Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 650 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold steady on light receipts

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.56/cwt on 979 head.

Average price

$171.56

979 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$33.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	172.89	1,049	936
Large 1	1,071	145.50	1,558	22
Medium and Large 1-2	623	139.74	870	21

One grade step is worth $33.15/cwt here — about $179 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 sale979 hd

171.56

—

KS average1 barns · 979 hd

171.56

+0.00

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	1,809	76.22	1,379	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	61.74	888	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	54.11	669	122
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	45.89	516	66

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	641	164.49/cwt	159.50–165.50	1,054	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	172.80/cwt	171.00–179.00	810	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.01/cwt	151.00–162.50	797	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	155.85/cwt	140.50–170.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	187.47/cwt	182.00–189.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	196.39/cwt	191.00–202.50	644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	171.57/cwt	167.00–175.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	549	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	158.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,020	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.50/cwt	176.00–185.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	167.34/cwt	166.00–170.00	693	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.31/cwt	163.00–172.50	1,050	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	170.33/cwt	168.00–177.50	911	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	168.22/cwt	160.00–170.00	974	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,052	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	180.65/cwt	180.00–187.50	710	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	146.97/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,127	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	185.93/cwt	180.00–191.00	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	181.92/cwt	179.00–186.00	1,031	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,326	52
Steers	Large 1	—	1,071	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,558	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	543	147.60/cwt	147.50–148.00	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	134.14/cwt	133.00–135.00	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	198.90/cwt	192.00–206.25	961	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,075	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	968	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	904	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,419	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.14/cwt	155.00–158.00	907	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	746	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	694	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	372	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	135.04/cwt	132.00–141.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	162.10/cwt	158.00–164.00	791	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	675	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.24/cwt	174.00–177.50	748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	132.39/cwt	131.50–132.75	1,292	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	186.36/cwt	185.00–189.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.37/cwt	142.00–150.50	918	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	180.28/cwt	177.00–182.50	781	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.71/cwt	133.00–139.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.28/cwt	162.00–171.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	172.63/cwt	167.00–175.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	167.85/cwt	161.00–172.25	868	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,212	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,079	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	161.19/cwt	157.50–163.00	848	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	930.00/cwt	825.00–1,035.00	9,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,276	1,224.01/cwt	810.00–1,600.00	15,618	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	945.02/cwt	560.00–1,010.00	12,285	118
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	981.63/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	12,800	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,267.28/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	13,471	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	749.31/cwt	585.00–960.00	9,187	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,416.51/cwt	910.00–1,600.00	15,652	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	917	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,554	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	886.70/cwt	610.00–1,010.00	11,093	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	654.28/cwt	610.00–660.00	8,120	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,334	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,009	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,075.63/cwt	700.00–1,325.00	13,327	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	773.84/cwt	575.00–835.00	9,719	125
Bulls	—	—	1,723	73.78/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,271	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	2,014	85.14/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	54.11/cwt	50.00–59.50	669	122
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	60.32/cwt	60.00–62.00	817	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	64.88/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,054	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	45.89/cwt	40.00–49.00	516	66

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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