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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 31Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,070 head

▲ 1,663 vs last sale 407▲ 156 vs year ago 1,914 · +8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 114▼ 9 vs year ago 180 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to Friday's and Saturday's Anniversary Special, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb were lightly tested however a weaker undertone was noted. Feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bull 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 $140.69/cwt on 1,470 head.

Average price

$140.69

1,470 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	822	140.76	1,157	1,465
Large 1	1,050	120.00	1,260	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale1,470 hd

140.69

—

KS average3 barns · 12,694 hd

139.50

+1.19

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	1,783	92.35	1,646	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	74.12	966	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	67.24	786	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	58.25	579	10

Every lot

28 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	151.33/cwt	148.00–152.35	1,031	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	713	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	1,061	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	145.48/cwt	139.25–148.35	1,074	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.57/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,125	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,094	44
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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,070Last week 407Year ago 1,914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 114Year ago 180

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	787	139.00	139.00
35	—	880	130.50	130.50
30	—	849	131.10	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	928	129.00–132.25	131.39
150	—	871	133.00–143.75	138.99
67	—	975	130.10	130.10
42	—	681	148.00–152.35	151.33
413

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Jul 31Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,070 head

▲ 1,663 vs last sale 407▲ 156 vs year ago 1,914 · +8.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 114▼ 9 vs year ago 180 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

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 $140.69/cwt on 1,470 head.

Average price

$140.69

1,470 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	822	140.76	1,157	1,465
Large 1	1,050	120.00	1,260	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.76/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale1,470 hd

140.69

—

KS average3 barns · 12,694 hd

139.50

+1.19

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	1,783	92.35	1,646	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	74.12	966	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	67.24	786	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	58.25	579	10

Every lot

28 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	151.33/cwt	148.00–152.35	1,031	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	713	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	1,061	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	145.48/cwt	139.25–148.35	1,074	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.57/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,125	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,094	44
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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,070Last week 407Year ago 1,914

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 114Year ago 180

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	787	139.00	139.00
35	—	880	130.50	130.50
30	—	849	131.10	131.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	928	129.00–132.25	131.39
150	—	871	133.00–143.75	138.99
67	—	975	130.10	130.10
42	—	681	148.00–152.35	151.33
413

Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	822	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	135.23/cwt	133.00–143.75	867	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	970	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	126.03/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,023	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	122.91/cwt	122.00–123.10	1,061	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	120.64/cwt	119.00–122.35	1,117	116

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,706	88.47/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,509	7
Bulls	—	—	1,859	96.22/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,789	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	863	122.00–123.10	122.91
34	—	641	133.00–143.75	135.23
33	—	694	139.75	139.75
14	—	812	122.50–128.00	126.03
13	—	590	137.50	137.50
116	—	926	119.00–122.35	120.64

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	58.25/cwt	55.00–63.00	579	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	67.24/cwt	62.00–69.50	786	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,303	74.01/cwt	71.00–76.50	964	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,026	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	713	148.85	148.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,050	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,859	95.00–97.50	96.22
7	—	1,706	83.00–93.00	88.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	994	55.00–63.00	58.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,303	71.00–76.50	74.01
2	—	1,315	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,169	62.00–69.50	67.24