Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, steers 550 lb to 1,000 lb sold 13.00 to 20.00 higher. Heifers 475 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.98/cwt on 1,388 head.

Average price

$187.98

1,388 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.40

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	190.03	1,356	1,295
Medium and Large 1-2	559	162.17	906	31
Large 1	1,013	158.25	1,603	62

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale1,388 hd

187.98

—

KS average3 barns · 5,749 hd

180.58

+7.40

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	1,784	104.93	1,872	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	89.91	1,198	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	81.22	1,013	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	74.45	850	55

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$1,247	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	550	208.94/cwt	205.00–209.50	1,149	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	163.10/cwt	163.10–163.10	1,613	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,556	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	155.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	169.97/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	167.68/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,113	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	175.47/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	224.20/cwt	222.00–229.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	193.64/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,206	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,093	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	203.25/cwt	200.50–210.00	953	21
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,603	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	192.27/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,096	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	667	200.27/cwt	191.25–202.25	1,336	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	457	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	768	184.66/cwt	184.25–185.25	1,418	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	621	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	1,281	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	718	186.43/cwt	185.25–188.00	1,339	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,263	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	282	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	339	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	171.10/cwt	171.10–171.10	1,352	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	188.02/cwt	182.50–192.50	884	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	94.75/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,367	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	81.22/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,013	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	74.45/cwt	63.00–76.50	850	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	89.31/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,178	96
Bulls	—	—	1,852	94.09/cwt	86.00–99.00	1,743	5
Bulls	—	—	2,056	113.18/cwt	110.00–116.50	2,327	5
Bulls	—	—	1,699	105.58/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,794	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	1,246.52/head	1,210.00–1,285.00	1,247	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	173.23/cwt	172.50–174.50	1,162	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	919	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,153	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	154.10/cwt	147.50–158.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.75/cwt	177.00–181.00	921	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	164.48/cwt	164.25–166.00	1,337	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	163.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,113	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	164.54/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,056	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	129.65/cwt	127.50–140.00	730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.66/cwt	129.00–143.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	198.60/cwt	198.00–200.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	124.19/cwt	121.00–130.50	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	171.16/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,000	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	793	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	141.42/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,500	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	146.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	853	180.10/cwt	180.10–180.10	1,536	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	213.60/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,100	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	845	178.10/cwt	178.10–178.10	1,505	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	216.84/cwt	212.00–223.00	943	9

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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