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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,027 head

▼ 589 vs last sale 3,616▲ 3,027 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 200▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher using comparable weights. First special calf sale of the season, no comparison available. Best demand for weaned calves with a vaccination program. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower using a limited test.

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 $144.96/cwt on 1,383 head.

Average price

$144.96

1,383 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.23

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	144.96	1,058	1,383

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,383 hd

144.96

—

KS average3 barns · 3,621 hd

139.74

+5.23

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	1,633	76.94	1,256	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	71.50	1,138	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	54.73	685	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	48.82	546	45

Every lot

36 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 1Unweaned	389	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	638	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	703	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	156.35/cwt	156.00–156.50	761	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	155.57/cwt	151.00–160.50	812	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	569	141.95/cwt	139.75–144.00	808	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	158.85/cwt	158.75–159.25	907	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	136.69/cwt	136.50–137.00	842	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	154.12/cwt	150.25–156.00	979	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	152.14/cwt	151.75–152.25	1,016	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	145.82/cwt	138.50–147.50	1,078	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	145.03/cwt	141.00–147.75	1,124	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	140.52/cwt	135.50–143.10	1,175	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	135.03/cwt	129.60–137.50	1,173	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	131.59/cwt	129.00–133.85	1,229	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	548	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	178.11/cwt	177.50–180.00	679	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.77/cwt	143.00–149.00	687	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	141.71/cwt	136.00–147.50	744	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	143.01/cwt	137.00–147.75	901	220
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	797	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.30/cwt	139.00–142.10	954	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	999	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	129.14/cwt	127.75–132.75	1,007	420
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	127.45/cwt	126.25–128.00	1,063	112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	69.16/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	79.53/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,334	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	48.82/cwt	44.00–51.00	546	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	50.35/cwt	48.00–53.50	583	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	55.33/cwt	53.00–62.00	694	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,566	62.73/cwt	60.50–67.00	982	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	71.50/cwt	69.50–73.00	1,138	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,203.55/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	13,805	23

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,027Last week 3,616Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	725	137.75	137.75
54	—	471	143.00–149.00	145.77
420	—	780	127.75–132.75	129.14
36	—	555	140.00	140.00
220	—	630	137.00–147.75	143.01
16	—	381	177.50–180.00	178.11
122	—	525	136.00–147.50	141.71
10	—	443	150.00	150.00
112	—	834	126.25–128.00	127.45
93	—	675	139.00–142.10	141.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	336	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	635	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	635	150.25–156.00	154.12
168	—	869	129.60–137.50	135.03
36	—	487	156.00–156.50	156.35
121	—	775	141.00–147.75	145.03
5	—	406	166.00	166.00
104	—	934	129.00–133.85	131.59
100	—	668	151.75–152.25	152.14
86	—	571	158.75–159.25	158.85
264	—	739	138.50–147.50	145.82
80	—	522	151.00–160.50	155.57
240	—	836	135.50–143.10	140.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	389	164.00	164.00
20	—	474	148.25	148.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	616	136.50–137.00	136.69
35	—	569	139.75–144.00	141.95
13	—	549	145.50	145.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,147	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,203.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	65.00–72.50	69.16
6	—	1,677	75.00–84.50	79.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,119	44.00–51.00	48.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,592	69.50–73.00	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,255	53.00–62.00	55.33
16	—	1,157	48.00–53.50	50.35
4	—	1,566	60.50–67.00	62.73

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.