Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 500 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Heifers 450 lb to 600 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.83/cwt on 993 head.

Average price

$150.83

993 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	152.79	1,205	872
Medium and Large 1-2	722	140.90	1,017	70
Large 1	1,046	130.81	1,368	51

One grade step is worth $21.99/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 sale993 hd

150.83

—

KS average3 barns · 3,620 hd

154.61

−3.78

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	1,885	98.47	1,857	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,323	76.93	1,018	300
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	65.86	788	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	54.67	628	11

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	900	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,229	57
Steers	Large 1	—	1,230	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	150.61/cwt	146.00–158.00	940	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,150	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	130.55/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,116	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,210	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	130.25/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,286	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	171.25/cwt	169.50–175.00	920	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	841	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,270	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	148.82/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,171	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	159.20/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,075	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	136.38/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,124	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	150.66/cwt	144.00–151.60	1,261	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	367	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	137.35/cwt	136.85–139.00	1,221	140
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	131.37/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,364	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.62/cwt	156.00–162.50	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	204.90/cwt	203.00–206.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.17/cwt	204.00–210.00	876	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	983	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	199.85/cwt	197.00–205.00	646	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	171.40/cwt	167.50–172.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	141.50/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,017	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	161.16/cwt	160.50–164.50	951	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	981	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	75.64/cwt	70.00–79.50	995	226
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	65.86/cwt	60.50–69.50	788	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	54.67/cwt	54.00–58.00	628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	80.87/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,089	74
Bulls	—	—	1,690	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	2,071	106.24/cwt	100.00–111.50	2,200	11
Bulls	—	—	1,679	94.27/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,583	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,820	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	20,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	116.58/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,001	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,001	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	142.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	895	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.49/cwt	157.00–161.00	841	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	122.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,198	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	600	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,108	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	975	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	143.70/cwt	139.50–144.10	1,098	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.30/cwt	149.00–157.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	178.80/cwt	177.00–184.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	869	148.83/cwt	145.50–150.25	1,293	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	163.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	923	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,052	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	8

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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