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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 7

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,528 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 3,722▲ 1,442 vs year ago 2,086 · +69.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 248▲ 51 vs year ago 125 · +40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 180▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 875 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves under 500 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $144.84/cwt on 1,994 head.

Average price

$144.84

1,994 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$399

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	151.84	888	122
Medium and Large 1	803	145.70	1,170	1,732
Large 1	1,005	128.08	1,287	140

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$399 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 sale1,994 hd

144.84

—

KS average3 barns · 6,441 hd

149.34

−4.50

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	1,840	87.90	1,617	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	73.19	999	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	65.02	784	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	54.75	632	14

Every lot

62 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	168.70/cwt	167.50–169.00	747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	187.70/cwt	178.00–188.50	837	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	186.05/cwt	180.00–187.50	860	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	782	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	931	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	986	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	155.74/cwt	151.00–162.00	894	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	175.36/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,008	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,073	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	918	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	171.80/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,072	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	166.20/cwt	165.00–166.75	1,114	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	150.33/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,015	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	153.16/cwt	146.00–154.25	1,101	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,104	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	138.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,083	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,168	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	824	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,211	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	135.64/cwt	128.50–138.75	1,192	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	132.13/cwt	124.00–133.60	1,217	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	130.33/cwt	128.00–131.35	1,273	202
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	128.08/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,287	140
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	386	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	166.66/cwt	158.00–167.50	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	153.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	666	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.91/cwt	151.00–158.00	730	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	150.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.33/cwt	139.00–149.00	838	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	142.23/cwt	138.50–144.50	889	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	638	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	941	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	137.06/cwt	135.00–138.50	927	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	738	138.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,020	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	135.71/cwt	130.50–137.10	1,010	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	122.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	934	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	132.97/cwt	130.75–134.85	1,035	374
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	810	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,102	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	131.46/cwt	128.75–135.10	1,087	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,113	40
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	162.77/cwt	161.00–170.00	855	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	851	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,055	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	73.38/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,194	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	86.73/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,572	14
Bulls	—	—	1,984	96.46/cwt	92.50–100.50	1,914	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	54.75/cwt	50.00–59.00	632	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	65.02/cwt	60.00–69.50	784	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	70.96/cwt	70.00–72.00	959	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	73.88/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,011	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,002	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,402	1,012.92/cwt	935.00–1,075.00	14,201	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,001.19/cwt	985.00–1,010.00	14,117	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	18,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	6

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,528Last week 3,722Year ago 2,086

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 248Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 180Year ago 34

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	175.00	175.00
93	—	625	138.50–144.50	142.23
26	—	435	150.00–157.50	153.09
27	—	573	139.00–149.00	146.33
42	—	468	151.00–158.00	155.91
109	—	676	135.00–138.50	137.06
182	—	827	128.75–135.10	131.46
84	—	516	145.00–155.00	150.60
40	—	856	130.00	130.00
141	—	744	130.50–137.10	135.71
374	—	778	130.75–134.85	132.97
11	—	397	158.00–167.50	166.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	355	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	386	177.00	177.00
115	—	810	136.10	136.10
24	—	738	138.00–140.00	138.25
25	—	638	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	142.00	142.00
13	—	760	118.00–126.00	122.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	719	146.00–154.25	153.16
11	—	462	180.00–187.50	186.05
310	—	879	128.50–138.75	135.64
6	—	335	200.00	200.00
220	—	921	124.00–133.60	132.13
50	—	624	166.00–173.50	171.80
27	—	575	174.00–176.00	175.36
6	—	350	195.00	195.00
331	—	821	137.00–145.75	142.23
70	—	670	165.00–166.75	166.20
119	—	785	135.00–142.00	138.01
14	—	446	178.00–188.50	187.70
62	—	542	171.75	171.75
202	—	977	128.00–131.35	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	190.00	190.00
8	—	551	179.00	179.00
6	—	751	147.00	147.00
70	—	603	178.00	178.00
64	—	824	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	167.50–169.00	168.70
5	—	517	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,005	125.00–129.00	128.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	574	151.00–162.00	155.74
3	—	456	165.00	165.00
29	—	675	149.00–154.00	150.33
21	—	618	148.50	148.50
39	—	519	150.75	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	851	124.00	124.00
10	—	525	161.00–170.00	162.77
18	—	755	134.00	134.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,402	935.00–1,075.00	1,012.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	985.00–1,010.00	1,001.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,984	92.50–100.50	96.46
14	—	1,813	81.00–91.00	86.73
3	—	1,627	69.00–77.50	73.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,155	50.00–59.00	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,369	72.50–76.50	73.88
8	—	1,352	70.00–72.00	70.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,206	60.00–69.50	65.02

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.