Kansas Weighted Average Report KS

DC_LS795    
Dodge City, KS    Mon Jan 14, 2013   USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News
     
   (Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 1/7/13 through 1/11/2013)

Kansas Weighted Average Report for the three feeder cattle auctions (Dodge City, 
Pratt and Salina) totaled 18,127 head including 17,598 head of feeder cattle and 
calves. Weighted average based on 16,156 head or about 92 percent of the total 
feeders. Approximately 83 percent of the feeders 600 lbs and over. Feeder supply 
61 percent steers and 39 percent heifers.                   

Receipts: 18,127       Last Week 3,330        Last Year 14,675            

                     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
          6   325-339      336    217.00-221.00     219.69                
         15   359-393      380    201.00-206.00     202.69                
         14   377-392      385    218.00-227.00     221.82 Value Added    
         30   423-437      427    196.00-201.50     200.34                
         15   403-434      421    210.00-216.00     213.66 Value Added    
         88   461-482      473    184.50-212.00     197.64                
         19     488        488       204.00         204.00 Value Added    
        166   502-549      529    166.00-188.00     179.80                
         50     530        530       189.00         189.00 Fancy          
         31   501-533      518    173.00-199.00     187.70 Value Added    
        159   553-591      566    165.00-184.50     176.62                
         57     555        555       184.00         184.00 Fancy          
         61     577        577       174.25         174.25 Value Added    
        575   601-641      625    162.00-169.75     166.28                
         80   600-616      608    171.50-172.75     172.19 Value Added    
        694   655-699      681    153.00-161.50     155.97                
         31     675        675       163.10         163.10 Thin Fleshed   
         30   653-663      656    162.75-164.00     163.10 Value Added    
        693   700-749      724    150.00-159.00     153.88                
       1062   751-798      775    148.00-153.10     150.28                
       1022   800-849      821    144.85-151.60     148.40                
        117   809-833      819    152.10-153.00     152.50 Value Added    
       1148   855-891      873    142.75-147.25     144.93                
         62     868        868       140.75         140.75 Fleshy         
        174   904-948      917    141.00-143.25     142.19                
         63     951        951       142.25         142.25                
         20    1054       1054       154.00         154.00 Value Added    

                    Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
          5   267-295      284    202.00-208.00     204.26                
          7   368-371      369    193.00-213.00     204.39                
          8     408        408       186.00         186.00                
         69   477-495      483    173.00-187.00     177.27                
         66   505-546      536    170.00-180.00     176.79                
        106   553-599      584    156.00-172.00     166.12                
         29   567-583      578    164.00-169.50     167.72 Value Added    
        244   600-647      635    155.00-164.00     158.21                
        425   650-697      676    147.00-154.75     151.69                
        378   702-749      728    144.00-151.50     148.02                
        331   753-799      784    145.50-149.50     147.53                
        443   802-847      826    144.00-147.75     145.22                
        243   856-895      873    140.00-143.75     142.27                
        311   900-949      922    135.00-141.50     140.03                
         35   952-990      979    135.00-139.60     137.26                
        147  1005-1015    1007    133.00-134.00     133.81                

                    Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
          6   270-288      282    175.00-176.00     175.68                
         16   364-389      376    170.00-177.00     173.89                
         31   404-439      424    166.00-169.00     168.09                
        141   453-494      470    156.00-170.00     160.87                
         58   454-498      479    165.50-169.50     167.04 Value Added    
        208   503-545      527    152.00-162.00     156.45                
        154   504-539      517    161.00-166.00     164.06 Value Added    
        321   552-594      574    147.00-156.00     152.09                
         89     566        566       162.00         162.00 Value Added    
        579   600-648      619    145.50-151.75     148.37                
        695   650-699      675    141.00-150.50     144.00                
        706   700-747      720    140.00-149.50     142.72                
        590   752-799      775    136.00-143.10     139.67                
        300   804-840      819    136.00-140.60     138.53                
         12     834        834       144.25         144.25 Value Added    
        108   853-880      871    131.25-136.50     135.25                
        180     902        902    135.75-136.25     135.92                
          7   950-972      959    128.00-130.00     129.13                

 Source: USDA Kansas Dept of Ag Market News   Dodge City, KS
         Richard Hruska OIC, 620-227-8881  
         24 hr Markets 620-369-9311
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