Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last weeks limited numbers, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 300 lb to 600 lb sold 12.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 925 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 1,301 head.

Average price

$130.14

1,301 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.15

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	130.45	904	1,284
Medium and Large 1-2	745	111.00	827	7thin
Large 1	1,021	104.00	1,062	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale1,301 hd

130.14

—

KS average3 barns · 2,091 hd

131.29

−1.15

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	1,977	77.64	1,535	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	59.47	811	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	52.54	680	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	45.65	541	63

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Fancy	—	918	145.45/cwt	144.75–146.25	1,335	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	909	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	723	120.38/cwt	118.50–121.85	870	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	449	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.50/cwt	132.50–139.50	859	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.30/cwt	129.25–136.00	957	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	156.36/cwt	148.00–159.50	841	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	803	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.02/cwt	157.50–171.00	718	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.02/cwt	140.00–151.50	850	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	122.57/cwt	121.00–124.25	1,012	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	137.08/cwt	136.50–138.25	1,054	90
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	914	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	710	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,054	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	66.32/cwt	64.50–69.00	1,043	6
Bulls	—	—	2,047	83.02/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	52.54/cwt	48.00–56.50	680	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	45.65/cwt	41.00–48.00	541	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	58.42/cwt	57.00–61.00	778	39
Bulls	—	—	1,951	75.62/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	120.50/cwt	119.50–121.00	810	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	814	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	660.06/cwt	635.00–685.00	8,178	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	1,113.92/cwt	850.00–1,185.00	12,041	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	137.72/cwt	137.50–139.00	793	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	155.56/cwt	154.00–159.00	709	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	128.19/cwt	125.50–131.85	1,010	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	138.81/cwt	138.00–139.00	664	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	143.64/cwt	140.00–148.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	126.61/cwt	125.25–127.75	1,029	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	145.40/cwt	144.00–147.50	781	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.35/cwt	126.50–131.50	863	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	756	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,038	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	661	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	131.40/cwt	126.50–133.50	770	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	125.74/cwt	125.50–127.00	780	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.24/cwt	128.00–133.00	805	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	118.62/cwt	114.25–119.50	1,051	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	1,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,305	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	138.85/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,225	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	130.61/cwt	128.00–132.35	938	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	997	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,152.21/cwt	860.00–1,175.00	12,398	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	939.72/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	684	121.39/cwt	120.00–122.50	830	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	966	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,017	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,053	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,021	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,062	10

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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