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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 300 lb to 400 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.78/cwt on 1,514 head.

Average price

$137.78

1,514 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.95

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	778	138.26	1,075	1,424
Medium and Large 1-2	665	136.19	905	53
Large 1	1,023	121.24	1,240	37

One grade step is worth $17.03/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,514 hd

137.78

—

KS average3 barns · 6,475 hd

140.73

−2.95

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	1,855	81.27	1,508	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	63.52	849	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	57.07	699	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	47.16	526	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	128.92/cwt	123.00–131.10	1,122	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	144.18/cwt	141.50–150.50	985	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	137.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	787	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	126.58/cwt	124.50–127.60	977	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	126.55/cwt	124.00–128.50	910	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.39/cwt	177.00–177.50	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	140.35/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,019	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	147.09/cwt	146.00–149.00	872	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	157.33/cwt	154.00–161.50	927	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	839	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	199.97/cwt	192.50–202.50	638	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	193.37/cwt	187.50–199.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	122.29/cwt	122.25–122.50	1,085	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	514	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	825	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	174.06/cwt	173.00–176.00	895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	127.48/cwt	125.00–129.85	1,180	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	149.77/cwt	148.00–151.00	951	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	823	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,109	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.90/cwt	160.00–172.50	895	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	133.77/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,041	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,508	1,217.62/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	18,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	168.35/cwt	166.50–171.50	966	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,319	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	62.75/cwt	61.00–64.00	824	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	65.36/cwt	65.00–66.50	911	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	57.07/cwt	53.00–59.50	699	52
Bulls	—	—	1,513	73.20/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,108	11
Bulls	—	—	2,143	89.86/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,926	8
Bulls	—	—	2,017	83.50/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,684	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,058	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,264	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	47.16/cwt	40.00–52.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	1,051.13/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	16,293	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,168.69/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	13,393	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	862.20/cwt	785.00–950.00	12,114	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,554	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	26
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	766	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,937	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	121.39/cwt	120.85–123.50	1,238	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	130.38/cwt	126.00–132.35	1,077	202
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,533	1,031.17/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	15,808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	162.96/cwt	155.00–166.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.66/cwt	125.50–134.00	853	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	125.30/cwt	125.00–125.50	951	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,078	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.44/cwt	143.00–155.00	785	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	122.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,192	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	125.21/cwt	120.56–128.50	1,022	346
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.17/cwt	160.00–173.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.26/cwt	172.50–180.50	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	115.33/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,137	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	715	6

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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