Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers for a market test, however a steady trend was noted on 850 lb to 900 lb steers. Not enough feeder heifers for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.40/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$146.40

313 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	147.12	1,195	289
Medium and Large 1-2	652	141.29	921	21
Large 1	1,087	112.99	1,228	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale313 hd

146.40

—

KS average2 barns · 1,546 hd

150.56

−4.16

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	1,703	95.01	1,618	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	77.57	1,064	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	72.56	927	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	64.02	777	30

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	6
Bulls	—	—	1,691	95.87/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,621	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	72.56/cwt	68.00–74.00	927	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	76.79/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,047	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	82.48/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,173	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.11/cwt	147.25–150.75	1,171	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	142.71/cwt	141.00–146.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	175.00–182.50	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,153	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	136.46/cwt	135.25–136.75	1,049	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.64/cwt	158.00–165.50	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	143.74/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,261	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	134.78/cwt	134.00–135.00	864	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,078	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	145.28/cwt	144.00–146.00	986	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	64.02/cwt	60.50–68.00	777	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,062	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,087	112.99/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,163	967.24/cwt	950.00–985.00	11,249	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.19/cwt	145.00–149.00	832	13
Bulls	—	—	1,623	84.11/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,365	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,237.14/cwt	960.00–1,335.00	15,551	7

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 →