Feeder steer and heifer cash prices near Dodge City, KS by weight class. Source: USDA AMS MARS Report 2489. Updated weekly (Friday releases).
Kansas is the #3 fed cattle state. The southwest Kansas feedlot triangle — Garden City, Liberal, Dodge City — operates some of the largest one-time-capacity feedlots in the world, fed primarily on milo and corn from the High Plains.
National Beef Packing Dodge City and Liberal; Tyson Finney County; Creekstone Farms Arkansas City
USDA AMS Report 2489 reports feeder cattle prices for the Iowa/Southern Minnesota region — the primary feeder procurement zone for the central Corn Belt feedlot industry. Kansas feeder prices trade at a basis to this benchmark that reflects distance to feedlots, local forage conditions, and regional demand from backgrounding operations.
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