Winter Livestock Auction - Dodge City KS

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Dodge City, KS   Wed   Feb 20, 2013      USDA-KS Dept Ag Mkt News

Winter Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Dodge City, KS
Close for 2/20/2013

Receipts:  1813    Last Week:  3402    Year Ago:  3974
 
Compared with last week major decline: Steers 600-1000 lbs and Heifers 600-900 
lbs steady; receipts curtailed due to threatening major snowstorm; steers and 
heifers 600 lbs and under not enough for a market test. Trade and demand 
moderate.  Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Receipts: 95 percent 600 lbs and 
over, 1 percent 600 lbs and under, 04 percent slaughter cows and bulls.  Feeder 
supply 75 percent steers and 25 percent heifers.

   Steers:  Medium and Large 1 500-550 lbs 173.00-174.50 (173.92); 12 head 627 
lbs 155.50; 37 head Fancy 620 lbs 161.75; 650-700 lbs 143.25-145.25 (144.24); 16 
head Thin Fleshed 652-655 lbs 152.25-152.50 (152.39); 750-800 lbs 136.00-139.10 
(137.62); 800-850 lbs 132.50-137.00 (134.54);  850-900 lbs 132.10-135.60 
(133.41); 900-950 lbs 131.50-134.10 (132.46); 950-1000 lbs 126.75  
Medium and Large 1-2 600-650 lbs 149.75-151.50 (150.86); 5 head 699 lbs 140.50; 
700-750 lbs 137.00-138.75 (138.20); 8 head 839 lbs 130.50; 850-900 lbs 129.50-
131.10 (130.13)  

   Heifers:  Medium and Large 1 6 head 520 lbs 143.00; 550-600 lbs 139.25-140.00 
(139.73); 600-650 lbs 134.50-135.25 (134.83); 8 head Fancy 665 lbs 135.50; 700-
750 lbs 132.00-134.75 (133.61); 15 head 753 lbs 130.00;  800-850 lbs 125.75-
126.35 (125.97); 21 head 854 lbs 124.60;7 head 978 lbs 119.50. Fleshy 750-800 
lbs 125.50-128.50 (126.19)
Medium and Large 1-2 5 head 714 lbs 130.00; 800-850 lbs 122.50-124.50 (123.53)

Slaughter Cows:
         `    %Lean    Weight    Avg Dressing    Hi Dressing     Lo Dressing
Prem White  65-75%                                    
Breaker     75-80%                                 
Boner       80-85%               78.50-82.00     83.50-87.00     72.00-75.50         
Lean        85-90%               78.00-83.50                     71.00-75.50
Lt Lean                                                                     
                
Slaughter Bulls: Yield grade 1-2 Ave Dressing 105.50-108.00; Hi Dressing ind 
112.50; Low Dressing 96.50

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