DC_LS795 Dodge City, KS Mon Nov 23, 2009 USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News (Feeder Cattle weighted Average Report for Nov 16 through Nov 20, 2009) Kansas Weighted Average Report for the three feeder cattle auctions (Dodge City, Pratt and Salina) totaled 8,624 head including 8,153 head of feeder cattle and calves. Weighted average based on 7,023 head or about 86 percent of the total feeders. Approximately 69 percent of the feeders 600 lbs and over. Feeder supply 55 percent steers and 45 percent heifers. Receipts: 8,624 Last Week 15,290 Last Year 15,039 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 354-363 359 124.00-125.00 124.49 57 400-439 419 109.10-124.00 116.60 9 403-409 407 125.00-127.00 125.66 Value Added 65 450-486 473 104.00-117.00 110.78 15 453 453 117.00 117.00 Value Added 186 500-545 525 104.00-112.50 107.45 148 550-595 575 96.50-111.50 102.40 73 604-644 621 97.00-103.50 99.43 168 601-644 626 92.00-100.50 95.58 Calves 33 650-697 667 94.00-96.00 94.80 59 653-697 673 84.25-95.25 91.87 Calves 132 701-737 712 87.00-91.50 90.26 Calves 52 746 746 92.00 92.00 Fleshy 244 750-780 770 90.00-94.75 92.34 13 798 798 89.00 89.00 Calves 693 805-849 822 91.00-94.75 93.49 35 852-878 873 90.00-92.00 90.94 27 850-861 860 87.50-89.00 87.66 Fleshy 57 866 866 95.60 95.60 Thin 201 902-935 912 84.00-92.00 89.12 6 935 935 84.00 84.00 Fleshy 55 900 900 94.10 94.10 Value Added 63 955-992 966 90.10-91.75 90.58 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 300-345 310 104.00-118.00 112.35 15 350-358 356 112.00-114.00 113.61 6 373 373 121.00 121.00 Thin 7 423-449 438 109.00-112.00 110.76 54 472-495 486 95.00-110.50 105.91 88 500-549 522 101.00-106.50 103.71 80 556-596 585 92.00-105.50 99.00 68 605-643 631 94.00-96.00 95.34 74 601-642 622 85.00-94.00 91.38 Calves 122 651-693 670 89.00-93.50 91.97 63 680-693 692 82.00-90.00 88.43 Calves 77 703-742 727 88.00-93.25 92.10 123 750-799 777 86.00-93.50 91.38 186 800-842 825 82.00-92.50 90.98 3 850 850 89.25 89.25 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 323-334 329 98.00-109.00 104.20 36 351-386 381 95.00-112.00 107.43 108 412-449 428 97.00-104.00 101.92 108 450-488 480 91.00-99.00 95.12 6 493 493 90.00 90.00 Fleshy 62 501-546 526 89.00-94.00 91.72 42 510-543 516 90.50-91.00 90.59 Fleshy 195 550-591 568 88.00-94.50 91.82 25 576-593 583 86.50-88.50 88.09 Fleshy 103 607-645 632 87.00-90.75 88.10 131 600-648 625 83.75-89.25 85.61 Calves 45 652-694 675 84.50-88.00 86.21 46 655-678 661 80.50-87.10 83.36 Calves 65 685 685 84.25 84.25 Fleshy 226 700-744 727 85.35-87.10 86.11 78 703-748 731 82.00-85.00 83.99 Calves 168 759-793 775 85.00-86.50 85.62 215 782-797 791 79.75-80.25 79.99 Fleshy 10 770 770 87.00 87.00 Thin 100 803-848 840 82.75-86.10 85.32 19 808-814 810 78.50-80.00 79.52 Fleshy 23 885-899 887 83.75-85.75 85.01 5 862 862 81.50 81.50 Fleshy 76 905-947 936 80.50-84.75 83.83 2 947 947 81.50 81.50 Fleshy 29 969-990 975 83.00-83.25 83.18 Source: USDA Kansas Dept of Ag Market News Dodge City, KS Richard Hruska OIC, 620-227-8881 24 hr Markets 620-369-9311 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/dc_ls795.txt 0900cst rh ss