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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 15

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,846 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 1,730▼ 123 vs year ago 1,969 · −6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 85▼ 37 vs year ago 185 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $154.69/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$154.69

1,081 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	155.32	1,228	1,041
Medium and Large 1-2	812	140.71	1,143	28
Large 1	1,080	132.42	1,430	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,081 hd

154.69

—

KS average3 barns · 3,969 hd

155.79

−1.10

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	1,641	78.16	1,283	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	72.25	936	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	61.04	712	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	57.08	622	5thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	290	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	192.86/cwt	186.00–196.00	737	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	805	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	163.61/cwt	163.00–164.00	852	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	941	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,018	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	154.99/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,023	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,087	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	701	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,115	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,053	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	156.54/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,132	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	775	157.79/cwt	155.75–159.75	1,223	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	153.30/cwt	150.50–154.75	1,196	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	139.89/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,154	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	827	148.92/cwt	148.50–150.25	1,232	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	147.40/cwt	143.50–149.50	1,275	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,195	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	883	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,351	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,219	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	928	150.98/cwt	148.25–153.50	1,401	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	132.42/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,430	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	193.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	660	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	159.83/cwt	157.00–166.00	695	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	154.79/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	845	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	145.83/cwt	141.00–147.00	933	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	143.69/cwt	138.00–144.50	983	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	687	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,020	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	146.01/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,088	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,153	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	143.06/cwt	139.85–145.25	1,102	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	135.53/cwt	133.25–137.50	1,045	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	810	145.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,178	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	932	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	138.38/cwt	136.00–139.25	1,158	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	156.74/cwt	153.00–158.00	790	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	860	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	963	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,252	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,337	68.13/cwt	66.00–70.50	911	6
Bulls	—	—	1,692	78.36/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,326	13
Bulls	—	—	1,836	87.74/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,611	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	57.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	622	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	61.04/cwt	59.00–66.00	712	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,190	68.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	811	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	74.14/cwt	73.50–75.50	996	35

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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,846Last week 1,730Year ago 1,969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 85Year ago 185

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	918	130.00–135.00	132.79
108	—	780	150.50–154.75	153.30
14	—	577	163.00	163.00
68	—	865	143.50–149.50	147.40
3	—	978	137.00	137.00
15	—	490	189.00	189.00
3	—	295	201.00	201.00
89	—	723	152.50–159.50	156.54
54	—	660	148.00–159.00	154.99
14	—	382	186.00–196.00	192.86
10	—	521	163.00–164.00	163.61
10	—	413	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	662	164.25	164.25
6	—	701	159.00	159.00
248	—	928	148.25–153.50	150.98
24	—	585	174.00	174.00
61	—	883	153.00	153.00
75	—	827	148.50–150.25	148.92
148	—	775	155.75–159.75	157.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	146.00	146.00
19	—	825	138.50–140.50	139.89
4	—	866	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,080	124.50–134.00	132.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	341	185.00–195.00	193.62
9	—	435	157.00–166.00	159.83
8	—	372	185.00	185.00
105	—	770	139.85–145.25	143.06
31	—	684	138.00–144.50	143.69
41	—	837	136.00–139.25	138.38
15	—	640	141.00–147.00	145.83
14	—	490	154.00–155.00	154.79
112	—	745	141.00–147.50	146.01
2	—	870	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	765	150.75	150.75
12	—	687	148.50	148.50
111	—	810	144.00–146.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	161.00	161.00
7	—	721	135.00	135.00
15	—	771	133.25–137.50	135.53
4	—	832	112.00	112.00
11	—	633	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	504	153.00–158.00	156.74
3	—	963	130.00	130.00
11	—	581	148.00	148.00
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,090	55.00–61.00	57.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,190	67.00–72.00	68.11
35	—	1,343	73.50–75.50	74.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,167	59.00–66.00	61.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	66.00–70.50	68.13
6	—	1,836	85.00–92.00	87.74
13	—	1,692	73.00–82.00	78.36

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.