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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. No comparison on feeder heifers over 800 lb, however a lower market was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.57/cwt on 1,376 head.

Average price

$132.57

1,376 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	754	132.63	1,000	1,366
Medium and Large 1-2	689	124.50	858	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $142 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 sale1,376 hd

132.57

—

KS average3 barns · 2,424 hd

132.24

+0.33

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	1,896	87.22	1,654	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	65.82	914	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	59.61	679	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	50.13	546	4thin

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	—	835	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,017	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	942	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,067	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	133.77/cwt	129.75–138.00	714	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	128.45/cwt	125.25–134.75	825	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,098	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.18/cwt	127.25–136.00	753	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,124	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.09/cwt	125.25–127.50	1,034	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	134.25/cwt	132.50–135.35	980	343
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.11/cwt	132.75–135.00	1,017	445
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,101	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	944	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,114	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	141.43/cwt	141.00–142.25	1,044	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.74/cwt	153.00–157.00	899	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.13/cwt	158.00–168.00	848	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.83/cwt	145.00–155.00	923	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.53/cwt	137.00–142.85	1,155	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	128.87/cwt	128.50–129.25	1,180	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.77/cwt	144.00–147.85	974	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	135.73/cwt	134.10–137.25	1,185	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	139.80/cwt	137.25–141.10	1,086	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	142.60/cwt	142.60–142.60	1,212	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	147.25/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,035	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	145.80/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,121	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	964	7
Bulls	—	—	1,927	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	86.17/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,621	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	59.61/cwt	55.00–61.50	679	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	967	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	65.08/cwt	62.00–67.00	903	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	50.13/cwt	46.00–58.00	546	4

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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