Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 450 lb sold 3.00 higher. Steers weighing 450 lb to 575 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 575 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Feeder heifer 700 lb to 850 lb sold steady, Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Fancy cattle sell at a 5.00 premium. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.13/cwt on 1,838 head.

Average price

$146.13

1,838 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$10.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.38

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	146.73	984	1,734
Medium and Large 1-2	698	136.06	950	104

One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $34 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 sale1,838 hd

146.13

—

KS average3 barns · 6,375 hd

139.75

+6.38

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	1,564	73.27	1,146	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	54.60	757	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	45.47	647	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	39.30	439	6thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	824	121.68/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,003	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	158.75/cwt	158.00–159.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	135.79/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,120	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	127.94/cwt	121.00–130.75	871	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	122.07/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	176.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.76/cwt	132.00–136.00	966	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	121.50–129.00	879	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.28/cwt	163.00–171.00	863	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	871	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	685	146.36/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,003	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.74/cwt	168.00–179.00	737	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	820	141.35/cwt	141.35–141.35	1,159	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	934	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.35/cwt	130.35–140.00	1,036	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	148.66/cwt	141.50–152.00	932	303
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	829.75/cwt	825.00–835.00	8,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	141.78/cwt	139.00–144.75	963	165
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	898.02/cwt	785.00–1,100.00	11,665	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	58.73/cwt	58.50–60.00	875	8
Bulls	—	—	1,424	66.54/cwt	65.00–68.50	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	941	81
Bulls	—	—	1,544	75.60/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,167	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	53.88/cwt	51.00–57.00	737	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	45.47/cwt	43.00–50.00	647	130
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	84.25/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,211	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	859.31/cwt	625.00–1,075.00	11,429	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	39.30/cwt	39.00–41.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	812	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	770	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,426	931.66/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	13,285	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	573	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	127.98/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,014	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.36/cwt	139.00–144.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,021	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	865	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	720	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.29/cwt	147.00–150.00	636	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	124.87/cwt	121.00–127.00	963	289
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.39/cwt	137.00–144.50	742	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	143.79/cwt	142.00–150.00	696	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.88/cwt	131.00–136.75	841	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.21/cwt	136.50–142.00	791	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	516	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	815	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	130.16/cwt	129.00–131.00	759	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	141.67/cwt	141.50–141.85	803	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	824	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	785	10

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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