Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on steer calves 300 lb to 700 lb, however a higher market was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifers 300 to 600 lb, however a higher market was noted. No recent comparison on heifers 750 lb to 900 lb, however a lower market was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Low yielding bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.31/cwt on 2,815 head.

Average price

$132.31

2,815 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$1.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	132.33	913	2,784
Medium and Large 1-2	550	130.65	718	31

One grade step is worth $1.67/cwt here — about $195 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 sale2,815 hd

132.31

—

KS average2 barns · 4,733 hd

137.67

−5.36

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	1,862	74.25	1,383	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	55.46	786	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	50.20	626	239
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	44.39	517	71

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Unweaned	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	127.59/cwt	123.00–128.85	1,229	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	184.19/cwt	180.00–191.00	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	118.64/cwt	116.00–120.50	743	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	111.46/cwt	110.50–115.00	746	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	619	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	873	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.78/cwt	145.00–155.50	937	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.72/cwt	159.00–165.00	920	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.74/cwt	133.00–144.50	999	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	132.45/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,095	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	133.44/cwt	130.50–139.00	909	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	124.55/cwt	120.50–125.50	1,097	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.70/cwt	179.00–190.00	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,110	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	129.49/cwt	125.00–136.00	812	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	130.00/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,186	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	126.84/cwt	125.50–128.00	1,048	264
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.71/cwt	150.00–151.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	128.66/cwt	125.50–130.00	995	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	160.13/cwt	152.00–163.00	791	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	189.39/cwt	180.00–196.50	894	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	133.05/cwt	127.75–138.75	1,163	506
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	148.13/cwt	148.00–149.50	973	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	997	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	614	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	909.92/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,920	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	144.87/cwt	143.00–148.00	833	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	44.39/cwt	41.00–46.50	517	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	58.41/cwt	58.00–59.50	810	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	55.07/cwt	53.50–57.50	783	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.20/cwt	47.00–53.50	626	239
Bulls	—	—	1,701	66.81/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,136	11
Bulls	—	—	2,030	82.16/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,668	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	919.97/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	12,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,075	672.44/cwt	625.00–710.00	7,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,901	75.93/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	122.65/cwt	120.50–127.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	822	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	189.55/cwt	180.00–192.00	497	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	126.24/cwt	124.00–129.00	732	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	746	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	165.42/cwt	160.50–172.00	680	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	851	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	955	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	812	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	131.57/cwt	124.00–135.50	893	635
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.48/cwt	118.00–132.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	919	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.00/cwt	177.00–192.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	146.32/cwt	139.00–150.00	713	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	180.33/cwt	175.00–186.00	940	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	136.57/cwt	130.50–139.00	806	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	131.09/cwt	127.00–138.00	956	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	532.41/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,214	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	820	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.72/cwt	137.00–149.00	744	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	140.82/cwt	136.00–144.00	945	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.91/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,051	377
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	168.44/cwt	165.00–177.50	738	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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