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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,998 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 2,758▲ 2,998 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 500▲ 400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 588▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher using comparable weights. Feeder heifers 500-650 lbs higher undertone noted, 650-800 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Weaned steer and heifer calves higher undertone noted. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $162.51/cwt on 1,141 head.

Average price

$162.51

1,141 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.35

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	162.51	950	1,141

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 sale1,141 hd

162.51

—

KS average2 barns · 2,644 hd

161.16

+1.35

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	—	Average	1,700	73.22	1,245	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	71.00	1,218	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	54.79	704	254
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	39.58	418	15

Every lot

39 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	379	195.40/cwt	187.00–200.00	741	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	184.08/cwt	179.50–192.50	803	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	184.49/cwt	175.00–188.50	862	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	174.35/cwt	170.00–175.50	828	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	169.85/cwt	167.00–172.00	909	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	157.63/cwt	150.00–161.25	916	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	151.58/cwt	147.00–154.25	946	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	147.59/cwt	142.25–151.25	983	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,065	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	142.69/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,103	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,125	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,273	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	696	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	722	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	150.11/cwt	146.50–151.75	742	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.91/cwt	141.00–151.00	773	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	141.13/cwt	137.50–142.25	809	297
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	890	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	135.39/cwt	131.25–139.00	925	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	137.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	998	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	138.33/cwt	137.50–139.10	1,083	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	136.45/cwt	133.50–137.00	1,109	73
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	73.95/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,233	13
Bulls	—	—	1,730	67.71/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,171	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,467	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	39.58/cwt	34.00–43.00	418	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	47.33/cwt	44.00–49.00	511	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	54.53/cwt	49.00–58.00	687	204
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	57.74/cwt	54.50–66.50	839	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,218	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	879.31/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,380	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	684.25/cwt	625.00–860.00	8,266	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	884.71/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,838	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	932.40/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	11,692	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,603	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,998Last week 2,758Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 500Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 588Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	629	141.50	141.50
140	—	727	135.00–138.00	137.27
10	—	370	155.00	155.00
42	—	683	131.25–139.00	135.39
73	—	813	133.50–137.00	136.45
297	—	573	137.50–142.25	141.13
71	—	494	146.50–151.75	150.11
18	—	443	163.00	163.00
247	—	783	137.50–139.10	138.33
25	—	526	141.00–151.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	412	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	801	140.50	140.50
33	—	379	187.00–200.00	195.40
93	—	581	150.00–161.25	157.63
214	—	624	147.00–154.25	151.58
30	—	732	145.50	145.50
63	—	773	142.00–145.00	142.69
163	—	666	142.25–151.25	147.59
273	—	535	167.00–172.00	169.85
128	—	467	175.00–188.50	184.49
44	—	436	179.50–192.50	184.08
27	—	903	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	475	170.00–175.50	174.35
15	—	600	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	430	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,668	69.00–78.00	73.95
2	—	1,845	79.50	79.50
4	—	1,730	65.00–69.00	67.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,259	49.00–58.00	54.53
9	—	1,080	44.00–49.00	47.33
41	—	1,453	54.50–66.50	57.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,056	34.00–43.00	39.58

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,208	625.00–860.00	684.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	953	850.00–900.00	879.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,254	910.00–1,000.00	932.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,225	825.00–925.00	884.71

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.