Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, yearling steers and heifer 600 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb , however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Outstanding offering of slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.44/cwt on 798 head.

Average price

$148.44

798 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	737	149.46	1,102	726
Medium and Large 1-2	652	144.38	941	60
Large 1	1,037	107.33	1,113	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale798 hd

148.44

—

KS average3 barns · 3,991 hd

147.12

+1.33

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	1,866	103.51	1,931	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	86.87	1,191	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	79.24	1,044	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	65.29	786	30

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	571	148.52/cwt	143.00–152.00	848	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	131.06/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	133.88/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,109	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	148.11/cwt	143.00–149.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	690	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	170.78/cwt	166.00–175.00	724	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	154.06/cwt	151.25–156.50	1,057	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.75	1,350	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	190.33/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,028	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	184.16/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,050	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	172.02/cwt	171.00–173.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	150.93/cwt	148.25–151.75	1,325	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	153.73/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,196	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	151.13/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,262	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	161.62/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,156	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	823	146.36/cwt	140.50–146.85	1,205	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	65.29/cwt	60.00–71.00	786	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	86.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,181	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	90.44/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,253	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	79.24/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,044	58
Bulls	—	—	1,533	88.30/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	2,103	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.50	2,361	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	105.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,001	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	945.01/cwt	875.00–960.00	9,866	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	951	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,748	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,013	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.79/cwt	163.50–165.00	930	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,004	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.12/cwt	149.00–154.25	1,096	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	136.47/cwt	134.00–137.25	1,183	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	144.64/cwt	138.50–147.50	1,140	145

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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