Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market test. Feeder heifers 750-800 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher using a limited test. Calves lower undertone noted, best demand for long weaned calves with a vaccination program. Overall, demand good to very good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady using a limited test, not enough bulls for accurate market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.81/cwt on 1,025 head.

Average price

$149.81

1,025 head · 708 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.21

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	708	149.81	1,060	1,025

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 sale1,025 hd

149.81

—

KS average3 barns · 2,729 hd

150.01

−0.21

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	1,885	79.26	1,494	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	72.55	1,041	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	58.03	729	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	48.14	519	54

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	940	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	130.40/cwt	128.00–132.00	769	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	501	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	923	92
Bulls	—	—	1,763	73.65/cwt	72.50–75.00	1,298	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	138.78/cwt	137.50–142.50	733	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	810	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	141.93/cwt	140.00–142.50	695	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	133.51/cwt	132.50–135.25	1,049	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	142.56/cwt	136.00–144.00	975	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.32/cwt	158.00–172.50	695	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	139.46/cwt	133.50–142.50	1,010	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	176.89/cwt	174.00–182.00	658	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	119.73/cwt	119.25–120.25	1,066	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	152.87/cwt	152.00–155.00	829	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	149.61/cwt	144.25–151.25	1,174	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	143.16/cwt	136.35–148.35	1,256	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	167.23/cwt	160.00–175.00	717	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,027	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	163.52/cwt	159.00–165.25	829	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	132.69/cwt	125.00–133.60	1,302	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	147.23/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,050	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	134.18/cwt	131.25–137.50	1,222	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,198	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	143.09/cwt	134.00–147.00	841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	140.75/cwt	139.50–143.00	947	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.87/cwt	134.50–136.50	772	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	48.14/cwt	44.00–54.75	519	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	72.55/cwt	69.50–75.00	1,041	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	59.67/cwt	55.00–62.50	785	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	51.88/cwt	50.50–54.50	593	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	65.92/cwt	64.00–66.50	875	10
Bulls	—	—	1,857	80.43/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,494	6

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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