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Winter Livestock · Wed, Aug 21

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 21

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 548▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 60▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, not enough steers or heifers on offer for a market test however a higher undertone noted. Demand moderate to good. On a limited test, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $147.61/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$147.61

150 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$333

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

$0.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	148.24	757	23
Medium and Large 1	738	147.50	1,089	127

One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about −$333 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 sale150 hd

147.61

—

KS average3 barns · 1,956 hd

141.87

+5.74

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	1,793	86.94	1,559	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	67.83	981	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	61.47	854	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	52.85	578	38

Every lot

30 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	719	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	874	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,013	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.50

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	929	133.00	133.00
5	—	412	174.50	174.50
21	—	643	157.50	157.50
20	—	525	166.50	166.50
7	—	957	121.00	121.00
10	—	762	139.25	139.25
10	—	676	150.50	150.50
8	—	489	170.00	170.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 21

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 548▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 60▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 0▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $147.61/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$147.61

150 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$333

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

$0.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	148.24	757	23
Medium and Large 1	738	147.50	1,089	127

One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about −$333 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 sale150 hd

147.61

—

KS average3 barns · 1,956 hd

141.87

+5.74

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	1,793	86.94	1,559	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	67.83	981	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	61.47	854	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	52.85	578	38

Every lot

30 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	719	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	151.73/cwt	150.00–154.00	740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	874	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,013	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.50

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	929	133.00	133.00
5	—	412	174.50	174.50
21	—	643	157.50	157.50
20	—	525	166.50	166.50
7	—	957	121.00	121.00
10	—	762	139.25	139.25
10	—	676	150.50	150.50
8	—	489	170.00	170.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	159.82/cwt	158.00–164.00	622	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	147.94/cwt	147.00–150.00	716	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	760	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	152.81/cwt	138.50–154.25	889	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	915	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	116.85/cwt	115.50–117.50	955	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,043	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,049	8

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,749	86.49/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,513	8
Bulls	—	—	2,145	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,941	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	1,186.19/cwt	1,125.00–1,220.00	9,810	114

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	110.00	110.00
8	—	944	110.50	110.50
7	—	709	129.00	129.00
13	—	389	158.00–164.00	159.82
35	—	817	115.50–117.50	116.85
7	—	525	144.75	144.75
33	—	582	138.50–154.25	152.81
3	—	311	168.00	168.00
24	—	484	147.00–150.00	147.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	114	—	827	1,125.00–1,220.00	1,186.19

Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	46.12/cwt	44.00–47.00	489	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	54.37/cwt	52.50–58.50	598	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	64.49/cwt	62.00–67.00	845	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	61.18/cwt	58.00–63.00	848	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	66.00/cwt	65.50–66.50	950	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,281	2

10	—	588	138.00	138.00
9	—	488	150.00–154.00	151.73
4	—	367	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,749	81.00–88.00	86.49
1	—	2,145	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,100	52.50–58.50	54.37
7	—	1,061	44.00–47.00	46.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,310	62.00–67.00	64.49
2	—	1,720	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,386	58.00–63.00	61.18
3	—	1,440	65.50–66.50	66.00