Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher while feeder heifers 800-850 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. All other weights of feeder steers and heifers no recent price comparison, however a higher undertone noted. Steer and heifer calves not tested. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boning Utility cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Lean Utility steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.55/cwt on 1,013 head.

Average price

$124.55

1,013 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$296

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

$28.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

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	595	136.87	815	26
Medium and Large 1	857	124.79	1,069	953
Large 1	1,023	108.57	1,111	34

One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale1,013 hd

124.55

—

KS average3 barns · 5,618 hd

119.71

+4.85

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	1,872	90.98	1,703	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	67.49	1,004	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	66.33	852	147
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	55.95	615	33

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	126.60/cwt	121.50–129.35	1,047	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	115.84/cwt	112.50–117.00	1,125	230
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,057	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,039	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,029	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	878	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.43/cwt	119.75–129.10	831	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	106.89/cwt	104.50–108.25	993	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	111.11/cwt	109.50–112.25	978	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	114.34/cwt	112.85–115.75	952	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	119.84/cwt	115.75–124.75	934	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	836	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	111.39/cwt	111.00–113.00	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	885	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	1,138	87
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,181.25/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,399	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	960.21/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	11,676	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	797.49/cwt	710.00–850.00	8,756	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	998.60/cwt	910.00–1,075.00	13,491	31
Bulls	—	—	1,245	74.90/cwt	74.00–76.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,581	81.64/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,291	7
Bulls	—	—	2,078	97.07/cwt	91.00–99.25	2,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	66.33/cwt	61.50–70.00	852	147
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	67.49/cwt	66.50–69.75	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	142.27/cwt	142.00–142.50	764	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	47.74/cwt	44.00–51.00	495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	57.77/cwt	52.00–62.00	643	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	147.29/cwt	142.00–154.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	127.33/cwt	123.50–133.50	798	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.90/cwt	116.00–118.00	788	22
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	108.57/cwt	103.75–112.00	1,111	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	924	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	161.94/cwt	161.00–162.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	871	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	134.01/cwt	131.50–134.75	994	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	124.98/cwt	124.75–125.10	1,099	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	122.19/cwt	121.75–122.60	1,114	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	125.38/cwt	121.00–133.00	964	136

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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