Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull 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 $169.48/cwt on 1,855 head.

Average price

$169.48

1,855 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$76.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.15

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	171.61	1,131	1,711
Medium and Large 1-2	692	150.56	1,042	93
Large 1	1,040	140.50	1,462	42
Large 1-2	1,040	95.00	988	9thin

One grade step is worth $76.61/cwt here — about $143 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 sale1,855 hd

169.48

—

KS average4 barns · 4,097 hd

164.33

+5.15

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	—	Average	1,904	76.06	1,448	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	64.52	877	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	55.04	679	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	45.32	529	49

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	587	155.59/cwt	154.50–158.00	913	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	812	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	387	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	180.97/cwt	176.00–182.00	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	162.44/cwt	161.00–162.75	879	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	163.76/cwt	154.00–166.50	1,015	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	45.32/cwt	40.00–49.00	529	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	63.05/cwt	60.00–69.00	824	72
Bulls	—	—	1,876	78.48/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,472	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	72.63/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,201	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.04/cwt	50.00–59.50	679	107
Bulls	—	—	1,836	65.74/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,207	5
Bulls	—	—	2,043	84.14/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	185.80/cwt	182.00–195.00	903	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	686	148.57/cwt	147.00–148.75	1,019	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	190.31/cwt	188.00–192.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	153.97/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,104	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.81/cwt	168.00–179.00	991	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	331	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	171.54/cwt	169.00–174.00	810	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	194.21/cwt	192.00–200.00	829	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,010.22/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	12,476	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	961.53/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	11,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	131.38/cwt	126.00–137.00	947	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,133	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	136.49/cwt	134.00–142.25	789	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	837	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	149.61/cwt	144.00–152.00	839	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.97/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,009	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	149.92/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,069	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.49/cwt	147.50–156.00	799	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	152.64/cwt	151.00–152.85	1,198	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,045	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,082	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	140.44/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,461	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	186.74/cwt	182.00–189.00	965	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	965.68/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	675.95/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,490	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	757.93/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,959	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	154.08/cwt	152.00–155.00	901	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	174.30/cwt	174.00–175.00	744	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	149.61/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,370	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	196.72/cwt	196.00–197.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	982	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	962.34/cwt	810.00–1,035.00	12,616	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	195.20/cwt	194.00–201.00	709	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	158.32/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,007	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	822	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,391	69
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	155.25/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,262	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	157.48/cwt	154.50–162.00	1,061	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	160.23/cwt	151.00–161.35	1,263	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	166.97/cwt	163.00–172.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	186.60/cwt	181.50–192.00	1,065	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	200.54/cwt	197.50–207.50	955	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	144.21/cwt	132.00–147.50	1,246	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	204.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	176.71/cwt	174.50–180.00	1,087	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	146.86/cwt	146.00–150.00	693	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	858	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.43/cwt	151.00–163.00	879	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	971	20
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	208.35/cwt	203.00–213.00	898	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	111.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	381	208.86/cwt	203.00–212.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	195.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,027	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	740	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	130.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	143.89/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,173	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,210	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	778	169.65/cwt	167.00–171.50	1,320	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.21/cwt	141.00–150.50	900	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	158.56/cwt	157.00–162.00	766	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,008	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	103.68/cwt	101.00–127.00	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	619	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	723	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,144	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,328	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	155.99/cwt	151.50–162.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	167.53/cwt	166.00–174.00	799	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	814	155.53/cwt	154.00–157.85	1,266	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	178.48/cwt	171.00–180.00	600	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.83/cwt	164.00–170.00	731	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.79/cwt	135.50–136.25	828	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	132.15/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,008	10

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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