Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 950 lb to 1100 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on steers under 500 lb. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 800 lb to 925 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.07/cwt on 1,525 head.

Average price

$124.07

1,525 head · 823 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$5.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	825	124.52	1,027	1,400
Medium and Large 1-2	795	119.08	946	125

One grade step is worth $5.44/cwt here — about $81 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 sale1,525 hd

124.07

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KS average3 barns · 3,716 hd

123.80

+0.27

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	1,911	85.92	1,642	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	70.68	1,054	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	64.68	808	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	58.26	648	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,019	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	761	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	785	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.48/cwt	128.50–135.50	1,090	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	119.43/cwt	116.00–120.35	1,057	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	146.50/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,031	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	138.46/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,044	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	131.35/cwt	127.00–134.60	1,215	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	119.69/cwt	118.25–121.00	1,100	495
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	128.62/cwt	124.75–129.60	1,001	307
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	147.18/cwt	147.00–148.00	942	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	129.62/cwt	127.50–132.50	863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,637	73.85/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,209	5
Bulls	—	—	2,103	93.56/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,968	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	58.26/cwt	55.00–59.50	648	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	76.16/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,288	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.45/cwt	67.00–71.00	965	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.68/cwt	60.00–66.50	808	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	132.23/cwt	126.75–134.00	1,156	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	130.45/cwt	128.00–132.75	927	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	928	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.43/cwt	135.50–138.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.49/cwt	130.50–134.50	832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,103	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	124.83/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,091	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.07/cwt	107.00–123.50	858	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,507	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,169	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	863	18
Bulls	—	—	1,948	88.33/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,721	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	124.16/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,268	182
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	123.97/cwt	122.85–125.00	1,010	208
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	950.75/cwt	885.00–1,000.00	12,265	2

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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