Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Not enough feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.61/cwt on 1,191 head.

Average price

$182.61

1,191 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$345

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	187.30	1,173	945
Medium and Large 1-2	655	164.79	1,080	244
Large 1	1,058	143.50	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.80/cwt here — about −$345 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 sale1,191 hd

182.61

—

KS average3 barns · 2,841 hd

186.04

−3.43

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	1,764	91.26	1,610	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	82.43	1,169	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	72.07	910	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	57.39	645	115

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	933	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	166.48/cwt	158.00–178.00	776	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	656	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,307	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	969	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	189.98/cwt	185.00–192.00	718	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	689	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,301	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,000	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	168.54/cwt	149.50–177.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	163.86/cwt	156.25–166.50	1,165	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	165.22/cwt	159.00–170.00	877	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	184.58/cwt	181.00–186.00	810	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	538	195.32/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,051	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	784	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,454	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	166.16/cwt	143.00–174.00	1,047	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	165.63/cwt	163.00–174.50	856	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	176.93/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,585	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.07/cwt	177.50–180.00	953	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,192	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	169.47/cwt	167.00–171.50	942	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	190.11/cwt	182.00–193.00	882	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	169.32/cwt	168.00–172.50	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	207.56/cwt	201.00–210.00	778	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	193.12/cwt	191.00–196.00	732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	175.47/cwt	172.10–178.00	1,386	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	197.29/cwt	189.00–200.00	856	115
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	195.35/cwt	192.00–200.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	756	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	934	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	79.96/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,106	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	83.96/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,209	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	50.25/cwt	47.50–52.00	602	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	59.37/cwt	53.00–66.00	655	90
Bulls	—	—	1,925	94.78/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,582	82.72/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,309	7
Bulls	—	—	1,963	103.57/cwt	101.00–105.50	2,033	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	72.07/cwt	67.00–77.00	910	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	205.02/cwt	197.00–207.50	672	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	186.61/cwt	183.00–193.00	793	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	197.41/cwt	197.00–198.00	726	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	150.08/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	885	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,465	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	143.42/cwt	141.00–145.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.83/cwt	180.00–189.00	593	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	996	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	165.10/cwt	165.10–165.10	1,362	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.37/cwt	160.25–171.50	944	41
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	143.65/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	151.00/cwt	143.00–157.00	874	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	167.68/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,194	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.70/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	163.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	791	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.24/cwt	159.00–179.00	722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	838	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.53/cwt	170.00–177.00	746	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,243	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	156.20/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,156	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	156.13/cwt	155.75–156.50	1,361	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,057	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,374	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	159.18/cwt	158.00–159.75	1,324	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	154.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	936	41

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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