DC_LS750 Dodge City, KS Thu Nov 19, 2009 USDA-KS Dept Ag Mkt News Winter Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Dodge City, KS Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 11/18/2009 Receipts: 3671 Last week: 3416 Last year: 5268 Compared with last week: steers 400-700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher; 700-950 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 350-600 lbs steady to firm, 600-700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 700-950 lbs not enough for a comparison, but a lower undertone. Feeder supply consisted of 55 percent steers and 45 percent heifers. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 400-434 417 117.50-124.00 120.53 9 403-409 407 125.00-127.00 125.66 Value Added 16 451-486 465 109.50-115.50 112.60 15 453 453 117.00 117.00 Value Added 108 501-541 523 106.00-110.00 107.35 40 561-586 573 101.00-106.50 103.52 112 601-636 624 95.00-100.50 97.08 Calves 37 653-671 662 92.00-95.25 93.71 Calves 79 701-729 710 90.00-91.50 90.79 Calves 52 746 746 92.00 92.00 Fleshy 84 777 777 94.00 94.00 13 798 798 89.00 89.00 Calves 369 805-832 813 91.75-94.60 93.67 24 861 861 87.50 87.50 Fleshy 57 866 866 95.60 95.60 Thin 84 913-931 923 86.50-88.10 87.78 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 358 358 114.00 114.00 6 373 373 121.00 121.00 Thin 29 489-495 492 102.00-108.00 105.29 54 512-549 520 101.00-103.00 102.60 57 586-593 588 96.00-100.00 98.80 29 601 601 94.00 94.00 Calves 48 691-693 693 90.00 90.00 Calves 10 715 715 92.00 92.00 36 787 787 92.00 92.00 20 815 815 91.10 91.10 13 997 997 81.00 81.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 427 427 101.00 101.00 5 492 492 100.50 100.50 16 590 590 92.00 92.00 27 737 737 87.00 87.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 46 680-698 691 92.00-92.25 92.16 13 724 724 93.00 93.00 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 367 367 117.00 117.00 Thin Feeder Steers Medium 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 53 602 602 45.00 45.00 Feeder Steers Medium 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 485 485 26.00 26.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 384 384 112.00 112.00 41 428-438 430 101.50-104.00 103.50 70 454-488 482 95.00-97.00 96.11 6 493 493 90.00 90.00 Fleshy 42 510-543 516 90.50-91.00 90.59 Fleshy 108 550-591 568 90.00-94.50 92.58 25 576-593 583 86.50-88.50 88.09 Fleshy 62 615-645 636 87.00-87.50 87.15 78 600-644 619 84.50-89.25 86.68 Calves 18 661 661 87.10 87.10 Calves 65 685 685 84.25 84.25 Fleshy 94 735 735 85.35 85.35 27 731 731 84.25 84.25 Calves 215 782-797 791 79.75-80.25 79.99 Fleshy 19 808-814 810 78.50-80.00 79.52 Fleshy 10 947 947 81.00 81.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 324 324 111.00 111.00 17 370-390 381 96.50-101.00 98.56 54 425-440 434 95.50-100.00 96.88 99 458-482 475 91.50-94.50 92.61 64 521-537 531 86.50-88.25 87.52 72 556-580 567 85.50-88.00 86.72 22 570 570 89.75 89.75 Yearlings 81 641 641 86.00 86.00 10 641 641 82.00 82.00 Calves 8 686-688 687 82.00-82.25 82.16 Calves 40 725 725 84.75 84.75 28 807 807 77.75 77.75 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 657 657 85.50 85.50 Feeder Heifers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 343 343 101.00 101.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 345 345 95.00 95.00 18 390 390 95.00 95.00 6 405 405 87.00 87.00 Feeder Heifers Medium 3-4 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 500 500 26.00 26.00 Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS Ferris Hall, Rich Hruska, OIC 620-227-8881 24 hour Market News 620-369-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS750.txt 0805c fh fa