Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 850 lb sold steady. Feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 450 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 725 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 725 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.38/cwt on 933 head.

Average price

$140.38

933 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$230

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.67

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	799	140.93	1,126	862
Medium and Large 1-2	554	138.21	765	48
Large 1	1,089	124.50	1,356	23

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale933 hd

140.38

—

KS average2 barns · 2,683 hd

151.06

−10.67

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	—	Low	1,970	71.86	1,416	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	63.03	890	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	52.22	634	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	43.40	508	57

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	546	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	133.02/cwt	131.50–136.25	975	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	139.22/cwt	137.50–139.75	1,133	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	129.45/cwt	125.00–130.75	1,118	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	163.80/cwt	157.00–166.00	858	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.77/cwt	126.00–129.00	800	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	492	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	133.76/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,225	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.60/cwt	142.00–148.50	909	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	130.07/cwt	129.25–132.25	1,065	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	140.22/cwt	135.00–144.00	951	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	120.34/cwt	117.00–122.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.68/cwt	190.00–200.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	130.89/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,268	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,087	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	864	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	984	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	132.72/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,163	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,559.70/cwt	1,275.00–1,700.00	16,377	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	951	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	52.22/cwt	49.00–56.00	634	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	44.24/cwt	41.00–46.50	524	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,399	1,156.59/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	16,181	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	902	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,292	55
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	1,319.86/cwt	1,225.00–1,410.00	13,014	151
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	38.28/cwt	38.00–39.00	417	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	62.67/cwt	57.00–67.00	874	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,712	69.75/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,194	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	65.69/cwt	63.50–68.00	1,196	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	154.80/cwt	154.00–155.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.38/cwt	150.00–151.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	159.58/cwt	158.50–162.00	935	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	674	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.01/cwt	177.00–186.00	837	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	129.46/cwt	128.00–129.75	986	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.15/cwt	133.00–138.50	780	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	133.91/cwt	133.75–135.00	986	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.52/cwt	125.50–132.25	877	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,039	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,090	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	125.61/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,148	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	790	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,074	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	719	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,089	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,356	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,124	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,242	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,896	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	653	127.86/cwt	127.50–128.00	835	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	910.32/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,408	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,953	6
Bulls	—	—	1,969	72.38/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,425	11
Bulls	—	—	2,123	77.33/cwt	76.50–79.00	1,642	8

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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