DC_LS753 Dodge City, KS Fri Feb 10, 2012 USDA-KS Dept Ag Market News Pratt Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Pratt, KS Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/09/2012 Receipts: 1355 Last Week: 2815 Year Ago: 975 Receipts were curtailed due to early week winter storm that left 2-5 inches of rain over most of south central Kansas; in limited test steers and heifers in moderate to thin flesh had a firm to higher undertone noted; cattle carrying excessive had a weak to lower undertone noted; Trade active, demand moderate; Feeder supply 58 percent steers and 42 percent heifers, with 89 percent 600 lbs and over. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 540 540 180.50 180.50 19 612 612 166.00 166.00 18 665 665 158.00 158.00 38 658 658 166.50 166.50 Thin Fleshed 12 700 700 153.25 153.25 138 769-788 778 152.25-153.50 152.65 51 826-836 830 152.00-152.75 152.33 76 860-895 863 145.75-148.60 148.33 63 915 915 133.25 133.25 Fleshy 11 950 950 137.50 137.50 51 981 981 130.25 130.25 Fleshy Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 494-495 494 182.00-182.50 182.28 12 583-586 585 164.50-166.00 165.00 31 630-646 638 157.50-164.00 160.61 6 717 717 147.50 147.50 59 764-799 792 148.50-150.00 148.99 13 846 846 146.00 146.00 6 912 912 133.00 133.00 6 952 952 133.50 133.50 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 835-841 837 128.00-135.50 131.01 6 865 865 139.00 139.00 Feeder Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 13 1067 1067 129.85 129.85 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 487 487 173.00 173.00 18 523-549 542 158.00-158.50 158.37 69 610-629 624 145.00-150.00 148.61 16 671 671 145.25 145.25 79 702-748 717 144.00-146.00 144.96 9 777 777 143.00 143.00 120 806-829 816 132.25-132.75 132.54 Fleshy 7 895 895 132.00 132.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 392 392 171.00 171.00 22 559-596 567 146.50-153.00 151.47 5 615 615 144.00 144.00 15 651-685 660 144.25-144.50 144.43 31 715-720 719 142.75-143.25 142.85 30 782-787 786 131.75-138.25 133.26 11 872 872 129.00 129.00 2 920 920 130.00 130.00 Feeder Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1001-1045 1018 120.00-125.00 122.00 24 1178-1193 1180 117.50-118.00 117.56 Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS Rich Hruska, OIC 620-227-8881 24 hour Market News 620-369-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS753.txt www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarketnews The Pratt Livestock Report is a service provided by the Kansas dept of AG with technical oversight from AMS, USDA 0700cst rh ss