Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Fi nal Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers and heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.43/cwt on 692 head.

Average price

$155.43

692 head · 824 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$26.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	162.23	1,280	470
Medium and Large 1-2	698	144.10	1,005	74
Large 1	1,026	139.73	1,433	139
Medium and Large 2	575	136.00	782	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.23/cwt here — about $498 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 sale692 hd

155.43

—

KS average3 barns · 4,221 hd

156.61

−1.18

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	1,916	87.10	1,669	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	76.29	1,066	143
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	61.29	739	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	55.35	660	24

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Unweaned	—	416	151.00/cwt	147.50–157.50	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,210	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	892	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	973	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	141.19/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,426	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	917	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	179.12/cwt	175.00–181.00	863	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	149.99/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,251	27
Steers	Large 1	—	1,135	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	124.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	196.82/cwt	196.50–197.50	661	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,455	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	155.92/cwt	155.85–156.00	1,447	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	160.33/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,244	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	160.18/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,092	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	151.05/cwt	147.85–153.10	1,474	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	55.35/cwt	53.00–57.00	660	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	82.91/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,250	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	73.25/cwt	69.50–77.00	987	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.29/cwt	58.00–68.00	739	41
Bulls	—	—	1,410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,115	1
Bulls	—	—	2,046	91.47/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,871	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	157.79/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,152	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	822	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,068	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	970	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	127.25/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,110	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	791	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	153.35/cwt	145.00–154.52	1,115	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	154.52/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,171	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,259	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.93/cwt	150.00–157.50	895	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.60/cwt	161.00–165.00	779	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,088	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	151.16/cwt	147.00–155.50	954	20

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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