Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.33/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$147.33

264 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	148.91	999	249
Medium and Large 1-2	809	121.00	979	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $19 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 sale264 hd

147.33

—

KS average3 barns · 2,786 hd

146.63

+0.70

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	1,755	85.60	1,503	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	75.88	1,068	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	70.91	921	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,470	63.14	928	78

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,846	90.87/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,677	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	97.13/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	77.65/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,249	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	70.91/cwt	68.00–73.50	921	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	75.24/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,041	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	79.56/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,056	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	955	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	162.65/cwt	158.50–164.60	1,119	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	142.58/cwt	142.50–143.00	988	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.95/cwt	137.50–139.53	1,080	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,179	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	163.81/cwt	162.50–166.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.87/cwt	186.00–191.00	789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,299	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	851	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,303	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,470	63.14/cwt	60.00–67.00	928	78
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	965.25/cwt	925.00–975.00	11,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,395	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,123	54

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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