Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with most advance on weaned fancy calves. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 higher. Heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers weighing 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.74/cwt on 1,872 head.

Average price

$158.74

1,872 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$336

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	691	160.76	1,110	1,615
Medium and Large 1-2	628	148.08	929	197
Large 1	1,037	139.44	1,446	60

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about −$336 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 sale1,872 hd

158.74

—

KS average3 barns · 3,213 hd

156.76

+1.98

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	1,608	67.31	1,082	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	72.72	1,054	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	63.95	845	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	53.39	653	59

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	561	173.16/cwt	170.00–174.00	971	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	165.52/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,059	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	187.85/cwt	184.00–194.00	988	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.16/cwt	134.00–141.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	673	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,035	139.89/cwt	136.00–141.75	1,448	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.60/cwt	138.00–149.00	906	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.45/cwt	149.00–159.50	904	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,033	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,233	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	582	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	182.87/cwt	182.00–193.00	605	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	153.48/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,268	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	150.14/cwt	146.00–156.50	1,084	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	164.03/cwt	161.00–168.00	951	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,006	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	168.35/cwt	163.00–171.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	146.13/cwt	145.50–146.25	1,318	86
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	181.04/cwt	175.00–186.00	784	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.15/cwt	162.50–167.00	765	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	172.63/cwt	170.50–174.00	941	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	162.99/cwt	158.00–167.50	997	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	948	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	706	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	157.42/cwt	150.00–158.75	1,374	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	157.37/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,201	102
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.74/cwt	129.00–135.00	827	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	764	115.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,608	67.31/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	53.39/cwt	48.00–58.00	653	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	76.15/cwt	75.50–77.00	1,200	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	71.82/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,018	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.95/cwt	61.00–68.00	845	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	157.60/cwt	157.00–159.00	827	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	155.77/cwt	155.00–161.00	732	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	351	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	597	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	727	152.85/cwt	152.85–152.85	1,111	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	157.70/cwt	156.00–157.75	994	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	723	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.60/cwt	140.00–150.50	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,245	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	156.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	164.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	642	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.25/cwt	137.00–143.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	140.06/cwt	139.00–141.50	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	146.55/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,035	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	475	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	803	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.24/cwt	157.50–167.00	639	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	500	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	860	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	195.39/cwt	189.00–201.00	828	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	179.99/cwt	179.00–182.00	873	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.18/cwt	141.00–148.00	828	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	815	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	130.31/cwt	126.50–133.00	929	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,065	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	907	155.40/cwt	154.75–155.75	1,409	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	963	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,473	65

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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