Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers 600 lb to 700 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.77/cwt on 2,252 head.

Average price

$160.77

2,252 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	161.53	1,211	2,084
Medium and Large 1-2	753	153.44	1,156	152
Large 1	1,041	131.17	1,365	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale2,252 hd

160.77

—

KS average3 barns · 9,253 hd

160.72

+0.05

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	1,978	105.76	2,092	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	89.76	1,195	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	83.70	1,188	203
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	74.56	935	43

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	771	146.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,129	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	150.11/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,232	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	918	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,377	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	156.16/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,137	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	213.88/cwt	210.00–218.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	151.80/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,192	384
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	164.16/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,026	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,154	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	158.92/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,098	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	189.64/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,085	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,289	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	192.54/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,003	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	193.96/cwt	192.00–199.00	910	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	178.53/cwt	176.00–181.00	943	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	144.46/cwt	138.50–145.00	1,312	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.94/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,131	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.22/cwt	170.00–175.00	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	142.96/cwt	139.50–145.75	1,242	245
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	132.18/cwt	121.00–133.50	1,363	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,029	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	138.38/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,346	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.88/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,118	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	165.61/cwt	165.00–166.75	926	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	642	158.78/cwt	158.75–159.00	1,019	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	880	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	859	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,181	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,050	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	74.56/cwt	69.00–78.00	935	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,295	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	89.32/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,182	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	83.70/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,188	203
Bulls	—	—	2,048	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	104.26/cwt	101.00–108.50	2,046	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,013.75/cwt	985.00–1,035.00	13,392	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,087.63/cwt	910.00–1,150.00	14,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	159.98/cwt	156.00–166.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	133.90/cwt	130.50–137.00	1,093	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	129.47/cwt	123.00–130.00	980	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.86/cwt	143.00–150.50	919	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.37/cwt	147.00–155.00	781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	147.02/cwt	143.00–149.25	984	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	122.60/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.05/cwt	136.25–139.50	1,070	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	135.33/cwt	128.00–136.60	1,188	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.91/cwt	150.00–159.00	874	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.71/cwt	166.00–169.00	625	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	123.65/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	134.13/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,229	135
Steers	Large 1	—	1,185	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	141.52/cwt	137.50–144.50	1,020	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	487	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,023	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	204.51/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,045	89

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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