Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 525 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 525 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.47/cwt on 728 head.

Average price

$151.47

728 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	152.33	976	649
Medium and Large 1-2	567	144.38	819	79

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $158 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 sale728 hd

151.47

—

KS average2 barns · 895 hd

149.49

+1.98

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	1,624	88.83	1,442	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	75.10	1,020	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	69.92	847	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	62.09	688	22

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
Bulls	—	—	1,495	75.12/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	—	1,516	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,329	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	69.92/cwt	65.00–72.00	847	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	74.55/cwt	73.00–76.00	999	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	78.07/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,140	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	62.09/cwt	58.00–65.00	688	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	165.82/cwt	164.25–170.00	879	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.10/cwt	150.50–156.00	865	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	914	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,362	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,087	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.44/cwt	154.25–159.50	953	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	143.74/cwt	142.25–144.50	1,120	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	780	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	168.00/cwt	163.00–169.50	825	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	963	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	180.76/cwt	177.00–182.00	781	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.57/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,045	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	142.88/cwt	140.10–145.00	1,316	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,261	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	136.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,111	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	142.48/cwt	142.00–142.50	915	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	134.82/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,123	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	145.89/cwt	145.00–146.00	741	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,362	1,289.14/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	17,558	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	955	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	920	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	98.08/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,866	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	399	174.88/cwt	172.00–175.00	698	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,876	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 →