Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Not enough steers 450 lb to 650 lb for a market test. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. One fancy load of heifers weighing 731# sold for 159.85 which would be 10.00 higher than last week. Not enough heifers 450 lb to 650 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.62/cwt on 601 head.

Average price

$155.62

601 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$206

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	158.56	1,071	544
Medium and Large 1-2	731	132.05	966	33
Large 1	1,052	121.38	1,277	24

One grade step is worth $37.18/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale601 hd

155.62

—

KS average2 barns · 1,235 hd

151.25

+4.37

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	1,833	110.04	2,017	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	95.70	1,260	186
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	84.09	991	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	74.97	916	39

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,186	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,183	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,135	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,217	$1,085	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	824	147.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,216	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	185.21/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	162.04/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	122.45/cwt	105.50–129.00	1,299	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,007	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	177.35/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	671	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.77/cwt	182.00–192.00	899	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	158.93/cwt	156.50–160.25	1,505	96
Steers	Large 1	—	1,123	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,572	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,408	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,223	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	158.02/cwt	156.00–159.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	110.24/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	731	159.85/cwt	159.85–159.85	1,169	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	454	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	74.97/cwt	70.00–79.00	916	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	101.85/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,418	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	94.17/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,222	149
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	84.09/cwt	80.00–89.00	991	76
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.13/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	115.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,252	12
Bulls	—	—	1,654	106.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,767	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,183.16/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,183	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	1,186.46/head	1,135.00–1,260.00	1,186	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	134.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	178.20/cwt	171.00–179.00	722	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	141.68/cwt	141.00–142.50	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	118.84/cwt	112.50–121.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	116.05/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.27/cwt	152.00–159.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.39/cwt	159.00–168.00	766	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	171.38/cwt	166.50–174.00	891	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.71/cwt	185.00–187.50	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	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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