Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. No recent comparison on heifer calves 375 lb to 500 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.75/cwt on 1,268 head.

Average price

$127.75

1,268 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	127.94	927	1,254
Medium and Large 1-2	718	111.50	801	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $127 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 sale1,268 hd

127.75

—

KS average3 barns · 3,750 hd

129.88

−2.13

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	1,900	86.75	1,649	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	72.23	1,042	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	65.36	850	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	58.99	672	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	155.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,125	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	590	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	843	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	134.44/cwt	132.00–138.25	1,015	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.59/cwt	141.00–149.00	697	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	544	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	805	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	743	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,070	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	130.49/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,073	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	71.44/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,044	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	964	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	607	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	955	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	981.26/cwt	935.00–1,060.00	12,953	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	75.29/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,034	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.36/cwt	61.00–68.50	850	130
Bulls	—	—	1,473	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,120	3
Bulls	—	—	2,111	94.71/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,999	5
Bulls	—	—	1,923	85.99/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,654	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,243	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	58.99/cwt	54.00–60.50	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.50	883	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	801	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.85/cwt	128.00–134.00	738	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.92/cwt	122.00–129.00	850	30
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	117.10/cwt	117.10–117.10	1,230	50
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	117.22/cwt	113.50–117.60	1,216	178
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	111.72/cwt	111.00–112.25	1,026	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,436	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	908.98/cwt	860.00–960.00	11,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	817	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	122.60/cwt	119.00–123.50	1,168	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	127.15/cwt	123.00–129.50	946	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.50	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	138.87/cwt	134.00–139.50	750	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	106.45/cwt	106.00–106.50	1,050	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	124.74/cwt	120.50–128.25	968	419
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	119.60/cwt	114.50–121.50	986	256
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	126.78/cwt	123.25–128.75	1,163	219

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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