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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,663 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 1,528▲ 1,663 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 150▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 96▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a limited test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher using comparable weights. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market trend, higher undertone noted. Demand good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $131.27/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$131.27

891 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$5.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	131.33	1,076	882
Medium and Large 1-2	724	125.61	910	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.72/cwt here — about $167 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 sale891 hd

131.27

—

KS average3 barns · 2,596 hd

131.62

−0.34

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	1,723	79.99	1,378	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	59.28	772	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	49.70	522	39

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	180.72/cwt	172.00–185.00	752	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	916	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	143.58/cwt	139.50–144.75	1,047	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	142.18/cwt	138.00–142.60	1,078	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,000	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	813	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,051	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	130.52/cwt	126.00–130.75	1,142	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	129.55/cwt	126.50–129.75	1,187	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	357	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	687	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	179.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	139.08/cwt	138.00–141.00	736	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	132.94/cwt	132.50–133.50	899	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	132.85/cwt	128.50–134.25	963	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	981	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	954	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	809	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	991	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	128.70/cwt	124.75–131.75	1,059	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	129.01/cwt	127.50–129.85	1,147	379
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,071	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,180	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,179	76
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	672	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	776	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	73.59/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	80.65/cwt	77.50–85.50	1,352	7
Bulls	—	—	2,075	87.25/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	589	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	49.49/cwt	44.50–53.50	520	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	53.82/cwt	53.50–56.00	632	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	60.94/cwt	56.00–64.75	816	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	67.40/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,007	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	851.05/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,366	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	695.97/cwt	610.00–850.00	8,526	95
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	994.62/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	12,463	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,663Last week 1,528Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	128.00–130.00	129.04
5	—	812	127.00	127.00
6	—	690	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	916	126.50–129.75	129.55
66	—	758	138.00–142.60	142.18
87	—	729	139.50–144.75	143.58
3	—	355	188.00	188.00
186	—	875	126.00–130.75	130.52
9	—	562	155.00	155.00
12	—	416	172.00–185.00	180.72
27	—	661	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	813	129.25	129.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	126.50	126.50
4	—	766	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	756	129.75	129.75
10	—	602	136.00	136.00
76	—	951	124.00	124.00
13	—	392	176.00–185.00	179.40
51	—	725	128.50–134.25	132.85
9	—	433	158.00	158.00
188	—	823	124.75–131.75	128.70
13	—	911	129.50	129.50
379	—	889	127.50–129.85	129.01
18	—	676	132.50–133.50	132.94
4	—	292	192.50	192.50
22	—	529	138.00–141.00	139.08
8	—	492	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	119.75	119.75
13	—	809	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	357	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	143.00	143.00
3	—	431	160.00	160.00
5	—	348	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,175	53.50–56.00	53.82
25	—	1,339	56.00–64.75	60.94
7	—	1,494	66.50–68.00	67.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	57.50	57.50
38	—	1,051	44.50–53.50	49.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,075	86.00–88.50	87.25
3	—	1,597	72.00–75.00	73.59
7	—	1,676	77.50–85.50	80.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	95	—	1,225	610.00–850.00	695.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,218	750.00–875.00	851.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,253	960.00–1,000.00	994.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,300	975.00	975.00

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.