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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,528 head

▲ 1,210 vs last sale 318▲ 1,528 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 121▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 125▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steers or heifers from last week for an accurate market test, higher undertone noted. Demand good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.49/cwt on 894 head.

Average price

$137.49

894 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$0.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	648	138.07	895	26
Medium and Large 1	834	137.47	1,146	868

One grade step is worth $0.60/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale894 hd

137.49

—

KS average3 barns · 3,647 hd

139.88

−2.39

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	—	Low	1,798	84.41	1,518	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	70.22	1,113	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	62.19	787	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	49.30	492	15

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	810	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	846	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	821	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	679	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	923	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,055	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	989	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	139.34/cwt	136.25–142.50	1,085	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	139.27/cwt	138.25–140.85	1,157	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,111	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	131.83/cwt	130.00–136.85	1,164	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	131.70/cwt	127.25–132.60	1,200	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	128.27/cwt	127.75–129.00	1,293	118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	591	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	728	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	127.18/cwt	125.00–134.00	665	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	832	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	611	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	767	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	803	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	133.64/cwt	131.25–133.85	895	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	699	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	849	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	130.85/cwt	130.50–131.50	946	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	129.35/cwt	129.35–129.35	1,006	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	127.87/cwt	124.00–129.25	1,046	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	124.48/cwt	122.50–125.50	1,080	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	72.87/cwt	65.50–75.00	1,170	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	85.29/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,436	6
Bulls	—	—	2,004	90.96/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,823	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	49.30/cwt	46.00–56.50	492	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	53.54/cwt	50.00–55.50	632	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	59.61/cwt	55.00–65.50	705	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	65.52/cwt	64.25–68.50	875	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	70.22/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,113	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,827	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	26,217	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	9,843	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	959.28/cwt	950.00–960.00	10,667	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	682.90/cwt	610.00–750.00	7,648	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	985.73/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	11,799	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	857.99/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,991	28

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 Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,528Last week 318Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	868	122.50–125.50	124.48
26	—	358	165.00	165.00
39	—	670	131.25–133.85	133.64
58	—	778	129.35	129.35
66	—	723	130.50–131.50	130.85
161	—	818	124.00–129.25	127.87
6	—	511	142.50	142.50
14	—	585	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	645	124.50	124.50
17	—	523	125.00–134.00	127.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	125.50	125.50
14	—	699	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	133.50	133.50
11	—	679	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	481	168.50	168.50
18	—	542	156.00	156.00
19	—	735	143.50	143.50
116	—	911	127.25–132.60	131.70
118	—	1,008	127.75–129.00	128.27
127	—	883	130.00–136.85	131.83
203	—	779	136.25–142.50	139.34
209	—	831	138.25–140.85	139.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	127.25	127.25
4	—	602	139.00	139.00
5	—	730	137.00	137.00
14	—	584	140.50	140.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,827	1,435.00	1,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,120	610.00–750.00	682.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,197	960.00–1,000.00	985.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	951	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,112	950.00–960.00	959.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,281	825.00–975.00	857.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	65.50–75.00	72.87
6	—	1,684	83.00–88.00	85.29
8	—	2,004	88.00–93.50	90.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	50.00–55.50	53.54
23	—	1,182	55.00–65.50	59.61
36	—	1,336	64.25–68.50	65.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,585	68.00–77.50	70.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	998	46.00–56.50	49.30

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.