Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 350 lb to 650 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 625 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 625 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good on lightweight calves, moderate on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Average quality on the slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.29/cwt on 1,147 head.

Average price

$165.29

1,147 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	166.11	1,086	1,032
Medium and Large 1-2	556	161.75	899	106
Large 1	1,110	112.67	1,251	9thin

One grade step is worth $53.45/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale1,147 hd

165.29

—

KS average3 barns · 3,616 hd

161.98

+3.31

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	1,887	99.52	1,878	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,261	87.64	1,105	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	80.34	1,129	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	72.59	834	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	393	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	200.53/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,121	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	136.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,086	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,200	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	173.07/cwt	171.00–173.75	1,132	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	167.16/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,214	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	153.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,352	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	206.24/cwt	200.00–229.00	670	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	154.46/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,216	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	986	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,087	131.31/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,427	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	128.78/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	202.54/cwt	202.00–203.00	944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,418	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	182.79/cwt	161.50–190.00	1,066	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	157.05/cwt	152.50–158.60	1,293	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	951	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	143.92/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,397	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	168.79/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,038	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	198.36/cwt	190.00–200.00	871	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,080	93
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	184.64/cwt	146.00–194.00	947	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	91.94/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,212	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	86.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,079	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	80.34/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,129	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	72.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	834	5
Bulls	—	—	1,878	101.67/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,909	6
Bulls	—	—	2,043	86.35/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	905	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	140.73/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,245	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	871	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,274	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	170.23/cwt	169.00–171.00	994	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	793	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,078	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	149.26/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,213	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	996	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	194.41/cwt	190.00–211.00	729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	155.58/cwt	153.00–158.85	1,130	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	164.86/cwt	162.00–167.50	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.25/cwt	167.00–167.50	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	918	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.92/cwt	150.00–153.25	1,033	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	809	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	161.30/cwt	157.00–165.00	844	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	923	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	149.75/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,171	147

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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