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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,553 head

▼ 739 vs last sale 3,292▲ 2,553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 400▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 355 vs last sale 400▲ 45 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 mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700-800 lbs sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Weaned steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher using comparable weights. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls sold steady to firm 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 $154.10/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$154.10

962 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$291

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

$7.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

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	462	161.50	746	24
Medium and Large 1	674	153.91	1,037	938

One grade step is worth $7.59/cwt here — about −$291 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 sale962 hd

154.10

—

KS average3 barns · 5,354 hd

157.69

−3.59

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	1,921	70.59	1,356	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	45.81	568	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	35.05	380	29

Every lot

43 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	182.53/cwt	179.00–186.00	694	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	657	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	419	197.82/cwt	195.00–199.50	829	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	171.54/cwt	170.50–173.00	834	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	154.44/cwt	152.00–155.00	763	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	166.42/cwt	162.75–175.00	885	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	818	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	148.79/cwt	145.00–161.00	878	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,034	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	147.79/cwt	147.00–148.00	916	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	150.07/cwt	147.25–152.50	1,023	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	140.23/cwt	140.00–140.50	962	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	147.80/cwt	135.25–151.50	1,075	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	152.94/cwt	146.25–154.00	1,158	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	147.22/cwt	142.00–148.75	1,201	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	146.55/cwt	146.50–146.60	1,290	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,329	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	469	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	157.77/cwt	151.00–161.00	600	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	164.13/cwt	161.00–166.00	679	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	437	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	469	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	647	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.50/cwt	146.50–157.00	705	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	144.90/cwt	141.50–150.00	781	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	131.29/cwt	131.00–131.50	744	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	141.77/cwt	139.00–142.00	812	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.50	864	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	137.18/cwt	134.50–142.00	934	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	138.55/cwt	135.75–140.50	1,013	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	137.29/cwt	135.85–138.75	1,056	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	137.64/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,123	28
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	60.28/cwt	58.00–62.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	73.54/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,458	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	35.05/cwt	27.00–39.00	380	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	41.40/cwt	39.00–44.50	471	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	48.43/cwt	44.00–55.00	627	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	55.98/cwt	52.50–60.00	840	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	951.86/cwt	910.00–1,010.00	9,461	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,181.09/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	13,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,027	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	816.01/cwt	775.00–885.00	10,461	27

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,553Last week 3,292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 400Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 400Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	167.00	167.00
10	—	603	171.50	171.50
8	—	419	195.00–199.50	197.82
12	—	454	183.00–185.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	382	172.00	172.00
12	—	542	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	380	179.00–186.00	182.53
157	—	532	162.75–175.00	166.42
133	—	816	142.00–148.75	147.22
130	—	590	145.00–161.00	148.79
73	—	727	135.25–151.50	147.80
15	—	977	136.00	136.00
111	—	880	146.50–146.60	146.55
68	—	682	147.25–152.50	150.07
67	—	757	146.25–154.00	152.94
49	—	620	147.00–148.00	147.79
41	—	486	170.50–173.00	171.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	686	140.00–140.50	140.23
21	—	494	152.00–155.00	154.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	539	141.50–150.00	144.90
159	—	731	135.75–140.50	138.55
118	—	769	135.85–138.75	137.29
28	—	816	137.50–138.00	137.64
11	—	414	161.00–166.00	164.13
4	—	281	167.00	167.00
84	—	475	146.50–157.00	148.50
76	—	573	139.00–142.00	141.77
35	—	626	136.00–139.50	138.02
34	—	380	151.00–161.00	157.77
133	—	681	134.50–142.00	137.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	138.00	138.00
15	—	567	131.00–131.50	131.29
7	—	437	138.00	138.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,282	775.00–885.00	816.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,181.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,222	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	994	910.00–1,010.00	951.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,295	44.00–55.00	48.43
7	—	1,500	52.50–60.00	55.98
37	—	1,138	39.00–44.50	41.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,085	27.00–39.00	35.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,982	69.00–76.50	73.54
2	—	1,708	58.00–62.00	60.28

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.