Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1000 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Feeder steers 600 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 higher. Feeder steers 400 lb to 650 lb sold 3.00 lower, instances 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Weaned calves sell 5.00 higher than non-weaned calves. Breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Lean cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.16/cwt on 1,949 head.

Average price

$133.16

1,949 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	134.93	950	1,653
Large 1	1,040	125.77	1,308	131
Medium and Large 1-2	662	121.23	802	165

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $148 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 sale1,949 hd

133.16

—

KS average3 barns · 4,108 hd

138.52

−5.36

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	1,793	73.08	1,310	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	61.28	835	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	52.91	670	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	44.34	500	54

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	60.66/cwt	56.00–67.00	816	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	72.18/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,197	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	44.34/cwt	38.00–48.50	500	54
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,064	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,107	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	125.77/cwt	124.75–127.25	1,308	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	117.16/cwt	112.50–122.00	838	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	999	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	124.30/cwt	121.50–125.75	842	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	482	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	132.42/cwt	130.25–134.25	955	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	121.14/cwt	118.50–122.75	947	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	702	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,644	68.98/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,134	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	76.16/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	855	138.60/cwt	138.60–138.60	1,185	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	749	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,034	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	127.76/cwt	122.00–129.00	690	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	129.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	52.91/cwt	48.00–56.50	670	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	489	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	779	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	872	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	797	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	142.50/cwt	139.00–145.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	165.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	123.40/cwt	120.50–126.25	900	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,040	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	131.94/cwt	130.50–139.50	621	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	142.75/cwt	137.50–144.00	884	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.96/cwt	143.25–154.00	773	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,075	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	130.54/cwt	127.50–134.50	805	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	124.49/cwt	120.50–126.50	855	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	125.52/cwt	122.00–126.75	1,121	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	133.50/cwt	130.50–137.00	654	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	142.36/cwt	142.25–144.00	743	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	146.36/cwt	141.00–148.50	629	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.91/cwt	138.00–145.00	674	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	457	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	402	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	117.81/cwt	110.00–138.00	564	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	758	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	135.69/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,136	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	658	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	128.96/cwt	124.50–129.75	1,072	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	124.98/cwt	124.00–125.75	864	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	135.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	884	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	110.33/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,066	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.55/cwt	123.50–128.50	844	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	134.01/cwt	133.00–134.50	754	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.42/cwt	120.00–128.25	973	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	126.40/cwt	126.00–128.00	972	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.25	788	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	115.34/cwt	114.50–115.75	1,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	149.87/cwt	149.00–152.50	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	151.31/cwt	149.00–155.00	616	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	126.63/cwt	124.00–129.75	1,241	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	132.72/cwt	129.25–135.50	1,023	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	144.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	712	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	713	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	119.36/cwt	115.00–122.00	787	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	123.71/cwt	121.00–125.00	520	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,175	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	121.83/cwt	119.50–122.25	1,009	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	571	11

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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