Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. The exception was 2 high yielding cows that sold for 85. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test, however a lower tone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.38/cwt on 1,166 head.

Average price

$154.38

1,166 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	156.84	1,055	1,057
Medium and Large 1-2	753	132.82	1,000	100
Large 1	1,097	105.57	1,158	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.27/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale1,166 hd

154.38

—

KS average3 barns · 2,956 hd

149.91

+4.47

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	1,744	84.09	1,466	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	75.35	1,010	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	67.41	845	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	49.64	553	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	654	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,066	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	713	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,130	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	398	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	776	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	814	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	756	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,075	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,121	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,225	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	148.11/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,133	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	146.52/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,291	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,287	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,177	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,418	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,123	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,151	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,078	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	147.44/cwt	147.00–148.00	867	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	858	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	784	159.10/cwt	159.10–159.10	1,247	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	145.81/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,201	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	49.64/cwt	45.00–54.00	553	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	79.19/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,151	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	73.60/cwt	70.00–75.50	949	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	67.41/cwt	65.00–68.50	845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,137	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	85.55/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,087	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	148.08/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,016	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	135.39/cwt	131.00–143.00	960	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,085	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,008	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.42/cwt	146.00–151.00	775	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	674	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	132.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,219	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	151.78/cwt	150.50–153.25	1,105	147
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,166	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	154.47/cwt	153.75–155.10	1,183	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	890	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	108.35/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	155.33/cwt	153.50–155.75	982	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	972	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.

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