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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,824 head

▲ 1,007 vs last sale 1,817▲ 2,824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 223▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 40▲ 171 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 2.00 to 3.00 higher, heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Weaned steer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves higher undertone noted. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher 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 $148.47/cwt on 1,267 head.

Average price

$148.47

1,267 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.54

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	148.47	1,112	1,267

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 sale1,267 hd

148.47

—

KS average3 barns · 4,026 hd

144.93

+3.54

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	1,927	91.44	1,762	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	70.72	1,146	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	64.10	834	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	45.74	499	10

Every lot

33 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	366	217.63/cwt	215.00–220.00	797	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	190.80/cwt	189.50–196.00	908	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	173.83/cwt	172.00–175.00	947	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	161.92/cwt	158.00–172.00	929	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	153.78/cwt	149.75–161.00	964	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	915	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	144.97/cwt	143.50–148.00	983	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	143.23/cwt	139.00–147.25	1,041	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	142.75/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,128	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	143.55/cwt	135.25–147.00	1,168	364
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	141.81/cwt	137.00–144.75	1,229	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	129.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,215	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	185.50/cwt	180.00–186.00	638	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	182.22/cwt	182.00–182.50	685	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	176.71/cwt	161.00–178.00	725	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	155.68/cwt	154.00–157.00	722	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.82/cwt	144.00–154.00	774	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	142.45/cwt	136.00–147.50	811	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.22/cwt	130.25–139.50	842	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	133.02/cwt	127.25–134.00	891	249
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	131.14/cwt	128.50–132.00	946	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	130.98/cwt	127.50–132.60	1,016	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,067	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	90.24/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,632	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	93.05/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,940	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	45.74/cwt	45.00–48.00	499	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	55.22/cwt	46.00–58.00	603	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	64.49/cwt	61.00–67.00	811	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	68.12/cwt	65.00–69.50	982	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	70.72/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,146	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	927.17/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	11,590	87
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,274.54/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	18,162	84

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,824Last week 1,817Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 223Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	182.00–182.50	182.22
42	—	410	161.00–178.00	176.71
101	—	618	130.25–139.50	136.22
249	—	670	127.25–134.00	133.02
18	—	464	154.00–157.00	155.68
33	—	344	180.00–186.00	185.50
60	—	569	136.00–147.50	142.45
216	—	721	128.50–132.00	131.14
13	—	859	124.25	124.25
26	—	835	126.00	126.00
49	—	527	144.00–154.00	146.82
187	—	776	127.50–132.60	130.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	649	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	476	189.50–196.00	190.80
76	—	574	158.00–172.00	161.92
156	—	867	137.00–144.75	141.81
28	—	545	172.00–175.00	173.83
59	—	678	143.50–148.00	144.97
84	—	627	149.75–161.00	153.78
204	—	790	137.00–146.50	142.75
29	—	366	215.00–220.00	217.63
60	—	936	128.00–135.00	129.86
151	—	727	139.00–147.25	143.23
364	—	814	135.25–147.00	143.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,257	61.00–67.00	64.49
34	—	1,092	46.00–58.00	55.22
69	—	1,442	65.00–69.50	68.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,090	45.00–48.00	45.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,621	69.00–74.00	70.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,085	92.50–93.50	93.05
4	—	1,809	86.50–93.50	90.24

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)	87	—	1,250	725.00–1,075.00	927.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	—	1,425	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,274.54

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.