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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 19

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,342 head

▲ 518 vs last sale 2,824▲ 3,342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 275▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 171▲ 75 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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with instances of 6.00 to 9.00 higher on thinner reputation consignments. Weaned steer calves sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower using limited comparable weights. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive, with multiple reputation consignments offered. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls lower undertone noted .

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 $141.99/cwt on 1,670 head.

Average price

$141.99

1,670 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.55

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	141.99	941	1,670

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 sale1,670 hd

141.99

—

KS average3 barns · 3,360 hd

138.44

+3.55

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	1,601	77.95	1,248	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	71.45	1,076	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	59.87	705	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	39.17	409	4thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	211.08/cwt	209.00–218.00	821	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	210.20/cwt	208.00–213.50	879	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	192.57/cwt	184.00–203.00	934	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	174.20/cwt	170.00–176.00	887	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	192.06/cwt	190.00–192.50	987	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	990	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	566	183.15/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,037	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	167.70/cwt	160.75–172.00	968	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	158.04/cwt	150.50–163.25	988	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	152.87/cwt	147.00–159.25	1,036	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	989	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	151.05/cwt	144.75–155.50	1,091	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	147.52/cwt	137.10–149.25	1,130	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	133.57/cwt	129.10–136.75	1,170	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,225	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	177.77/cwt	174.00–180.00	658	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	168.63/cwt	165.00–174.50	720	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	163.01/cwt	160.00–167.50	789	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	168.53/cwt	167.00–169.00	881	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	161.09/cwt	146.00–164.50	875	230
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	579	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	909	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	141.72/cwt	139.50–154.00	830	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	143.98/cwt	133.50–148.00	888	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	137.93/cwt	134.50–143.00	934	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	134.85/cwt	128.25–136.60	968	302
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	127.59/cwt	124.50–131.25	996	293
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	129.21/cwt	127.00–129.35	1,038	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	124.51/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,065	131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	70.30/cwt	66.00–74.50	989	8
Bulls	—	—	1,573	83.27/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,310	3
Bulls	—	—	2,009	89.26/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,793	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	39.17/cwt	37.00–45.50	409	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	51.41/cwt	49.00–53.00	552	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	60.62/cwt	56.50–65.00	711	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	66.54/cwt	64.00–68.00	898	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	71.45/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,076	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,393.69/cwt	1,275.00–1,450.00	17,003	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	990.12/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	13,416	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	14,198	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	15,530	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,380	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,327	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	1,548.33/cwt	1,425.00–1,610.00	20,655	6

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,342Last week 2,824Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 275Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	49.00–53.00	51.41
10	—	1,349	64.00–68.00	66.54
69	—	1,173	56.50–65.00	60.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	37.00–45.50	39.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,506	70.00–74.00	71.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,009	84.50–91.50	89.26
3	—	1,573	79.50–85.00	83.27
8	—	1,407	66.00–74.50	70.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	514	190.00–192.50	192.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	509	170.00–176.00	174.20
33	—	955	128.25	128.25
180	—	766	137.10–149.25	147.52
255	—	625	150.50–163.25	158.04
23	—	418	208.00–213.50	210.20
46	—	577	160.75–172.00	167.70
212	—	722	144.75–155.50	151.05
12	—	389	209.00–218.00	211.08
32	—	485	184.00–203.00	192.57
135	—	678	147.00–159.25	152.87
219	—	876	129.10–136.75	133.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	688	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	538	184.00	184.00
67	—	566	183.00–185.00	183.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	427	165.00–174.50	168.63
130	—	617	133.50–148.00	143.98
156	—	586	139.50–154.00	141.72
302	—	718	128.25–136.60	134.85
12	—	370	174.00–180.00	177.77
115	—	484	160.00–167.50	163.01
132	—	677	134.50–143.00	137.93
293	—	781	124.50–131.25	127.59
6	—	305	184.00	184.00
65	—	803	127.00–129.35	129.21
131	—	855	122.50–125.00	124.51
230	—	543	146.00–164.50	161.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	523	167.00–169.00	168.53
24	—	579	157.00	157.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,220	1,275.00–1,450.00	1,393.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,355	950.00–1,025.00	990.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	931	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	986	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,334	1,425.00–1,610.00	1,548.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,238	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,327	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.