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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 27

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,000 head

▼ 327 vs last sale 2,327▲ 1,191 vs year ago 809 · +147.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 253▲ 87 vs year ago 86 · +101.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 750-850 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, above 850 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 650-700 lbs and 850-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 750-800 lbs sold steady to 1.00 lower. All other Feeder Heifers and Steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend. Slaughter Cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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 $129.43/cwt on 1,008 head.

Average price

$129.43

1,008 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.35

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	129.43	1,031	1,008

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 sale1,008 hd

129.43

—

KS average3 barns · 6,458 hd

125.08

+4.35

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	1,865	91.82	1,713	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	71.47	1,128	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	67.78	844	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	56.05	624	24

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	156.58/cwt	152.00–158.00	849	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	136.84/cwt	134.50–139.00	866	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	147.87/cwt	142.00–150.50	982	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	127.35/cwt	127.35–127.35	946	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	128.79/cwt	126.50–131.25	1,017	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	126.86/cwt	122.00–129.10	1,054	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	121.04/cwt	119.50–121.50	1,072	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	117.96/cwt	116.85–122.00	1,096	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	108.88/cwt	105.75–110.25	1,056	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	660	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	138.91/cwt	137.25–140.50	854	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	783	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	126.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	867	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	118.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	854	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	817	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	118.91/cwt	118.00–120.25	930	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	109.51/cwt	108.50–110.00	905	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	888	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	973	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	925	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	86.23/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,477	8
Bulls	—	—	1,987	96.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,913	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	40.62/cwt	39.00–46.00	395	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	59.14/cwt	52.00–63.00	675	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	67.78/cwt	63.00–71.00	844	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	71.47/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,128	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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 2,327Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 253Year ago 86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	79.50–89.00	86.23
10	—	1,987	90.00–100.00	96.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,245	63.00–71.00	67.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,578	71.00–72.00	71.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	973	39.00–46.00	40.62
20	—	1,141	52.00–63.00	59.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	929	116.85–122.00	117.96
110	—	664	142.00–150.50	147.87
123	—	886	119.50–121.50	121.04
262	—	790	126.50–131.25	128.79
281	—	831	122.00–129.10	126.86
8	—	491	159.00	159.00
21	—	743	127.35	127.35
27	—	970	105.75–110.25	108.88
33	—	542	152.00–158.00	156.58
53	—	633	134.50–139.00	136.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	733	111.50	111.50
6	—	629	124.50	124.50
6	—	881	105.00	105.00
11	—	834	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	615	137.25–140.50	138.91
163	—	782	118.00–120.25	118.91
113	—	722	117.00–124.00	118.25
6	—	574	135.00	135.00
15	—	826	108.50–110.00	109.51
20	—	475	136.00–146.00	138.98
20	—	535	137.00	137.00
67	—	861	113.00	113.00
110	—	683	122.00–130.00	126.88

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.