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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer Calves sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and Yearling Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher Feeder Heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Breaker Utility cows sold 2.00 higher, Boner and Lean Utility cows sold 1.00 to 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 $142.52/cwt on 972 head.

Average price

$142.52

972 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$286

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	144.03	1,046	873
Medium and Large 1-2	689	130.31	898	87
Large 1	1,096	121.50	1,332	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale972 hd

142.52

—

KS average4 barns · 3,631 hd

145.72

−3.19

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	1,915	73.93	1,416	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	62.99	923	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	53.85	691	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	42.65	520	101

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	982	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	144.03/cwt	142.00–146.00	964	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.79/cwt	131.75–143.00	839	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	141.23/cwt	138.00–142.25	787	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.72/cwt	165.00–182.00	717	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	135.72/cwt	127.50–139.75	1,198	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.16/cwt	129.00–137.60	984	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	129.76/cwt	125.85–138.00	1,072	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.04/cwt	151.00–160.00	893	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	141.83/cwt	139.10–146.25	1,103	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	131.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	937	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	168.82/cwt	161.50–179.00	896	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	146.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	556	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,096	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.45/cwt	144.00–152.00	628	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	173.42/cwt	172.50–175.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	148.19/cwt	143.00–150.50	954	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.14/cwt	126.00–135.00	871	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.24/cwt	138.00–147.00	750	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.31/cwt	124.50–132.00	1,075	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	127.24/cwt	122.00–129.00	919	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	128.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	975	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.25/cwt	128.50–133.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.85/cwt	133.50–138.00	847	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	122.91/cwt	120.00–124.25	783	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	128.68/cwt	127.00–129.50	757	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.50	823	35
Bulls	—	—	1,932	77.26/cwt	71.00–81.50	1,493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	50.76/cwt	47.00–57.00	649	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	62.99/cwt	59.00–67.00	923	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	43.60/cwt	37.00–47.00	533	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	61.44/cwt	58.50–63.50	796	24
Bulls	—	—	1,975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	32.91/cwt	28.00–36.00	390	9
Bulls	—	—	1,868	64.72/cwt	59.00–67.50	1,209	7

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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