DC_LS754 Dodge City, KS Thu Apr 18, 2019 USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 04/18/2019 Receipts: 4649 Last Week: 4918 Year Ago: 3563 NOTICE: This report will soon be available through the MARS platform and My Market News in a more user-friendly and accessible PDF format. A new report link will be included on this report before the transition is complete. If you would like to learn more about MARS and My Market News, please contact us at Websupport.lpgmn@ams.usda.gov. Compared to last week, steer calves under 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher; 550-900 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 900 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher; 550-750 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 750 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand good to very good on heavy supply. Offerings included a nice run of good quality feeders weighing 350-650 lbs going to grass selling on and active market. April Cattle on Feed report came out this afternoon with On Feed reported at 102 percent; Placements at 105 percent and Marketings at 97 percent. Receipts included 54 percent steers, 45 percent heifers and 1 percent bulls. Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 69 percent. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 273 273 215.00-217.00 215.80 15 317-345 326 202.00-210.00 205.25 18 365-390 378 196.00-208.00 201.02 84 405-447 428 188.00-206.00 197.38 12 445 445 208.00 208.00 Fancy 75 461-496 481 188.00-205.50 196.52 14 464 464 209.00 209.00 Fancy 17 459-492 476 179.00-185.00 181.72 Fleshy 9 457 457 206.00 206.00 Thin Fleshed 148 500-546 527 182.00-196.00 190.26 41 512-529 519 200.00-200.50 200.29 Fancy 9 538 538 198.00 198.00 Thin Fleshed 185 553-597 568 178.50-192.50 186.57 3 588 588 174.00 174.00 Fleshy 111 600-643 622 170.50-186.00 178.73 10 620-622 621 157.00-169.00 163.01 Fleshy 97 653-694 668 161.00-175.00 169.21 12 652-660 656 157.00-160.00 158.49 Fleshy 122 700-749 722 154.00-162.00 157.40 18 730 730 146.10 146.10 Fleshy 259 750-791 770 146.50-159.00 155.15 390 800-848 829 140.00-152.00 145.86 7 828 828 132.00 132.00 Fleshy 340 851-892 869 136.00-149.00 143.34 82 908-933 929 135.00-138.50 136.90 128 960-990 974 131.00-135.00 132.77 3 1025 1025 128.00 128.00 23 1082 1082 126.00 126.00 Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 395-397 397 194.00-196.00 195.60 10 425-443 430 179.00-186.50 184.18 34 478-491 484 168.00-190.00 175.97 16 515-549 538 170.00-184.00 179.81 12 551-577 558 169.00 169.00 22 606-648 620 162.00-172.00 167.19 32 682-688 686 151.00-163.00 158.87 17 760-776 772 143.00-145.00 143.71 4 915 915 130.00 130.00 Feeder Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 800 800 133.00 133.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 258-295 267 181.00-188.00 182.93 25 303-340 322 170.00-186.00 177.73 4 305 305 191.00 191.00 Fancy 30 350-390 367 166.00-184.00 175.43 47 415-439 428 167.00-179.00 174.52 18 423-446 438 183.00-186.00 184.01 Fancy 12 428 428 157.00 157.00 Fleshy 91 455-495 480 163.00-182.00 172.60 29 456-474 463 184.00-188.00 185.55 Fancy 29 464-483 469 153.00-158.00 156.52 Fleshy 135 500-545 514 158.00-169.00 164.39 31 521-525 524 171.00-174.50 171.90 Fancy 6 546 546 153.00 153.00 Fleshy 95 551-596 571 150.00-163.00 156.66 19 550 550 175.00 175.00 Fancy 3 577 577 140.00 140.00 Fleshy 87 604-647 634 143.00-152.50 147.88 9 621 621 155.50 155.50 Fancy 78 650-689 671 140.00-146.00 143.91 48 650-689 682 135.00-136.00 135.46 Fleshy 496 700-749 726 138.00-149.50 143.74 294 755-790 767 133.00-141.00 137.18 3 760 760 131.00 131.00 Fleshy 183 809-838 821 132.00-137.85 133.36 22 824-831 830 126.50-130.25 129.57 Fleshy 29 878-884 883 130.50-131.50 130.74 29 910-923 912 129.00-130.25 130.03 20 965-975 972 123.00-123.50 123.38 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 28 408-447 440 156.00-158.00 157.15 4 478-495 486 150.00-151.00 150.49 27 538-548 540 146.00-157.00 153.45 4 598 598 152.00 152.00 7 620-640 631 138.00-139.00 138.58 6 743 743 134.00-135.00 134.50 21 779-795 781 126.00-134.00 132.84 3 963 963 117.50 117.50 6 1002 1002 116.00 116.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 523 523 173.00 173.00 6 583 583 173.00 173.00 9 611 611 163.00 163.00 7 606 606 173.00 173.00 Thin Fleshed 3 667 667 155.00 155.00 12 988 988 117.00 117.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 429 429 167.00 167.00 4 480 480 178.00 178.00 3 580 580 165.00 165.00 Source: USDA-KS Dept of Ag Market News Service Lonnie Peetz, Market Reporter, 620-227-8881 www.ams.usda.gov/mmarket-news/livestock-poultry-grain www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/DC_LS754.txt