Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2019-08-07

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Aug 7
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,914 head
59 vs last sale 1,973 1,914 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
70 vs last sale 250 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers majority of consignments right off grass, thin fleshed and good weighing conditions for buyers, 850-1000 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers not enough comparable weights for accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market test. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to mostly attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.24/cwt on 990 head.
Average price
$136.24
990 head · 923 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,257
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.26
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1923136.241,257990
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale990 hd
136.24
KS average3 barns · 14,849 hd
141.50
−5.26
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
BullsAverage1,71083.871,43433
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,85076.001,4061thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26963.39805112
CowsLean 85-90%Average92048.254445thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1661133.22/cwt128.50–135.0088130
SteersMedium and Large 1644144.00/cwt144.00–144.009276
SteersMedium and Large 1931133.73/cwt128.25–137.251,245209
HeifersMedium and Large 1384165.00/cwt165.00–165.0063420
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy508143.00/cwt143.00–143.007265
SteersMedium and Large 1857136.28/cwt123.50–139.251,168194
HeifersMedium and Large 1636133.92/cwt132.00–135.0085214
HeifersMedium and Large 1826132.95/cwt127.00–133.751,098197
SteersMedium and Large 11,004131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,32047
HeifersMedium and Large 1532139.57/cwt138.00–140.0074314
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31866.66/cwt63.00–70.5087949
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31553.31/cwt52.50–54.007012
Bulls1,66983.38/cwt78.50–86.501,39223
Bulls1,92288.43/cwt86.50–90.001,7008
CowsLean 85-90%92048.25/cwt45.00–53.504445
Bulls1,33871.26/cwt68.00–75.009532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,4061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22961.09/cwt55.00–66.0075161
HeifersMedium and Large 1784131.99/cwt127.50–133.001,03586
SteersMedium and Large 1823139.95/cwt138.00–141.751,15246
HeifersMedium and Large 1436152.00/cwt152.00–152.0066311
HeifersMedium and Large 1731134.59/cwt130.50–135.3598484
SteersMedium and Large 1713137.71/cwt135.50–140.5098222
HeifersMedium and Large 1595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008039
HeifersMedium and Large 1880129.87/cwt126.00–130.851,14382
SteersMedium and Large 1763136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,04111
SteersMedium and Large 1971137.25/cwt121.00–140.351,333450

How this sale compares

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.