Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough feeder steers or feeder heifers for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.98/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$126.98

352 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	742	127.45	946	337
Medium and Large 1-2	701	116.50	817	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.95/cwt here — about $129 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 sale352 hd

126.98

—

KS average3 barns · 2,693 hd

125.80

+1.18

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	1,885	95.29	1,796	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	69.64	960	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	64.35	829	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	56.98	660	9thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,860.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,860.00	22,320	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	16,850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	21,775	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,650.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	20,625	14
Bulls	—	—	1,780	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	93.68/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,592	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	64.35/cwt	60.00–66.50	829	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.50	927	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	71.86/cwt	71.00–74.50	993	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	56.98/cwt	51.00–59.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	117.24/cwt	116.00–118.50	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,045	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	126.97/cwt	125.00–128.25	928	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.70/cwt	132.00–138.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	169.09/cwt	165.00–172.00	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.52/cwt	145.00–147.00	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	817	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.85/cwt	122.85–122.85	1,057	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	132.42/cwt	129.00–134.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,052	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.77/cwt	126.00–130.50	921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	989	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.37/cwt	130.35–130.50	887	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.28/cwt	138.00–143.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	120.80/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	143.96/cwt	143.00–147.00	995	20
Bulls	—	—	2,063	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	2,042	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,368	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,245	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,092	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,147	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	118.49/cwt	116.00–119.50	1,199	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,481	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,713	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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