Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-04-29

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Apr 29
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,588 head
1,224 vs last sale 2,364 2,247 vs year ago 1,341 · +167.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
300 head
26 vs last sale 274 153 vs year ago 147 · +104.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
18 vs last sale 80 23 vs year ago 85 · 27.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final* Compared to last week: Yearling Steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Steer Calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, weaker undertone noted. Yearling Heifers sold steady and Heifer Calves not enough comparable weights to make an accurate market trend, stronger undertone noted. Boning Utility cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and Lean Utility cows sold steady. Slaughter Bulls steady undertone noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.65/cwt on 1,657 head.
Average price
$108.65
1,657 head · 779 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.13
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1779109.258511,514
Medium and Large 1-2773102.22790143
One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $61 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 sale1,657 hd
108.65
KS average3 barns · 5,497 hd
111.77
−3.13
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
BullsLow1,94584.401,64217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31961.86816136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59061.119725thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08154.84593115

Every lot, as filed

44 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31961.86/cwt59.00–67.50816136
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59061.11/cwt58.50–63.009725
CowsLean 85-90%86544.52/cwt38.00–48.5038513
CowsLean 85-90%1,10856.16/cwt52.00–61.50622102
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy98891.50/cwt91.50–91.5090423
HeifersMedium and Large 1377158.10/cwt150.00–167.0059610
HeifersMedium and Large 1606122.30/cwt120.50–124.0074137
HeifersMedium and Large 1460146.22/cwt135.00–151.0067351
HeifersMedium and Large 1574126.44/cwt120.00–128.0072653
HeifersMedium and Large 1506139.25/cwt132.00–140.50705108
HeifersMedium and Large 1673114.49/cwt112.00–116.00771138
HeifersMedium and Large 191898.40/cwt95.60–101.50903202
HeifersMedium and Large 1787104.92/cwt103.25–108.35826229
HeifersMedium and Large 1882101.94/cwt99.00–104.00899318
HeifersMedium and Large 1821104.00/cwt102.00–105.35854345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2748102.50/cwt102.50–102.5076725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2696107.50/cwt107.50–107.5074858
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285797.00/cwt97.00–97.0083160
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy473170.00/cwt170.00–170.0080429
SteersMedium and Large 1580140.50/cwt140.50–140.508156
SteersMedium and Large 195397.25/cwt97.25–97.259278
SteersMedium and Large 1519153.07/cwt149.00–155.0079411
SteersMedium and Large 1372170.01/cwt166.00–177.5063214
SteersMedium and Large 11,07697.00/cwt97.00–97.001,04420
SteersMedium and Large 1613131.16/cwt130.00–135.0080422
SteersMedium and Large 1435159.77/cwt150.00–165.5069533
SteersMedium and Large 1681126.08/cwt124.25–128.0085942
SteersMedium and Large 1710121.67/cwt120.00–124.2586474
SteersMedium and Large 1776118.18/cwt113.50–122.10917158
SteersMedium and Large 1826113.26/cwt111.00–119.50936211
SteersMedium and Large 1877109.54/cwt106.00–113.50961342
SteersMedium and Large 1931105.91/cwt101.00–112.75986534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2634125.00/cwt125.00–125.0079313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2589125.50/cwt125.50–125.5073914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535135.50/cwt135.50–135.5072517
SteersMedium and Large 1-289492.00/cwt92.00–92.0082224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721115.71/cwt110.00–117.2583444
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3411,136.43/cwt985.00–1,250.0015,24014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,271928.77/cwt875.00–950.0011,8056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,357858.22/cwt825.00–890.0011,6468
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00576.74/cwt69.00–85.0077111
Bulls1,67968.69/cwt59.00–75.501,1535
Bulls1,95187.56/cwt82.50–91.001,7086
Bulls2,16194.32/cwt92.00–98.002,0386

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.