Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 400 lb to 800 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.11/cwt on 745 head.

Average price

$137.11

745 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	838	137.67	1,153	704
Medium and Large 1-2	820	128.78	1,056	36
Large 1	1,044	119.00	1,242	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale745 hd

137.11

—

KS average3 barns · 4,479 hd

134.23

+2.88

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	—	Average	1,603	86.26	1,383	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	72.51	997	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	64.90	814	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	57.43	645	25

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	865	123.03/cwt	118.25–125.25	1,064	104
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,131	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,643	1,013.64/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	16,654	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,006.32/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	11,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	128.05/cwt	126.25–130.75	1,241	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.35/cwt	134.25–139.00	1,154	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	940	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	769	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	736	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,091	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	576	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,014	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.90/cwt	60.50–68.00	814	51
Bulls	—	—	1,550	85.98/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,333	17
Bulls	—	—	1,563	81.14/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	130.66/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,209	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	57.43/cwt	53.50–59.00	645	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	76.10/cwt	73.50–79.25	1,148	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	939	102
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,796.15/cwt	1,675.00–1,900.00	18,931	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,190.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,350.00	11,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,625	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	1,965.48/cwt	1,800.00–2,075.00	22,741	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.14/cwt	125.50–131.00	940	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,036	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	141.40/cwt	135.75–143.00	1,024	45
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	1,144.63/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	12,488	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	939.24/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	1,082.14/cwt	810.00–1,160.00	14,944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,061	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	731	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,010	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,197	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,242	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	96.42/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	154.41/cwt	148.00–155.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.80/cwt	128.50–133.10	1,008	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	161.34/cwt	155.00–164.75	941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	133.44/cwt	132.75–133.75	1,156	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	149.25/cwt	148.00–149.50	930	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.63/cwt	140.00–144.75	985	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	759	5

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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