Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 400 lb to 950 lb sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher on light receipts. Heifers 400 lb to 940 lb sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher on light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.23/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$165.23

462 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	167.18	1,292	413
Medium and Large 1-2	723	151.64	1,097	42
Large 1	1,021	132.00	1,348	7thin

One grade step is worth $35.18/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale462 hd

165.23

—

KS average2 barns · 2,460 hd

168.67

−3.44

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	1,720	106.21	1,827	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	97.89	1,311	207
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	85.58	1,024	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	76.86	877	13

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)	1,208	$1,210	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,150	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Fancy	—	438	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,098	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	152.48/cwt	149.00–153.75	1,038	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,397	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	142.52/cwt	140.00–144.75	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	147.17/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,149	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	183.90/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,021	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	193.10/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,041	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	205.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	781	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	191.27/cwt	186.00–195.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.35/cwt	182.50–189.00	880	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	154.79/cwt	154.75–155.00	1,430	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,363	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	131.14/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,167	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	876	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	855	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	94.82/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,262	137
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	85.58/cwt	80.50–89.00	1,024	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	76.86/cwt	71.00–79.00	877	13
Bulls	—	—	1,605	91.81/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,474	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	103.91/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,408	70
Bulls	—	—	1,661	104.65/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,738	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	111.18/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,001	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.32/cwt	131.00–133.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	918	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	183.86/cwt	182.50–184.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	171.15/cwt	168.50–173.00	900	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,173	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	195.10/cwt	195.00–196.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	136.08/cwt	135.85–138.00	1,270	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	156.60/cwt	153.50–158.85	1,372	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	174.11/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,161	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	196.84/cwt	193.00–197.50	665	10

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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