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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 5

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,447 head

▲ 517 vs last sale 1,930▲ 823 vs year ago 1,624 · +50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 193▲ 16 vs year ago 243 · +6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 78 vs year ago 100 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifer calves 375 lb to 500 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.75/cwt on 1,268 head.

Average price

$127.75

1,268 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	127.94	927	1,254
Medium and Large 1-2	718	111.50	801	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $127 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 sale1,268 hd

127.75

—

KS average3 barns · 3,750 hd

129.88

−2.13

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	1,900	86.75	1,649	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	72.23	1,042	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	65.36	850	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	58.99	672	16

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	843	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	874	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	964	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	888	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.50	883	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.50	984	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	743	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,070	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	134.44/cwt	132.00–138.25	1,015	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,014	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	130.49/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,073	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,125	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	126.78/cwt	123.25–128.75	1,163	219
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	122.60/cwt	119.00–123.50	1,168	66
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	117.22/cwt	113.50–117.60	1,216	178
Steers	—	Large 1	1,050	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	1,230	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,115	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,243	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	590	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	147.59/cwt	141.00–149.00	697	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	138.87/cwt	134.00–139.50	750	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	544	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	805	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	130.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	738	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	607	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.92/cwt	122.00–129.00	850	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	801	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	127.15/cwt	123.00–129.50	946	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	124.74/cwt	120.50–128.25	968	419
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	119.60/cwt	114.50–121.50	986	256
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	952	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	111.72/cwt	111.00–112.25	1,026	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	106.45/cwt	106.00–106.50	1,050	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	863	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	898	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	817	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	842	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,120	3
Bulls	—	—	1,923	85.99/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,654	10
Bulls	—	—	2,111	94.71/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,999	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	58.99/cwt	54.00–60.50	672	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	65.36/cwt	61.00–68.50	850	130
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	75.29/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,034	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,044	54
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,680	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	908.98/cwt	860.00–960.00	11,908	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	981.26/cwt	935.00–1,060.00	12,953	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,436	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,719	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,370	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	4

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,447Last week 1,930Year ago 1,624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 193Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 100

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	153.00–158.00	155.04
8	—	543	161.00	161.00
61	—	872	129.00	129.00
38	—	471	179.00	179.00
7	—	387	200.00	200.00
19	—	755	132.00–138.25	134.44
86	—	822	129.50–133.00	130.49
3	—	625	148.00	148.00
66	—	953	119.00–123.50	122.60
10	—	729	134.00–136.50	135.00
219	—	917	123.25–128.75	126.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	743	144.00	144.00
27	—	575	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	410	187.50	187.50
98	—	562	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,115	111.50	111.50
50	—	1,050	117.10	117.10
178	—	1,037	113.50–117.60	117.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	710	123.00–127.50	124.32
9	—	818	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	422	158.00	158.00
16	—	382	154.00–155.00	154.50
2	—	325	161.00	161.00
52	—	472	141.00–149.00	147.59
43	—	564	128.00–134.00	130.85
30	—	670	122.00–129.00	126.92
53	—	918	111.00–112.25	111.72
169	—	744	123.00–129.50	127.15
54	—	540	134.00–139.50	138.87
21	—	986	106.00–106.50	106.45
5	—	611	129.00	129.00
419	—	776	120.50–128.25	124.74
256	—	824	114.50–121.50	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	137.50	137.50
2	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	544	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	718	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	138.00	138.00
6	—	721	123.00–126.00	124.48
2	—	817	103.00	103.00
4	—	427	160.00	160.00
14	—	581	148.50	148.50
3	—	530	155.00	155.00

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)	3	—	1,195	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	935.00–1,060.00	981.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,436	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	860.00–960.00	908.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,461	69.00–73.50	71.44
14	—	1,374	74.00–77.00	75.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,300	61.00–68.50	65.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,140	54.00–60.50	58.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	75.00–77.00	76.04
5	—	2,111	94.00–95.00	94.71
10	—	1,923	83.00–90.50	85.99

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.