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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

660 head

▼ 2,140 vs last sale 2,800▼ 1,667 vs year ago 2,327 · −71.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 168▼ 82 vs year ago 253 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 59 · +8.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $126.98/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$126.98

352 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	742	127.45	946	337
Medium and Large 1-2	701	116.50	817	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $129 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 sale352 hd

126.98

—

KS average3 barns · 2,693 hd

125.80

+1.18

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	1,885	95.29	1,796	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	69.64	960	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	64.35	829	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	56.98	660	9thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	169.09/cwt	165.00–172.00	867	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	143.96/cwt	143.00–147.00	995	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	775	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	128.77/cwt	126.00–130.50	921	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,052	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,012	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	120.80/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,194	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	118.49/cwt	116.00–119.50	1,199	28
Steers	—	Large 1	1,092	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,368	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,245	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	146.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	558	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	140.28/cwt	138.00–143.00	655	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	132.42/cwt	129.00–134.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	134.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	792	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	129.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	130.37/cwt	130.35–130.50	887	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	817	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	126.97/cwt	125.00–128.25	928	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	989	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,045	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	122.85/cwt	122.85–122.85	1,057	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	117.24/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,065	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	93.68/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,592	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	2,042	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	56.98/cwt	51.00–59.00	660	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	64.35/cwt	60.00–66.50	829	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.50	927	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	71.86/cwt	71.00–74.50	993	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	16,850	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,860.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,860.00	22,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,650.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	20,625	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	21,775	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,149	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,713	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,481	1

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 2,800Year ago 2,327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 168Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 13Year ago 59

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	119.50	119.50
2	—	820	113.00	113.00
2	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	297	148.00	148.00
8	—	908	116.00–118.50	117.24
63	—	848	123.25	123.25
42	—	731	125.00–128.25	126.97
20	—	588	132.00–138.00	134.70
6	—	381	145.00–147.00	146.52
63	—	860	122.85	122.85
3	—	532	129.00–134.00	132.42
7	—	622	127.00–130.00	129.17
26	—	796	124.25	124.25
84	—	680	130.35–130.50	130.37
13	—	467	138.00–143.00	140.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	701	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	850	129.00	129.00
10	—	513	165.00–172.00	169.09
2	—	497	160.00	160.00
20	—	791	133.00	133.00
6	—	925	120.00–127.00	124.69
6	—	701	141.00	141.00
18	—	988	120.50–121.00	120.80
20	—	691	143.00–147.00	143.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	861	117.50	117.50
4	—	975	110.00	110.00
10	—	698	111.00	111.00
18	—	715	126.00–130.50	128.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,092	105.00	105.00
28	—	1,012	116.00–119.50	118.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,200	1,860.00	1,860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,000	1,685.00	1,685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,250	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00

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)	6	—	1,335	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	71.00	71.00
10	—	1,699	86.00–97.00	93.68
11	—	2,063	98.00–100.00	98.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,288	60.00–66.50	64.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,374	67.00–68.50	67.48
31	—	1,382	71.00–74.50	71.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,158	51.00–59.00	56.98

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.