Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer Calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Yearling Steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows sold steady, and Lean Cows sold 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.47/cwt on 1,367 head.

Average price

$185.47

1,367 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$418

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	186.23	1,217	1,298
Medium and Large 1-2	487	175.54	855	53
Large 1	1,038	157.50	1,635	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about −$418 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 sale1,367 hd

185.47

—

KS average3 barns · 4,702 hd

185.59

−0.11

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	1,821	105.99	1,930	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	81.85	1,159	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	74.57	921	208
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	63.70	717	150

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,230	95
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,114	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$1,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$925	6

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	846	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,497	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	169.76/cwt	165.00–173.00	895	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	197.77/cwt	195.00–198.50	947	62
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,007	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,551	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,187	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	169.76/cwt	168.00–175.50	1,241	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	230.32/cwt	226.00–234.00	951	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,091	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	205.81/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,066	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	207.85/cwt	198.50–218.00	896	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	174.60/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,379	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	708	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,285	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,465	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	169.21/cwt	164.50–174.00	873	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	914	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,554	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	539	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,046	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	187.17/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,074	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	212.77/cwt	204.00–227.00	809	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	188.50/cwt	186.75–189.00	1,218	139
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	172.16/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,166	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	757	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	341	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	754	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	982	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	171.64/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,248	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,098	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	344	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,014	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	63.70/cwt	52.00–69.50	717	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	81.85/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,159	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.57/cwt	70.00–79.00	921	208
Bulls	—	—	1,840	106.89/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,967	11
Bulls	—	—	1,653	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,074	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	90.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	924	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	109.43/cwt	108.00–123.00	936	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,229.58/head	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,230	95
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,113.73/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	180.73/cwt	176.00–185.00	781	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,004	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	168.88/cwt	163.00–177.00	618	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	158.42/cwt	156.00–160.00	773	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	171.56/cwt	167.25–173.60	1,383	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	151.47/cwt	151.00–152.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	172.85/cwt	165.00–178.00	724	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	186.98/cwt	186.00–187.50	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.10/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,032	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,034	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	164.62/cwt	163.00–165.00	965	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	167.90/cwt	161.00–176.00	796	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	173.45/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,374	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	184.11/cwt	180.00–195.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	165.69/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,140	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	181.03/cwt	177.00–192.00	952	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	879	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,582	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	825	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	155.58/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,128	14

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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