Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 450 lb to 650 lb, however a lower trend was noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 800 lb to 850 lb sold 10.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.66/cwt on 550 head.

Average price

$142.66

550 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	144.63	1,199	482
Medium and Large 1-2	773	128.68	995	68

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $204 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 sale550 hd

142.66

—

KS average2 barns · 3,298 hd

135.28

+7.38

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	—	High	1,940	93.16	1,807	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	78.32	1,135	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	70.81	840	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,271	64.09	815	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,271	64.09/cwt	62.00–66.50	815	8
Bulls	—	—	2,148	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	2,223	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	85.00/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	989	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,138.89/cwt	1,050.00–1,210.00	13,792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	70.81/cwt	68.50–74.00	840	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	78.15/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,131	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	152.92/cwt	152.50–153.50	1,011	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	886	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,199	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	766	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	135.41/cwt	132.50–136.60	1,338	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,110	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	133.83/cwt	133.75–135.00	1,139	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,270	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	141.12/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,221	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	967	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,054	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	127.12/cwt	125.50–136.00	1,044	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	147.32/cwt	147.25–147.50	1,100	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	728	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	94.44/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	772	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,285	4

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →