Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.23/cwt on 2,119 head.

Average price

$143.23

2,119 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	143.44	1,003	2,093
Medium and Large 1-2	614	129.71	797	19thin
Large 1	1,014	117.25	1,189	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.19/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale2,119 hd

143.23

—

KS average3 barns · 7,534 hd

140.68

+2.55

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	1,829	73.35	1,341	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	56.29	813	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	51.32	711	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	44.63	540	58

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	575	130.95/cwt	125.00–134.50	753	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.43/cwt	124.00–128.25	803	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	156.46/cwt	151.00–162.00	918	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	117.45/cwt	115.00–118.00	954	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	189.08/cwt	189.00–189.50	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,096	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	496	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	154.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	661	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.43/cwt	126.50–134.00	1,000	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.26/cwt	146.00–155.00	628	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	167.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	877	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	184.70/cwt	184.00–186.00	866	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	181.99/cwt	180.00–189.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	139.02/cwt	133.00–143.00	933	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	136.29/cwt	132.00–140.00	994	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	128.16/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,112	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	900	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	932	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,087	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	887.61/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	147.36/cwt	145.50–152.00	931	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.67/cwt	164.00–172.00	740	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,004	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	185.72/cwt	180.00–187.00	971	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	130.48/cwt	125.50–133.00	1,078	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	778	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	124.58/cwt	122.50–127.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	146.82/cwt	146.75–147.00	978	83
Bulls	—	—	1,635	64.10/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,048	6
Bulls	—	—	2,041	81.29/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,659	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	44.63/cwt	39.00–47.50	540	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	58.17/cwt	57.00–63.00	809	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	55.47/cwt	55.00–56.50	814	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	51.32/cwt	48.00–54.50	711	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	794.54/cwt	710.00–850.00	7,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	494	193.42/cwt	192.00–196.00	955	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,272	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	775	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	156.72/cwt	156.00–157.50	715	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	147.50/cwt	143.00–148.00	764	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	797	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,075	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,014	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,189	7
Bulls	—	—	1,816	74.22/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	844	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	166.36/cwt	165.00–169.50	970	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	773.01/cwt	725.00–810.00	11,209	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	876.64/cwt	750.00–975.00	11,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.71/cwt	123.00–131.25	868	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	169.50/cwt	166.00–171.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	644	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	124.47/cwt	120.50–126.00	956	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	751	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	159.24/cwt	158.00–160.00	658	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.18/cwt	130.00–141.00	697	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	123.12/cwt	121.00–127.50	893	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	777	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	122.14/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,176	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.15/cwt	145.00–151.00	710	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	783	9

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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