Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2021-02-03

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Feb 3
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,002 head
▲ 3,133 vs last sale 869▲ 2,185 vs year ago 1,817 · +120.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 173 vs last sale 23▼ 27 vs year ago 223 · −12.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 9▲ 159 vs year ago 40 · +397.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb , however a higher market was noted. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 lower. Breaker cows sold steady. Boner and lean cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.35/cwt on 1,886 head.
Average price
$142.35
1,886 head · 712 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$503
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$33.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.42
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1711142.951,0161,810
Medium and Large 1-2719132.0394954
Large 11,024124.501,27513thin
Medium 1-2471109.005139thin
One grade step is worth $33.95/cwt here — about $503 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 sale1,886 hd
142.35
—
KS average4 barns · 5,346 hd
144.76
−2.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,69983.461,41826
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33763.6385192
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21957.6570340
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12052.8059122

Every lot

91 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1225438.33/cwt400.00–475.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1291565.67/cwt425.00–600.001,6465
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy362187.15/cwt185.00–190.006779
Steers—Medium and Large 1385177.75/cwt170.00–180.0068433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy439185.00/cwt185.00–185.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 1440168.85/cwt165.00–169.0074325
Steers—Medium and Large 1465169.80/cwt166.00–175.0079029
Steers—Medium 1-2471109.00/cwt109.00–109.005139
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned487163.50/cwt163.50–163.5079628
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy491181.00/cwt181.00–181.0088922
Steers—Medium and Large 1534161.73/cwt160.00–168.0086437
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy535173.00/cwt173.00–173.0092611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy553160.94/cwt156.50–165.0089037
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned567148.00/cwt148.00–148.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1572149.55/cwt144.00–154.00855100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572137.03/cwt133.00–139.007849
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy614139.00/cwt139.00–139.0085332
Steers—Medium and Large 1618147.25/cwt140.00–152.00910248
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy627152.55/cwt151.00–155.0095648
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy652150.10/cwt149.00–150.5097949
Steers—Medium and Large 1679140.59/cwt139.00–146.00955111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy682135.65/cwt135.00–136.0092537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695132.00/cwt132.00–132.0091719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy706142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy721123.00/cwt123.00–123.008878
Steers—Medium and Large 1724138.06/cwt133.50–140.001,000181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy752133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,00420
Steers—Medium and Large 1764135.46/cwt133.00–136.001,03553
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy818140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,14574
Steers—Medium and Large 1828132.10/cwt129.25–138.751,094334
Steers—Medium and Large 1868135.61/cwt134.00–136.501,177148
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy890137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,21932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,0856
Steers—Medium and Large 1934128.12/cwt126.85–133.001,19784
Steers—Medium and Large 1968128.75/cwt128.75–128.751,24627
Steers—Large 11,024124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,27513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340176.00/cwt176.00–176.005987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy363187.00/cwt187.00–187.006797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381174.29/cwt172.00–181.006649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435162.24/cwt154.00–164.0070641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy437169.13/cwt167.00–170.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned447151.00/cwt151.00–151.0067510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy467159.00/cwt159.00–159.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned477135.00/cwt135.00–135.0064413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483152.83/cwt147.00–157.0073838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526142.57/cwt137.00–147.00750250
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571136.68/cwt131.00–139.00780183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572112.50/cwt112.50–112.506442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576135.00/cwt135.00–135.0077813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy604138.25/cwt138.25–138.2583527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612133.05/cwt129.00–136.00814247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned617120.00/cwt120.00–120.007408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691126.15/cwt124.50–128.50872132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy698115.50/cwt115.50–115.508066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713120.50/cwt120.50–120.508597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726126.63/cwt122.00–127.50919181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy743123.00/cwt123.00–123.0091412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned757119.00/cwt119.00–119.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776125.50/cwt121.00–127.50974385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783103.00/cwt103.00–103.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828124.48/cwt124.00–124.851,031129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,07513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1903117.27/cwt116.00–118.001,05911
Heifers—Large 11,05488.00/cwt88.00–88.009288
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479163.26/cwt160.00–173.0078210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564127.50/cwt127.50–127.507195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675113.00/cwt113.00–113.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738120.00/cwt120.00–120.0088617
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52574.67/cwt70.00–77.001,1393
Bulls——1,66383.07/cwt79.00–85.001,38117
Bulls——1,88888.98/cwt87.00–91.001,6806
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12052.80/cwt49.00–54.0059122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21957.65/cwt55.25–59.5070340
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32562.98/cwt60.00–65.0083472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38265.96/cwt65.50–68.0091220
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1871,518.68/cwt1,000.00–1,575.0018,02712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2631,078.48/cwt725.00–1,175.0013,62130
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2731,487.22/cwt1,025.00–1,575.0018,93227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,295909.21/cwt635.00–985.0011,77476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,313858.88/cwt825.00–875.0011,27712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,346985.00/cwt985.00–985.0013,2583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,3851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1893860.00/cwt860.00–860.007,6803
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1331,217.87/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0013,7986
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1411,573.58/cwt1,050.00–1,650.0017,95527

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.