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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 18

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,370 head

▲ 594 vs last sale 776▼ 33 vs year ago 1,403 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 197▼ 118 vs year ago 264 · −44.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 110 vs year ago 115 · −95.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 lower. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 10 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower. Heifers 450 lb to 800 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

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 $155.23/cwt on 641 head.

Average price

$155.23

641 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	157.09	1,276	567
Large 1	1,003	141.50	1,419	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	791	140.89	1,115	66

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $161 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 sale641 hd

155.23

—

KS average3 barns · 3,978 hd

156.52

−1.29

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	1,941	86.52	1,679	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	70.34	938	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	55.62	673	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	44.92	521	13

Every lot

60 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	181.05/cwt	180.00–183.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	628	183.47/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,152	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,074	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	155.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,072	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	151.19/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,089	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,054	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	152.57/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,207	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	807	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,257	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	152.32/cwt	149.50–153.00	1,260	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	144.28/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,195	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,123	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	155.53/cwt	152.50–157.85	1,364	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	903	155.60/cwt	155.60–155.60	1,405	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	142.38/cwt	141.25–146.50	1,345	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	140.91/cwt	140.75–145.50	1,354	59
Steers	—	Large 1	1,003	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,419	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	173.39/cwt	169.00–178.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	159.86/cwt	159.00–164.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	157.60/cwt	154.00–160.00	744	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	157.00/cwt	153.00–157.50	890	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	139.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	813	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	828	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	126.53/cwt	126.50–127.00	857	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,037	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	144.01/cwt	143.50–147.00	986	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	138.65/cwt	135.00–139.85	991	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	152.81/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,126	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	979	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	148.35/cwt	148.25–149.50	1,160	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	124.89/cwt	123.50–129.50	1,017	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,177	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	924	139.57/cwt	139.50–140.25	1,290	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,128	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	75.57/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	84.81/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	89.05/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,790	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	44.92/cwt	39.00–48.00	521	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	55.62/cwt	53.50–59.00	673	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	66.05/cwt	60.00–72.00	838	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	78.09/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,132	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	10,413	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	15,150	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,370Last week 776Year ago 1,403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 197Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 115

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	153.00	153.00
85	—	924	139.50–140.25	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	903	130.00–131.00	130.29
172	—	737	149.00–154.00	152.81
59	—	567	153.00–157.50	157.00
39	—	685	143.50–147.00	144.01
5	—	956	118.00	118.00
15	—	472	154.00–160.00	157.60
17	—	620	158.00	158.00
35	—	782	148.25–149.50	148.35
9	—	380	169.00–178.00	173.39
3	—	818	134.50	134.50
2	—	332	181.00	181.00
11	—	437	159.00–164.00	159.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	701	132.00	132.00
7	—	625	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	139.00	139.00
10	—	756	129.50	129.50
35	—	814	123.50–129.50	124.89
24	—	581	136.00–142.00	139.99
18	—	677	126.50–127.00	126.53
3	—	476	138.00	138.00
16	—	715	135.00–139.85	138.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	192.00	192.00
54	—	903	155.60	155.60
7	—	450	190.00	190.00
2	—	655	164.00	164.00
17	—	807	155.75	155.75
10	—	439	192.50	192.50
47	—	628	180.00–184.50	183.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	411	180.00–183.00	181.05
38	—	720	150.00–155.50	151.19
4	—	360	185.00	185.00
27	—	791	150.00–153.00	152.57
4	—	550	170.00	170.00
24	—	688	150.00–157.00	155.78
7	—	525	186.00	186.00
37	—	945	141.25–146.50	142.38
32	—	827	149.50–153.00	152.32
189	—	877	152.50–157.85	155.53
59	—	961	140.75–145.50	140.91
2	—	345	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,003	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	778	135.50	135.50
4	—	520	145.50	145.50
3	—	601	153.00	153.00
35	—	828	142.50–144.50	144.28
11	—	867	129.50	129.50
4	—	706	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,450	75.00–82.50	78.09
38	—	1,269	60.00–72.00	66.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,210	53.50–59.00	55.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,160	39.00–48.00	44.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	84.00–85.50	84.81
2	—	1,725	74.00–77.50	75.57
12	—	2,010	87.50–91.50	89.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,010.00	1,010.00

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.