Winter Livestock auction report
The Winter Livestock feeder cattle auction, Dodge City, Kansas, reported receipts of 3,087 head on March 21, compared to 4,689 head last week and 3,806 head last year, according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News Service, Dodge City, Kansas.
Compared to a week ago, the feeder steers weighing 750 to 950 pounds were selling $5 to $10 lower. The feeder heifers from 650 to 900 pounds were selling $4 to $8 lower, with instances of $12 lower. The steer and heifer calves experienced an extremely lower undertone on a light supply of medium and large frame 1 stock. The trade was slow and the demand was light. The feeder supply was 62% steers and 38% was heifers with 78% weighing over 600 pounds. The slaughter cows and bulls were steady to $4 lower.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, 6 head, 278 lbs., 550.00 per head; 5 head, 325 lbs., 610.00 per head; 24 head, 488 lbs., 180.00; 15 head, 500 lbs., 173.00; 557 to 563 lbs., 165.00 to 167.50 (166.47); 610 to 623 lbs., 155.50 to 158.00 (157.15); 763 to 789 lbs., 132.25 to 137.85 (134.51); 807 to 837 lbs., 130.25 to 134.35 (132.06); 111 head, 883 lbs., 127.00 to 127.50 (127.26); 862 to 887 lbs., 124.50 to 124.75 (124.62) fleshy; 902 to 904 lbs., 125.85 to 126.00 (125.87); 52 head, 986 lbs., 121.50 fleshy. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 16 head, 410 lbs., 178.00; 4 head, 496 lbs., 159.00; 14 head, 508 to 518 lbs., 155.00 to 159.00 (155.87); 568 to 595 lbs., 149.50 to 158.00 (152.09); 28 head, 636 lbs., 144.00 to 146.00 (144.57); 5 head, 678 lbs., 139.00; 719 to 743 lbs., 136.75 to 140.50 (138.62); 786 to 798 lbs., 128.75 to 129.35 (129.23); 830 to 844 lbs., 126.25 to 129.00 (128.17); 851 to 896 lbs., 122.50 to 125.35 (123.98); 8 head, 955 lbs., 120.50. Medium and large frame 2, 3 head, 435 lbs., 162.00; 11 head, 485 to 498 lbs., 147.00 to 154.00 (148.87); 10 head, 509 to 536 lbs., 141.00 to 147.00 (143.33); 6 head, 592 lbs., 138.00; 3 head, 710 lbs., 131.00; 12 head, 764 lbs., 115.00. Large frame 1, 10 head, 1012 lbs., 119.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 5 head, 310 to 311 lbs., 600.00 per head; 90 head, 505 lbs., 165.00; 657 to 695 lbs., 131.50 to 133.50 (132.71); 724 to 740 lbs., 127.25 to 127.50 (127.27); 754 to 780 lbs., 127.25 to 128.35 (127.70); 16 head, 817 lbs., 124.00; 801 to 825 lbs., 120.00 to 121.00 (120.28) fleshy; 65 head, 870 lbs., 121.00 fleshy. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 343 lbs., 170.00; 3 head, 353 lbs., 160.00; 414 to 421 lbs., 160.00 to 161.00 (160.80); 34 head, 477 lbs., 154.00; 530 to 533 lbs., 151.00 to 158.00 (156.17); 557 to 569 lbs., 145.00 to 149.00 (147.98); 609 to 645 lbs., 132.00 to 134.50 (133.53); 31 head, 657 lbs., 129.50; 776 to 792 lbs., 121.00 to 126.50 (126.02); 18 head, 815 to 826 lbs., 121.00 to 122.00 (121.50); 881 to 897 lbs., 115.50 to 117.50 (117.30); 13 head, 930 lbs., 117.50. Medium and large frame 2, 12 head, 482 lbs., 145.00; 560 to 596 lbs., 136.00 to 141.00 (137.78); 4 head, 627 lbs., 121.00; 4 head, 737 lbs., 120.00.
Slaughter cows: Breaker, 75 to 80% lean, 74.00; low dressing, 66.00. Boner, 80 to 85% lean, 69.00 to 74.00; low dressing, 53.00 to 61.00. Lean, 85 to 90% lean, 70.00 to 77.00; low dressing, 53.50 to 62.00.
Slaughter bulls: Yield grade 1 to 2, 80.50 to 86.50; low dressing, 72.00 to 79.00.