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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,661 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 1,812▼ 671 vs year ago 2,332 · −28.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 147▲ 52 vs year ago 160 · +32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 117▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifers over 800 lb, however a steady market was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. High yielding 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 $141.50/cwt on 742 head.

Average price

$141.50

742 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	804	142.41	1,145	704
Medium and Large 1-2	846	124.66	1,054	38

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $91 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 sale742 hd

141.50

—

KS average3 barns · 2,775 hd

141.44

+0.06

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	1,989	76.78	1,527	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	64.90	916	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	49.80	596	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	45.15	492	23

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	661	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	153.55/cwt	141.00–155.75	805	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	565	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	863	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	829	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	802	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	138.36/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,000	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	747	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	986	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	144.50/cwt	144.00–144.75	1,104	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	126.46/cwt	124.50–132.50	988	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,072	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.60	1,172	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,262	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	140.23/cwt	140.10–141.50	1,221	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	937	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,321	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	961	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,223	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,146	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	978	140.70/cwt	139.85–141.60	1,376	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,282	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	149.22/cwt	145.00–151.00	577	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	121.83/cwt	121.00–128.00	493	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	139.36/cwt	138.00–139.50	675	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	564	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.55/cwt	130.50–135.00	755	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	133.73/cwt	132.50–136.00	841	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	651	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	135.50/cwt	131.50–136.00	930	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	892	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,026	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,007	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	1,057	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	805	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,094	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,076	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,044	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,876	70.73/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,327	4
Bulls	—	—	2,054	80.23/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,648	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	45.15/cwt	41.00–47.50	492	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	49.80/cwt	48.00–54.00	596	111
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	64.10/cwt	58.00–67.00	894	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	69.32/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,041	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,343	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,248	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,795	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,332	2

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,661Last week 1,812Year ago 2,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 147Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 117Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	686	131.50–136.00	135.50
36	—	565	130.50–135.00	133.55
18	—	802	131.85	131.85
25	—	629	132.50–136.00	133.73
42	—	484	138.00–139.50	139.36
115	—	739	135.00–137.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	517	130.00	130.00
17	—	387	145.00–151.00	149.22
28	—	405	121.00–128.00	121.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	730	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	126.00	126.00
6	—	651	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	805	135.85	135.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,076	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	911	95.00	95.00
15	—	486	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	131.00	131.00
68	—	871	140.10–141.50	140.23
108	—	764	144.00–144.75	144.50
15	—	581	148.50	148.50
48	—	723	136.50–140.00	138.36
131	—	836	135.00–143.60	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	127.25	127.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	612	131.00	131.00
6	—	389	170.00	170.00
33	—	524	141.00–155.75	153.55
18	—	584	142.00	142.00
14	—	747	132.00	132.00
30	—	482	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	937	141.00	141.00
134	—	978	139.85–141.60	140.70
20	—	853	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	818	131.00	131.00
12	—	967	118.50	118.50
20	—	781	124.50–132.50	126.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,196	48.00–54.00	49.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,502	68.00–71.00	69.32
44	—	1,395	58.00–67.00	64.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,089	41.00–47.50	45.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	66.00–77.00	70.73
7	—	2,054	79.00–82.00	80.23

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,437	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,370	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	810.00	810.00

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.