Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 500 lb to 875 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.56/cwt on 762 head.

Average price

$131.56

762 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$6.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	131.88	987	722
Medium and Large 1-2	620	125.67	780	40

One grade step is worth $6.21/cwt here — about $207 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 sale762 hd

131.56

—

KS average2 barns · 1,771 hd

129.71

+1.85

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	1,892	95.82	1,813	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	78.85	1,157	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	74.07	950	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	65.88	785	32

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	588	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	929	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	152.63/cwt	150.50–158.00	670	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	137.33/cwt	133.00–138.50	1,062	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	134.40/cwt	131.00–135.25	1,234	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.41/cwt	181.00–184.00	839	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	141.86/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,046	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,290	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.06/cwt	133.50–137.25	918	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	714	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,067	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	65.88/cwt	60.00–70.50	785	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	80.15/cwt	79.50–82.50	1,263	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	77.52/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,050	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	74.07/cwt	71.00–76.00	950	104
Bulls	—	—	1,883	94.29/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,775	16
Bulls	—	—	1,483	85.90/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,274	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,925.94/cwt	1,850.00–1,985.00	23,111	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	971	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	942	135.43/cwt	135.25–135.60	1,276	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	756	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,077	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	2,043	101.85/cwt	100.00–105.50	2,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,029	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.74/cwt	127.00–134.00	939	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.10/cwt	121.50–133.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	122.19/cwt	121.00–122.50	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	167.38/cwt	161.00–170.00	946	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	171.05/cwt	169.00–174.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.81/cwt	140.50–146.50	756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.28/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,046	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	156.37/cwt	156.00–157.00	991	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	135.82/cwt	134.00–136.25	1,192	85

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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