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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,364 head

▲ 384 vs last sale 1,980▼ 19 vs year ago 2,383 · −0.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 132▲ 56 vs year ago 218 · +25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 332▼ 148 vs year ago 228 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady, with a weaker undertone on heifers weighing 650-700 lbs.. Slaughter cows sold steady, A higher undertone was noted on slaughter Bulls. Today's offerings included a nice selection of replacement cattle. Replacement receipts included an attractive set of CO origin 5 years pairs that topped the replacement section.

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 $127.67/cwt on 1,257 head.

Average price

$127.67

1,257 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$212

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

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	524	135.45	710	77
Medium and Large 2	534	129.75	693	43
Medium and Large 1	725	127.06	922	1,137

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale1,257 hd

127.67

—

KS average3 barns · 4,963 hd

126.20

+1.47

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	1,754	88.30	1,549	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	69.62	1,004	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	67.36	829	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	55.70	628	85

Every lot

59 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	179.10/cwt	172.50–186.00	591	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	603	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	168.39/cwt	162.00–171.00	726	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	656	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	138.24/cwt	135.00–145.50	643	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	150.21/cwt	146.50–159.50	748	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	154.69/cwt	151.50–162.00	795	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	693	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	139.64/cwt	138.00–140.00	776	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	144.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	825	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	137.94/cwt	137.25–139.00	880	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	798	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	128.72/cwt	127.00–132.50	880	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	124.24/cwt	123.25–125.00	919	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.98/cwt	116.00–125.50	919	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	114.63/cwt	110.25–117.75	950	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	964	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	107.79/cwt	106.50–109.35	975	142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	165.05/cwt	162.00–166.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	153.95/cwt	151.00–157.00	580	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	603	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	148.15/cwt	146.00–154.00	644	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	674	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	135.76/cwt	135.00–140.50	737	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	120.94/cwt	118.50–123.00	659	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	120.96/cwt	112.00–123.00	676	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	137.91/cwt	123.00–142.00	789	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	130.30/cwt	124.25–133.50	807	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	114.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	773	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	681	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	850	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	112.77/cwt	111.00–115.00	822	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	107.85/cwt	103.75–109.75	819	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	102.78/cwt	102.50–103.75	837	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	901	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.16/cwt	147.00–147.50	618	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	681	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	745	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	746	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	798	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	78.26/cwt	78.00–78.50	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	87.19/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,520	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	95.25/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,791	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	42.81/cwt	41.00–45.00	370	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	56.68/cwt	50.00–61.50	650	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	67.36/cwt	62.50–71.50	829	130
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	69.62/cwt	66.50–73.00	1,004	23
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,899	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	1,187.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,533	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,243	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,933	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,500	1,711.36/cwt	1,675.00–1,725.00	25,670	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	855.29/cwt	785.00–900.00	9,631	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	872.94/cwt	810.00–950.00	10,894	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	1,028.58/cwt	925.00–1,135.00	13,022	5

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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,364Last week 1,980Year ago 2,383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 132Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 332Year ago 228

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	729	111.00–115.00	112.77
36	—	543	135.00–140.50	135.76
8	—	342	162.00–166.00	165.05
77	—	814	102.50–103.75	102.78
45	—	487	130.00–145.00	138.46
32	—	864	104.25	104.25
103	—	676	110.00–117.00	114.30
120	—	759	103.75–109.75	107.85
53	—	435	146.00–154.00	148.15
39	—	619	124.25–133.50	130.30
14	—	572	123.00–142.00	137.91
14	—	377	151.00–157.00	153.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	681	124.75	124.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	139.00	139.00
23	—	559	112.00–123.00	120.96
24	—	545	118.50–123.00	120.94
7	—	619	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	518	131.50	131.50
16	—	587	127.00	127.00
6	—	420	147.00–147.50	147.16
8	—	746	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
294	—	829	110.25–117.75	114.63
98	—	760	116.00–125.50	120.98
69	—	514	151.50–162.00	154.69
28	—	431	162.00–171.00	168.39
142	—	905	106.50–109.35	107.79
69	—	865	111.50	111.50
39	—	740	123.25–125.00	124.24
6	—	330	172.50–186.00	179.10
196	—	638	137.25–139.00	137.94
46	—	498	146.50–159.50	150.21
83	—	684	127.00–132.50	128.72
52	—	571	140.00–147.00	144.50
15	—	368	160.00–167.50	163.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	534	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	148.00	148.00
16	—	657	121.50	121.50
17	—	556	138.00–140.00	139.64
41	—	465	135.00–145.50	138.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,224	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,187.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,500	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,711.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,243	960.00	960.00

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)	4	—	1,248	810.00–950.00	872.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,126	785.00–900.00	855.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	925.00–1,135.00	1,028.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,880	92.00–98.00	95.25
2	—	1,543	78.00–78.50	78.26
7	—	1,743	84.00–90.00	87.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,442	66.50–73.00	69.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,147	50.00–61.50	56.68
6	—	864	41.00–45.00	42.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,230	62.50–71.50	67.36

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.