Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent price comparison on heifers 600 lb to 900 lb, however a higher undertone noted on a light test. Light test on steers and heifers under 600 lb, however a lower undertone noted. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.82/cwt on 822 head.

Average price

$140.82

822 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.49

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	805	140.82	1,133	822

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale822 hd

140.82

—

KS average3 barns · 3,285 hd

144.31

−3.49

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	1,708	83.48	1,426	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	62.31	747	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	53.93	645	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	42.71	444	15

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	735	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	974	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	131.27/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,029	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	125.43/cwt	124.75–128.25	1,046	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	756	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,034	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	688	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	970	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	174.39/cwt	173.00–176.50	713	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	823	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,204	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,210	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	141.56/cwt	139.00–143.75	1,104	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	138.16/cwt	134.75–141.85	1,143	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,155	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	906	137.48/cwt	137.25–137.60	1,246	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	572	6
Bulls	—	—	2,043	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,649	82.07/cwt	73.50–87.00	1,353	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	53.93/cwt	51.00–57.50	645	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	64.49/cwt	64.00–66.50	775	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,197	61.42/cwt	59.50–63.50	735	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	42.71/cwt	38.50–46.00	444	15

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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