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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 2

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,172 head

▼ 1,037 vs last sale 3,209▼ 826 vs year ago 2,998 · −27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

365 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 458▼ 35 vs year ago 400 · −8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 452▲ 302 vs year ago 50 · +604.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady. Feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 725 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 725 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $140.38/cwt on 933 head.

Average price

$140.38

933 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	799	140.93	1,126	862
Medium and Large 1-2	554	138.21	765	48
Large 1	1,089	124.50	1,356	23

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale933 hd

140.38

—

KS average2 barns · 2,683 hd

151.06

−10.67

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	—	Low	1,970	71.86	1,416	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	63.03	890	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	52.22	634	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	43.40	508	57

Every lot

74 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	599	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	192.68/cwt	190.00–200.00	819	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	180.01/cwt	177.00–186.00	837	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	163.80/cwt	157.00–166.00	858	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	951	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	159.58/cwt	158.50–162.00	935	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	145.60/cwt	142.00–148.50	909	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	874	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	140.22/cwt	135.00–144.00	951	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	133.02/cwt	131.50–136.25	975	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,087	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	805	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,039	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	139.22/cwt	137.50–139.75	1,133	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,090	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	132.72/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,163	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	902	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,292	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	133.76/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,225	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	130.89/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,268	71
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,356	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	154.80/cwt	154.00–155.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	150.38/cwt	150.00–151.00	641	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	143.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	674	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	708	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	137.15/cwt	133.00–138.50	780	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	864	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	127.77/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1	653	127.86/cwt	127.50–128.00	835	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	120.34/cwt	117.00–122.00	809	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	128.52/cwt	125.50–132.25	877	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	133.91/cwt	133.75–135.00	986	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	129.46/cwt	128.00–129.75	986	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	970	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	932	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	130.07/cwt	129.25–132.25	1,065	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	129.45/cwt	125.00–130.75	1,118	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	125.61/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,148	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,189	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,034	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,194	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,124	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,242	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	770	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	719	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	45
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	712	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	790	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	65.69/cwt	63.50–68.00	1,196	8
Bulls	—	—	1,969	72.38/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,425	11
Bulls	—	—	2,123	77.33/cwt	76.50–79.00	1,642	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	38.28/cwt	38.00–39.00	417	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	44.24/cwt	41.00–46.50	524	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	52.22/cwt	49.00–56.00	634	112
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	62.67/cwt	57.00–67.00	874	111
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	69.75/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,194	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	1,319.86/cwt	1,225.00–1,410.00	13,014	151
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,559.70/cwt	1,275.00–1,700.00	16,377	85
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	910.32/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,408	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,074	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,896	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,399	1,156.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	16,181	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,953	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,781	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,375	1

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,172Last week 3,209Year ago 2,998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 458Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 352Last week 452Year ago 50

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	141.00	141.00
45	—	643	126.00	126.00
8	—	491	159.00	159.00
1	—	345	189.00	189.00
6	—	712	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	537	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	604	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	733	131.50–136.25	133.02
68	—	814	137.50–139.75	139.22
35	—	524	157.00–166.00	163.80
242	—	916	131.00–134.50	133.76
35	—	624	142.00–148.50	145.60
32	—	678	135.00–144.00	140.22
11	—	425	190.00–200.00	192.68
71	—	969	130.00–131.00	130.89
103	—	764	142.00–142.50	142.25
51	—	876	132.50–133.00	132.72
47	—	586	158.50–162.00	159.58
12	—	465	177.00–186.00	180.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	629	139.00	139.00
10	—	492	156.00	156.00
16	—	805	129.10	129.10
15	—	862	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	556	171.00	171.00
55	—	902	143.25	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	131.00	131.00
16	—	564	129.00	129.00
8	—	402	149.00	149.00
9	—	512	155.00	155.00
9	—	641	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,089	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	864	125.00–130.75	129.45
23	—	626	126.00–129.00	127.77
128	—	819	129.25–132.25	130.07
5	—	384	154.00–155.00	154.80
11	—	426	150.00–151.00	150.38
7	—	991	120.00	120.00
33	—	471	141.00–145.00	143.11
24	—	762	128.00–129.75	129.46
58	—	569	133.00–138.50	137.15
74	—	736	133.75–135.00	133.91
6	—	539	148.00	148.00
57	—	682	125.50–132.25	128.52
18	—	914	125.50–126.00	125.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	628	128.00	128.00
10	—	517	137.00	137.00
9	—	672	117.00–122.00	120.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	615	140.50	140.50
69	—	713	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	551	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	792	122.50	122.50
5	—	807	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	110.50	110.50
9	—	1,034	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	653	127.50–128.00	127.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	85	—	1,050	1,275.00–1,700.00	1,559.70
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	151	—	986	1,225.00–1,410.00	1,319.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,399	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,156.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,368	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,428	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,388	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,363	900.00–1,050.00	910.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,418	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,214	49.00–56.00	52.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,184	41.00–46.50	44.24
8	—	1,089	38.00–39.00	38.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,395	57.00–67.00	62.67
6	—	1,712	69.00–71.00	69.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,820	63.50–68.00	65.69
11	—	1,969	69.00–76.00	72.38
8	—	2,123	76.50–79.00	77.33

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.