Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-12-16

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Dec 9Dec 16Dec 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,337 head

▼ 2,236 vs last sale 3,573▼ 1,216 vs year ago 2,553 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 183▼ 59 vs year ago 230 · −25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

432 head

▲ 420 vs last sale 12▲ 387 vs year ago 45 · +860.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a livestock sale next Wednesday December 23 for Christmas Break

* Note * WInter Livestock in Dodge City will have a sale on Wednesday December 30.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 7.00 lower. Lean cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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 $145.21/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$145.21

642 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$262

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	145.72	1,058	625
Large 1	1,043	126.50	1,319	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale642 hd

145.21

—

KS average3 barns · 5,750 hd

152.62

−7.41

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	1,827	74.19	1,356	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	58.89	800	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	52.15	628	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	43.89	521	17

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	247	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	183.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	590	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	717	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	180.00/cwt	174.00–183.00	765	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	170.71/cwt	165.00–174.00	831	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	163.69/cwt	158.00–168.00	853	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	154.86/cwt	153.00–156.00	901	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	151.59/cwt	148.00–157.00	955	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	634	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,024	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	142.81/cwt	136.00–145.10	950	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	897	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	138.74/cwt	131.50–141.75	1,017	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	134.74/cwt	133.75–137.50	1,118	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	132.51/cwt	132.10–134.25	1,165	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	134.24/cwt	133.75–134.60	1,234	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	128.10/cwt	128.10–128.10	1,236	46
Steers	—	Large 1	1,043	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,319	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	153.86/cwt	148.00–159.00	660	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	144.72/cwt	143.00–148.00	677	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	140.23/cwt	132.00–143.50	749	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	135.23/cwt	129.25–137.85	801	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	131.73/cwt	126.00–135.00	851	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	131.24/cwt	121.00–131.75	902	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	968	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	131.90/cwt	131.75–132.10	1,016	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,002	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,122	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,051	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,256	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	531	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.50	774	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	886	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	66.66/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,901	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,956	74.85/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,464	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	43.89/cwt	39.00–46.00	521	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	52.15/cwt	47.00–56.50	628	102
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	57.63/cwt	57.00–59.50	779	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	60.42/cwt	60.00–62.00	827	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,446	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,744	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,026	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,515	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	1,337.99/cwt	1,150.00–1,485.00	15,481	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,656	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	1,166.55/cwt	1,010.00–1,335.00	14,244	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,231	741.10/cwt	610.00–785.00	9,123	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	1,088.89/cwt	850.00–1,310.00	13,731	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	845.93/cwt	710.00–925.00	10,667	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	862.66/cwt	560.00–900.00	11,094	69
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	899.55/cwt	735.00–950.00	12,252	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,427	1,024.00/cwt	835.00–1,150.00	14,612	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	1,404.12/cwt	1,100.00–1,550.00	14,083	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,329.47/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	13,361	50
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	19,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	16,940	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.

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