Kansas Weighted Average Report KS

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Dodge City, KS    Tue Jan 22, 2013   USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News
     
   (Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 1/14/13 through 1/18/2013)

Kansas Weighted Average Report for the three feeder cattle auctions (Dodge City, 
Pratt and Salina) totaled 11,701 head including 11,414 head of feeder cattle and 
calves. Weighted average based on 10,377 head or about 91 percent of the total 
feeders. Approximately 86 percent of the feeders 600 lbs and over. Feeder supply 
69 percent steers and 31 percent heifers.          

Receipts: 11,701       Last Week 18,127       Last Year 11,879            

                     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
  
          9   350-380      370    200.00-209.00     204.89                
         11   421-426      425    186.00-200.00     189.79                
         68   450-498      477    180.00-202.00     186.29                
         47   514-531      525    168.00-179.00     171.77                
        184   550-598      584    159.00-174.00     162.71                
         66     563        563       176.00         176.00 Fancy          
         13     589        589       167.00         167.00 Thin Fleshed   
        131   600-646      624    155.00-161.00     158.74                
         10     610        610       162.00         162.00 Thin Fleshed   
        279   651-694      660    141.00-158.50     152.72                
        317   708-749      729    140.00-146.75     143.07                
        213   751-794      765    140.00-146.25     143.07                
          9     753        753       140.00         140.00 Fleshy         
        907   805-847      830    135.00-144.85     139.17                
         11     833        833       142.25         142.25 Fleshy         
        656   851-893      870    133.75-139.50     136.16                
        115   850-888      870    134.25-138.50     136.69 Fleshy         
        392   900-946      916    133.00-137.00     136.06                
        149   960-990      965    128.85-134.00     131.62                
         11     981        981       132.75         132.75 Fleshy         

                        Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
    
         15   370-397      385    180.00-191.00     186.84                
          7     428        428       183.00         183.00                
         31   451-498      474    173.00-189.00     180.94                
         44   525-548      538    159.50-174.00     166.44                
         54   563-595      578    157.00-164.00     161.75                
         97   603-646      635    146.00-153.00     149.49                
        198   672-683      679    143.50-148.50     146.56                
        171   701-743      733    136.00-143.25     139.69                
        297   751-796      779    136.00-141.50     139.21                
        615   803-848      836    132.00-142.10     138.90                
        479   853-897      880    131.50-136.00     133.32                
        297   901-938      907    127.75-134.25     130.43                
          8     965        965       125.00         125.00                
          5    1029       1029       120.00         120.00                
      
                      Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
          7     648        648        92.00          92.00                
          7     765        765        98.50          98.50                
         17   859-893      875     89.00-98.00       93.68                
         12     963        963        88.00          88.00                
          6    1000       1000        80.00          80.00                

                    Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                
          8   260-278      276    175.00-177.00     176.76                
         11     386        386       175.00         175.00                
          7   400-430      417    169.00-170.50     169.62                
        104   460-495      479    158.00-164.00     159.55                
        140   500-541      529    149.25-158.00     151.76                
        151   561-598      576    145.25-148.00     146.02                
         94   601-637      628    138.75-151.25     145.61                
         19     601        601       145.25         145.25 Replacement    
        320   655-697      683    135.00-140.75     138.69                
         38     661        661       144.50         144.50 Replacement    
        216   703-744      736    134.00-138.00     135.77                
         39   742-749      747    132.00-134.00     132.93 Fleshy         
        248   753-779      765    132.25-136.10     134.51                
        125   752-789      786    132.85-133.85     132.99 Fleshy         
        113   800-835      812    133.75-135.75     134.77                
         48     827        827       130.00         130.00 Fleshy         
        151   860-882      866    131.00-134.85     133.07                
         13     886        886       129.50         129.50 Fleshy         
         30     920        920       132.35         132.35                
         55    1006       1006       125.85         125.85                

 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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