Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 875 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 750 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves under 500 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.84/cwt on 1,994 head.

Average price

$144.84

1,994 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$399

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	151.84	888	122
Medium and Large 1	803	145.70	1,170	1,732
Large 1	1,005	128.08	1,287	140

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about −$399 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 sale1,994 hd

144.84

—

KS average3 barns · 6,441 hd

149.34

−4.50

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	1,840	87.90	1,617	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	73.19	999	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	65.02	784	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	54.75	632	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	153.16/cwt	146.00–154.25	1,101	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	186.05/cwt	180.00–187.50	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	851	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.23/cwt	138.50–144.50	889	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	135.64/cwt	128.50–138.75	1,192	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	132.13/cwt	124.00–133.60	1,217	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	171.80/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,072	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	666	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.36/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,008	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	142.23/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,168	331
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	1,012.92/cwt	935.00–1,075.00	14,201	6
Bulls	—	—	1,984	96.46/cwt	92.50–100.50	1,914	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	86.73/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,572	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	54.75/cwt	50.00–59.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	168.70/cwt	167.50–169.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	166.20/cwt	165.00–166.75	1,114	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	73.88/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,011	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	70.96/cwt	70.00–72.00	959	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	65.02/cwt	60.00–69.50	784	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	18,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	128.08/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,287	140
Bulls	—	—	1,627	73.38/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	155.74/cwt	151.00–162.00	894	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,073	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	824	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,211	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	150.33/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,015	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	162.77/cwt	161.00–170.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,102	115
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,001.19/cwt	985.00–1,010.00	14,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	918	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	782	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.33/cwt	139.00–149.00	838	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.91/cwt	151.00–158.00	730	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	122.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	137.06/cwt	135.00–138.50	927	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	131.46/cwt	128.75–135.10	1,087	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	138.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,083	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	187.70/cwt	178.00–188.50	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	738	138.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,020	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	777	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	941	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	931	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,113	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	130.33/cwt	128.00–131.35	1,273	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	135.71/cwt	130.50–137.10	1,010	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	132.97/cwt	130.75–134.85	1,035	374
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	166.66/cwt	158.00–167.50	662	11

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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