Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Approximately 2 loads of fed cows helped the breaker cows sell 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower, however quality was not very attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.04/cwt on 1,251 head.

Average price

$134.04

1,251 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	134.55	971	1,198
Medium and Large 1-2	683	122.58	837	53

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $134 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 sale1,251 hd

134.04

—

KS average3 barns · 3,075 hd

131.96

+2.08

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	1,689	78.91	1,333	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	67.58	1,032	122
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	57.14	665	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	45.60	503	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	781	138.06/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,078	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	782	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	126.35/cwt	123.10–129.00	1,157	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	127.51/cwt	125.50–129.35	1,038	312
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.33/cwt	142.00–148.00	833	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	70.86/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,134	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	146.16/cwt	146.00–150.00	791	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	126.28/cwt	122.50–128.00	837	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	168.66/cwt	168.00–174.00	875	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	130.16/cwt	126.50–132.10	1,014	375
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	147.80/cwt	142.00–148.75	1,048	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	131.66/cwt	127.00–133.85	1,172	147
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	66.26/cwt	62.00–68.50	992	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	57.14/cwt	54.00–61.50	665	22
Bulls	—	—	1,528	75.20/cwt	73.00–76.50	1,149	3
Bulls	—	—	2,128	84.74/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,557	78.74/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,226	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	144.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	784	142.91/cwt	142.25–144.00	1,120	120
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	136.13/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,103	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	125.58/cwt	124.10–126.75	1,262	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	45.60/cwt	37.00–53.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	975	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.90/cwt	143.00–153.75	998	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	154.98/cwt	152.00–161.50	990	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	178.19/cwt	178.00–180.00	964	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.23/cwt	130.50–133.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	124.87/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,125	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	164.80/cwt	160.00–169.50	964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	781	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.80/cwt	151.00–152.00	738	35

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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