Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800-900 sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers limited comparable weights, 800-850 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Using a limited test, weaned steer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, weaned heifers higher undertone noted. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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 $148.89/cwt on 1,396 head.

Average price

$148.89

1,396 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$496

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

$8.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	390	157.50	614	4thin
Medium and Large 1	746	148.87	1,110	1,392

One grade step is worth $8.63/cwt here — about −$496 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 sale1,396 hd

148.89

—

KS average4 barns · 4,608 hd

149.70

−0.81

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	1,430	61.90	885	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	66.27	1,091	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	44.05	537	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	32.08	355	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1Unweaned	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	868	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	147.05/cwt	144.75–149.50	1,234	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	149.20/cwt	146.25–151.25	1,098	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	139.69/cwt	139.00–142.00	813	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	662	148.71/cwt	148.60–149.00	984	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	138.36/cwt	137.75–139.00	1,153	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,071	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.34/cwt	162.50–165.00	618	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	157.33/cwt	151.00–160.50	894	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,143	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	163.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	738	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	132.55/cwt	131.50–134.00	888	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,095	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	150.78/cwt	150.00–151.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.46/cwt	145.00–153.50	788	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	724	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	138.87/cwt	136.00–139.75	780	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	145.25/cwt	142.50–147.75	928	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	140.92/cwt	139.60–144.50	1,108	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	800	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	922.01/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,797	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	691.74/cwt	660.00–850.00	8,847	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,468	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	876	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	147.36/cwt	147.00–148.00	902	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	142.95/cwt	142.10–143.60	1,319	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	147.40/cwt	144.35–148.25	1,288	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	151.46/cwt	150.50–154.50	777	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	39.13/cwt	37.00–42.00	436	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	32.08/cwt	29.00–35.00	355	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	61.90/cwt	58.00–65.00	885	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	44.43/cwt	42.00–48.50	552	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	52.06/cwt	50.00–54.50	673	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	66.27/cwt	63.00–67.50	1,091	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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