Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No recent comparison on steers under 500 lb, however a lower market was noted. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifers under 500 lb, however a lower market noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.73/cwt on 1,504 head.

Average price

$145.73

1,504 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$18.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	146.12	1,087	1,470
Large 1	1,004	130.00	1,305	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	605	128.10	774	21

One grade step is worth $18.02/cwt here — about $313 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 sale1,504 hd

145.73

—

KS average3 barns · 3,788 hd

143.30

+2.43

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	1,940	82.46	1,600	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	64.25	897	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	56.86	683	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	49.78	545	32

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1-2	—	606	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	130.45/cwt	128.00–135.00	956	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,305	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	347	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	628	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	140.15/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,226	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	140.66/cwt	139.50–143.00	1,084	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	147.20/cwt	145.00–147.50	864	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	771	149.31/cwt	148.50–153.50	1,151	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	131.50/cwt	130.10–137.00	1,198	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	136.06/cwt	134.50–136.35	1,327	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	604	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	128.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,004	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.54/cwt	151.50–168.00	537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.47/cwt	135.00–146.00	758	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	155.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	610	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	130.15/cwt	126.00–131.00	793	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	706.54/cwt	685.00–735.00	8,203	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,083.13/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	13,680	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	833.52/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,927	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	61.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	834	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	49.78/cwt	44.00–51.00	545	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	56.86/cwt	53.50–59.50	683	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	67.91/cwt	66.00–69.75	998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,093	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	156.30/cwt	152.50–157.50	897	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	929	141.34/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,313	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.50	812	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	638	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	814.93/cwt	760.00–910.00	9,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	994	1,084.38/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,779	8
Bulls	—	—	1,918	80.69/cwt	78.50–82.50	1,548	5
Bulls	—	—	1,956	83.73/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	143.61/cwt	142.00–145.50	1,242	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	137.79/cwt	134.85–141.50	1,137	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	144.28/cwt	142.00–147.00	896	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.41/cwt	143.50–147.00	691	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,103	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	134.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	702	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	131.06/cwt	129.85–136.00	769	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	666	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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