Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2021-07-14

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Jul 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
554 head
▼ 609 vs last sale 1,163▼ 188 vs year ago 742 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
198 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 179▲ 41 vs year ago 157 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers for a market test, however a steady trend was noted on 850 lb to 900 lb steers. Not enough feeder heifers for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.40/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$146.40
313 head · 804 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,177
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$34.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.16
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1812147.121,195289
Medium and Large 1-2652141.2992121
Large 11,087112.991,2283thin
One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale313 hd
146.40
—
KS average2 barns · 1,546 hd
150.56
−4.16
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70395.011,61818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37177.571,06451
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27772.5692758
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21464.0277730

Every lot

41 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335180.00/cwt175.00–182.506033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 1397183.00/cwt183.00–183.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408164.00/cwt164.00–164.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1515164.00/cwt164.00–164.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1568159.64/cwt158.00–165.5090714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 1645161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0388
Steers—Medium and Large 1679145.28/cwt144.00–146.0098617
Steers—Medium and Large 1780150.11/cwt147.25–150.751,17143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2794131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0448
Steers—Medium and Large 1806143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,15310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 1877143.74/cwt141.00–146.501,261188
Steers—Large 11,087112.99/cwt107.00–116.001,2283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363160.00/cwt160.00–160.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1446144.00/cwt144.00–144.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483142.71/cwt141.00–146.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569146.19/cwt145.00–149.0083213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641134.78/cwt134.00–135.008649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy681145.75/cwt145.75–145.7599316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769136.46/cwt135.25–136.751,04931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2836129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1851134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,1429
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62384.11/cwt79.00–88.001,3653
Bulls——1,69195.87/cwt91.00–99.001,62112
Bulls——1,830102.47/cwt100.00–105.001,8753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21464.02/cwt60.50–68.0077730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27772.56/cwt68.00–74.0092758
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36376.79/cwt75.00–80.001,04744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42282.48/cwt81.00–85.501,1737
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0017,1006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,3007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2571,237.14/cwt960.00–1,335.0015,5517
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,145875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,0191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,163967.24/cwt950.00–985.0011,2492

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.