Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CLOSE Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves not well tested. Heifers not well tested this week, however a lower undertone on heifer calves and higher undertone on yearling heifers. Slaughter cows: Breaking Utility firm undertone noted. Boning Utility 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Lean Utility 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls weak undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $115.89/cwt on 979 head.

Average price

$115.89

979 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.31

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	568	130.29	739	70
Medium and Large 1	878	114.81	1,008	904
Medium and Large 2	692	109.00	754	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale979 hd

115.89

—

KS average3 barns · 5,585 hd

124.19

−8.31

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	1,720	81.71	1,405	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	67.71	1,054	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	67.24	816	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	56.79	585	74

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	705	114.48/cwt	114.00–114.75	807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	910	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	115.56/cwt	113.00–117.50	779	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	118.99/cwt	116.50–123.00	738	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	100.34/cwt	99.75–103.00	872	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	106.22/cwt	103.00–106.75	854	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	112.48/cwt	106.50–115.25	859	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	1,078	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	103.59/cwt	102.85–104.35	1,115	86
Bulls	—	—	1,898	94.16/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	71.29/cwt	65.50–74.50	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,799	82.62/cwt	76.50–88.00	1,486	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	67.24/cwt	63.00–71.00	816	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	67.71/cwt	63.00–72.00	1,054	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.79/cwt	43.00–50.00	502	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	57.73/cwt	53.50–64.00	594	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.11/cwt	132.00–139.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.27/cwt	122.00–132.50	657	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.80/cwt	123.00–130.50	730	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	681	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,046.74/cwt	925.00–1,135.00	14,968	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,352	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,026.43/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	12,019	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,230.77/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	14,338	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,076.36/cwt	1,035.00–1,100.00	12,227	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	997.86/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	9,799	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.92/cwt	144.50–145.50	691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	576	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	654	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	110.65/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,018	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	113.56/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,004	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	934	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	135.25/cwt	125.50–139.00	844	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	116.08/cwt	114.00–117.00	965	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.78/cwt	143.50–144.00	742	11

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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