Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough steers 400 lb to 800 lb for a market test, however a steady trend was noted. Heifers 400 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 2 higher. Approximately 160 heifers 500 lb to 600 lb heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.36/cwt on 579 head.

Average price

$156.36

579 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$358

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	157.29	1,057	560
Medium and Large 1-2	773	129.42	1,000	18thin
Large 1	1,150	123.00	1,415	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.29/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 sale579 hd

156.36

—

KS average3 barns · 5,386 hd

149.62

+6.74

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	1,688	102.24	1,726	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	90.38	1,256	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	82.00	995	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	72.14	838	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Medium and Large 1	—	326	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	865	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	903	132.39/cwt	130.50–132.50	1,195	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,012	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	204.61/cwt	204.00–205.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	149.16/cwt	148.35–151.75	1,248	118
Steers	Large 1	—	1,165	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,057	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	162.01/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	186.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	132.90/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	137.20/cwt	137.00–137.25	1,195	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	165.45/cwt	162.00–173.00	847	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,291	49
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,150	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	142.87/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,127	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	143.95/cwt	143.00–148.75	1,321	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	182.14/cwt	176.00–182.50	945	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	149.19/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,074	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	141.69/cwt	141.10–142.75	1,077	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	178.83/cwt	178.00–181.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	968	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	144.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,025	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.50	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	975	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	983	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,502	1,344.99/cwt	1,340.00–1,350.00	20,202	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,979	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,320.97/cwt	1,300.00–1,340.00	19,815	47
Bulls	—	—	1,370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	2,335	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	96.48/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,469	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	88.59/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,238	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	72.14/cwt	69.00–75.00	838	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	82.00/cwt	78.00–85.00	995	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	92.84/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,281	19

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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