Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.69/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$154.69

1,081 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	155.32	1,228	1,041
Medium and Large 1-2	812	140.71	1,143	28
Large 1	1,080	132.42	1,430	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.90/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,081 hd

154.69

—

KS average3 barns · 3,969 hd

155.79

−1.10

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	1,641	78.16	1,283	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	72.25	936	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	61.04	712	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	57.08	622	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	918	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,219	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	153.30/cwt	150.50–154.75	1,196	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	193.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,087	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	928	150.98/cwt	148.25–153.50	1,401	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,018	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	147.40/cwt	143.50–149.50	1,275	68
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	132.42/cwt	124.50–134.00	1,430	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	139.89/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,154	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	156.54/cwt	152.50–159.50	1,132	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.99/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,023	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	192.86/cwt	186.00–196.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.61/cwt	163.00–164.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	156.74/cwt	153.00–158.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	963	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	860	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	57.08/cwt	55.00–61.00	622	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	68.11/cwt	67.00–72.00	811	16
Bulls	—	—	1,337	68.13/cwt	66.00–70.50	911	6
Bulls	—	—	1,836	87.74/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,611	6
Bulls	—	—	1,692	78.36/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,326	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	74.14/cwt	73.50–75.50	996	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	61.04/cwt	59.00–66.00	712	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,153	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.83/cwt	157.00–166.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	687	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,020	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	143.06/cwt	139.85–145.25	1,102	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	135.53/cwt	133.25–137.50	1,045	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	143.69/cwt	138.00–144.50	983	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	138.38/cwt	136.00–139.25	1,158	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	145.49/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,178	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.83/cwt	141.00–147.00	933	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	154.79/cwt	154.00–155.00	758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	883	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,351	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	827	148.92/cwt	148.50–150.25	1,232	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	845	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	157.79/cwt	155.75–159.75	1,223	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	146.01/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,088	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	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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