Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 650 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifers over 800 lb, however a steady market was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. High yielding bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.50/cwt on 742 head.

Average price

$141.50

742 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.06

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	804	142.41	1,145	704
Medium and Large 1-2	846	124.66	1,054	38

One grade step is worth $17.75/cwt here — about $91 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 sale742 hd

141.50

—

KS average3 barns · 2,775 hd

141.44

+0.06

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	1,989	76.78	1,527	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	64.90	916	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	49.80	596	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	45.15	492	23

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	686	135.50/cwt	131.50–136.00	930	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.55/cwt	130.50–135.00	755	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	961	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	1,057	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.73/cwt	132.50–136.00	841	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	49.80/cwt	48.00–54.00	596	111
Bulls	—	—	1,876	70.73/cwt	66.00–77.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	140.23/cwt	140.10–141.50	1,221	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	802	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	139.36/cwt	138.00–139.50	675	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	69.32/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,041	8
Bulls	—	—	2,054	80.23/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,648	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	45.15/cwt	41.00–47.50	492	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	64.10/cwt	58.00–67.00	894	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	153.55/cwt	141.00–155.75	805	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	584	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	829	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	149.22/cwt	145.00–151.00	577	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,026	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	747	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	986	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	121.83/cwt	121.00–128.00	493	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	937	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,321	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	144.50/cwt	144.00–144.75	1,104	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	136.27/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,007	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.36/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,000	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,072	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,437	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.60	1,172	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	805	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,094	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	978	140.70/cwt	139.85–141.60	1,376	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	853	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,262	20
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,076	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,044	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	651	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	827	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	865	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,146	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	126.46/cwt	124.50–132.50	988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	564	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,343	1

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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