Winter Livestock cattle auction results

Winter Livestock, Dodge City, reported receipts of 3,464 head of cattle selling on Nov. 4, compared to 643 head on Oct. 28 and 4,743 head a year ago, according to the USDA-Kansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Dodge City, Kansas.

Compared to the previous week’s limited numbers with feeder steers weighing 600 to 950 pounds were selling $5 to $11 higher. The feeder steers and heifers weighing 300 to 600 pounds were selling $12 to $15 higher. The feeder heifers weighing 600 to 925 pounds were selling $6 to $12 higher. The demand was good. The Breaker cows were selling $2 to $3 lower. The Boner and Lean cows were steady to $1 higher. The slaughter bulls were selling $2 to $4 higher. The supply included 89% feeder cattle with 49% steers, 50% were heifers and 1% were bulls; 9% was slaughter cattle with 96% cows and 4% were bulls; and 1% was replacement cattle with 93% bred cows and 7% were bred heifers. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 68%.

Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 1 head, 305 lbs., 188.00; 13 head, 351 lbs., 183.00; 34 head, 405 to 444 lbs., 157.50 to 171.00 (167.02); 13 head, 449 lbs., 152.00 fleshy; 12 head, 406 lbs., 129.00 unweaned; 23 head, 481 lbs., 167.00; 32 head, 455 to 457 lbs., 154.00 to 159.00 (155.56) unweaned; 88 head, 500 to 543 lbs., 148.00 to 159.50 (156.36); 13 head, 525 lbs., 147.00 fleshy; 61 head, 527 to 549 lbs., 144.00 to 147.50 (145.40) unweaned; 138 head, 566 to 599 lbs., 140.00 to 151.50 (146.02); 40 head, 570 to 577 lbs., 137.50 to 139.00 (137.72) unweaned; 116 head, 606 to 649 lbs., 132.50 to 139.50 (137.50); 60 head, 625 lbs., 145.50 fancy; 11 head, 612 lbs., 131.00 fleshy; 19 head, 641 lbs., 127.00 unweaned; 98 head, 655 to 690 lbs., 132.00 to 139.00 (135.48); 16 head, 699 lbs., 120.00 unweaned; 68 head, 707 to 749 lbs., 129.25 to 136.00 (132.30); 90 head, 758 to 793 lbs., 136.50 to 138.25 (137.08); 17 head, 755 to 793 lbs., 125.50 fleshy; 5 head, 833 lbs., 126.50; 17 head, 806 to 849 lbs., 121.00 to 124.25 (122.57) fleshy; 53 head, 880 to 895 lbs., 138.00 to 139.00 (138.85); 62 head, 949 lbs., 137.50; 171 head, 913 to 927 lbs., 144.75 to 146.25 (145.45) fancy. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 6 head, 730 lbs., 107.00. Large frame 1, 5 head, 1017 lbs., 103.50.

Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 17 head, 355 to 364 lbs., 165.00; 11 head, 439 to 440 lbs., 140.00 to 148.00 (143.64); 9 head, 414 lbs., 131.00 unweaned; 63 8head, 486 lbs., 146.00; 49 head, 454 to 489 lbs., 138.00 to 139.00 (138.81) unweaned; 41 head, 502 to 525 lbs., 128.00 to 133.00 (130.42); 4 head, 508 lbs., 128.00 unweaned; 120 head, 570 to 598 lbs., 126.50 to 133.50 (131.40); 14 head, 582 lbs., 127.00 unweaned; 32 head, 601 to 648 lbs., 128.00 to 133.00 (130.24); 32 head, 610 to 635 lbs., 125.50 to 127.00 (125.74) unweaned; 80 head, 658 to 688 lbs., 126.50 to 131.50 (128.35); 18 head, 682 to 685 lbs., 120.00 to 122.50 (121.39) fleshy; 41 head, 653 to 682 lbs., 119.50 to 121.00 (120.50) unweaned; 114 head, 700 to 748 lbs., 128.00 to 132.35 (130.61); 75 head, 716 lbs., 139.25 fancy; 21 head, 708 to 742 lbs., 118.50 to 121.85 (120.38) fleshy; 307 head, 752 to 796 lbs., 125.50 to 131.85 (128.19); 32 head, 756 lbs., 137.25 replacement; 147 head, 811 to 815 lbs., 125.25 to 127.75 (126.61); 16 head, 812 lbs., 119.00 fleshy; 30 head, 884 to 896 lbs., 114.25 to 119.50 (118.62); 11 head, 924 lbs., 114.75. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 7 head, 745 lbs., 111.00. Large frame 1, 10 head, 1021 lbs., 104.00.

Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 3 head, 483 lbs., 136.00; 6 head, 550 lbs., 139.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 7 head, 485 lbs., 127.00.

Slaughter cattle: Cows, Breaker, 75 to 80%, 39 head, 1050 to 1815 lbs., 57.00 to 61.00 (58.42) average dressing; 6 head, 1440 to 1720 lbs., 64.50 to 69.00 (66.32) high. Boner, 80 to 85%, 151 head, 175 to 1845 lbs., 48.00 to 56.50 (52.54) average. Lean, 85 to 90%, 63 head, 1030 to 1550 lbs., 41.00 to 48.00 (45.65) average. Bulls 1 to 2, 8 head, 1810 to 2335 lbs., 70.00 to 77.50 (75.62) average; 3 head, 1630 to 2600 lbs., 81.00 to 84.50 (83.02) high.

Replacement cattle: Bred cows, medium and large frame 1, per head/actual weight, 2 to 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 13 head, 1056 to 1175 lbs., 850.00 to 1185.00 (1113.92); 2 to 8 years old, 3rd trimester, 14 head, 1075 to 1090 lbs., 860.00 to 1175.00 (1152.21); 5 to 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 15 head, 1159 to 1331 lbs., 635.00 to 685.00 (660.06). Bred heifers, medium and large frame 1, per head/actual weight, 2 to 4 years old, 2nd trimester, 3 head, 977 to 1065 lbs., 875.00 to 975.00 (939.72).