Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers 500 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, however 5 loads of thin fleshed steers weighing 800 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.71/cwt on 2,017 head.

Average price

$180.71

2,017 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	181.58	1,335	1,909
Medium and Large 1-2	721	165.26	1,191	108

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $144 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 sale2,017 hd

180.71

—

KS average3 barns · 5,559 hd

187.06

−6.36

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	1,779	102.73	1,828	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	85.71	1,160	222
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	75.69	904	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	65.80	771	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,010	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	729	178.61/cwt	175.00–183.85	1,302	400
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	165.58/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	172.27/cwt	168.50–176.50	1,518	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,158	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	164.89/cwt	164.00–165.85	1,535	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	164.36/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,035	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,136	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	166.04/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,395	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	193.95/cwt	193.00–196.00	853	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	220.43/cwt	212.50–223.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	190.09/cwt	185.00–194.50	1,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.79/cwt	150.00–172.50	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	188.17/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,088	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	168.48/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	173.10/cwt	171.50–175.00	1,412	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	734	186.85/cwt	186.85–186.85	1,371	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	174.87/cwt	171.00–175.50	1,182	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	162.62/cwt	157.50–169.00	1,096	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	172.57/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,344	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	195.38/cwt	191.00–199.00	934	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	181.74/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,100	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	179.70/cwt	179.00–180.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	168.59/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,207	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	769	180.34/cwt	179.25–180.85	1,387	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	683	184.01/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,257	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	215.74/cwt	213.00–218.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	856	184.17/cwt	183.10–185.60	1,576	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	183.14/cwt	182.50–185.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	804	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.05/cwt	173.00–179.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	153.29/cwt	153.00–155.00	934	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	88.80/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,270	45
Bulls	—	—	1,955	106.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,082	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	65.80/cwt	61.00–69.00	771	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	84.93/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,133	177
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	75.69/cwt	72.00–79.00	904	92
Bulls	—	—	1,528	96.87/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,480	7
Bulls	—	—	2,220	113.77/cwt	113.00–114.50	2,526	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	203.78/cwt	201.00–209.00	693	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	980	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	149.74/cwt	141.00–151.00	885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	199.54/cwt	193.00–200.00	734	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	155.21/cwt	152.00–159.50	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	164.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,079	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	175.10/cwt	169.00–177.00	998	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	173.28/cwt	166.50–174.50	1,265	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.52/cwt	185.00–193.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	184.80/cwt	180.00–187.00	854	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	691	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,242	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	182.36/cwt	182.00–182.50	1,047	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	144.81/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,296	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	166.19/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,300	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,388	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	184.71/cwt	180.00–187.00	946	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	204.89/cwt	203.00–206.00	981	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	155.81/cwt	154.25–162.50	1,281	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,348	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	193.75/cwt	191.00–197.00	884	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,356	28

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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