Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with the most advance on heifers from 400 lb to 700 lb. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.67/cwt on 1,637 head.

Average price

$167.67

1,637 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	170.44	1,305	1,459
Medium and Large 1-2	767	150.80	1,156	113
Large 1	1,080	134.91	1,457	65

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale1,637 hd

167.67

—

KS average3 barns · 6,829 hd

170.19

−2.52

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	1,866	99.73	1,861	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	83.58	1,300	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	75.60	956	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	65.47	740	25

Every lot, as filed

86 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	Medium and Large 1	—	478	171.15/cwt	167.00–175.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	146.33/cwt	142.50–149.50	1,430	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	203.88/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	166.24/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,222	85
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	161.62/cwt	156.00–164.25	1,314	227
Steers	Large 1	—	1,252	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,490	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,155	119.00/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,124	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	166.68/cwt	166.00–169.00	942	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,272	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	655	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,203	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	154.86/cwt	149.50–156.00	1,214	358
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	160.19/cwt	157.00–166.00	988	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	183.41/cwt	177.00–184.00	992	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	148.04/cwt	145.00–160.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	182.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,030	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,126	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	326	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	198.34/cwt	197.00–202.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	159.14/cwt	158.25–159.75	1,170	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	134.37/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,004	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	192.73/cwt	191.50–195.50	942	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,005.60/cwt	785.00–1,085.00	13,224	57
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,261.69/cwt	960.00–1,300.00	15,355	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,093.68/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	15,093	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,684	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,094.88/cwt	875.00–1,285.00	14,671	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	995.12/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	13,116	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	18,963	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	87.29/cwt	87.00–87.50	1,286	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.47/cwt	60.50–69.00	740	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	86.16/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,454	42
Bulls	—	—	1,863	98.62/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,837	19
Bulls	—	—	2,176	114.35/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	75.60/cwt	70.00–79.50	956	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	81.42/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,176	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	777	158.21/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,229	106
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	178.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,197	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	212.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	153.92/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,424	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,277	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	138.64/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	161.62/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,246	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,037	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	135.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,248	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,083	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	239.21/cwt	228.00–248.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	157.33/cwt	153.00–159.60	1,367	345
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	179.42/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,123	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	207.05/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,195	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	890	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	139.15/cwt	125.50–146.50	1,430	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	144.40/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,251	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	231.55/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,098	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,187	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	224.12/cwt	220.00–227.00	928	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,123	116.61/cwt	107.00–126.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	298	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	217.21/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,151	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	156.29/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,083	109
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,289	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	177.25/cwt	172.00–178.10	1,048	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	143.61/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,024	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	187.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	701	178.60/cwt	178.60–178.60	1,252	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	886	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,032	131.66/cwt	121.00–136.50	1,359	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	150.51/cwt	145.00–150.75	1,215	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	871	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,035	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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