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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,369 head

▲ 1,791 vs last sale 2,578▲ 4,369 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 200▲ 300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 23▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers higher undertone noted using limited comparable weights. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Unweaned steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Weaned steer calves lower undertone noted. Heifer calves lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, not enough bulls for market trend. Overall, demand good to very 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 $143.48/cwt on 1,695 head.

Average price

$143.48

1,695 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	143.99	893	1,659
Medium and Large 1-2	540	120.21	649	36

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $244 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 sale1,695 hd

143.48

—

KS average4 barns · 3,984 hd

141.75

+1.73

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	1,718	68.44	1,175	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	56.46	903	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	49.70	613	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.02	385	10

Every lot

66 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	178.62/cwt	175.00–181.00	661	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	153.22/cwt	149.00–160.00	644	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	169.29/cwt	164.00–170.00	716	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	162.56/cwt	160.50–168.00	759	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	155.26/cwt	151.00–157.00	753	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	150.43/cwt	144.50–155.25	793	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	159.53/cwt	157.00–170.00	842	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	152.73/cwt	146.75–157.25	863	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	141.13/cwt	134.00–144.75	810	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	775	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	152.72/cwt	149.50–154.50	936	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	145.55/cwt	144.50–146.00	914	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	135.04/cwt	130.50–141.00	849	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	146.29/cwt	143.50–150.00	995	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	981	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	147.03/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,048	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	990	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	152.31/cwt	150.50–156.25	1,194	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,109	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,207	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,145	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	147.94/cwt	145.85–148.85	1,283	84
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	185.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	178.95/cwt	170.00–187.00	650	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	586	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	156.03/cwt	154.00–157.00	685	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	143.47/cwt	143.00–144.00	633	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	449	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	457	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	139.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	668	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	155.98/cwt	149.00–157.00	753	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	133.73/cwt	131.00–141.00	655	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	133.62/cwt	125.75–139.25	687	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.91/cwt	144.25–147.50	774	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	132.93/cwt	131.00–136.00	747	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	136.62/cwt	136.00–138.00	798	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	147.45/cwt	145.00–149.00	871	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	135.75/cwt	133.25–140.00	820	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	604	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	701	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	148.34/cwt	148.00–149.50	912	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	769	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	147.89/cwt	142.50–150.25	1,004	301
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	964	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	144.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,066	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	143.86/cwt	136.50–146.10	1,132	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	137.61/cwt	136.60–140.25	1,131	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	124.10/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,078	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,092	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,026	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	63.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	72.94/cwt	71.50–75.50	1,317	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	35.02/cwt	31.00–39.00	385	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	43.49/cwt	40.00–51.50	514	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	49.52/cwt	44.50–54.00	586	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	51.90/cwt	47.00–59.00	684	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	56.46/cwt	54.50–59.00	903	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	641.19/cwt	595.00–730.00	7,701	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	868.93/cwt	725.00–985.00	11,392	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	776.97/cwt	685.00–950.00	10,520	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,029	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,502	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,060	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,369Last week 2,578Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	615	148.00–149.50	148.34
9	—	439	154.00–157.00	156.03
88	—	483	149.00–157.00	155.98
11	—	1,092	94.00	94.00
95	—	787	136.50–146.10	143.86
20	—	869	122.50–129.00	124.10
101	—	527	144.25–147.50	146.91
8	—	315	180.00–188.00	185.00
79	—	822	136.60–140.25	137.61
301	—	679	142.50–150.25	147.89
69	—	591	145.00–149.00	147.45
210	—	736	138.00–148.00	144.81
51	—	363	170.00–187.00	178.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	623	123.50	123.50
14	—	747	129.00	129.00
23	—	696	138.50	138.50
52	—	490	131.00–141.00	133.73
34	—	562	131.00–136.00	132.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	457	121.00	121.00
11	—	604	116.00	116.00
5	—	449	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	584	136.00–138.00	136.62
104	—	604	133.25–140.00	135.75
107	—	478	135.00–146.00	139.79
6	—	349	170.00	170.00
17	—	441	143.00–144.00	143.47
8	—	383	151.00–155.00	153.05
126	—	514	125.75–139.25	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	574	134.00–144.75	141.13
68	—	485	151.00–157.00	155.26
50	—	650	142.50	142.50
31	—	420	149.00–160.00	153.22
23	—	370	175.00–181.00	178.62
131	—	527	144.50–155.25	150.43
111	—	629	130.50–141.00	135.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	613	149.50–154.50	152.72
84	—	867	145.85–148.85	147.94
76	—	784	150.50–156.25	152.31
61	—	423	164.00–170.00	169.29
54	—	821	147.00	147.00
48	—	713	144.50–149.00	147.03
132	—	565	146.75–157.25	152.73
25	—	467	160.50–168.00	162.56
107	—	680	143.50–150.00	146.29
187	—	528	157.00–170.00	159.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	628	144.50–146.00	145.55
33	—	833	137.50	137.50
33	—	692	141.75	141.75
15	—	798	139.00	139.00
12	—	739	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	602	128.75	128.75
15	—	360	167.00	167.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,201	595.00–730.00	641.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,311	725.00–985.00	868.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,354	685.00–950.00	776.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	860.00	860.00

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	1	—	1,520	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,502	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,318	47.00–59.00	51.90
75	—	1,183	44.50–54.00	49.52
17	—	1,181	40.00–51.50	43.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	54.50–59.00	56.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	31.00–39.00	35.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	62.00–67.00	63.93
3	—	1,805	71.50–75.50	72.94

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.