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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 30

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,812 head

▼ 811 vs last sale 2,623▲ 10 vs year ago 1,802 · +0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 123▲ 117 vs year ago 30 · +390.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 60▲ 103 vs year ago 14 · +735.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 850 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers over 850 lb sold 10.00 higher. Light test on heifers and steers under 500 lb, however a higher market was noted Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Thin fleshed cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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 $141.58/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$141.58

991 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$38.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	142.89	1,137	937
Large 1	1,018	130.82	1,332	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	856	116.69	999	29
Medium and Large 2	766	104.00	797	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $340 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 sale991 hd

141.58

—

KS average3 barns · 2,402 hd

142.98

−1.40

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	1,754	76.88	1,348	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	67.39	909	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	53.38	674	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	48.38	534	28

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	176.13/cwt	173.00–177.00	745	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	725	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	892	29
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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 2,623Year ago 1,802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 123Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 60Year ago 14

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	945	130.75	130.75
8	—	377	158.00	158.00
24	—	707	136.00–140.00	138.00
8	—	673	145.00	145.00
106	—	761	130.50–135.00	133.98
54	—	980	130.25	130.25
14	—	435	156.00	156.00
12	—	561	141.50

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Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Sep 30

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,812 head

▼ 811 vs last sale 2,623▲ 10 vs year ago 1,802 · +0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 123▲ 117 vs year ago 30 · +390.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 60▲ 103 vs year ago 14 · +735.7%

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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 $141.58/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$141.58

991 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$38.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	142.89	1,137	937
Large 1	1,018	130.82	1,332	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	856	116.69	999	29
Medium and Large 2	766	104.00	797	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $340 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 sale991 hd

141.58

—

KS average3 barns · 2,402 hd

142.98

−1.40

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	1,754	76.88	1,348	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	67.39	909	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	53.38	674	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	48.38	534	28

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	176.13/cwt	173.00–177.00	745	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	725	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	892	29
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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 2,623Year ago 1,802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 123Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 60Year ago 14

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	945	130.75	130.75
8	—	377	158.00	158.00
24	—	707	136.00–140.00	138.00
8	—	673	145.00	145.00
106	—	761	130.50–135.00	133.98
54	—	980	130.25	130.25
14	—	435	156.00	156.00
12	—	561	141.50

Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	699	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	725	8

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	74.76/cwt	69.50–79.00	1,257	7
Bulls	—	—	1,855	79.84/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,481	5

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	1,433.69/cwt	1,210.00–1,525.00	16,588	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	814.72/cwt	710.00–950.00	10,860	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	1,102.58/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	14,907	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,366	1,290.29/cwt	960.00–1,425.00	17,625	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,303	2

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,431.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,435.00	16,313	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,055.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	12,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	142.00	142.00
5	—	476	137.50	137.50
11	—	615	132.00–133.00	132.54
28	—	529	133.50–138.00	134.41

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	150.31/cwt	150.00–151.00	715	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	655	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	134.41/cwt	133.50–138.00	711	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	140.51/cwt	136.00–141.25	756	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	794	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	796	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	132.54/cwt	132.00–133.00	815	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	976	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	133.98/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,020	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,051	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,151	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	878	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,196	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,236	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,276	54

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	48.38/cwt	43.00–50.50	534	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	53.38/cwt	50.00–61.00	674	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	64.54/cwt	60.00–69.50	838	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	71.41/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,013	22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	136.50	136.50
5	—	722	131.00	131.00
10	—	863	121.75	121.75
10	—	666	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	878	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	173.00–177.00	176.13
20	—	493	161.00	161.00
186	—	860	137.00–143.35	141.87
97	—	818	139.00–146.00	142.92
43	—	661	140.50–149.00	145.54
3	—	250	435.00	435.00
102	—	966	130.25–137.75	134.26
29	—	556	160.50	160.50
152	—	775	142.00–149.50	145.53
12	—	634	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	705	130.00	130.00
37	—	597	139.50	139.50
9	—	468	155.00	155.00
5	—	421	168.00	168.00
10	—	514	141.00	141.00
8	—	683	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	107.00	107.00
24	—	909	115.00–120.00	118.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	766	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,018	129.00–132.25	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	926	144.75	144.75
63	—	857	145.00–145.10	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	823	135.00–136.50	135.52
11	—	948	111.50	111.50
11	—	890	134.00	134.00
22	—	767	133.50–136.00	135.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	151.00	151.00
5	—	546	128.00	128.00
8	—	592	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,298	60.00–69.50	64.54
22	—	1,419	70.00–73.50	71.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,262	50.00–61.00	53.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,104	43.00–50.50	48.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,855	79.50–80.50	79.84
7	—	1,682	69.50–79.00	74.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,157	1,210.00–1,525.00	1,433.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,367	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,352	1,085.00–1,185.00	1,102.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,333	710.00–950.00	814.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,366	960.00–1,425.00	1,290.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,055.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,140	1,425.00–1,435.00	1,431.00