Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bull sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$154.39

704 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	155.47	1,217	648
Medium and Large 1-2	669	141.83	948	56

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $268 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 sale704 hd

154.39

—

KS average3 barns · 1,891 hd

154.36

+0.03

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	1,801	78.51	1,414	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	72.91	1,072	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	65.19	844	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	54.58	674	106

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	703	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,111	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	929	141.35/cwt	141.35–141.35	1,313	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	150.62/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,319	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	162.41/cwt	157.00–166.25	926	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	931	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,438	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,005	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.71/cwt	142.50–165.00	868	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	145.85/cwt	142.25–151.00	1,024	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	169.61/cwt	168.00–170.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	155.98/cwt	155.75–156.25	1,209	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	144.13/cwt	139.50–148.00	977	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,377	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,052	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	54.58/cwt	48.50–59.00	674	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	76.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,225	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	71.60/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,017	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	65.19/cwt	60.00–69.00	844	67
Bulls	—	—	1,725	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	84.72/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,555	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	76.31/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,364	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,024	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	871.23/cwt	810.00–925.00	11,413	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	881.44/cwt	760.00–900.00	11,485	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	719.78/cwt	670.00–810.00	9,300	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,706	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,318	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.68/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,079	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	143.09/cwt	139.60–145.85	1,186	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	991	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,124	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	799	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.72/cwt	141.00–151.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.88/cwt	141.00–145.00	914	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	787	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	881	159.20/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,403	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	157.95/cwt	155.75–160.25	1,279	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	665	4

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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