Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1000 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers 550 lb to 650 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.81/cwt on 3,522 head.

Average price

$165.81

3,522 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$358

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$27.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	634	167.78	1,063	224
Medium and Large 1	741	166.55	1,234	3,188
Large 1	1,014	140.12	1,421	110

One grade step is worth $27.65/cwt here — about −$358 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 sale3,522 hd

165.81

—

KS average3 barns · 6,869 hd

162.82

+2.98

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	1,633	106.80	1,744	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	93.91	1,314	146
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	83.78	1,022	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	75.33	861	21

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	685	160.24/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,098	31
Steers	Large 1	—	1,004	140.87/cwt	138.75–143.35	1,414	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	763	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,223	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.15/cwt	171.00–180.00	851	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	183.12/cwt	171.00–194.50	971	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	212.16/cwt	211.00–215.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	153.70/cwt	148.50–157.50	1,200	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	169.52/cwt	167.50–171.00	1,076	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	225.28/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,081	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	158.76/cwt	156.50–162.50	1,310	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	142.24/cwt	137.00–145.75	1,108	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,437	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	214.21/cwt	203.00–215.00	938	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	182.20/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,049	27
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	150.21/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	159.05/cwt	153.25–163.50	1,148	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	143.98/cwt	140.75–146.50	1,332	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.25/cwt	214.00–224.00	821	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	146.37/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,270	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	151.42/cwt	145.00–153.75	1,254	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	204.28/cwt	197.00–207.50	1,083	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	339	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	170.43/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,140	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	183.60/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,148	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	194.36/cwt	193.00–197.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	160.95/cwt	159.75–163.00	991	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	955	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,070	88
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	98.15/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,316	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	93.31/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,314	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	75.33/cwt	71.00–79.00	861	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	83.78/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,022	88
Bulls	—	—	1,223	95.63/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,170	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	113.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,082	8
Bulls	—	—	1,632	105.48/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.16/cwt	138.00–146.25	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	136.26/cwt	126.00–140.00	942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	136.69/cwt	135.50–137.50	1,248	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	185.62/cwt	185.00–188.50	952	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,032	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.79/cwt	145.00–168.00	845	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.02/cwt	168.00–175.50	971	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.77/cwt	143.00–150.50	992	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	156.09/cwt	149.00–160.00	912	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	139.01/cwt	135.50–139.60	1,031	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	164.88/cwt	153.00–169.50	783	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	140.88/cwt	135.00–143.10	1,086	666
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	441	221.49/cwt	219.00–225.00	977	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	854	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,307	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	716	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,224	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	137.31/cwt	135.25–139.00	1,118	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	173.73/cwt	170.00–179.50	945	73
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,113	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	198.84/cwt	192.00–205.50	1,155	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	192.41/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,166	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	181.72/cwt	172.00–182.50	778	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	195.16/cwt	195.00–196.00	679	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	502	223.91/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,124	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	930	33

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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