Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-04-22

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 22
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,364 head
384 vs last sale 1,980 19 vs year ago 2,383 · 0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
142 vs last sale 132 56 vs year ago 218 · +25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
252 vs last sale 332 148 vs year ago 228 · 64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

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Compared to last week, feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady, with a weaker undertone on heifers weighing 650-700 lbs.. Slaughter cows sold steady, A higher undertone was noted on slaughter Bulls. Today's offerings included a nice selection of replacement cattle. Replacement receipts included an attractive set of CO origin 5 years pairs that topped the replacement section.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.67/cwt on 1,257 head.
Average price
$127.67
1,257 head · 706 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$212
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.47
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524135.4571077
Medium and Large 2534129.7569343
Medium and Large 1725127.069221,137
One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about −$212 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 sale1,257 hd
127.67
KS average3 barns · 4,963 hd
126.20
+1.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,75488.301,54913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44269.621,00423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23067.36829130
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12755.7062885

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1729112.77/cwt111.00–115.0082248
HeifersMedium and Large 1543135.76/cwt135.00–140.5073736
HeifersMedium and Large 1342165.05/cwt162.00–166.005648
HeifersMedium and Large 1814102.78/cwt102.50–103.7583777
HeifersMedium and Large 1487138.46/cwt130.00–145.0067445
HeifersMedium and Large 1864104.25/cwt104.25–104.2590132
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy681124.75/cwt124.75–124.7585074
HeifersMedium and Large 2580115.50/cwt115.50–115.506703
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0012,8992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2241,187.33/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0014,53315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29851,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,3131
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 11,5001,711.36/cwt1,675.00–1,725.0025,67022
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434139.00/cwt139.00–139.0060314
HeifersMedium and Large 1676114.30/cwt110.00–117.00773103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2559120.96/cwt112.00–123.0067623
HeifersMedium and Large 1759107.85/cwt103.75–109.75819120
HeifersMedium and Large 1435148.15/cwt146.00–154.0064453
HeifersMedium and Large 1619130.30/cwt124.25–133.5080739
HeifersMedium and Large 1572137.91/cwt123.00–142.0078914
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,243960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,93310
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,5501
Bulls1,88095.25/cwt92.00–98.001,7914
Bulls1,54378.26/cwt78.00–78.501,2082
Bulls1,74387.19/cwt84.00–90.001,5207
BullsMedium and Large 1518131.50/cwt131.50–131.5068116
BullsMedium and Large 1587127.00/cwt127.00–127.0074516
BullsMedium and Large 1420147.16/cwt147.00–147.506186
BullsMedium and Large 1-2694103.50/cwt103.50–103.507186
BullsMedium and Large 1746107.00/cwt107.00–107.007988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,248872.94/cwt810.00–950.0010,8944
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,5132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,258775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,7503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,126855.29/cwt785.00–900.009,63112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,028.58/cwt925.00–1,135.0013,0225
SteersMedium and Large 1829114.63/cwt110.25–117.75950294
SteersMedium and Large 2534129.75/cwt129.75–129.7569343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2443148.00/cwt148.00–148.006563
SteersMedium and Large 1760120.98/cwt116.00–125.5091998
SteersMedium and Large 1514154.69/cwt151.50–162.0079569
SteersMedium and Large 1431168.39/cwt162.00–171.0072628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2657121.50/cwt121.50–121.5079816
SteersMedium and Large 1905107.79/cwt106.50–109.35975142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2556139.64/cwt138.00–140.0077617
SteersMedium and Large 1865111.50/cwt111.50–111.5096469
SteersMedium and Large 1740124.24/cwt123.25–125.0091939
SteersMedium and Large 1330179.10/cwt172.50–186.005916
SteersMedium and Large 1638137.94/cwt137.25–139.00880196
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465138.24/cwt135.00–145.5064341
SteersMedium and Large 1498150.21/cwt146.50–159.5074846
SteersMedium and Large 1684128.72/cwt127.00–132.5088083
SteersMedium and Large 1571144.50/cwt140.00–147.0082552
SteersMedium and Large 1368163.92/cwt160.00–167.5060315
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44269.62/cwt66.50–73.001,00423
CowsLean 85-90%1,14756.68/cwt50.00–61.5065079
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23067.36/cwt62.50–71.50829130
CowsLean 85-90%86442.81/cwt41.00–45.003706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2545120.94/cwt118.50–123.0065924
HeifersMedium and Large 1377153.95/cwt151.00–157.0058014
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619121.00/cwt121.00–121.007497

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.