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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 17

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▼ 5,455 vs last sale 6,312▲ 377 vs year ago 480 · +78.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 213▼ 90 vs year ago 125 · −72.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 600 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Light receipts due to very beneficial rains. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 2.00 higher on light receipts.

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 $141.37/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$141.37

493 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	778	141.44	1,100	492
Large 1	1,015	108.00	1,096	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $4 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 sale493 hd

141.37

—

KS average3 barns · 6,463 hd

138.80

+2.58

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	1,766	83.62	1,477	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	65.52	880	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	57.70	631	6thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	176.47/cwt	176.00–181.00	851	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	589	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,013	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,043	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	155.83/cwt	155.50–156.00	980	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	149.59/cwt	148.50–151.00	1,010	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	139.75/cwt	137.25–143.00	1,020	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	773	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,098	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	136.79/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,086	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	135.26/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,106	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,143	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	128.24/cwt	127.35–129.10	1,150	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	122.58/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,140	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	140.82/cwt	139.00–145.00	745	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	132.13/cwt	131.00–132.50	770	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	128.61/cwt	128.25–130.00	782	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	130.24/cwt	129.00–130.75	877	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	925	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	976	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	121.71/cwt	120.00–122.75	987	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,067	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,030	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	501	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	74.46/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	83.87/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	92.26/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,719	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	57.70/cwt	53.00–60.00	631	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,312	64.67/cwt	62.00–65.50	848	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	67.57/cwt	66.00–68.50	959	5

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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 6,312Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 213Year ago 125

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,797	81.00–87.00	83.87
2	—	1,863	92.00–92.50	92.26
2	—	1,608	72.00–77.00	74.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	53.00–60.00	57.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	62.00–65.50	64.67
5	—	1,420	66.00–68.50	67.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	897	127.35–129.10	128.24
2	—	582	171.00	171.00
5	—	930	117.00–124.00	122.58
6	—	629	155.50–156.00	155.83
21	—	675	148.50–151.00	149.59
30	—	818	134.00–136.00	135.26
60	—	730	137.25–143.00	139.75
70	—	794	135.50–137.50	136.79
10	—	482	176.00–181.00	176.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	589	172.00	172.00
45	—	612	170.50	170.50
62	—	825	138.50	138.50
63	—	773	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	608	128.25–130.00	128.61
25	—	789	123.75	123.75
52	—	811	120.00–122.75	121.71
99	—	673	129.00–130.75	130.24
2	—	717	124.50	124.50
2	—	875	101.00	101.00
3	—	490	144.00	144.00
19	—	583	131.00–132.50	132.13
24	—	529	139.00–145.00	140.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,067	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
2	—	800	117.00	117.00
3	—	501	165.00	165.00

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.