Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 350 lb to 700 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 1,000 lb sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.89/cwt on 749 head.

Average price

$157.89

749 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	795	158.41	1,260	666
Medium and Large 1-2	675	153.68	1,037	83

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $223 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 sale749 hd

157.89

—

KS average3 barns · 3,358 hd

162.44

−4.55

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	1,837	85.38	1,569	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	73.65	985	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	64.48	762	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	55.70	637	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,303	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	598	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,082	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	157.35/cwt	157.35–157.35	1,355	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	159.53/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,238	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	155.36/cwt	152.50–157.00	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	159.37/cwt	158.50–161.00	1,132	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.81/cwt	167.00–172.00	898	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	152.28/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,170	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	163.56/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,135	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	152.74/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,407	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	902	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	158.82/cwt	152.00–159.85	1,280	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	145.80/cwt	145.75–146.00	1,401	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	167.61/cwt	165.00–168.50	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	974	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	969	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	953	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	300	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	379	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	72.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	949	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	55.70/cwt	49.00–58.00	637	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	76.31/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,083	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	64.48/cwt	60.00–69.00	762	57
Bulls	—	—	1,630	74.54/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,215	4
Bulls	—	—	2,134	93.30/cwt	91.50–97.50	1,991	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	85.69/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,528	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	736	146.34/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	138.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,130	104.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.93/cwt	160.00–166.50	745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	150.88/cwt	150.75–151.00	1,027	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,158	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	147.82/cwt	145.75–148.85	1,209	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	155.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	792	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	133.62/cwt	133.00–134.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.66/cwt	171.00–179.00	663	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	667	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	145.71/cwt	140.50–147.00	1,033	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	142.67/cwt	142.50–143.50	913	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	153.28/cwt	150.85–154.50	1,170	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	849	161.35/cwt	161.35–161.35	1,370	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	349	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	635	2

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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