Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers and heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Outstanding offering of high quality cattle. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.28/cwt on 2,549 head.

Average price

$158.28

2,549 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$44.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	158.96	1,012	2,447
Medium and Large 1-2	610	143.30	873	98
Large 1	1,017	114.00	1,159	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.96/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale2,549 hd

158.28

—

KS average2 barns · 4,377 hd

158.74

−0.46

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	1,840	87.21	1,605	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	72.10	1,057	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	63.82	815	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	55.48	675	60

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	813	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,346	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	195.31/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,061	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	170.85/cwt	170.85–170.85	1,309	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	163.49/cwt	157.00–165.00	754	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,035	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	157.34/cwt	155.00–158.75	1,369	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	654	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,151	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,141	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	202.05/cwt	199.00–206.00	873	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	164.94/cwt	157.00–167.00	963	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	167.22/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,129	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	176.66/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,010	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,152	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	148.81/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	173.29/cwt	167.75–179.00	1,085	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	179.45/cwt	165.00–185.00	849	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	152.10/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,188	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	195.04/cwt	193.00–196.50	936	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	159.41/cwt	157.00–160.25	1,329	232
Steers	Large 1	—	1,088	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,586	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	161.80/cwt	158.75–165.00	1,269	193
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.43/cwt	176.00–183.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	141.53/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.34/cwt	178.00–187.00	951	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	929	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	165.52/cwt	159.00–168.85	1,205	416
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,394	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	190.46/cwt	185.00–193.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	172.71/cwt	170.80–175.00	986	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.32/cwt	147.00–157.00	950	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	158.77/cwt	154.00–164.00	895	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	456	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	928	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.50	873	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	152.50/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,101	609
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,391	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	151.73/cwt	150.75–153.00	1,193	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	149.65/cwt	145.50–151.25	1,217	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	173.90/cwt	169.00–177.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.28/cwt	137.00–146.75	956	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.70/cwt	130.00–143.00	673	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	154.81/cwt	149.50–156.50	1,047	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	137.80/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	875	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,001	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.56/cwt	163.00–173.00	749	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	158.29/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,067	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	917	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	159.52/cwt	159.35–161.00	1,005	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	975	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,303	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,110.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,160.00	11,655	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,620	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,909	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	1,069.18/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	15,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	777.73/cwt	775.00–780.00	9,675	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,464	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,006	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	966.05/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,274	18
Bulls	—	—	1,814	86.14/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,563	6
Bulls	—	—	2,113	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	63.82/cwt	60.00–68.00	815	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	69.77/cwt	69.00–71.00	932	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	73.65/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,144	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	55.48/cwt	48.00–59.00	675	60

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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