Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb , however a higher market was noted. Steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifer 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 lower. Breaker cows sold steady. Boner and lean cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.35/cwt on 1,886 head.

Average price

$142.35

1,886 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

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

$33.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	142.95	1,016	1,810
Medium and Large 1-2	719	132.03	949	54
Large 1	1,024	124.50	1,275	13thin
Medium 1-2	471	109.00	513	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.95/cwt here — about $503 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 sale1,886 hd

142.35

—

KS average4 barns · 5,346 hd

144.76

−2.42

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	—	High	1,699	83.46	1,418	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,337	63.63	851	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	57.65	703	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	52.80	591	22

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	340	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	135.61/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,177	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	152.83/cwt	147.00–157.00	738	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	117.27/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	135.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,035	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	161.73/cwt	160.00–168.00	864	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.80/cwt	166.00–175.00	790	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	124.48/cwt	124.00–124.85	1,031	129
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.26/cwt	160.00–173.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	132.10/cwt	129.25–138.75	1,094	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,246	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	149.55/cwt	144.00–154.00	855	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.29/cwt	172.00–181.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	706	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	187.15/cwt	185.00–190.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	168.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	743	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	128.12/cwt	126.85–133.00	1,197	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	684	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,487.22/cwt	1,025.00–1,575.00	18,932	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	818	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,145	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	150.10/cwt	149.00–150.50	979	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	796	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	1,573.58/cwt	1,050.00–1,650.00	17,955	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	926	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	88.98/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,680	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	83.07/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,381	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	65.96/cwt	65.50–68.00	912	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	57.65/cwt	55.25–59.50	703	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	52.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	591	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	834	72
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	893	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,680	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,275	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	928	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	74.67/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,078.48/cwt	725.00–1,175.00	13,621	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	909.21/cwt	635.00–985.00	11,774	76
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,518.68/cwt	1,000.00–1,575.00	18,027	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,217.87/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	13,798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	644	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	471	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	835	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	438.33/cwt	400.00–475.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	784	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	858.88/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,277	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	152.55/cwt	151.00–155.00	956	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	565.67/cwt	425.00–600.00	1,646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	160.94/cwt	156.50–165.00	890	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.05/cwt	129.00–136.00	814	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	138.06/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,000	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	910	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	491	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	889	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	126.63/cwt	122.00–127.50	919	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.68/cwt	131.00–139.00	780	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.57/cwt	137.00–147.00	750	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.59/cwt	139.00–146.00	955	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	752	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,004	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	125.50/cwt	121.00–127.50	974	385
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	126.15/cwt	124.50–128.50	872	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	853	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	169.13/cwt	167.00–170.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	925	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	19

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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