a market test limited sales firm. Slaughter cows steady to firm. Slaughter bulls 
too few for test. Receipts 65 percent 600 lbs and over; 11 percent 600 lbs and 
under; 24 percent slaughter cows and bulls with 368 head early. Feeder supply 68 
percent steers and 32 percent heifers.

   Feeder steers:  Medium and Large 1 350-400 lbs 141.00-146.00 (144.20); 8 head 
469 lbs 134.50; 700-750 lbs 115.50-116.75 (116.18); 62 head 751 lbs 114.25; 800-
850 lbs 114.35-115.00 (114.66); 13 head 850 lbs 109.50; 5 head 933 lbs 108.00. 
Calves 7 head 680 lbs 109.00.
Medium and Large 1-2 6 head 446 lbs 124.00; 550-600 lbs 115.00-117.00 (116.38); 
30 head 613 lbs 115.75; 21 head 783 lbs 108.25.
Medium and Large 2 8 head 484 lbs 124.00; 550-600 lbs 108.50-111.00 (109.99); 6 
head 718 lbs 108.50; 35 head 895 lbs 103.10; 43 head 900 lbs 104.25.

   Feeder Bulls: Medium and Large 2 9 head 657 lbs 101.75.

   Feeder heifers: Medium and Large 1 700-750 lbs 107.75-109.25 (108.99); 92 
head 751 lbs 108.00; 9 head 915 lbs 102.75.
Medium and Large 1-2 350-400 lbs 114.00; 600-650 lbs 102.50-109.75 (107.37); 39 
head 671 lbs 109.75; 18 head 701 lbs 103.25; 800-850 lbs 101.00-101.75 (101.44).
Medium and Large 2 6 head 538 lbs 105.00; 28 head 571 lbs 106.00; 17 head 675 
lbs 103.50; 45 head 770 lbs 103.10.
Medium 2 Fleshy 10 head 690 lbs 104.25.

Baby Calves (per head) mixed bulls and steers 4 head 270-282 lbs 310.00-350.00 
(330.43); 16 head 270-282 lbs  260.00-285.00 (273.53); 3 head 104-145 lbs 70.00-
180.00 (114.93); 2 head 75-95 lbs 85.00-180.00 (138.09). Heifers 6 head 158-160 
lbs 140.00-190.00 (181.58); 2 head 82 lbs 55.00.

Bred cows (per head) Medium and Large 1 solid mouth, bred second trimester 5 
head 1257 lbs 710.00. 

Slaughter Cows:
             %Lean    Weight    Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing    Lo Dressing
Prem White  65-75%                            
Breaker     75-80%              59.75                                                                       
Boner       80-85%              60.75-63.00                    57.50-58.00  
Lean        85-90%              54.00-59.75     60.00-61.00    44.50-53.50
Lt Lean                                                        36.00-43.50
                
Slaughter Bulls:
Yield grade 1-2 73.00-74.50, low dressing 68.00-71.50.

Source: USDA-KANSAS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS
        Ferris Hall - Richard Hruska, OIC 620-227-8881
        24 hr Market News 620-369-9311
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