Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-03-11

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,075 head

▼ 866 vs last sale 2,941▲ 2,075 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 100 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 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 700-800 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Limited calves available, steer calves lower undertone noted. Heifer calves 500-600 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower using limited receipts, not enough bulls for accurate market trend, higher 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 $128.04/cwt on 934 head.

Average price

$128.04

934 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	128.22	851	923
Medium and Large 1-2	660	112.27	741	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $111 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 sale934 hd

128.04

—

KS average3 barns · 2,407 hd

130.48

−2.45

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	1,994	87.26	1,740	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	59.03	722	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	48.00	524	2thin

Every lot

32 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	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	183.92/cwt	183.00–186.00	855	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	172.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	896	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	963	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	153.18/cwt	149.00–156.25	951	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	141.04/cwt	138.00–141.85	963	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	832	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	126.27/cwt	122.50–132.50	936	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	123.53/cwt	120.00–128.75	972	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	119.96/cwt	115.00–126.00	988	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	116.72/cwt	114.00–123.60	1,007	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	115.60/cwt	111.25–116.50	1,059	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	1,071	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	1,213	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	155.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	711	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	150.08/cwt	149.50–151.10	813	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	144.81/cwt	139.00–147.00	814	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	130.69/cwt	127.60–136.00	821	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	125.51/cwt	124.00–128.25	833	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	776	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	849	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	113.70/cwt	111.85–115.00	877	341
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	107.75/cwt	107.75–107.75	893	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	929	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	808	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,935	86.34/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,671	3
Bulls	—	—	2,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,953	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	524	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	54.59/cwt	51.00–56.50	598	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	59.04/cwt	57.00–63.50	698	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	65.04/cwt	63.50–68.00	966	11

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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,075Last week 2,941Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 150Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	829	107.75	107.75
99	—	628	127.60–136.00	130.69
114	—	732	116.00	116.00
4	—	868	107.00	107.00
82	—	562	139.00–147.00	144.81
112	—	457	150.00–156.00	155.53
56	—	664	124.00–128.25	125.51
101	—	542	149.50–151.10	150.08
341	—	771	111.85–115.00	113.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	109.00	109.00
3	—	520	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	184.00	184.00
13	—	465	183.00–186.00	183.92
53	—	916	111.25–116.50	115.60
81	—	741	122.50–132.50	126.27
243	—	787	120.00–128.75	123.53
4	—	575	167.50	167.50
25	—	519	170.00–175.00	172.57
56	—	683	138.00–141.85	141.04
134	—	621	149.00–156.25	153.18
8	—	1,126	107.75	107.75
47	—	954	112.25	112.25
58	—	863	114.00–123.60	116.72
136	—	824	115.00–126.00	119.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,096	51.00–56.50	54.59
11	—	1,485	63.50–68.00	65.04
25	—	1,183	57.00–63.50	59.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,092	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,935	84.00–88.00	86.34

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.