Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers higher undertone noted using limited comparable weights. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Unweaned steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Weaned steer calves lower undertone noted. Heifer calves lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, not enough bulls for market trend. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.48/cwt on 1,695 head.

Average price

$143.48

1,695 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	143.99	893	1,659
Medium and Large 1-2	540	120.21	649	36

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $244 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 sale1,695 hd

143.48

—

KS average4 barns · 3,984 hd

141.75

+1.73

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	1,718	68.44	1,175	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	56.46	903	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	49.70	613	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.02	385	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	615	148.34/cwt	148.00–149.50	912	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	156.03/cwt	154.00–157.00	685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	457	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	136.62/cwt	136.00–138.00	798	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.98/cwt	149.00–157.00	753	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,026	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	604	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	701	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	141.13/cwt	134.00–144.75	810	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.72/cwt	149.50–154.50	936	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	147.94/cwt	145.85–148.85	1,283	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	145.55/cwt	144.50–146.00	914	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	641.19/cwt	595.00–730.00	7,701	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,311	868.93/cwt	725.00–985.00	11,392	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	776.97/cwt	685.00–950.00	10,520	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,029	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	51.90/cwt	47.00–59.00	684	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	49.52/cwt	44.50–54.00	586	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	56.46/cwt	54.50–59.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	35.02/cwt	31.00–39.00	385	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	43.49/cwt	40.00–51.50	514	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,502	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	63.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	72.94/cwt	71.50–75.50	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	135.75/cwt	133.25–140.00	820	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	143.86/cwt	136.50–146.10	1,132	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	124.10/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,078	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	964	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	139.79/cwt	135.00–146.00	668	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	349	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.91/cwt	144.25–147.50	774	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,145	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	152.31/cwt	150.50–156.25	1,194	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	485	155.26/cwt	151.00–157.00	753	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	981	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.29/cwt	164.00–170.00	716	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	926	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,207	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	153.22/cwt	149.00–160.00	644	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	449	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	137.61/cwt	136.60–140.25	1,131	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	147.89/cwt	142.50–150.25	1,004	301
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	143.47/cwt	143.00–144.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	133.73/cwt	131.00–141.00	655	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	147.45/cwt	145.00–149.00	871	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	144.81/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,066	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	147.03/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,048	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.73/cwt	146.75–157.25	863	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	178.62/cwt	175.00–181.00	661	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	150.43/cwt	144.50–155.25	793	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	162.56/cwt	160.50–168.00	759	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.29/cwt	143.50–150.00	995	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.53/cwt	157.00–170.00	842	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	135.04/cwt	130.50–141.00	849	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	133.62/cwt	125.75–139.25	687	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	132.93/cwt	131.00–136.00	747	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.95/cwt	170.00–187.00	650	51

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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