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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 1

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,341 head

▼ 1,042 vs last sale 2,383▲ 1,341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 218▲ 147 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 228▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Close: Compared to last week: Light offering today. Feeder steers not enough comparable weights for a market test. Feeder heifers 700-800 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market test. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls sold mostly steady using a limited test. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.66/cwt on 592 head.

Average price

$139.66

592 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$56.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	141.16	973	564
Medium and Large 1-2	556	138.38	770	13thin
Large 1-2	1,456	84.50	1,230	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about −$257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale592 hd

139.66

—

KS average3 barns · 4,579 hd

138.97

+0.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,921	82.34	1,582	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	65.96	985	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	59.61	752	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	49.86	542	15

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	210.32/cwt	205.00–212.00	713	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	394	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	881	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	199.91/cwt	196.00–203.00	860	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	183.13/cwt	181.00–185.00	879	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	998	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	162.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,008	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,052	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,095	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	142.21/cwt	139.00–146.85	1,088	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,147	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,196	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,170	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	210.40/cwt	201.00–214.00	680	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	387	188.73/cwt	188.00–189.00	730	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	788	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	141.77/cwt	139.00–144.75	886	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	130.26/cwt	128.50–133.75	950	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	128.89/cwt	128.00–129.85	1,003	271
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	122.63/cwt	122.25–122.75	1,026	45
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,456	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,230	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	795	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	860	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,882	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,495	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	86.00/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,694	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	56.20/cwt	55.00–57.00	600	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	36.93/cwt	36.00–38.00	407	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	46.78/cwt	41.00–54.00	517	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	53.56/cwt	51.50–55.50	647	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	58.68/cwt	54.00–63.00	735	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	62.94/cwt	58.50–65.00	813	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	65.96/cwt	60.00–69.00	985	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,639	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,329	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,938	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,362	1,188.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	16,183	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,556	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	850.82/cwt	775.00–875.00	12,379	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,567	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,495	2

This sale against other markets

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Wed May 1, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,341Last week 2,383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 218Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 228Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	153.00	153.00
16	—	384	207.00	207.00
21	—	743	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,456	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	176.00	176.00
16	—	512	154.00	154.00
39	—	625	139.00–144.75	141.77
45	—	837	122.25–122.75	122.63
271	—	778	128.00–129.85	128.89
104	—	729	128.50–133.75	130.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	137.00	137.00
6	—	540	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	323	201.00–214.00	210.40
33	—	387	188.00–189.00	188.73
8	—	411	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	164.00	164.00
10	—	979	119.50	119.50
11	—	480	181.00–185.00	183.13
13	—	859	133.50	133.50
19	—	622	160.00–165.00	162.06
20	—	339	205.00–212.00	210.32
26	—	430	196.00–203.00	199.91
58	—	711	154.00	154.00
63	—	943	126.85	126.85
98	—	765	139.00–146.85	142.21
8	—	360	208.00	208.00
6	—	672	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	394	223.50	223.50
40	—	553	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	175.00	175.00
4	—	576	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,362	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,188.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,329	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,199	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,567	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,455	775.00–875.00	850.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,970	84.50–88.50	86.00
5	—	1,882	78.00–81.00	79.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	51.50–55.50	53.56
18	—	1,292	58.50–65.00	62.94
32	—	1,253	54.00–63.00	58.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,494	60.00–69.00	65.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	36.00–38.00	36.93
6	—	1,105	41.00–54.00	46.78
7	—	1,067	55.00–57.00	56.20

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.