DC_LS754 Dodge City, KS Thu Dec 20, 2018 USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co., Salina, Kansas Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/20/2018 Receipts: 2728 Last Week: 3552 Year Ago: 2581 Compared to last week: Last sale of 2018 before the Holiday break. Steers 800-950 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower; 800 lbs and under higher undertone noted some instances 2-4 higher. Heifers 300-1100 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate. Feeder supply 70 percent steers and 30 percent heifers, with 81 percent 600 lbs and over. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 362 362 188.00 188.00 10 414 414 175.50 175.50 17 487-498 491 170.00-174.00 172.57 11 479 479 183.00 183.00 Value Added 36 515-546 528 164.00-174.00 171.50 66 562-579 568 163.00-168.50 166.51 14 600-632 610 158.00-158.50 158.11 97 662-682 667 149.00-158.00 155.32 148 712-742 732 143.50-149.00 145.59 39 753-799 773 142.00-146.00 143.33 29 770-795 780 125.00-131.00 129.74 Calves 280 800-848 829 139.00-146.25 143.15 5 814 814 129.50 129.50 Calves 258 855-894 879 138.00-145.50 143.70 123 900-931 911 136.00-144.00 142.78 128 904-921 912 148.00-148.35 148.18 Value Added Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 520-523 522 153.00-162.00 157.51 15 620-623 621 142.00-148.00 144.94 5 632 632 125.00 125.00 Calves 83 652-698 678 137.00-146.75 143.04 71 703-748 723 138.00-142.00 141.15 50 761-793 777 139.50-141.00 140.09 149 800-827 809 135.00-138.75 138.16 32 870-891 875 134.00-136.00 134.79 5 938 938 127.00 127.00 15 1013-1043 1030 118.00-120.00 119.33 9 1093 1093 122.00 122.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 454-498 480 153.00-158.00 154.95 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 309 309 177.00 177.00 39 400-425 413 159.00-169.00 167.39 19 486 486 163.00 163.00 29 505-549 540 143.00-147.00 145.32 16 563-595 571 144.00-147.00 144.78 14 608-627 620 137.00-139.00 138.58 44 660-683 663 134.00-141.50 140.36 32 702-741 718 135.50-145.50 142.60 8 773-789 781 137.00-138.00 137.49 10 876 876 128.00 128.00 7 912 912 127.00 127.00 8 991 991 123.50 123.50 64 1033 1033 130.00 130.00 7 1053 1053 121.00 121.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 33 473-490 488 144.00-154.50 153.27 43 539-544 540 138.00-142.00 141.25 27 555-581 567 135.00-141.00 136.26 78 600-647 613 133.00-136.00 135.16 132 665-695 676 128.50-133.75 132.45 8 722 722 125.00-131.00 127.25 30 759 759 127.00 127.00 17 882-899 895 122.00-129.00 126.84 8 1006-1047 1021 115.00-116.50 115.92 19 1101 1101 113.00 113.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 570-595 582 129.00-131.00 129.88 Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News, Dodge City, KS Dena Tabor, Market Reporter, (620)-227-8881 www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS754.txt