Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifers 400 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Approximately 200 head of fancy heifers weighing 500 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. One outstanding cow sold for 99. One outstanding bull sold for 120.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.83/cwt on 2,183 head.

Average price

$158.83

2,183 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.99/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	768	159.49	1,225	2,031
Medium and Large 1-2	679	151.44	1,028	147
Large 1	1,291	107.50	1,388	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.99/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale2,183 hd

158.83

—

KS average3 barns · 6,176 hd

161.34

−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	—	Average	1,797	109.71	1,971	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	93.99	1,276	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	86.38	1,133	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	73.97	909	26

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,181	115.79/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	163.76/cwt	158.00–167.00	834	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	856	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,310	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	201.24/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,121	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,103	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	935	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	359	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	326	225.92/cwt	225.00–227.00	736	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	152.64/cwt	150.25–157.25	1,253	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	811	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	980	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	198.80/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,012	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	144.42/cwt	141.00–146.50	1,278	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	156.43/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,230	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	145.60/cwt	134.50–149.25	1,073	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	141.82/cwt	140.50–143.10	1,115	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	162.24/cwt	161.00–166.00	922	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	138.64/cwt	136.75–139.85	1,350	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	154.37/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,128	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	181.73/cwt	181.00–182.00	987	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	143.05/cwt	138.75–145.85	1,330	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	174.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	992	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	168.79/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,070	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.41/cwt	182.50–188.00	886	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	162.90/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,087	159
Steers	Large 1	—	1,291	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	187.92/cwt	183.00–193.50	827	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	968	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	176.91/cwt	176.00–177.50	1,010	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	159.45/cwt	158.50–160.50	961	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	154.03/cwt	153.75–154.50	1,046	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	179.87/cwt	171.00–180.50	946	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	73.97/cwt	68.00–79.00	909	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	95.46/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,259	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	93.18/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,285	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	86.38/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,133	69
Bulls	—	—	1,706	108.04/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,843	23
Bulls	—	—	2,110	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,974	115.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	2,288	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,710	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,156	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,113	114.80/cwt	107.50–122.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,122	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	193.18/cwt	189.00–195.00	583	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	139.42/cwt	136.25–141.00	1,079	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	136.23/cwt	128.00–137.85	1,192	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	499	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	933	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.87/cwt	171.00–174.00	806	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	136.23/cwt	136.00–137.00	902	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	143.27/cwt	139.35–145.85	1,050	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	195.55/cwt	191.00–197.50	718	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,004	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.97/cwt	147.00–155.00	802	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	145.83/cwt	143.00–147.25	990	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	135.95/cwt	130.00–138.75	1,126	92
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,081	114.29/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,207	109.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.11/cwt	147.00–155.00	958	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	169.39/cwt	167.00–171.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	156.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	928	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	725	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,142	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	775	157.52/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,221	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	287	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	542	16

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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