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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

812 head

▼ 812 vs last sale 1,624▼ 2,186 vs year ago 2,998 · −72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 243▼ 149 vs year ago 284 · −52.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 100▲ 4 vs year ago 24 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder Steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows: Breaker Utility 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Boning Utility and Lean Utility sold steady. Slaughter bulls 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 $113.14/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$113.14

369 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.28

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	113.14	901	369

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 sale369 hd

113.14

—

KS average3 barns · 2,483 hd

120.42

−7.28

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	—	Average	1,673	83.56	1,397	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	70.06	1,116	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	67.45	855	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	53.14	570	20

Every lot

27 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	769	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	778	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	138.07/cwt	134.00–142.00	809	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	131.64/cwt	130.60–133.00	949	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	124.85/cwt	120.75–126.50	978	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	124.79/cwt	121.25–126.85	1,018	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,014	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,048	48
Steers	—	Large 1	979	112.35/cwt	111.50–112.50	1,100	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	125.15/cwt	121.00–127.50	781	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	122.14/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	119.19/cwt	119.00–120.10	886	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	112.07/cwt	109.00–115.00	865	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	110.19/cwt	107.75–113.50	918	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	104.72/cwt	103.00–106.25	970	26
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,253	61.10/cwt	59.00–64.00	766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	85.48/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,974	96.26/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,900	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	39.22/cwt	31.00–43.00	375	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	56.62/cwt	50.00–59.00	624	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	67.45/cwt	60.00–71.00	855	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	70.06/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,116	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	1,042.99/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	13,465	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,309	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	909.16/cwt	875.00–950.00	12,246	7

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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,624Year ago 2,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 243Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 100Year ago 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
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	—	1,347	875.00–950.00	909.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,291	975.00–1,100.00	1,042.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	860.00	860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	743	119.00–120.10	119.19
29	—	772	109.00–115.00	112.07
207	—	833	107.75–113.50	110.19
4	—	468	131.00–135.00	132.96
5	—	585	127.00	127.00
13	—	624	121.00–127.50	125.15
14	—	670	120.00–123.00	122.14
26	—	926	103.00–106.25	104.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	979	111.50–112.50	112.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	158.00	158.00
13	—	878	115.50	115.50
15	—	586	134.00–142.00	138.07
16	—	721	130.60–133.00	131.64
48	—	927	113.00	113.00
100	—	816	121.25–126.85	124.79
111	—	783	120.75–126.50	124.85
10	—	541	143.75	143.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	85.00–86.00	85.48
3	—	1,253	59.00–64.00	61.10
5	—	1,974	92.00–101.50	96.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,267	60.00–71.00	67.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,593	66.00–72.00	70.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	31.00–43.00	39.22
16	—	1,102	50.00–59.00	56.62

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.