DC_LS754 Dodge City, KS Fri May 22, 2009 USDA-KS Dept Ag Market News Farmers & Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina Kansas Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 05/21/2009 Receipts: 3101 Last Week: 3527 Year Ago: 2823 (2193-Feeder 908-Cow Sale) Compared to last week: Last sale of the season. Steers 700-1100 lbs steady to 3.00 higher; 700 lbs and under not enough for a market test, but a firm undertone noted. Heifers 450-1000 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder Supply 64 percent steers and 36 percent heifers. Special Bred Heifer and Cow Sale held after the feeder cattle. Supply 2 percent bred heifers and cow (98); 97 percent cow/calf pairs (405x2=810); 1 percent slaughter cows (26). Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 433-446 443 120.50-121.00 120.88 8 503 503 120.50 120.50 31 571-599 580 117.00-118.00 117.77 25 739 739 102.50 102.50 338 803-841 826 96.85-102.75 98.56 88 863-883 869 93.00-95.00 94.79 194 906-931 917 89.25-93.75 92.03 177 955-999 996 89.25-92.10 91.90 37 1040-1043 1042 82.00-83.35 82.95 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 359-383 368 115.00-119.50 116.37 37 500-538 507 115.00-117.00 115.17 13 564-572 570 112.00-114.50 112.76 23 652-695 665 107.50-109.00 108.45 11 713-745 724 100.00-105.00 101.80 47 764-776 770 100.00-101.75 100.85 9 811 811 93.50 93.50 22 853-888 873 93.50-94.75 93.88 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 353-369 363 112.00 112.00 6 423-430 426 109.00-115.50 112.28 14 456-486 466 105.00-115.50 110.19 23 505-549 523 106.50-110.00 108.60 22 630-643 638 102.00-108.00 106.25 5 788 788 92.50 92.50 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 467 467 110.00 110.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 467-485 478 110.00-114.00 111.02 32 506-549 533 105.00-109.50 108.04 21 604-647 625 98.50-102.00 100.34 45 651-675 666 95.50-100.00 97.07 98 718-747 744 92.00-95.50 94.15 194 765-772 770 90.25-94.00 91.78 7 863-895 881 85.50-86.00 85.71 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 329 329 111.00 111.00 35 402-433 416 106.00-111.00 106.88 30 565-588 574 102.50-103.00 102.93 7 619-620 619 95.00-97.00 95.86 30 652-696 689 90.75-96.00 91.58 44 705-710 708 90.00-91.60 91.13 23 769 769 92.50 92.50 15 834-845 841 84.00-85.00 84.67 13 850-886 872 81.50-82.00 81.69 11 951 951 81.50 81.50 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 309-323 315 105.00-107.00 105.88 5 395 395 98.00 98.00 8 517-526 523 92.50-95.00 93.43 6 563 563 91.50 91.50 5 803 803 80.50 80.50 Feeder Heifers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 552 552 65.00 65.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Mid-Age 48 1008-1154 1065 1000.00-1070.00 1041.65 2nd trimester Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Young 5 961 961 885.00 885.00 3rd trimester Mid-Age 8 995 995 825.00 825.00 1st trimester 5 1079 1079 850.00 850.00 3rd trimester Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Young 9 777 777 1350.00 1350.00 150-200 lbs 23 886-1030 997 1300.00-1325.00 1305.00 150-200 lbs 10 1054 1054 1410.00 1410.00 200 etc Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Young 41 717-784 749 1100.00-1250.00 1133.64 150-200 lbs 6 773 773 1200.00 1200.00 200 etc 101 820-983 882 1150.00-1260.00 1202.13 150-200 lbs 7 840-870 853 1010.00-1050.00 1027.49 new born Mid-Age 26 877-1056 1005 885.00-1250.00 1123.07 150-200 lbs 16 910-1057 965 1035.00-1110.00 1079.20 200 etc Aged 13 1017-1072 1042 800.00-825.00 811.87 200 etc 6 1220 1220 750.00 750.00 150-200 lbs Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Aged 38 935-1096 996 600.00-700.00 646.38 150-200 lbs Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS Dena Tabor - Rich Hruska OIC, 620-227-8881 24 hour Market News 620-365-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS754.txt The Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Report is provided by Kansas Dept of Ag with technical oversight from USDA AMS 0700cst dt rh ss .