Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-900 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers limited offerings, higher undertone noted. Calves limited comparable weights. Higher undertone noted on weaned calves. Best demand for long weaned calves with a vaccination program. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, not enough bulls for market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.72/cwt on 1,153 head.

Average price

$150.72

1,153 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.92

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	150.72	1,047	1,153

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 sale1,153 hd

150.72

—

KS average3 barns · 3,459 hd

147.81

+2.92

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	1,670	76.44	1,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	67.39	964	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	51.23	644	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	46.83	530	52

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	621.07/cwt	610.00–650.00	7,478	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	852.09/cwt	800.00–885.00	10,685	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	657.89/cwt	600.00–725.00	8,355	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.05/cwt	138.50–146.00	871	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	141.89/cwt	141.85–142.00	1,051	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.46/cwt	149.50–153.00	1,091	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	145.50/cwt	139.75–152.00	1,269	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	454	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	768	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,100	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	807	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	575	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	148.49/cwt	144.50–153.00	610	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	667	139.85/cwt	139.25–141.50	933	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.45/cwt	158.00–165.60	831	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	803	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	148.93/cwt	139.00–151.25	1,209	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	148.91/cwt	147.75–150.25	1,167	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	873	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	159.86/cwt	159.00–160.00	654	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	808	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.64/cwt	155.50–156.00	739	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	150.58/cwt	139.50–151.25	888	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	138.81/cwt	134.50–141.00	730	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	146.74/cwt	144.00–147.50	929	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	156.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	878	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	776	155.85/cwt	155.85–155.85	1,209	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	346	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	623	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	900	33
Bulls	—	—	1,895	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	53.08/cwt	52.00–55.00	681	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	46.83/cwt	44.50–51.00	530	52
Bulls	—	—	1,833	76.62/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	48.81/cwt	47.00–52.00	588	52
Bulls	—	—	1,120	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	56.59/cwt	55.00–59.00	824	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.39/cwt	66.00–68.50	964	2

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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