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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 19

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,403 head

▲ 343 vs last sale 1,060▲ 1,085 vs year ago 318 · +341.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 180▲ 143 vs year ago 121 · +118.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 19▼ 10 vs year ago 125 · −8.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report*

Feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on steers under 600 lb. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 750 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 750 lb sold lower on a light test. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower

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 $146.75/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$146.75

705 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$206

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	148.82	1,055	646
Large 1	1,017	124.00	1,261	59

One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale705 hd

146.75

—

KS average3 barns · 3,993 hd

143.34

+3.40

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	1,690	87.08	1,471	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	60.83	813	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	55.54	711	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,504	51.60	776	79

Every lot

49 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 1-2Unweaned	217	335.15/cwt	275.00–375.00	727	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	241	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,169	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	638	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	169.07/cwt	160.00–174.00	563	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	595	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	783	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	673	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	872	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,026	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	149.98/cwt	149.25–152.00	1,032	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	148.65/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,099	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	146.07/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,132	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.81/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,157	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	136.43/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,213	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,237	59
Steers	—	Large 1	1,017	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,261	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,261	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	222	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	999	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	263	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,262	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	278	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,182	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	311	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	632	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	147.86/cwt	147.00–149.00	648	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	834	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	924	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	137.54/cwt	134.50–138.50	985	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,000	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	978	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	884	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,644	85.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,412	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	91.27/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	55.54/cwt	53.75–57.50	711	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	60.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	795	57
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	64.92/cwt	64.50–66.00	948	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,504	51.60/cwt	48.50–53.50	776	79
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,801	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	1,076.05/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,472	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,640	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,502	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	1,242.77/cwt	1,150.00–1,460.00	16,218	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,335.23/cwt	1,200.00–1,475.00	17,492	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,344	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,088	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	18,753	8

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 Aug 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,403Last week 1,060Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 180Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 19Year ago 125

*Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	120.00	120.00
56	—	822	136.00–143.50	140.81
31	—	775	141.50–148.00	146.07
28	—	624	164.50	164.50
16	—	329	194.00	194.00
13	—	410	191.00	191.00
138	—	889	134.00–137.50	136.43
106	—	739	145.00–149.50	148.65
59	—	920	134.50	134.50
48	—	688	149.25–152.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,017	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	750	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	384	155.00	155.00
9	—	522	167.00	167.00
8	—	470	143.00	143.00
30	—	241	485.00	485.00
60	—	333	160.00–174.00	169.07
31	—	413	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	217	275.00–375.00	335.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	142.25	142.25
60	—	716	134.50–138.50	137.54
48	—	782	126.00–130.00	127.92
24	—	658	140.50	140.50
18	—	381	166.00	166.00
16	—	968	101.00	101.00
10	—	302	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	278	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	263	480.00	480.00
12	—	222	450.00	450.00
14	—	438	147.00–149.00	147.86
5	—	311	170.00	170.00
30	—	545	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	719	123.00	123.00
14	—	496	142.00	142.00
11	—	642	133.00	133.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,305	1,150.00–1,460.00	1,242.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,252	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,076.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,260	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,354	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,310	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,335.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,210	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,344	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,273	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,319	59.00–64.00	60.26
8	—	1,461	64.50–66.00	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,281	53.75–57.50	55.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,504	48.50–53.50	51.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,644	80.00–89.00	85.88
2	—	1,850	90.50–92.00	91.27

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.