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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 28

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

456 head

▼ 3,189 vs last sale 3,645▼ 2,122 vs year ago 2,578 · −82.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 254▼ 31 vs year ago 200 · −15.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 23 · −21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Low receipts due to weather. Not enough steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower market was noted. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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 $131.54/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$131.54

277 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.37

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	132.12	853	271
Medium and Large 1-2	530	105.00	557	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $296 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 sale277 hd

131.54

—

KS average4 barns · 3,060 hd

138.91

−7.37

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	1,961	74.80	1,467	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	63.85	878	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	51.61	729	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,411	44.51	628	33

Every lot

33 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.73/cwt	149.00–157.00	660	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	740	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	141.81/cwt	141.75–142.00	750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	674	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	133.75/cwt	133.00–137.00	777	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	127.73/cwt	123.50–129.50	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	644	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	773	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	125.17/cwt	124.75–128.00	825	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	125.33/cwt	124.00–126.75	907	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	999	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	968	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	126.07/cwt	125.50–126.25	1,075	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	131.74/cwt	128.00–135.50	680	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	124.83/cwt	122.00–126.00	710	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	691	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	865	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,954	73.66/cwt	68.50–76.50	1,439	6
Bulls	—	—	1,983	78.24/cwt	78.00–78.50	1,551	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,334	63.02/cwt	60.00–65.50	841	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,411	44.51/cwt	36.00–47.00	628	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	51.61/cwt	48.00–58.00	729	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	69.89/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,168	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,628	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,468	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,262	641.34/cwt	635.00–675.00	8,094	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,979	3

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 3,645Year ago 2,578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 254Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 23

* Final Report *

Low receipts due to weather. Not enough steers and heifers for a market test, however a lower market was noted. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	155.50	155.50
13	—	529	141.75–142.00	141.81
67	—	581	133.00–137.00	133.75
38	—	724	124.00–126.75	125.33
13	—	853	125.50–126.25	126.07
38	—	659	124.75–128.00	125.17
10	—	614	123.50–129.50	127.73
40	—	760	130.00–132.00	131.40
14	—	429	149.00–157.00	153.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	779	124.25	124.25
9	—	644	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	782	116.00	116.00
5	—	490	125.00	125.00
9	—	601	124.00	124.00
8	—	703	123.00	123.00
20	—	516	128.00–135.50	131.74
24	—	569	122.00–126.00	124.83
4	—	433	125.00	125.00
2	—	820	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	111.00	111.00
3	—	691	116.00	116.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,262	635.00–675.00	641.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,411	36.00–47.00	44.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	66.00–71.00	69.89
29	—	1,334	60.00–65.50	63.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,413	48.00–58.00	51.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	78.00–78.50	78.24
6	—	1,954	68.50–76.50	73.66

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.