Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 925 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 850 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers over 850 lb sold 10.00 higher. Light test on heifers and steers under 500 lb, however a higher market was noted Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Thin fleshed cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.58/cwt on 991 head.

Average price

$141.58

991 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$38.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	142.89	1,137	937
Large 1	1,018	130.82	1,332	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	856	116.69	999	29
Medium and Large 2	766	104.00	797	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.89/cwt here — about $340 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 sale991 hd

141.58

—

KS average3 barns · 2,402 hd

142.98

−1.40

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	1,754	76.88	1,348	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	67.39	909	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	53.38	674	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	48.38	534	28

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	945	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,236	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	176.13/cwt	173.00–177.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	794	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	976	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	141.87/cwt	137.00–143.35	1,220	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	142.92/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,169	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.54/cwt	140.50–149.00	962	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	134.26/cwt	130.25–137.75	1,297	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.98/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,020	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,276	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	64.54/cwt	60.00–69.50	838	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	655	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	71.41/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,013	22
Bulls	—	—	1,855	79.84/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	53.38/cwt	50.00–61.00	674	53
Bulls	—	—	1,682	74.76/cwt	69.50–79.00	1,257	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	48.38/cwt	43.00–50.50	534	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	833	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	132.54/cwt	132.00–133.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	1,433.69/cwt	1,210.00–1,525.00	16,588	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	134.41/cwt	133.50–138.00	711	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,079	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,055.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	12,660	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	130.82/cwt	129.00–132.25	1,332	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	796	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,303	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	1,102.58/cwt	1,085.00–1,185.00	14,907	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	926	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,340	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	892	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	814.72/cwt	710.00–950.00	10,860	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,290.29/cwt	960.00–1,425.00	17,625	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	823	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,115	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,431.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,435.00	16,313	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	145.53/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,128	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	857	145.09/cwt	145.00–145.10	1,243	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	666	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	878	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,196	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.31/cwt	150.00–151.00	715	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	938	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	948	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	767	135.10/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	140.51/cwt	136.00–141.25	756	34

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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