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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,588 head

▲ 1,224 vs last sale 2,364▲ 2,247 vs year ago 1,341 · +167.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 274▲ 153 vs year ago 147 · +104.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 80▼ 23 vs year ago 85 · −27.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final* Compared to last week: Yearling Steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Steer Calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, weaker undertone noted. Yearling Heifers sold steady and Heifer Calves not enough comparable weights to make an accurate market trend, stronger undertone noted. Boning Utility cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and Lean Utility cows sold steady. Slaughter Bulls steady 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 $108.65/cwt on 1,657 head.

Average price

$108.65

1,657 head · 779 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$7.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	779	109.25	851	1,514
Medium and Large 1-2	773	102.22	790	143

One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,657 hd

108.65

—

KS average3 barns · 5,497 hd

111.77

−3.13

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	—	Low	1,945	84.40	1,642	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	61.86	816	136
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	61.11	972	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	54.84	593	115

Every lot

44 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	372	170.01/cwt	166.00–177.50	632	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	159.77/cwt	150.00–165.50	695	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	153.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	794	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	725	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	739	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	804	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	793	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	126.08/cwt	124.25–128.00	859	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.25	864	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	115.71/cwt	110.00–117.25	834	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	118.18/cwt	113.50–122.10	917	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	113.26/cwt	111.00–119.50	936	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	109.54/cwt	106.00–113.50	961	342
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	822	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	105.91/cwt	101.00–112.75	986	534
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	97.25/cwt	97.25–97.25	927	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,044	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	158.10/cwt	150.00–167.00	596	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	146.22/cwt	135.00–151.00	673	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	139.25/cwt	132.00–140.50	705	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	126.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	726	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	122.30/cwt	120.50–124.00	741	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	114.49/cwt	112.00–116.00	771	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	748	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	767	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	104.92/cwt	103.25–108.35	826	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	104.00/cwt	102.00–105.35	854	345
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	831	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	101.94/cwt	99.00–104.00	899	318
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	98.40/cwt	95.60–101.50	903	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	988	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	904	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,679	68.69/cwt	59.00–75.50	1,153	5
Bulls	—	—	1,951	87.56/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,708	6
Bulls	—	—	2,161	94.32/cwt	92.00–98.00	2,038	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	44.52/cwt	38.00–48.50	385	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	56.16/cwt	52.00–61.50	622	102
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	61.86/cwt	59.00–67.50	816	136
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	61.11/cwt	58.50–63.00	972	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	1,136.43/cwt	985.00–1,250.00	15,240	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	928.77/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,805	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	858.22/cwt	825.00–890.00	11,646	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	76.74/cwt	69.00–85.00	771	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,588Last week 2,364Year ago 1,341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 274Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 80Year ago 85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,319	59.00–67.50	61.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,590	58.50–63.00	61.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	865	38.00–48.50	44.52
102	—	1,108	52.00–61.50	56.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	59.00–75.50	68.69
6	—	1,951	82.50–91.00	87.56
6	—	2,161	92.00–98.00	94.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	988	91.50	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	150.00–167.00	158.10
37	—	606	120.50–124.00	122.30
51	—	460	135.00–151.00	146.22
53	—	574	120.00–128.00	126.44
108	—	506	132.00–140.50	139.25
138	—	673	112.00–116.00	114.49
202	—	918	95.60–101.50	98.40
229	—	787	103.25–108.35	104.92
318	—	882	99.00–104.00	101.94
345	—	821	102.00–105.35	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	748	102.50	102.50
58	—	696	107.50	107.50
60	—	857	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	473	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	140.50	140.50
8	—	953	97.25	97.25
11	—	519	149.00–155.00	153.07
14	—	372	166.00–177.50	170.01
20	—	1,076	97.00	97.00
22	—	613	130.00–135.00	131.16
33	—	435	150.00–165.50	159.77
42	—	681	124.25–128.00	126.08
74	—	710	120.00–124.25	121.67
158	—	776	113.50–122.10	118.18
211	—	826	111.00–119.50	113.26
342	—	877	106.00–113.50	109.54
534	—	931	101.00–112.75	105.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	634	125.00	125.00
14	—	589	125.50	125.50
17	—	535	135.50	135.50
24	—	894	92.00	92.00
44	—	721	110.00–117.25	115.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,341	985.00–1,250.00	1,136.43

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)	6	—	1,271	875.00–950.00	928.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,357	825.00–890.00	858.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,005	69.00–85.00	76.74

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.