Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No comparison on feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb, however a higher market was noted on weaned calves. Demand was good to moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.66/cwt on 644 head.

Average price

$137.66

644 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.50

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	137.66	1,066	644

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 sale644 hd

137.66

—

KS average3 barns · 3,601 hd

140.16

−2.50

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	1,756	87.48	1,536	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,254	65.78	825	125
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	58.65	683	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	50.87	572	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Fleshy	—	755	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	963	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	821	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	83.30/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	90.27/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	58.65/cwt	55.50–60.50	683	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	70.34/cwt	69.00–74.00	921	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	65.01/cwt	62.00–68.50	809	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	139.67/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,085	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	123.41/cwt	122.50–124.35	1,133	166
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,220	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	860.75/cwt	810.00–1,010.00	11,594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.88/cwt	157.00–160.50	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.60/cwt	141.00–145.00	890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.87/cwt	162.00–175.00	778	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	133.59/cwt	128.50–136.00	1,107	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,160	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	141.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	659	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	131.21/cwt	131.00–131.50	964	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	133.37/cwt	128.50–136.00	899	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	632	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	775	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	50.87/cwt	45.00–54.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.89/cwt	129.00–131.00	821	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.69/cwt	129.00–137.00	764	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,040	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	153.66/cwt	152.00–155.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	688	6

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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