Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers under 700 lb, however a steady tone was noted. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.08/cwt on 1,288 head.

Average price

$153.08

1,288 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	821	156.63	1,286	972
Medium and Large 1-2	712	142.40	1,014	298
Large 1	1,041	137.63	1,433	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale1,288 hd

153.08

—

KS average3 barns · 3,052 hd

153.20

−0.12

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	—	High	1,895	78.71	1,492	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	68.57	936	163
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	59.88	754	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	51.42	598	95

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	618	143.30/cwt	135.50–144.50	886	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	824	160.31/cwt	160.10–160.50	1,321	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	152.73/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,094	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	162.33/cwt	157.00–164.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	144.44/cwt	143.25–146.50	1,229	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	137.01/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,002	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	924	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,446	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	876	158.84/cwt	158.50–159.00	1,391	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,165	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	950	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	154.93/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,196	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.84/cwt	149.00–153.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	157.16/cwt	154.00–157.85	1,315	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	157.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,009	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	140.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,183	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	150.97/cwt	148.00–155.20	1,386	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	153.20/cwt	149.25–155.00	1,345	127
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,077	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,069	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	887	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	149.31/cwt	140.00–153.10	1,093	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.83/cwt	122.50–123.00	749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	78.34/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,181	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	68.32/cwt	66.50–73.00	930	159
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	59.88/cwt	55.00–66.00	754	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	51.42/cwt	46.00–54.00	598	95
Bulls	—	—	1,931	83.95/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,621	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	72.19/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	77.05/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,514	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	1,562.22/cwt	1,000.00–1,610.00	20,059	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,081	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	893.80/cwt	775.00–925.00	11,289	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	139.48/cwt	128.50–141.75	884	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	146.11/cwt	145.50–151.50	931	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.23/cwt	128.50–135.50	1,088	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	167.67/cwt	163.00–168.00	734	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,036	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	124.27/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	146.92/cwt	144.50–148.50	1,122	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	140.29/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,044	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	156.05/cwt	151.00–156.50	754	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.14/cwt	156.00–169.00	639	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.11/cwt	144.00–150.00	775	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,058	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,411	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,207	70

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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