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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Oct 20

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,812 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 3,224▼ 833 vs year ago 3,645 · −22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 190▼ 108 vs year ago 254 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with high yielding cows selling for 80.75. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 2 weeks ago.

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 $160.64/cwt on 1,535 head.

Average price

$160.64

1,535 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.15

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	162.48	1,193	1,315
Medium and Large 1-2	634	151.22	959	203
Large 1	1,043	130.99	1,367	17thin

One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale1,535 hd

160.64

—

KS average3 barns · 4,194 hd

159.50

+1.15

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	—	High	1,592	82.62	1,315	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	76.06	1,164	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	65.58	849	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	52.92	602	37

Every lot

78 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	169.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	696	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	201.09/cwt	193.50–205.00	845	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	187.77/cwt	181.00–190.00	828	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	907	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	160.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	766	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	175.75/cwt	175.50–176.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	167.88/cwt	165.00–169.00	885	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	151.66/cwt	148.50–155.00	860	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	170.18/cwt	169.00–173.00	972	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	160.81/cwt	154.50–166.00	920	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.50	978	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	143.43/cwt	142.00–144.00	954	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	139.33/cwt	135.50–146.00	956	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	992	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	148.02/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,061	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	166.88/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,200	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,002	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	149.34/cwt	147.00–150.50	1,136	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	155.43/cwt	153.50–162.00	1,197	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	776	168.89/cwt	168.75–169.00	1,311	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,175	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	165.62/cwt	158.00–166.85	1,378	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	150.21/cwt	150.00–150.25	1,338	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	150.90/cwt	145.50–153.00	1,403	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	946	156.35/cwt	156.35–156.35	1,479	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	140.83/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,379	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,310	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,013	144.34/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,462	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,053	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,164	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,170	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,351	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	537	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	174.91/cwt	174.00–178.00	628	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	149.75/cwt	149.50–151.00	566	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.12/cwt	149.00–156.00	655	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	133.54/cwt	130.50–144.00	588	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	147.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	683	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	136.00/cwt	135.00–136.50	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	678	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	146.83/cwt	140.00–150.50	756	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	141.70/cwt	136.00–143.50	829	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	586	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	979	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	822	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	156.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	964	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	139.40/cwt	133.00–143.00	863	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,076	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	139.07/cwt	133.00–143.00	930	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,069	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	145.99/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,070	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	154.12/cwt	150.75–156.60	1,131	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	737	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,161	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	151.58/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,184	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	150.28/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,240	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,000	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,002	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,087	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,000	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	89.36/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,566	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	52.92/cwt	48.00–58.00	602	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	65.58/cwt	61.00–69.50	849	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	71.04/cwt	70.00–72.50	966	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	78.37/cwt	76.00–80.75	1,260	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,452	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	833.18/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,315	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	888.26/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,201	5

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,812Last week 3,224Year ago 3,645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 190Year ago 254

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 18

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,087	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	666	161.50	161.50
58	—	614	155.00–160.00	156.93
12	—	586	167.00	167.00
75	—	737	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	359	174.00–178.00	174.91
4	—	270	199.00	199.00
76	—	585	136.00–143.50	141.70
16	—	462	145.00–150.00	147.77
101	—	515	140.00–150.50	146.83
28	—	428	149.00–156.00	153.12
16	—	825	149.00–151.50	150.28
41	—	619	133.00–143.00	139.40
77	—	781	148.00–152.50	151.58
77	—	681	157.00	157.00
170	—	734	150.75–156.60	154.12
1	—	870	132.00	132.00
1	—	935	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	378	149.50–151.00	149.75
32	—	669	133.00–143.00	139.07
30	—	500	135.50	135.50
9	—	490	135.00–136.50	136.00
53	—	733	140.00–151.50	145.99
7	—	992	101.00	101.00
27	—	440	130.50–144.00	133.54
34	—	825	114.00	114.00
10	—	607	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	719	165.00–167.50	166.88
6	—	463	196.00	196.00
48	—	571	169.00–173.00	170.18
5	—	393	197.00	197.00
118	—	776	168.75–169.00	168.89
38	—	946	156.35	156.35
20	—	420	193.50–205.00	201.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	441	181.00–190.00	187.77
38	—	717	145.50–149.00	148.02
26	—	665	142.00–144.00	143.43
11	—	337	200.00	200.00
259	—	832	158.00–166.85	165.62
4	—	489	175.50–176.00	175.75
136	—	930	145.50–153.00	150.90
53	—	572	154.50–166.00	160.81
72	—	979	140.00–144.00	140.83
57	—	891	150.00–150.25	150.21
94	—	527	165.00–169.00	167.88
74	—	632	150.00–160.50	154.69
2	—	372	185.00	185.00
43	—	770	153.50–162.00	155.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	115.50	115.50
10	—	1,013	120.00–148.00	144.34
5	—	1,053	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	139.00	139.00
23	—	683	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	761	147.00–150.50	149.34
37	—	412	165.00–171.00	169.02
28	—	734	136.50	136.50
24	—	567	148.50–155.00	151.66
27	—	477	160.00–169.00	160.65
20	—	686	135.50–146.00	139.33
14	—	819	143.50	143.50
4	—	985	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	153.00	153.00
5	—	365	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	690	132.00	132.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,138	48.00–58.00	52.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,608	76.00–80.75	78.37
17	—	1,360	70.00–72.50	71.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,295	61.00–69.50	65.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	88.50–90.00	89.36
1	—	1,440	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,265	67.00	67.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,261	800.00–1,100.00	888.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	825.00–850.00	833.18

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.