Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 450 lb to 700 lb sold steady with light receipts. Heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with some 6 wts advancing up to 9.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.61/cwt on 533 head.

Average price

$153.61

533 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$327

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	700	154.51	1,082	488
Medium and Large 1-2	642	145.12	932	40
Large 1	1,052	134.00	1,410	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about −$327 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 sale533 hd

153.61

—

KS average4 barns · 3,676 hd

154.36

−0.75

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	1,905	102.30	1,949	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	85.05	1,098	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	74.44	857	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,285	67.82	871	24

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	162.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	204.68/cwt	204.00–205.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,184	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.79/cwt	155.00–159.00	989	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	152.12/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,115	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	692	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,180	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,178	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	171.36/cwt	168.00–174.00	987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	158.85/cwt	158.00–159.50	1,322	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,291	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	186.93/cwt	183.50–188.50	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	900	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,052	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	161.67/cwt	159.00–163.00	862	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	163.89/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,200	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,261	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	144.43/cwt	142.00–148.00	985	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	74.44/cwt	71.00–77.00	857	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	67.82/cwt	61.00–69.00	871	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	91.39/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,280	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	84.22/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,075	38
Bulls	—	—	1,960	98.34/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	107.74/cwt	101.00–114.50	2,060	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,686	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	157.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,052	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	170.27/cwt	169.00–173.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	930	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	177.97/cwt	172.00–181.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	799	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,282	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	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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