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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,941 head

▲ 1,920 vs last sale 1,021▲ 2,941 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited receipts last week, feeder steers higher undertone noted. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower using limited comparable weights. Not enough calves last week for an accurate market trend. Overall, demand good to very good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $148.81/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$148.81

1,275 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

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	604	152.10	918	39
Medium and Large 1	728	148.71	1,082	1,236

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale1,275 hd

148.81

—

KS average3 barns · 2,507 hd

145.78

+3.03

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	1,721	83.16	1,431	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	72.89	1,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	60.93	731	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	48.59	517	3thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	799	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	922	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	170.40/cwt	169.00–171.50	837	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	181.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	966	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,941Last week 1,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	143.00–151.00	146.85
121	—	568	136.50–149.00	144.63
493	—	682	127.50–134.75	129.89
24	—	353	157.50–169.00	164.62
48	—	628	127.00–135.10

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Mar 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,941 head

▲ 1,920 vs last sale 1,021▲ 2,941 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 100▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 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 $148.81/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$148.81

1,275 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$164

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

$3.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

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	604	152.10	918	39
Medium and Large 1	728	148.71	1,082	1,236

One grade step is worth $3.39/cwt here — about −$164 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 sale1,275 hd

148.81

—

KS average3 barns · 2,507 hd

145.78

+3.03

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	1,721	83.16	1,431	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	72.89	1,072	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	60.93	731	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	48.59	517	3thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	799	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	922	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	170.40/cwt	169.00–171.50	837	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	181.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	966	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,941Last week 1,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	143.00–151.00	146.85
121	—	568	136.50–149.00	144.63
493	—	682	127.50–134.75	129.89
24	—	353	157.50–169.00	164.62
48	—	628	127.00–135.10

Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	593	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	753	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	899	11

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	80.37/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,253	8
Bulls	—	—	2,152	90.61/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,950	3

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	900.74/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	12,106	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	1,071.80/cwt	885.00–1,300.00	14,694	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	448	168.00	168.00
11	—	616	146.00	146.00
4	—	515	161.00	161.00
19	—	324	183.00	183.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,371	885.00–1,300.00	1,071.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,344	850.00–1,010.00	900.74

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	164.62/cwt	157.50–169.00	581	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	159.87/cwt	155.00–171.00	694	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	775	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	157.99/cwt	153.00–163.00	730	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	509	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	814	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	146.85/cwt	143.00–151.00	774	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	144.63/cwt	136.50–149.00	821	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.35/cwt	127.00–135.10	831	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	129.89/cwt	127.50–134.75	886	493
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	125.75/cwt	123.50–126.50	915	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	891	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	124.69/cwt	124.10–125.75	940	260

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	48.59/cwt	47.00–52.00	517	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	55.36/cwt	51.50–56.50	602	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	61.09/cwt	57.00–63.50	732	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	65.22/cwt	63.00–69.00	846	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	72.89/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,072	4

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	453	171.00	171.00
8	—	509	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	492	184.00	184.00
27	—	621	150.00–156.00	152.98
115	—	574	163.00–176.50	172.50
157	—	763	136.00–147.00	143.62
5	—	359	196.00	196.00
89	—	533	178.00–182.00	181.33
116	—	940	116.10–124.75	123.59
198	—	825	128.50–135.60	134.31
16	—	426	187.50	187.50
104	—	732	136.50–143.50	141.39
119	—	875	122.00–130.85	127.15
239	—	683	142.50–156.00	151.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	215.00	215.00
33	—	427	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	702	135.00	135.00
16	—	581	156.50–158.00	156.77
9	—	491	169.00–171.50	170.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	791	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,199	57.00–63.50	61.09
17	—	1,297	63.00–69.00	65.22
14	—	1,087	51.50–56.50	55.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	47.00–52.00	48.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	71.00–78.00	72.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,559	77.00–87.00	80.37
3	—	2,152	89.00–91.50	90.61