DC_LS754 Dodge City, KS Fri May 23, 2008 USDA-KS Dept Ag Market News Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina, Kansas Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/22/2008 Receipts: 2823 Last Week: 3192 Year Ago: 1551 Compared with last week: Steers 500-750 lbs in a limited supply, firm, 750-1000 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Heifers 500-700 lbs in a limited supply, steady, 700-900 lbs 2.00-2.50 higher. Feeder supply 62 percent steers and 38 percent heifers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 524-547 536 124.00-125.50 124.73 17 563-592 570 120.50-121.50 121.20 20 601-629 620 119.00-119.50 119.18 48 653-654 653 116.25-118.10 117.87 144 758-783 774 109.00-111.00 110.40 178 800-839 817 108.00-109.75 109.12 102 856-885 875 105.50-108.00 107.29 6 931 931 105.25 105.25 118 920-931 926 106.35-109.35 107.79 Value Added 78 952-967 963 98.75-100.00 99.10 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 419 419 126.00 126.00 6 548 548 121.50 121.50 20 602-645 621 113.00-117.50 115.64 16 706-736 717 110.00 110.00 61 792 792 108.60 108.60 274 800-838 822 105.50-107.00 106.62 195 885-892 892 103.00-103.10 103.10 99 904-948 933 98.85-101.75 99.71 5 1036 1036 90.00 90.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 606-626 610 110.00-112.50 110.49 6 675-695 685 108.00-109.50 108.74 19 720-736 733 103.50-106.50 105.88 37 873-887 877 95.00-102.75 99.41 10 990 990 96.00 96.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 521-531 525 104.00-105.50 104.55 Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 350-381 379 65.00-67.00 65.09 15 433-436 435 64.00-73.00 65.79 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 542 542 112.50 112.50 10 565 565 112.50 112.50 32 676 676 108.75 108.75 159 711-741 723 105.00-107.75 106.89 63 770 770 104.35 104.35 211 775-783 780 107.00-108.60 108.10 Replacements 165 802-847 826 98.25-102.50 99.40 94 855 855 100.50 100.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 412 412 112.50 112.50 8 483-486 485 110.00-111.00 110.63 14 508-534 524 109.00-110.00 109.64 5 585 585 109.50 109.50 41 624-633 632 107.00-108.00 107.10 16 693 693 106.00 106.00 23 702-733 716 103.25-104.00 103.51 19 764-796 780 97.00-101.25 99.78 41 926 926 95.25 95.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 550-598 572 106.00-108.00 106.75 10 604-619 614 104.00-105.00 104.29 8 838 838 94.00 94.00 8 881 881 92.75 92.75 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 354 354 109.00 109.00 6 522-532 527 107.00-109.00 107.99 Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS Dena Tabor - Rich Hruska, OIC 620-227-8881 24 hour Market News 620-369-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS754.txt The Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Report is provided by the Kansas Dept of Ag with technical oversight from USDA, AMS. 0745cst dt rh fa .