Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 900 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. A weaker trend was noted on steers under 600 lb. Feeder heifers 450 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $139.15/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$139.15

942 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.22

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	697	139.15	970	942

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 sale942 hd

139.15

—

KS average3 barns · 1,917 hd

137.93

+1.22

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	1,934	90.17	1,744	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	66.41	881	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	57.37	683	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	52.13	615	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Fleshy	—	843	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	867	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.35/cwt	129.00–134.50	711	13
Bulls	—	—	1,895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	92.25/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	57.37/cwt	55.00–61.00	683	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	69.31/cwt	69.00–72.00	900	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	137.69/cwt	136.75–139.75	1,316	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.74/cwt	157.00–161.00	829	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	137.62/cwt	135.25–141.00	1,138	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	923	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	138.28/cwt	136.25–140.00	1,258	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	139.89/cwt	135.00–141.25	996	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.55/cwt	127.50–133.25	1,089	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	134.49/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,032	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	140.45/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,243	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	65.62/cwt	63.00–68.50	876	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	52.13/cwt	51.00–53.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	725	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	932	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.70/cwt	138.50–144.00	743	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	887	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	148.37/cwt	148.00–148.75	921	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	153.81/cwt	151.00–154.75	1,100	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	837	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,212	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	128.57/cwt	124.00–129.75	777	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	150.73/cwt	149.00–151.00	778	37

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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