Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Dodge City / 2020-12-16

Winter Livestock - Dodge City

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dodge City, Kansas · Wed, Dec 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1889
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,337 head
▼ 2,236 vs last sale 3,573▼ 1,216 vs year ago 2,553 · −47.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 183▼ 59 vs year ago 230 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
432 head
▲ 420 vs last sale 12▲ 387 vs year ago 45 · +860.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Winter Livestock in Dodge City will not have a livestock sale next Wednesday December 23 for Christmas Break

* Note * WInter Livestock in Dodge City will have a sale on Wednesday December 30.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 7.00 lower. Lean cows and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.21/cwt on 642 head.
Average price
$145.21
642 head · 734 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$19.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.41
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1726145.721,058625
Large 11,043126.501,31917thin
One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale642 hd
145.21
—
KS average3 barns · 5,750 hd
152.62
−7.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,82774.191,35612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35958.8980040
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20452.15628102
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18843.8952117

Every lot, as filed

58 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,7441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,261845.93/cwt710.00–925.0010,66734
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0031,404.12/cwt1,100.00–1,550.0014,08319
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0051,329.47/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0013,36150
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—1,026635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,5155
SteersLarge 1—1,043126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,31917
SteersMedium and Large 1—733138.74/cwt131.50–141.751,01753
SteersMedium and Large 1—487170.71/cwt165.00–174.0083136
HeifersLarge 1—1,051119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,25620
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18843.89/cwt39.00–46.0052117
HeifersMedium and Large 1—534140.23/cwt132.00–143.5074950
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820122.25/cwt122.25–122.251,00210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468144.72/cwt143.00–148.0067717
SteersMedium and Large 1—919134.24/cwt133.75–134.601,234115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,231741.10/cwt610.00–785.009,12350
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,286862.66/cwt560.00–900.0011,09469
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770131.90/cwt131.75–132.101,016165
HeifersMedium and Large 1—592135.23/cwt129.25–137.85801107
HeifersMedium and Large 1—687131.24/cwt121.00–131.7590274
SteersMedium and Large 1—965128.10/cwt128.10–128.101,23646
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005983
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385169.00/cwt169.00–169.006514
SteersMedium and Large 1—665142.81/cwt136.00–145.1095029
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4001,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0016,9403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,2505
Bulls——1,95674.85/cwt72.00–76.001,4645
Bulls——1,90179.00/cwt78.00–80.001,5024
Bulls——1,51566.66/cwt66.00–67.001,0103
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20452.15/cwt47.00–56.50628102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,218925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,2674
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1971,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0017,65622
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—634161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,02411
BullsMedium and Large 1—676131.00/cwt131.00–131.0088610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2611,088.89/cwt850.00–1,310.0013,73154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4271,024.00/cwt835.00–1,150.0014,6123
HeifersMedium and Large 1—960116.85/cwt115.00–118.001,12218
SteersMedium and Large 1—322183.16/cwt180.00–185.005908
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,36860.42/cwt60.00–62.0082718
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35157.63/cwt57.00–59.5077922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1571,337.99/cwt1,150.00–1,485.0015,48138
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,362899.55/cwt735.00–950.0012,25226
SteersMedium and Large 1—830134.74/cwt133.75–137.501,11837
SteersMedium and Large 1—879132.51/cwt132.10–134.251,16578
BullsMedium and Large 1—531134.00/cwt134.00–134.007124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—876850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4463
BullsMedium and Large 1—621124.67/cwt124.00–125.507747
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429153.86/cwt148.00–159.0066015
SteersMedium and Large 1—788134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0565
SteersMedium and Large 1—582154.86/cwt153.00–156.0090135
SteersMedium and Large 1—630151.59/cwt148.00–157.0095540
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2211,166.55/cwt1,010.00–1,335.0014,24437
SteersMedium and Large 1—366196.00/cwt196.00–196.007174
SteersMedium and Large 1—521163.69/cwt158.00–168.0085377
SteersMedium and Large 1—425180.00/cwt174.00–183.0076526
SteersMedium and Large 1—247500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2352
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—676132.75/cwt132.75–132.7589725
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735131.75/cwt131.75–131.7596817
HeifersMedium and Large 1—646131.73/cwt126.00–135.0085142

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.