Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-09-02

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 2
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,274 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 1,408▼ 389 vs year ago 1,663 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 154▲ 0 vs year ago 166 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 0▼ 118 vs year ago 134 · −88.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No comparison on feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb, however a higher market was noted on weaned calves. Demand was good to moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.66/cwt on 644 head.
Average price
$137.66
644 head · 774 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.50
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1774137.661,066644
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 sale644 hd
137.66
—
KS average3 barns · 3,601 hd
140.16
−2.50
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,75687.481,5365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25465.78825125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16558.6568326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12450.875725thin

Every lot

39 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1374169.00/cwt169.00–169.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1426182.00/cwt182.00–182.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned429153.66/cwt152.00–155.0065911
Steers—Medium and Large 1466166.87/cwt162.00–175.0077838
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned478144.00/cwt144.00–144.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy498154.00/cwt154.00–154.0076719
Steers—Medium and Large 1525158.88/cwt157.00–160.5083426
Steers—Medium and Large 1620143.60/cwt141.00–145.0089027
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy741131.00/cwt131.00–131.0097112
Steers—Medium and Large 1745140.75/cwt140.75–140.751,04911
Steers—Medium and Large 1777139.67/cwt136.00–141.001,085131
Steers—Medium and Large 1829133.59/cwt128.50–136.001,10771
Steers—Medium and Large 1861134.75/cwt134.75–134.751,160115
Steers—Medium and Large 1918123.41/cwt122.50–124.351,133166
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377163.00/cwt163.00–163.006157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428148.45/cwt145.00–154.0063521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned441148.00/cwt148.00–148.0065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466141.38/cwt138.00–144.0065923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned506137.00/cwt137.00–137.006938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526136.50/cwt136.50–136.507188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580131.69/cwt129.00–137.0076417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632129.89/cwt129.00–131.0082116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674133.37/cwt128.50–136.0089984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735131.21/cwt131.00–131.5096434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740123.50/cwt123.50–123.5091422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755127.50/cwt127.50–127.509635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added769135.25/cwt135.25–135.251,04016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added814134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,09515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy820122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1978103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,00711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1714115.00/cwt115.00–115.008219
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68583.30/cwt78.50–87.001,4042
Bulls——1,80390.27/cwt89.00–91.501,6283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12450.87/cwt45.00–54.005725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16558.65/cwt55.50–60.5068326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24565.01/cwt62.00–68.50809107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31070.34/cwt69.00–74.0092118
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,200935.00/cwt935.00–935.0011,2205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,347860.75/cwt810.00–1,010.0011,59411

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.