Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report

Compared to last week, yearling steers 600 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Yearling heifers 550 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.36/cwt on 1,729 head.

Average price

$167.36

1,729 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	704	167.79	1,181	1,632
Medium and Large 1-2	634	160.56	1,018	96
Large 1	1,155	125.50	1,450	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.29/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale1,729 hd

167.36

—

KS average3 barns · 6,852 hd

164.89

+2.47

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	1,950	85.73	1,672	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	72.24	1,147	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	63.73	844	154
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	56.78	650	59

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	625	156.41/cwt	153.00–158.50	978	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	497	193.30/cwt	193.00–196.00	961	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	119.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	195.57/cwt	194.00–201.00	1,007	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	392	223.56/cwt	223.50–224.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	173.21/cwt	172.00–174.00	899	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	803	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,113	122.28/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	763	162.33/cwt	159.00–164.75	1,239	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	176.82/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,079	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	187.71/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,070	41
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	160.94/cwt	159.00–162.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,149	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,093	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	180.22/cwt	175.00–183.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	159.53/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,292	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	186.86/cwt	185.00–188.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	150.83/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,115	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.75	1,128	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	154.82/cwt	151.25–158.60	1,353	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	178.13/cwt	175.00–181.50	1,026	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	152.99/cwt	151.25–154.10	1,412	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	165.36/cwt	159.00–167.75	1,187	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	155.19/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,206	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	168.01/cwt	164.50–174.00	1,050	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	213.89/cwt	211.00–215.00	813	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	864	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	135.71/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	691	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	921	4
Bulls	—	—	2,228	99.47/cwt	98.00–101.00	2,216	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	56.78/cwt	50.00–59.50	650	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	73.86/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,206	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	70.61/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,090	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	63.73/cwt	60.00–69.00	844	154
Bulls	—	—	1,743	72.10/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,932	85.70/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,656	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	1,137.48/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	15,686	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	1,000.13/cwt	975.00–1,035.00	14,282	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	870.05/cwt	850.00–1,020.00	11,937	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,723	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,830	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,399	990.79/cwt	760.00–1,035.00	13,861	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	690	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,102	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	180.57/cwt	177.00–183.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	155.34/cwt	153.00–158.50	907	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,221	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	164.36/cwt	163.00–165.00	907	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	176.55/cwt	176.00–177.00	842	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	156.69/cwt	149.50–158.85	1,055	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	995	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.40/cwt	144.00–167.00	623	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.59/cwt	157.00–166.00	837	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	139.49/cwt	130.00–147.50	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	160.53/cwt	159.50–169.00	780	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	145.41/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,053	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	155.75/cwt	154.00–156.00	846	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.47/cwt	172.00–178.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	133.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,085	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,218	106.92/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	646	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	150.64/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,152	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.57/cwt	141.00–148.50	909	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	164.04/cwt	161.00–170.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	156.32/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,127	50
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,264	2

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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