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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, May 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,674 head

▲ 1,014 vs last sale 660▼ 326 vs year ago 2,000 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 171▲ 107 vs year ago 173 · +61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 64▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 400 lb to 800 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $137.11/cwt on 745 head.

Average price

$137.11

745 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	838	137.67	1,153	704
Medium and Large 1-2	820	128.78	1,056	36
Large 1	1,044	119.00	1,242	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale745 hd

137.11

—

KS average3 barns · 4,479 hd

134.23

+2.88

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	1,603	86.26	1,383	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	72.51	997	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	64.90	814	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	57.43	645	25

Every lot

57 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	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	576	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,014	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	161.34/cwt	155.00–164.75	941	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	149.25/cwt	148.00–149.50	930	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	141.40/cwt	135.75–143.00	1,024	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	736	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,091	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	769	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,086	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,036	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	138.35/cwt	134.25–139.00	1,154	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,082	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	133.44/cwt	132.75–133.75	1,156	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,110	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	130.66/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,209	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	128.05/cwt	126.25–130.75	1,241	167
Steers	—	Large 1	1,044	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,242	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	154.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	682	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	731	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	864	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	143.63/cwt	140.00–144.75	985	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	129.14/cwt	125.50–131.00	940	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	130.80/cwt	128.50–133.10	1,008	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,061	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	123.03/cwt	118.25–125.25	1,064	104
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,010	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,197	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	85.98/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,333	17
Bulls	—	—	1,563	81.14/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	96.42/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,832	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	57.43/cwt	53.50–59.00	645	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	64.90/cwt	60.50–68.00	814	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	939	102
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	76.10/cwt	73.50–79.25	1,148	41
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,006.32/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,452	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,131	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	939.24/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,628	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	1,082.14/cwt	810.00–1,160.00	14,944	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,643	1,013.64/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	16,654	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,190.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,350.00	11,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	1,796.15/cwt	1,675.00–1,900.00	18,931	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	1,965.48/cwt	1,800.00–2,075.00	22,741	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,625	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	1,144.63/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,488	14

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,674Last week 660Year ago 2,000

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 171Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 64Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	865	118.25–125.25	123.03
12	—	590	146.50	146.50
189	—	822	126.00–131.00	129.02
7	—	484	151.00	151.00
11	—	442	148.00–155.00	154.41
188	—	771	128.50–133.10	130.80
6	—	370	156.00	156.00
15	—	703	143.00	143.00
50	—	686	140.00–144.75	143.63
5	—	531	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	635	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	728	125.50–131.00	129.14
6	—	618	135.00	135.00
3	—	855	117.50	117.50
2	—	836	120.00	120.00
4	—	772	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,010	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	186.00	186.00
167	—	969	126.25–130.75	128.05
128	—	834	134.25–139.00	138.35
2	—	532	162.00	162.00
94	—	925	130.50–131.00	130.66
2	—	470	177.00	177.00
7	—	395	182.00	182.00
45	—	724	135.75–143.00	141.40
13	—	583	155.00–164.75	161.34
115	—	866	132.75–133.75	133.44
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
37	—	623	148.00–149.50	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	769	141.25	141.25
6	—	605	163.00	163.00
61	—	736	148.25	148.25
9	—	576	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	794	130.50	130.50
8	—	847	127.75	127.75
4	—	921	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	171.00	171.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,228	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,643	875.00–1,050.00	1,013.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	950.00–1,075.00	1,006.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	925.00–950.00	939.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,381	810.00–1,160.00	1,082.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,054	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,796.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,110.00–1,350.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,350	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,157	1,800.00–2,075.00	1,965.48

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)	14	—	1,091	975.00–1,175.00	1,144.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,255	60.50–68.00	64.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,123	53.50–59.00	57.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,508	73.50–79.25	76.10
102	—	1,321	69.00–73.00	71.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,550	83.00–92.00	85.98
7	—	1,563	79.00–82.00	81.14
4	—	1,900	95.00–100.50	96.42

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.