Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 1.00 lower. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 450 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 725 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers 575 lb to 725 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 575 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.93/cwt on 3,074 head.

Average price

$128.93

3,074 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	741	129.46	959	2,925
Medium and Large 1-2	701	118.41	830	149

One grade step is worth $11.05/cwt here — about $129 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 sale3,074 hd

128.93

—

KS average3 barns · 6,834 hd

129.57

−0.64

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	1,675	77.13	1,292	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	62.48	897	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	56.76	704	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	44.49	488	14

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1Fleshy	—	871	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,067	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.64/cwt	171.00–176.00	740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	974	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.34/cwt	122.50–144.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	116.50/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,069	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	158.78/cwt	158.00–160.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	125.45/cwt	125.10–126.00	1,163	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	140.56/cwt	134.50–142.50	973	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	130.32/cwt	124.50–132.60	941	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	141.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,019	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	867	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,145	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.36/cwt	153.50–161.00	977	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	124.19/cwt	122.75–125.10	1,203	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	837	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	503	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.51/cwt	128.00–137.10	1,044	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	129.87/cwt	125.00–132.75	1,077	568
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	176.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.95/cwt	176.00–187.00	852	59
Bulls	—	—	2,365	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	142.74/cwt	138.00–144.00	691	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	147.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,008	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	128.62/cwt	124.50–130.50	1,123	664
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	178.22/cwt	173.00–182.00	927	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	334	170.04/cwt	165.00–173.00	568	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,445	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,461	1,137.45/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	16,618	18
Bulls	—	—	1,567	76.30/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,196	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	44.49/cwt	40.00–49.00	488	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	64.48/cwt	64.00–66.00	999	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	62.09/cwt	60.50–63.00	878	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	56.76/cwt	50.00–59.50	704	103
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	937.25/cwt	885.00–980.00	11,716	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	18,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	774.19/cwt	760.00–800.00	10,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	1,034.47/cwt	725.00–1,110.00	14,648	37
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	392	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	541	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,207	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,269	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	114.72/cwt	114.00–115.00	989	18
Bulls	—	—	1,923	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.82/cwt	121.00–124.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	190.51/cwt	188.00–192.50	823	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	903.88/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	12,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	116.39/cwt	112.50–122.50	882	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	113.11/cwt	111.00–120.00	773	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	126.14/cwt	126.00–127.00	711	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	150.21/cwt	142.50–152.25	853	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	334	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	154.16/cwt	151.00–159.00	814	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	902	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	807	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.07/cwt	118.50–126.50	1,017	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	914	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	941	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	131.25/cwt	131.00–133.00	768	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	115.78/cwt	103.00–125.00	888	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.37/cwt	145.00–149.00	758	166
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.92/cwt	125.00–135.75	891	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	710	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.15/cwt	122.00–128.25	978	716
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	190.40/cwt	180.00–194.00	613	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	122.86/cwt	118.00–125.75	1,069	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	146.55/cwt	142.00–148.00	941	28

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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