Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on steers under 500 lb, however a higher market was noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 3 .00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 6.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Breaker cows sold 2.00 lower. Lean cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.34/cwt on 1,574 head.

Average price

$146.34

1,574 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	146.80	971	1,511
Medium and Large 1-2	619	139.11	861	49
Large 1	1,018	121.52	1,237	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.28/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale1,574 hd

146.34

—

KS average3 barns · 3,398 hd

145.47

+0.87

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	1,945	75.69	1,472	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	58.50	828	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	53.53	675	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	47.42	577	40

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	415	157.64/cwt	151.00–164.00	654	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	166.17/cwt	165.00–167.50	786	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	856	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.47/cwt	128.00–132.50	817	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	176.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	596	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	852	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,123	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	126.45/cwt	123.00–129.00	830	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,091.25/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	14,896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	990	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.45/cwt	115.75–117.00	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,058	17
Bulls	—	—	1,660	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.30/cwt	161.00–166.00	623	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	121.52/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,237	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	932	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	165.73/cwt	164.00–166.00	923	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	695	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,015	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.20/cwt	148.00–161.00	874	79
Bulls	—	—	1,887	75.25/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,420	6
Bulls	—	—	2,174	79.94/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	53.53/cwt	51.00–56.00	675	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	58.06/cwt	56.00–62.00	823	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	47.42/cwt	41.00–51.00	577	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	177.31/cwt	176.00–182.50	918	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	134.93/cwt	132.00–136.25	1,101	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	189.32/cwt	186.00–191.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	842	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.85/cwt	193.00–206.00	683	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.98/cwt	135.50–146.50	954	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	127.20/cwt	123.50–129.00	934	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.94/cwt	131.00–144.00	807	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	1,218	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.31/cwt	128.50–141.00	981	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	773	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	765	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.43/cwt	180.00–197.00	783	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	125.18/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,170	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	127.20/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,104	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	562	164.24/cwt	163.00–167.00	923	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	126.71/cwt	123.00–127.75	1,000	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	188.27/cwt	188.00–190.00	875	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	616	159.60/cwt	151.00–162.00	983	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	541	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.63/cwt	137.50–146.50	873	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	835	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.62/cwt	143.00–156.50	718	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	135.83/cwt	131.00–139.85	1,072	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.82/cwt	154.50–167.00	856	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	127.26/cwt	127.00–127.50	981	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	131.76/cwt	131.50–132.00	892	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	885	12

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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