Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 725 lb to 1000 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 725 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.63/cwt on 1,090 head.

Average price

$138.63

1,090 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$4.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	138.76	1,094	1,060
Medium and Large 1-2	655	134.11	879	30

One grade step is worth $4.66/cwt here — about $216 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 sale1,090 hd

138.63

—

KS average3 barns · 4,512 hd

136.58

+2.05

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	1,837	89.50	1,644	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	72.62	1,023	105
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	65.86	871	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	54.99	633	7thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	832	126.89/cwt	126.10–128.75	1,056	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	137.02/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,061	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	814	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,124	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	639	142.23/cwt	141.00–145.50	909	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	123.12/cwt	123.00–123.25	997	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	149.92/cwt	148.50–150.10	1,079	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	810	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	136.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	865	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	499	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	944	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	860.73/cwt	835.00–885.00	11,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	54.99/cwt	50.00–57.50	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	749	135.35/cwt	135.35–135.35	1,014	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	125.20/cwt	121.00–129.00	980	86
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	884	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,176	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	125.52/cwt	124.50–127.00	920	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,057	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	74.46/cwt	73.00–77.50	1,060	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	70.44/cwt	67.00–72.50	980	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	65.86/cwt	59.00–72.00	871	45
Bulls	—	—	1,585	79.10/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,254	4
Bulls	—	—	1,918	100.80/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	18,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	752	135.75/cwt	135.10–136.25	1,021	137
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	979.90/cwt	975.00–985.00	12,592	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,055.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	14,348	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	924.06/cwt	885.00–960.00	11,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	770	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	906	6
Bulls	—	—	1,896	90.09/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	152.10/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,034	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,061	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,096	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,236	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	696	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.27/cwt	178.00–184.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	798	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	129.18/cwt	128.00–132.60	1,128	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.64/cwt	132.50–138.25	922	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	128.43/cwt	117.50–131.50	984	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,048	39

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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