Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling and feeder steers and heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Thin grass cattle in limited supply. Most cattle carrying moderate flesh. Steer and heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold steady with a premium being paid on weaned calves. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.83/cwt on 1,854 head.

Average price

$172.83

1,854 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	173.68	1,182	1,780
Medium and Large 1-2	656	152.44	1,001	73
Large 1	1,045	140.00	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale1,854 hd

172.83

—

KS average3 barns · 5,678 hd

171.53

+1.30

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	2,025	84.09	1,703	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	66.23	880	219
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	56.14	684	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	45.93	540	6thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,917	93.03/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,783	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	65.33/cwt	60.00–69.50	858	200
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	56.14/cwt	50.00–59.50	684	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	45.93/cwt	41.00–49.00	540	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	75.68/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,129	19
Bulls	—	—	2,096	85.72/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,797	10
Bulls	—	—	1,961	76.91/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,508	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,985	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,368	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,636	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,063	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	1,058.20/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	13,005	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	20,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	1,310.31/cwt	710.00–1,385.00	17,139	56
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	13,824	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,800	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	1,444.80/cwt	900.00–1,510.00	18,941	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,064	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,005.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	12,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	18,975	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	986	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,045	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	887	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,020	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.55/cwt	152.00–163.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	903	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,336	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	857	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,290	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	461	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	153.51/cwt	152.25–153.85	1,415	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	156.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,282	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	154.55/cwt	154.10–155.00	1,358	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	166.50/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,149	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.54/cwt	177.50–181.00	944	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	599	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	195.24/cwt	188.00–200.50	922	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	180.01/cwt	178.00–184.00	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	159.00/cwt	155.50–162.00	1,256	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	164.30/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,194	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	816	162.15/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,323	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	174.61/cwt	168.00–176.25	1,077	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	165.77/cwt	163.00–170.00	960	42
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	961	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,466	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,146	99
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,126	121.85/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	144.26/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,039	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	183.10/cwt	177.00–185.75	709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	197.55/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,069	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.05/cwt	145.50–152.00	878	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	213.06/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,008	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	149.05/cwt	146.25–149.85	1,234	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.10/cwt	152.00–159.00	800	105
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	841	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,150	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	152.99/cwt	152.50–153.50	1,024	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	138.49/cwt	135.25–146.00	885	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,195	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	140.03/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,262	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	145.81/cwt	145.00–149.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,094	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,262	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	163.72/cwt	161.50–164.00	781	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	163.04/cwt	162.50–165.00	861	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	792	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	138.88/cwt	123.00–140.50	1,082	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	157.37/cwt	156.50–157.75	1,109	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	158.57/cwt	155.00–160.60	996	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	152.89/cwt	152.85–153.00	1,116	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	946	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	771	2

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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