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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,800 head

▲ 353 vs last sale 2,447▲ 1,988 vs year ago 812 · +244.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 259▲ 33 vs year ago 135 · +24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 15 vs year ago 28 · −53.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 950 lb to 1100 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on steers under 500 lb. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 800 lb to 925 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $124.07/cwt on 1,525 head.

Average price

$124.07

1,525 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$5.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	825	124.52	1,027	1,400
Medium and Large 1-2	795	119.08	946	125

One grade step is worth $5.44/cwt here — about $81 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 sale1,525 hd

124.07

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KS average3 barns · 3,716 hd

123.80

+0.27

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	1,911	85.92	1,642	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	70.68	1,054	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	64.68	808	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	58.26	648	16

Every lot

48 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	785	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	597	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	147.18/cwt	147.00–148.00	942	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	146.50/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,031	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	928	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	138.46/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,044	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	132.48/cwt	128.50–135.50	1,090	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	132.23/cwt	126.75–134.00	1,156	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	124.83/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,091	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	131.35/cwt	127.00–134.60	1,215	349
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,169	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,103	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,021	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,268	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,229	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,155	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,288	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	624	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	141.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	761	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	136.43/cwt	135.50–138.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	131.49/cwt	130.50–134.50	832	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	129.62/cwt	127.50–132.50	863	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	863	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	130.45/cwt	128.00–132.75	927	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	119.07/cwt	107.00–123.50	858	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	925	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	128.62/cwt	124.75–129.60	1,001	307
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	123.97/cwt	122.85–125.00	1,010	208
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,019	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	119.43/cwt	116.00–120.35	1,057	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	119.69/cwt	118.25–121.00	1,100	495
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	838	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	985	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,637	73.85/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,209	5
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.33/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,721	6
Bulls	—	—	2,103	93.56/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,968	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	58.26/cwt	55.00–59.50	648	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	64.68/cwt	60.00–66.50	808	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	68.45/cwt	67.00–71.00	965	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	76.16/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,288	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,243	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	950.75/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	12,265	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,441	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,507	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,693	2

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,800Last week 2,447Year ago 812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 259Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 28

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	147.00	147.00
25	—	536	136.00–144.00	141.92
163	—	885	116.00–120.35	119.43
5	—	396	157.50	157.50
495	—	919	118.25–121.00	119.69
307	—	778	124.75–129.60	128.62
8	—	666	127.50–132.50	129.62
138	—	711	128.00–132.75	130.45
8	—	555	135.50–138.00	136.43
22	—	633	130.50–134.50	131.49
10	—	462	145.00	145.00
208	—	815	122.85–125.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	875	116.50	116.50
36	—	721	107.00–123.50	119.07
9	—	771	120.00	120.00
18	—	677	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	476	165.00	165.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	823	128.50–135.50	132.48
37	—	704	141.50–148.00	146.50
29	—	754	135.00–141.25	138.46
15	—	427	188.00	188.00
349	—	925	127.00–134.60	131.35
53	—	640	147.00–148.00	147.18
183	—	874	126.75–134.00	132.23
2	—	1,055	116.50	116.50
2	—	500	175.00	175.00
4	—	597	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	142.00	142.00
7	—	706	131.50	131.50
17	—	972	113.50	113.50
50	—	874	120.00–125.75	124.83
14	—	943	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,021	122.00–126.00	124.16
2	—	1,155	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	838	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,637	71.00–78.00	73.85
6	—	2,103	92.00–95.50	93.56
6	—	1,948	85.00–90.50	88.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,113	55.00–59.50	58.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,691	72.00–78.50	76.16
32	—	1,410	67.00–71.00	68.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,249	60.00–66.50	64.68

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,507	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	885.00–1,000.00	950.75

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.