Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 875 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Not enough steers 500 lb to 875 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough heifers 500 lb to 800 lb for a market test. Demand was good for cattle over 800 lb. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.12/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$140.12

622 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	778	140.90	1,096	583
Medium and Large 1-2	645	139.58	900	25
Large 1	1,121	108.62	1,217	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.28/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale622 hd

140.12

—

KS average3 barns · 1,544 hd

140.35

−0.23

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	1,888	105.85	1,998	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	89.87	1,238	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	81.49	1,026	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	69.63	819	69

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,222	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,075	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$1,000	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1Fancy	—	649	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	961	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	146.47/cwt	139.00–154.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	145.19/cwt	145.00–148.00	941	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	155.24/cwt	155.00–156.00	841	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	88.34/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,212	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	138.32/cwt	138.00–142.00	880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	144.19/cwt	142.00–146.25	1,351	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	168.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.72/cwt	154.00–162.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.26/cwt	154.00–158.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.54/cwt	148.00–156.00	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	178.47/cwt	171.00–181.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	145.74/cwt	145.00–146.35	1,264	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	160.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	171.86/cwt	169.00–175.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	147.81/cwt	147.00–148.50	1,415	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	146.80/cwt	145.50–148.35	1,204	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	81.49/cwt	75.50–86.00	1,026	105
Bulls	—	—	1,705	102.06/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	69.63/cwt	65.00–76.00	819	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	93.14/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,296	30
Bulls	—	—	1,625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,966	108.16/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,126	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,221.77/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	126.01/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,027	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	137.89/cwt	137.60–138.50	1,111	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	773	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,071	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	133.60/cwt	133.25–134.00	1,176	134
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,134	109.88/cwt	103.00–112.50	1,246	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	543	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	830	144.05/cwt	144.00–144.10	1,196	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	136.69/cwt	136.00–137.50	961	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,001	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.01/cwt	135.50–138.50	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	126.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.94/cwt	151.00–155.50	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	829	2

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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