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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

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

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▼ 335 vs last sale 742▼ 1,566 vs year ago 1,973 · −79.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 157▼ 136 vs year ago 250 · −54.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 69 · −59.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close*

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test. Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls sold steady.

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 $129.48/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$129.48

159 head · 879 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.15

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	856	132.52	1,134	148
Large 1	1,184	88.50	1,048	11thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $86 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 sale159 hd

129.48

—

KS average3 barns · 2,825 hd

140.63

−11.15

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	1,808	89.40	1,616	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	73.50	940	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	64.91	691	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	57.90	624	14

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,018	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	135.08/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,135	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	128.58/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,116	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,180	62
Steers	—	Large 1	1,184	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,048	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	830	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	861	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	119.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	914	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	982	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	970	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,746	87.59/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,529	10
Bulls	—	—	2,013	95.43/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,921	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	64.91/cwt	61.00–68.50	691	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	57.90/cwt	55.00–59.00	624	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	73.27/cwt	68.50–76.50	937	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,001	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	13,585	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	15,353	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	6

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 742Year ago 1,973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 157Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 69

*Close*

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test. Cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,077	55.00–59.00	57.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,279	68.50–76.50	73.27
2	—	1,283	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,065	61.00–68.50	64.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,746	82.00–92.50	87.59
3	—	2,013	94.00–96.00	95.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	895	106.00	106.00
14	—	822	119.50	119.50
13	—	766	115.00–122.00	119.33
10	—	640	129.75	129.75
8	—	724	125.00	125.00
21	—	657	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,072	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	906	130.25	130.25
41	—	840	133.00–135.75	135.08
25	—	868	127.50–133.00	128.58
10	—	762	127.00–128.00	127.50
10	—	674	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	88.50	88.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,150	1,335.00	1,335.00

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.