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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 9

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,806 head

▲ 1,532 vs last sale 1,274▼ 810 vs year ago 3,616 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 166▼ 149 vs year ago 200 · −74.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. No comparison on feeder heifers over 800 lb, however a lower market was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $132.57/cwt on 1,376 head.

Average price

$132.57

1,376 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	754	132.63	1,000	1,366
Medium and Large 1-2	689	124.50	858	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $142 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 sale1,376 hd

132.57

—

KS average3 barns · 2,424 hd

132.24

+0.33

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	1,896	87.22	1,654	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	65.82	914	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	59.61	679	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	50.13	546	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	668	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.13/cwt	158.00–168.00	848	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	153.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	899	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	148.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	923	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	145.77/cwt	144.00–147.85	974	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	147.25/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,035	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	141.43/cwt	141.00–142.25	1,044	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	769	145.80/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,121	381
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	139.80/cwt	137.25–141.10	1,086	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	964	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	140.53/cwt	137.00–142.85	1,155	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,114	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,212	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	135.73/cwt	134.10–137.25	1,185	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	128.87/cwt	128.50–129.25	1,180	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,193	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	662	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	133.77/cwt	129.75–138.00	714	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	131.18/cwt	127.25–136.00	753	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	128.45/cwt	125.25–134.75	825	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	944	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	858	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	134.25/cwt	132.50–135.35	980	343
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	942	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	134.11/cwt	132.75–135.00	1,017	445
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	126.09/cwt	125.25–127.50	1,034	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,101	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,017	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,124	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	866	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,067	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,098	46
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,881	86.17/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,621	6
Bulls	—	—	1,927	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,721	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	50.13/cwt	46.00–58.00	546	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	59.61/cwt	55.00–61.50	679	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	65.08/cwt	62.00–67.00	903	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	967	4

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,806Last week 1,274Year ago 3,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 166Year ago 200

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	835	121.75	121.75
19	—	739	127.50	127.50
68	—	866	123.25	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	136.50	136.50
14	—	378	173.00	173.00
20	—	534	129.75–138.00	133.77
33	—	642	125.25–134.75	128.45
46	—	919	119.50	119.50
47	—	574	127.25–136.00	131.18
90	—	855	131.50	131.50
101	—	820	125.25–127.50	126.09
343	—	730	132.50–135.35	134.25
445	—	758	132.75–135.00	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	828	133.00	133.00
59	—	659	143.25	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	689	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	792	132.00	132.00
41	—	826	134.85	134.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	962	124.00	124.00
16	—	365	183.00	183.00
23	—	738	141.00–142.25	141.43
26	—	585	153.00–157.00	153.74
33	—	526	158.00–168.00	161.13
41	—	620	145.00–155.00	148.83
44	—	822	137.00–142.85	140.53
45	—	916	128.50–129.25	128.87
62	—	668	144.00–147.85	145.77
141	—	873	134.10–137.25	135.73
158	—	777	137.25–141.10	139.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	850	142.60	142.60
111	—	703	146.50–147.50	147.25
381	—	769	143.00–148.50	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	797	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	88.00–91.00	89.32
6	—	1,881	83.00–87.50	86.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,139	55.00–61.50	59.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	69.50	69.50
20	—	1,388	62.00–67.00	65.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	46.00–58.00	50.13

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.