Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers 700 lb to 900 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.80/cwt on 2,027 head.

Average price

$163.80

2,027 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.37/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	709	166.71	1,182	1,737
Medium and Large 1-2	639	150.17	959	253
Large 1-2	1,013	131.00	1,327	6thin
Large 1	1,042	118.34	1,233	31

One grade step is worth $48.37/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale2,027 hd

163.80

—

KS average1 barns · 2,027 hd

163.80

+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	—	Low	1,838	84.36	1,551	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	72.87	1,000	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	64.68	808	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	56.48	655	176

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	56.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	655	176
Bulls	—	—	1,671	77.50/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,295	10
Bulls	—	—	1,989	94.17/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,873	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	80.41/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	749	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,271	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	206.56/cwt	198.00–208.00	971	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	189.41/cwt	186.00–195.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	160.91/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,168	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	147.09/cwt	146.50–148.00	788	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,138	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	853	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,375	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	139.83/cwt	129.50–146.00	928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	126.71/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,151	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	837	157.48/cwt	156.75–159.50	1,318	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	141.80/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,164	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	164.37/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,013	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.84/cwt	147.50–155.00	792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	187.32/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,045	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	189.24/cwt	188.00–190.00	978	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	161.13/cwt	159.10–163.00	1,229	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	154.75/cwt	154.50–157.00	1,422	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.41/cwt	143.00–165.00	913	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	159.54/cwt	159.10–159.75	1,385	199
Steers	Large 1	—	1,042	118.34/cwt	117.50–118.50	1,233	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	206.75/cwt	206.75–206.75	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	151.32/cwt	149.00–152.00	962	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	138.45/cwt	113.50–150.00	1,074	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	195.22/cwt	187.00–198.00	925	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.37/cwt	192.00–192.50	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	731	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	177.08/cwt	174.00–186.00	953	72
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,013	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	744	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	170.70/cwt	161.00–174.50	987	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	179.68/cwt	177.50–180.00	843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	162.45/cwt	155.50–164.00	1,071	127
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	121.70/cwt	120.00–143.50	940	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	71.91/cwt	68.50–77.00	973	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.68/cwt	60.00–69.00	808	156
Bulls	—	—	1,897	85.11/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,615	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	969.99/cwt	825.00–1,110.00	12,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,125	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,236	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,152	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	915.38/cwt	775.00–1,475.00	11,122	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,295	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	15,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	742	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	825	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	163.94/cwt	163.00–164.50	836	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	819	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,257	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,077	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	943	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	137.12/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,067	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	128.85/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,233	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	731	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,129	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	177.64/cwt	177.50–180.00	636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.89/cwt	131.00–132.50	943	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.17/cwt	140.00–152.50	912	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.18/cwt	159.00–169.00	786	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	318	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	646	159.34/cwt	159.00–159.50	1,029	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.58/cwt	135.50–138.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	157.45/cwt	151.00–160.00	814	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.90/cwt	148.00–156.50	871	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	141.18/cwt	135.00–145.00	932	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	126.82/cwt	126.00–128.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	147.31/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,049	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	166.15/cwt	165.00–173.00	680	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,208	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	618	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	186.14/cwt	185.00–189.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,042	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	917	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,463	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	801	7

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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