Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report*

Feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on steers under 600 lb. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 750 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 750 lb sold lower on a light test. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.75/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$146.75

705 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$206

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	148.82	1,055	646
Large 1	1,017	124.00	1,261	59

One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale705 hd

146.75

—

KS average3 barns · 3,993 hd

143.34

+3.40

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	—	Average	1,690	87.08	1,471	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	60.83	813	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	55.54	711	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,504	51.60	776	79

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	1,051	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,261	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.81/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,157	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	834	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,017	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,261	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.07/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,132	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,026	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	136.43/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,213	138
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,242.77/cwt	1,150.00–1,460.00	16,218	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,076.05/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,472	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,640	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	18,753	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,335.23/cwt	1,200.00–1,475.00	17,492	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,801	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,344	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,088	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,502	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	60.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	795	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	64.92/cwt	64.50–66.00	948	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	55.54/cwt	53.75–57.50	711	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,504	51.60/cwt	48.50–53.50	776	79
Bulls	—	—	1,644	85.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,412	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	91.27/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	217	335.15/cwt	275.00–375.00	727	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	278	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,182	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	263	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,262	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	222	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	999	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	241	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,169	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	169.07/cwt	160.00–174.00	563	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	673	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	147.86/cwt	147.00–149.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	311	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	704	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.54/cwt	134.50–138.50	985	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	127.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,000	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	632	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	148.65/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,099	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,237	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	149.98/cwt	149.25–152.00	1,032	48

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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