Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with a limited test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher using comparable weights. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market trend, higher undertone noted. Demand good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.27/cwt on 891 head.

Average price

$131.27

891 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$5.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	131.33	1,076	882
Medium and Large 1-2	724	125.61	910	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.72/cwt here — about $167 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 sale891 hd

131.27

—

KS average3 barns · 2,596 hd

131.62

−0.34

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	1,723	79.99	1,378	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	59.28	772	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	49.70	522	39

Every lot, as filed

46 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.04/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	129.55/cwt	126.50–129.75	1,187	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	981	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	142.18/cwt	138.00–142.60	1,078	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	813	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,051	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,179	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	179.40/cwt	176.00–185.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.85/cwt	128.50–134.25	963	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	143.58/cwt	139.50–144.75	1,047	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	128.70/cwt	124.75–131.75	1,059	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,180	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	991	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	130.52/cwt	126.00–130.75	1,142	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	129.01/cwt	127.50–129.85	1,147	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	132.94/cwt	132.50–133.50	899	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.72/cwt	172.00–185.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	357	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.08/cwt	138.00–141.00	736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	945	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	53.82/cwt	53.50–56.00	632	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	60.94/cwt	56.00–64.75	816	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	589	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	87.25/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,810	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	49.49/cwt	44.50–53.50	520	38
Bulls	—	—	1,597	73.59/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,676	80.65/cwt	77.50–85.50	1,352	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	67.40/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,007	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	695.97/cwt	610.00–850.00	8,526	95
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	851.05/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,366	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	994.62/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	12,463	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	954	4

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.

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