Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market test, lower undertone noted. Feeder heifers 650-800 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Too early to establish calf market. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher using a limited test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.80/cwt on 1,131 head.

Average price

$138.80

1,131 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	139.06	866	1,089
Medium and Large 1-2	434	132.00	573	42

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $293 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 sale1,131 hd

138.80

—

KS average3 barns · 3,466 hd

138.86

−0.06

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	1,864	74.45	1,388	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,995	69.00	1,377	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	49.02	596	263
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	38.76	414	28

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Unweaned	—	297	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	151.25/cwt	149.00–153.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	144.93/cwt	144.00–148.00	680	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.50	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	136.14/cwt	135.00–137.00	724	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	143.46/cwt	140.50–146.00	600	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	552	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	57.39/cwt	54.00–58.50	739	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	52.86/cwt	47.00–55.75	679	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	42.41/cwt	40.00–46.00	478	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	38.76/cwt	31.00–42.50	414	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.68/cwt	164.00–169.00	777	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	148.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	869	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	142.56/cwt	138.00–146.25	1,253	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	153.82/cwt	148.00–155.50	794	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	147.06/cwt	140.00–153.50	932	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	972	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	144.52/cwt	139.00–148.75	1,035	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	151.22/cwt	144.50–154.00	1,170	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	154.48/cwt	151.00–155.50	762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	179.24/cwt	177.50–181.00	593	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	174.63/cwt	174.00–175.00	653	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	137.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	812	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	138.97/cwt	135.25–142.50	867	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	139.40/cwt	137.00–143.00	740	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	283	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	413	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	657.93/cwt	575.00–735.00	8,191	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	11,980	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,642.13/cwt	1,610.00–1,660.00	17,423	59
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,473.28/cwt	1,410.00–1,550.00	14,777	232
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	813.74/cwt	735.00–850.00	11,140	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	845.81/cwt	675.00–985.00	11,038	105
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	937.54/cwt	825.00–1,035.00	13,004	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,207.74/cwt	1,160.00–1,300.00	15,362	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,254.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	18,232	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,329	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	994.42/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	13,564	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,008.29/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,936	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	647	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	124.61/cwt	121.00–127.00	768	26
Bulls	—	—	1,995	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	67.90/cwt	65.00–69.50	1,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,869	76.15/cwt	71.50–79.50	1,423	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	1,070.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	16,125	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,491	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	15,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.63/cwt	131.00–140.75	853	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	139.31/cwt	135.75–141.25	1,011	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	140.55/cwt	139.50–141.60	1,091	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	136.86/cwt	136.50–138.50	806	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.03/cwt	135.50–146.00	732	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	138.02/cwt	135.00–138.85	903	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.81/cwt	156.00–157.00	638	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	127.91/cwt	125.50–129.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	642	14

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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