Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 lower. Steer calves 450 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 10 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower. Heifers 450 lb to 800 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.23/cwt on 641 head.

Average price

$155.23

641 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

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	157.09	1,276	567
Large 1	1,003	141.50	1,419	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	791	140.89	1,115	66

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $161 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 sale641 hd

155.23

—

KS average3 barns · 3,978 hd

156.52

−1.29

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	1,941	86.52	1,679	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	70.34	938	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	55.62	673	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	44.92	521	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fancy	—	678	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	181.05/cwt	180.00–183.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	151.19/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,089	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	152.81/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,126	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.00/cwt	153.00–157.50	890	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	144.01/cwt	143.50–147.00	986	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	157.60/cwt	154.00–160.00	744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	152.57/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,207	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	155.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,072	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	903	155.60/cwt	155.60–155.60	1,405	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	142.38/cwt	141.25–146.50	1,345	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	152.32/cwt	149.50–153.00	1,260	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	925	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	78.09/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,132	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	66.05/cwt	60.00–72.00	838	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.62/cwt	53.50–59.00	673	16
Bulls	—	—	1,860	84.81/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	75.57/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	89.05/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,790	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	10,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	807	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,257	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	845	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,003	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,419	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	44.92/cwt	39.00–48.00	521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,054	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	15,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	183.47/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,152	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	124.89/cwt	123.50–129.50	1,017	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	144.28/cwt	142.50–144.50	1,195	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,123	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	148.35/cwt	148.25–149.50	1,160	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	924	139.57/cwt	139.50–140.25	1,290	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.39/cwt	169.00–178.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	139.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	813	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	126.53/cwt	126.50–127.00	857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	155.53/cwt	152.50–157.85	1,364	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	140.91/cwt	140.75–145.50	1,354	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.65/cwt	135.00–139.85	991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	159.86/cwt	159.00–164.00	699	11

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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