Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady with limited comparable weights, instances of 7.00 higher on 850-900 lbs steers. Feeder heifers compared to last week's limited receipts, lighter heifers noted a higher undertone, 700-900 lbs sold steady to weak, instances of 1.00 lower. Majority of consignments were thinner cattle off of grass. Calves limited comparable weights, slightly lower undertone noted. Demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.59/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$133.59

2,091 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	134.09	977	1,989
Medium and Large 1-2	769	123.92	953	102

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $24 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 sale2,091 hd

133.59

—

KS average3 barns · 2,879 hd

132.22

+1.37

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	—	Low	1,869	79.80	1,492	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	55.41	688	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	46.44	546	33

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.80/cwt	123.00–124.50	833	11
Bulls	—	—	1,671	69.69/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,919	82.33/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,580	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	60.78/cwt	54.50–63.00	930	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	51.08/cwt	49.50–53.00	620	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	56.67/cwt	53.00–61.50	695	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	353	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	47.38/cwt	42.50–49.50	567	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	123.53/cwt	123.25–125.00	980	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	868	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.18/cwt	156.50–157.50	916	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,246	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	143.01/cwt	138.75–146.75	1,028	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	128.71/cwt	124.75–129.35	1,189	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	141.47/cwt	138.50–145.00	1,094	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.60	1,202	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	145.78/cwt	144.25–149.50	988	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	902	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	917	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	571	151.72/cwt	149.00–153.00	866	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.10	1,003	719
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.80/cwt	140.00–144.10	895	226
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.54/cwt	128.10–134.50	954	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	127.05/cwt	125.00–128.75	1,028	204
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	927.16/cwt	900.00–975.00	12,164	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	649.21/cwt	560.00–725.00	7,875	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,618	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,394	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	140.73/cwt	133.50–143.50	960	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	126.84/cwt	126.00–127.25	1,098	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	144.02/cwt	139.00–144.75	779	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.22/cwt	155.00–170.00	600	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,117	12

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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