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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 26

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,408 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1,403▼ 120 vs year ago 1,528 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 264▲ 4 vs year ago 150 · +2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent price comparison on heifers 600 lb to 900 lb, however a higher undertone noted on a light test. Light test on steers and heifers under 600 lb, however a lower undertone noted. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $140.82/cwt on 822 head.

Average price

$140.82

822 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.49

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	805	140.82	1,133	822

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 sale822 hd

140.82

—

KS average3 barns · 3,285 hd

144.31

−3.49

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	—	High	1,708	83.48	1,426	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	62.31	747	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	53.93	645	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	42.71	444	15

Every lot

36 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	174.39/cwt	173.00–176.50	713	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	823	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	903	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,066	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	960	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,052	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	141.56/cwt	139.00–143.75	1,104	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	822	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,155	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	138.16/cwt	134.75–141.85	1,143	341
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,210	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	906	137.48/cwt	137.25–137.60	1,246	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,204	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	833	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	974	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	756	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,034	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	131.27/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,029	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	125.43/cwt	124.75–128.25	1,046	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,041	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	735	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,649	82.07/cwt	73.50–87.00	1,353	17
Bulls	—	—	2,043	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,869	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	42.71/cwt	38.50–46.00	444	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	53.93/cwt	51.00–57.50	645	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,197	61.42/cwt	59.50–63.50	735	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,201	64.49/cwt	64.00–66.50	775	9

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,408Last week 1,403Year ago 1,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 264Year ago 150

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	447	150.00	150.00
12	—	671	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	714	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	160.00	160.00
7	—	385	158.00	158.00
14	—	415	155.00	155.00
16	—	973	107.00	107.00
23	—	683	142.60	142.60
35	—	784	128.00–132.50	131.27
40	—	490	144.00	144.00
78	—	834	124.75–128.25	125.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	131.50	131.50
11	—	615	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	756	136.75	136.75
28	—	688	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	681	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	169.00	169.00
5	—	736	143.00	143.00
12	—	559	161.50	161.50
16	—	664	160.50	160.50
18	—	409	173.00–176.50	174.39
36	—	511	161.00	161.00
46	—	912	132.00	132.00
58	—	898	134.75	134.75
80	—	780	139.00–143.75	141.56
341	—	827	134.75–141.85	138.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	822	140.50	140.50
143	—	906	137.25–137.60	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	148.00	148.00
6	—	400	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,043	90.00–93.50	91.49
17	—	1,649	73.50–87.00	82.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,196	51.00–57.50	53.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	64.00–66.50	64.49
22	—	1,197	59.50–63.50	61.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,040	38.50–46.00	42.71

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.