Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers weighing 950 to 1100 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Steer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.76/cwt on 973 head.

Average price

$143.76

973 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	781	144.55	1,129	931
Medium and Large 1-2	842	128.49	1,082	37
Large 1	1,139	108.40	1,234	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale973 hd

143.76

—

KS average3 barns · 3,921 hd

149.51

−5.76

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	1,952	97.99	1,913	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	77.64	1,067	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	64.38	895	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,313	55.00	722	66

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	768	132.00/cwt	126.00–146.25	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	150.61/cwt	146.50–151.50	1,316	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	900	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,388	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	147.61/cwt	144.00–151.75	1,379	152
Steers	Large 1	—	1,106	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,543	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	173.49/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,253	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	193.87/cwt	190.00–198.50	1,026	57
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,100	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,342	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	210.14/cwt	207.50–211.00	960	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	139.03/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,372	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	152.15/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,159	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,082	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,526	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,279	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,162	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,065	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	154.29/cwt	152.50–157.50	961	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.56/cwt	167.00–171.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	123.19/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,223	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	55.00/cwt	50.00–59.00	722	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,251	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	76.25/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,019	129
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	64.38/cwt	61.00–69.00	895	158
Bulls	—	—	1,967	104.53/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,056	9
Bulls	—	—	1,990	96.93/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,929	6
Bulls	—	—	1,768	71.77/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,269	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,321.43/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,364	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,920	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	1,106.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,110.00	16,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	141.71/cwt	140.25–146.50	1,176	447
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	157.68/cwt	157.00–158.00	922	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.19/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,056	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	168.06/cwt	166.00–175.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	134.42/cwt	134.25–136.00	1,249	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,181	107.33/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,268	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	632	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,204	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,171	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	161.99/cwt	157.00–162.50	854	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	139.61/cwt	138.00–142.50	966	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	143.38/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,103	129
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	140.46/cwt	130.00–140.85	1,417	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	189.71/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,131	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	625	3

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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