Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2021-11-10

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Nov 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,851 head
▲ 1,432 vs last sale 2,419▲ 1,621 vs year ago 2,230 · +72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 125▲ 33 vs year ago 300 · +11.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 31▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.48/cwt on 1,855 head.
Average price
$169.48
1,855 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,138
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$76.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.15
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1659171.611,1311,711
Medium and Large 1-2692150.561,04293
Large 11,040140.501,46242
Large 1-21,04095.009889thin
One grade step is worth $76.61/cwt here — about $143 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 sale1,855 hd
169.48
—
KS average4 barns · 4,097 hd
164.33
+5.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,90476.061,44817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36064.5287785
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23355.04679107
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16845.3252949

Every lot

106 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned290181.00/cwt181.00–181.005253
Steers—Medium and Large 1296196.72/cwt196.00–197.005827
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy323229.00/cwt229.00–229.0074040
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned331197.50/cwt197.50–197.506544
Steers—Medium and Large 1335204.66/cwt200.00–210.0068617
Steers—Medium and Large 1363195.20/cwt194.00–201.0070947
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned367190.31/cwt188.00–192.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy381208.86/cwt203.00–212.0079610
Steers—Medium and Large 1427194.21/cwt192.00–200.0082912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned427174.30/cwt174.00–175.0074417
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy431208.35/cwt203.00–213.0089864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462166.97/cwt163.00–172.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned472171.54/cwt169.00–174.0081024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy476200.54/cwt197.50–207.5095525
Steers—Medium and Large 1486185.80/cwt182.00–195.0090352
Steers—Medium and Large 1517186.74/cwt182.00–189.0096532
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525195.55/cwt190.00–200.001,02778
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525176.00/cwt176.00–176.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545162.50/cwt162.50–162.508861
Steers—Medium and Large 1570173.81/cwt168.00–179.0099162
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy571186.60/cwt181.50–192.001,06594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573153.43/cwt151.00–163.0087919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned585154.08/cwt152.00–155.0090144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy615176.71/cwt174.50–180.001,08769
Steers—Medium and Large 1636158.32/cwt154.50–165.001,00763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643151.00/cwt151.00–151.0097120
Steers—Medium and Large 1674157.48/cwt154.50–162.001,06197
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned686148.57/cwt147.00–148.751,01947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,04515
Steers—Medium and Large 1717153.97/cwt149.00–157.501,10472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy730165.81/cwt165.00–167.001,21036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763141.75/cwt141.75–141.751,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy778169.65/cwt167.00–171.501,320160
Steers—Medium and Large 1788160.23/cwt151.00–161.351,263221
Steers—Medium and Large 1813155.25/cwt155.00–162.001,26280
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy822169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,39169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864144.21/cwt132.00–147.501,24628
Steers—Medium and Large 1916149.61/cwt144.50–151.001,370151
Steers—Large 11,040140.44/cwt140.00–141.001,46141
Steers—Large 1-21,04095.00/cwt95.00–95.009889
Steers—Large 11,060143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy305203.00/cwt203.00–203.0061916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336178.48/cwt171.00–180.0060061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy387170.00/cwt170.00–170.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388155.99/cwt151.50–162.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned413145.00/cwt145.00–145.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy423180.97/cwt176.00–182.0076612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433168.83/cwt164.00–170.0073147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453136.00/cwt136.00–136.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned472146.86/cwt146.00–150.0069318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy477167.53/cwt166.00–174.0079946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483158.56/cwt157.00–162.0076651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508137.75/cwt137.50–138.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned513130.89/cwt130.00–137.5067117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524152.49/cwt147.50–156.0079991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy541162.44/cwt161.00–162.7587994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561149.61/cwt144.00–152.0083973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578136.49/cwt134.00–142.2578940
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581144.00/cwt144.00–144.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy587155.59/cwt154.50–158.0091337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.79/cwt135.50–136.2582826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619138.67/cwt138.00–139.0085834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy620163.76/cwt154.00–166.501,015123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620145.21/cwt141.00–150.5090084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664151.97/cwt147.00–154.001,00944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,00816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned679130.81/cwt130.00–132.008885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713149.92/cwt149.00–151.001,06995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned721131.38/cwt126.00–137.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy723158.25/cwt158.25–158.251,14453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763132.15/cwt132.00–132.501,00810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned769111.97/cwt110.00–114.0086112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785152.64/cwt151.00–152.851,198199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy814155.53/cwt154.00–157.851,266159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815143.89/cwt143.00–145.001,17316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1922144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,32833
Heifers—Large 11,005103.68/cwt101.00–127.001,04210
Heifers—Large 11,13392.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0484
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379149.00/cwt149.00–149.005657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553161.00/cwt161.00–161.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627140.00/cwt140.00–140.008789
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722127.00/cwt127.00–127.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1812111.00/cwt111.00–111.009018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1982118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,83665.74/cwt62.00–67.001,2075
Bulls——1,87678.48/cwt74.00–80.001,4728
Bulls——2,04384.14/cwt83.00–88.001,7194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16845.32/cwt40.00–49.0052949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23355.04/cwt50.00–59.50679107
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30763.05/cwt60.00–69.0082472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65372.63/cwt70.00–74.501,20113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135940.00/cwt940.00–940.0010,6691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,145835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,5611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,172961.53/cwt925.00–1,035.0011,2693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,182757.93/cwt625.00–850.008,95949
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,208750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2351,010.22/cwt975.00–1,025.0012,4765
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,254965.68/cwt900.00–1,075.0012,1105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,256675.95/cwt650.00–725.008,49050
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,285950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,2081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,311962.34/cwt810.00–1,035.0012,61657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,9921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,480975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,4301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0013,9131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,9251

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.