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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 8

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,314 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 1,103▲ 480 vs year ago 834 · +57.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 152▼ 33 vs year ago 188 · −17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 25 · +208.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 4.00 higher. Steers over 900 lb not well tested. Feeder heifers no recent price comparison, however a sharply higher market noted. Breaker cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Boner and lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls no recent price comparison.

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 $126.59/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$126.59

564 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	127.20	947	546
Medium and Large 1-2	706	108.22	764	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $183 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 sale564 hd

126.59

—

KS average1 barns · 564 hd

126.59

+0.00

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	1,702	82.89	1,411	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	67.34	895	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	62.83	780	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	49.42	507	18

Every lot

25 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 1-2	583	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	761	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	137.73/cwt	136.50–139.00	932	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	134.40/cwt	129.00–137.00	960	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	932	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,059	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	125.73/cwt	125.25–126.00	1,032	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	133.00/cwt	128.25–137.75	1,097	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,096	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	930	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	128.47/cwt	126.50–129.75	1,176	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	631	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	890	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	130.29/cwt	128.00–131.00	951	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	125.15/cwt	122.75–127.50	971	335
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	120.35/cwt	120.35–120.35	983	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	851	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	87.01/cwt	69.00–96.50	1,406	7
Bulls	—	—	1,676	78.63/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,318	14
Bulls	—	—	2,188	98.25/cwt	98.00–98.50	2,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	49.42/cwt	49.00–49.50	507	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	62.83/cwt	58.00–65.50	780	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	67.34/cwt	63.50–70.00	895	68
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,373.54/cwt	1,275.00–1,510.00	16,743	72

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 1,103Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 152Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 25

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Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,676	73.00–84.50	78.63
7	—	1,616	69.00–96.50	87.01
2	—	2,188	98.00–98.50	98.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,026	49.00–49.50	49.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,329	63.50–70.00	67.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,242	58.00–65.50	62.83

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,219	1,275.00–1,510.00	1,373.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	903	103.00	103.00
13	—	583	130.50	130.50
5	—	761	122.50	122.50
30	—	821	125.25–126.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	915	126.50–129.75	128.47
48	—	777	136.25	136.25
29	—	677	136.50–139.00	137.73
188	—	825	128.25–137.75	133.00
20	—	861	127.25	127.25
19	—	714	129.00–137.00	134.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
335	—	776	122.75–127.50	125.15
112	—	730	128.00–131.00	130.29
43	—	617	130.00–135.00	131.67
39	—	672	132.50	132.50
11	—	817	120.35	120.35
6	—	518	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	513	123.00	123.00
8	—	948	89.75	89.75

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.